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First Principles · A debut deck from Edgewise Cards

Playing cards worth studying.

A 56-card deck built around real mathematics—illustrated by hand, reviewed for accuracy, and designed to be played.

Launching on Kickstarter

Artwork may receive minor final-production refinements.

First Principles tuck box and playing cards
56individually illustrated cards
52 + 4ranked cards, Jokers & reference cards
12court-card mathematicians
1deck you can still actually play

Look closer

The mathematics is the artwork.

Equations, diagrams, portraits, notation, and references are woven into the cards rather than printed on top of them. Across the table, they read as playing cards. In your hand, there is more to find.

Queen of Spades — Hypatia

Q♠ · Hypatia

Jack of Diamonds — Alan Turing

J♦ · Alan Turing

Jack of Spades — Srinivasa Ramanujan

J♠ · Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ace of Spades — Euler's Identity

A♠ · Euler’s Identity

Gödel Joker

Joker · Gödel

First Principles

A tribute to mathematics, card by card.

Every King, Queen, and Jack honors a mathematician whose work helped shape the world around us. The Aces carry some of mathematics’ most recognizable ideas. Even the Jokers and reference cards have something to say.

No prerequisite required. The deck rewards curiosity without demanding expertise.

IllustrationJeff Trish · engraving-inspired portraits & diagrams
Math reviewReviewed for accuracy, notation & attribution
ProductionDesigned for premium playing-card production