Night Sky Playing Cards: Playing with the Constellations (Nature's Wild Cards) Cards – January 11, 2010

This was an inexpensive way of memorizing 54 constellations (52 playing cards and 2 jokers). I live at latitude 32.9 degrees North and covers most of the constellations viewable at this latitude. I don't use these for playing cards - inexpensive flashcards. I added labels showing Right Ascension values to memorize too.

These cards are so well designed, I love them so much. The cardstock they are printed on is great, easy to shuffle, good for small hands. I love learning about the constellations

I ordered these cards as a gift for my husband and we both love them! They arrived in good condition and all are in good shape. We looked through them right after we received them in the mail and they were a lot of fun to look at and I already learned quite a bit! Each card has a different constellation on it, along with the name of the constellation, the pronunciation, the translation, and a more detailed picture with a drawing of what the full constellation looks like (in theory? :) ). They also have the best season for viewing on each card and they are organized by suit. For example, the heart suit is all spring. I especially liked that they have the pronunciation on the cards for the names of the constellations and that each card is different. The constellations are also organized by difficulty or ease in ability to find them in the sky. For a comprehensive example, the Ace of hearts is Ursa Major, which is pronounced ER-suh MAY-jur, means "the great bear", is easier to find in the sky (so it is a high card), and is easiest to spot in the Spring. We haven't actually played with the cards yet, but I am sure we will and they seem like they will be great.We are excited to use them for game night. The only issues we have noticed are pretty minimal. They are fit very tightly into the box so they are somewhat difficult to get in and out, but it is doable. The other is that they are slightly larger than normal cards so they would not easily mix with other decks. This is only an issue if this is something that you need to do, or an easy fix for that would be to just buy as many decks as you need of this deck! :)

I feel slightly odd giving my favorite (of any product) 4 stars but here goes…Why not hace more info about the constellation on the (opposite side?) of the card. Especially the 12 Zodiak like I have on the orange stickies?Overall very beautiful and high quality cards. Thank you 🙏🏼

My son and I love these both for gaming and learning! A worthy investment;)

This was. good pick for our card night. A few of us enjoy an amateur study of the night sky as our hobby and these cards and the night sky design is perfectly complimentary of our tastes. These re somewhat of a keepsake kind of deck. The maker’s of this one has plenty of other interesting designs for card time! Very good, small gift for a card player and no occasion needed for delivery this surprise that is sure to be appreciated.

Larger than standard cards. Thick and sturdy. Images are dark and don’t have explanations so it’s just an overpriced deck of cards

These are excellent cards. They are beautifully crafted, and the red suits (hearts, diamonds) especially look great against the black. Aesthetic, mesmerizing, and fun.The only minor drawback is the box, which is rather tight when you squeeze the last couple of cards in. But really that's not enough to take half a star off because these cards are so magical (and great to play with with Star Wars on in the background).