Featured #1 in the GQ Holiday Gift Guide. Playing cards fit for a king. The world's finest. The best. In 2011, we released the original Monarchs. They quickly became our best-selling deck, and they ushered in a new standard for luxury playing cards. Soon after, we dressed them in red. Today, Red Monarchs are back again in a new, dark shade of red that did not before exist - We had to create it. Monarch Red Edition Playing Cards are Made in the USA on FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests. Printed on Q1 quality stock with our signature Premium 909 Finish. "The feel is simply incredible."