Diwali the bright Indian festival, stands for many things like gold, sweets, firework and also playing cards for luck. It’s said, playing cards around this time gets luck into the house. Surely for the winners though, but yes if not the money at least it does gets alot of stories. This week we get you the top 5 decks of playing cards, this Diwali 2016.

The modern age of playing cards is said to be originated in China and then it was spread through the silk route to countries like India, Egypt and across Europe much later. A modest leaf game of the 9th century today has perhaps enough game variations as many as the countries it is played in. As interesting as are the rules to each games, whats even more interesting for a non player like myself is to see people with their sometimes whimsical choices of goodluck charms, but then this post is about the interesting deck of cards available to buy today. The first one we picked is quite a classic one. A blast from the past, these are from our national carrier Air India which were given out in the 90’s.

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Available on Artisera.com

The next option is from a company that goes a bit more in the past. Bicycle cards came in in 1885 and since then they have been known for their family gaming traditions. You can not only choose the pack you want but also learn many games on their site.

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Available on Amazon.com

Going ahead from gold to silver, you can buy silver plated playing cards to add that richness to your table. Not to miss they are very much in the budget too.

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Available on Snapdeal.com

Being from Delhi myself, I know how the Delhites love their card nights and to dress up for them. Now how about a matching tasteful Mosaico deck from the house of Oscar de la Renta to go with that hot designer dress.

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Available on Oscardelarenta.com

Wanting something more classic to match your scotch. Fret not, Dunhill has the perfect deck for that posh gentleman. The Boston playing card set, emblazoned with the work of British illustrator Mr Chris Dent and elegantly finished with gilded edges. The deck is housed in the label’s full-grain ‘Boston’ leather pouch, so it’s easy to bring to poker night.

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Available at any Dunhill store or their website.

Hope you liked something from the collection, as we tried choosing one for the player, the fashionista, the old school boys and the collector. Please do let us know your comments on our Facebook page or follow us on our Insta to get more on this story. Until next time, may the odds be in your favour.

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