aqua colored cards

[John B.]

So does any one know of a deck that is preferably cheap that is colored aqua? A co-worker who knows I do card stuff was interested. I told her I would talk to my contacts.

[Paul Carpenter]

I don't think there are very many. The light blue NOC is probably your best bet (though boring as all heck) http://thebluecrown.com/playing-cards/summer-noc-deck.html

[Nurul]

You have the transducer aqua deck

[Fred]

Blue JAQK. 9$ from jaqkcellars website. Apex competitor for one of the classiest decks and just happens to be aqua.

/thread.

[bhong]

I think the cheapest option is different coloured versions of Bicycle playing cards that USPCC put out. I believe there's an aqua or turquoise coloured Rider back.

[Don Boyer]

So far, the suggestions are mostly spot on.

• Light blue summer NOCs are more of a sky blue, but it's close enough to aqua.
• There is definitely a pack of Bicycle Rider Backs in Turquoise that would also be close enough - I think it was from DiFatta.  If you have trouble finding it alone, it's also part of the Bicycle Color Collection (9 colored decks & two close-up pads, not a bad deal).
• The Bicycle Transducer Aqua is certainly aqua, but the handling on it doesn't justify the collector price you'd pay for it.  They're not good cards, unfortunately.  The finish gets super-clumpy, super-fast, and the faces have Perfect Pips™ instead of the beautiful custom pips of later editions.
• I don't know that I'd consider JAQK Cellars in blue as aqua - it's more that weird "gunmetal blue" that T11 also used for the Titanium series of decks.  The one-way-back JAQKs sold on the JAQK Cellars website are also done in the same metallic inks and, while not cheap, would cost less than the T11 two-way-back version.  Then there's the custom faces to consider, and whether the person wanting them has any issues regarding alcohol advertising - I don't collect any decks that promote alcohol or tobacco products or illegal drug use.  It's just my thing.
• If you think that metallic blue fits the bill, though, those decks would be much cheaper than shelling out for a collector's deck.  You have Bicycle Rider Back, Bee Diamond Back and Tally Ho Circle Back.
• Smoke and Mirrors v5 Paper Denim edition might also be close enough.
• One of the best choices for aqua, though, are the Legends in green - it's not really a green so much as it is an aqua.
• The Bicycle Serpent deck has a medium-to-light blue with nonmetallic silver.  You could do worse.
• Of the Fashion two-tone series, the Bungalow deck has a nice color combination - the back is mostly olive green with aqua accents, and all the red cards are aqua instead of red.
• The two Bicycle "Dirty" decks, which I think were also from DiFatta, also have a similar color scheme to the Bungalow deck.  But they also look like someone dropped weird chemicals on them.
• It's certainly not cheap, but the Maeda Gold Edition Tally Ho decks came in three colors, the more expensive of them being a very nice light blue.
• Ellusionist's Fathom deck has some nice aqua accents to it on the faces as well as the backs
• The Bicycle Voyager deck has some nice light blue on the tuck box - but not on the cards.
• The second color of the Bohemia deck has some nice aqua in the backs.
• Both Bicycle Grid decks - the first moreso than the second - have aqua details in them.
• The Bicycle Galvanic deck has some electric blue details to it, but they're light enough to pass for aqua.
• There's a really ugly-looking version of Hoyle's that have a polka-dotted back, with various shades of blue and green.  But it's more of a baby blue and did I mention it's really ugly-looking?  It fell out of the ugly tree and hit all the branches coming down...
• I have a pack of novelty cards called "Cuss Cards, European Edition" that have a back that's a map of Europe in green and aqua with a dark blue hand superimposed in it, middle finger extended from a closed fist...maybe you'll want to hold off on that one, I don't know.
• Souvenir decks from coastal or island destinations will often have water in the back design - aqua by definition, practically.  Some airline decks might have the sky as a background with a jet image, though many opted instead for their own corporate logos.

And that's pretty much all I can come up with...sorry I couldn't be of more help... 

[kdklown]

C'mon Don.  Make a little effort fo God's sake.

[John B.]

I was wondering how long till don stopped by and gave his 2 cents which seems to be a lot more then 2 cents.

[Don Boyer]

I was wondering how long till don stopped by and gave his 2 cents which seems to be a lot more then 2 cents.

It's like that Dos Equis commercial about the Most Interesting Man in the World: his two cents are worth thirty-seven dollars and change...