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Table Players UC thread

2020 (Vol. 1 - 6)
2021 (Vol. 7 - 12)
2022 (Vol. 13 - 24)
2023 (Vol. 25 - 36)
2024 (Vol. 37 - 48)

Golden Ticket decks (x/25) were made for Vols. 1 - 12 --- all gilded gold except for Vol. 7, gilded red ("scarlett")



9 Golden Ticket decks were made for Vol. 13; 1 prototype of Vol. 14 exists [P52]

GILDING COLORS

Vol. 1, gold
Vol. 2, holo blue
Vol. 3, gold
Vol. 4, red
Vol. 5, bronze/gold
Vol. 6, black
Vol. 7, red ("scarlett")
Vol. 8, gold
Vol. 9, silver
Vol. 10, silver
Vol. 11, gold
Vol. 12, gold
Vol. 13, bronze
Vol. 14, orange
Vol. 15, orange/gold
Vol. 16, gold ("light gold")
Vol. 17, fuchsia
Vol. 18, orange
Vol. 19, black
Vol. 20, blue
Vol. 21, orange
Vol. 22, blue/teal
Vol. 23, gold
Vol. 24, blue
Vol. 25, red (matte)
Vol. 26, orange
Vol. 27, red
Vol. 28, gold
Vol. 29, holo(?) red
Vol. 30, gold
Vol. 31, green (sea foam green)
Vol. 32, aqua blue
Vol. 33, orange

--- all non-gilded subs ended in Dec. 2023 ---
Vol. 37
Vol. 38

[2020]

Vol. 1 "No. 13", January 2020 -- Player’s No. 6 King Size, 1972 packaging (Imperial Tobacco) [UK, Canada, Europe]

Like many other lower to mid range cigarette brands, Players launched a King Size version of No6, Players No6, in the early seventies. Like Extra Mild a different style of packaging was initially used, featuring a textured background and a more masculine look. As with Extra Mild, Players reverted to a similar pack to the Regular No6 later in the 70s.

Vol. 2 "Blue Ribbon", March 2020 -- Pabst Blue Ribbon [PBR] beer can

Vol. 3 "Bookmark", May 2020 -- Derby Extra Suave(?) [Brazil]

Vol. 4 "Cavett", July 2020

Named after [Jackson's] nephew

Vol. 5 "Slims", September 2020 -- Virginia Slims 1985 playing cards back design [confirmed by JR] [P52, 2]

Vol. 6 "Golds", November 2020 -- "That was a cig called Hotel I think I'm not sure" --JR

[2021]

Vol. 7 "Lucky Strike", January 2021 -- Lucky Strike cigarettes

Vol. 8 "Kent", March 2021 -- Kent Famous Micronite II Filter Deluxe 100s cigarettes (P. Lorillard Company)

Vol. 9 "Silver Cross", May 2021 -- Silva Thins cigarettes (American Tobacco Company) [L-20]

Vol. 10 "Blue Stripe", July 2021

The design features the Table Players Robinson Family Crest, a staple across several Table Player designs

Vol. 11 "Green Star", September 2021

Vol. 12 "Dunhill", November 2021 - Dunhill cigarettes (Alfred Dunhill Ltd)

[2022]

Vol. 13 "Superior Virginia", January 2022 -- George Karelias and Sons Superior Virginia Filters cigarettes [KS-20-B] [Greece]

Vol. 14 "Rheingold Extra Pale Super-Dry", February 2022 -- Rheingold Extra Pale Super-Dry beer, c. 1950s ["Kingswild"]

Vol. 15 "Zagreb International", March 2022 -- Zagreb (International) KS-20-H (orange) (Croatia)

Vol. 16 "Gold Flake", April 2022 -- Mitchell's Gold Flake cigarettes, c. 1950s

Table Players Volume 16 takes inspiration from the vintage cigarette packaging of Mitchell's "Sovereign" "Gold Flake" Cigarettes. This cigarette brand was manufactured in the 1950s in Holland. The brand is known for its striking yet simplistic gold and red packaging.

Vol. 17 "King's Favourites", May 2022 -- King's Favourites cigarettes, c. 1950s (Danish) [S-20-S] [British American Tobacco]

Table Players Volume 17 takes inspiration from the vintage cigarette packaging of King's Favourites Cigarettes. King's Favourites is a Danish brand of cigarettes owned by British American Tobacco.

Vol. 18 "Gluek's Pilsener Pale", June 2022 -- Gluek's Pilsener Pale Beer crowntainer-style can (c. 1933?)

Table Players Volume 18 takes inspiration from the vintage bottle design of Gluek's Pilsener Pale Beer, from the 1930s. Gluek beer was founded in 1857 by German immigrant Gottlieb Gluek, and was produced in Minneapolis Minnesota, and has since seen a resurgence in the craft brew market.

Vol. 19 "Slava [Слава] Cigarettes", July 2022 -- Slava [Слава] cigarettes c. ~1967 [USSR] (Росглавтабак/Rosglavtabak)

Vol. 20 "Newport", August 2022 -- Newport cigarettes

Vol. 21 "American Marvels", September 2022 -- Marvels cigarettes series 113, c. 1943

Vol. 22 "Carling A-1 Beer", October 2022 -- Carling A1 beer can

Vol. 23 "Ogden's Guinea Gold", November 2022 -- Ogden's Guinea Gold cigarettes [S-10-B] [Canada]

Vol. 24 "Galaxy Ultra Lights", December 2022 - Galaxy Ultra Lights cigarettes

[2023]

Vol. 25 "Ironsides", January 2023 -- Karavella [Каравелла -- Russian for "caravel", a type of ship] cigarettes (Yava Tobacco Company) [Jackson Robinson]

Vol. 26 "Provisorios", February 2023 -- Provisorios cigarettes (Tabaco Francez) [Portugal] -- (aka "Whataburger deck") [June Hyde]

Vol. 27 "Ace", March 2023 -- Ace Premium Beer can c. 1950 (USBC 028-11) (Sioux City Brewing Co. / Continental Can Co.) [Jackson Robinson]

Vol. 28 "Schmidt's City Club", April 2023 -- Schmidt's City Club beer c. 1955 (USBC 130-05) (Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. / American Can Co.) [June Hyde]

Vol. 29 "Swisher Sweets", May 2023 -- Swisher Sweets cigars [Jackson Robinson]

Vol. 30 "Rainier Ale", June 2023 -- Rainier Old Stock Ale c. 1953 (USBC 117-27) (Rainier Brewing Co. / American Can Co.) [June Hyde]

Vol. 31 "Wild Woodbine", July 2023 -- W.D. & H.O. Wills "Wild Woodbine" Cigarettes [wiki] [Jackson Robinson]

Vol. 32 "High Life Cigarettes", August 2023 -- Seita High Life, France, 1947

Vol. 33 "Black Eagle Beer", September 2023 -- Black Eagle Beer c. 1930s (USBC 37-22, USBCOI 118) (Manhattan Brewing Co. / American Can Co.)

Vol. 34 "American Ball Blue", October 2023

Vol. 35 "Alpine Brand Beer", November 2023 -- Alpine Brand Beer c. 1950s (USBC 30-2) (Peter Fox Brewing Co. / Continental Can Co.)

[GILDING COLORS]

Vol. 4, red

Vol. 5 Golden Ticket, gold

Vol. 9, silver

Vol. 10, silver

Vol. 11, gold

Vol. 12, gold

Vol. 16, gold ("light gold")

Vol. 17, fuchsia

Vol. 18, orange

Vol. 19, black

Vol. 20, blue

Vol. 21, orange

Vol. 22, blue

Vol. 23, green

Vol. 24

Vol. 25

Vol. 26, orange

Vol. 27

Vol. 28, gold

Vol. 29, holo(?) red

Vol. 30, gold

Vol. 31, green (sea foam green)

Vol. 32, light blue

Vol. 33, orange

[2024]

Vol. 37 "Golden Pelican", January 2024 -- S. Tetley & Sons Ltd. "Golden Pelican" Blended Virginia Junior cigarettes (Leeds, UK)

Vol. 38 "The Best What Is", February 2024 -- Menominee Champion Light Beer (173-18), Menominee-Marinette Brewing Co. (c. 1947)

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