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Playing Card Plethora / Aloha Pineapple Cards

« on: July 31, 2017, 09:38:47 PM »

Anyone know about these cards? I can't find anything on google about them.

I only know they were passed out at Cardistry Con 17 and they're made in Taiwan by the gentleman who made the Chicken Nuggets.

Like who printed it and what kind of stock/finish combo does it have? I'm clueless.

I want to review them without sounding like an idiot and if they're available elsewhere I'd like to link my subscribers there as they'll be asking where to get them.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / [VID] Card maintenance tips

« on: August 07, 2014, 04:48:57 PM »

Here is a video of some tips on keeping used cards lasting longer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4WKa8ghSs0

Feel free to add more tips and suggestions here.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Banshees Throwing Cards Review

« on: June 21, 2014, 09:23:23 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfi2EKFGuns

A solid deck designed for throwing. It's easier to get faster spins with this deck versus paper cards for a beginner, resulting in more confidence.
The cards are made of plastic so it is possible for the card to chip when thrown hard at wood, bricks, or children's teeth.

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Deck Reviews! / My deck collection [VID]

« on: May 17, 2014, 01:25:40 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj6znysuH_4

Title says it all. To make this video relevant to the thread, I recommend most decks and I do not recommend some decks as a deck reviewer.

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Playing Card Plethora / (KS Deck) Galaxy Cards 2nd edition

« on: June 23, 2013, 01:46:57 PM »

Alienink's third deck design.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alienink/gc-2e-ninja-funding

Featuring custom traditional pips along with brand new artwork of the 4 celestial bodies, featured from the original galaxy cards, as the aces and court cards.
The kickstarter offers mini decks and 100% plastic playing cards as well as mini uncuts and standard uncuts.

It's a cool deck in my opinion. I dig the back design a lot. The quality of their mini decks are also great as seen from their last project, Flowers. Their mini deck's far surpass the USPCC's mini manufacturer plant.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] 5 decks I recommend for Cardists

« on: May 19, 2013, 04:10:21 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7axME5rgU8

The 5 decks I recommend are:

Shadow Masters - The worst handling of the 5 for flourishing but a classic of custom cards. Fans are easiest out of the 5 though.

Artifice Purple - Less slippery than the Shadow masters but have very smooth, sharp edges. The purple was a pretty good run but the finish oddly wears out pretty quick.

Monarchs - The best handling deck out of the 5. One of my favorite ten decks mainly for the handling alone.

Artisans - Stiffer than the monarchs but fans the worst out of the 5 but eventually fans better than the purple artifice.

Archangels - They're really good but the life of the deck is super short unfortunately.

These are all based off my opinion.

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Playing Card Plethora / Fathom deck question

« on: May 17, 2013, 05:53:13 PM »

I've got what may be a silly question but here goes.

Is the fathom deck by ellusionist USPCC? I have a subscriber arguing with me that its not uspcc. He says its it's not because ellusionist is saving money by using a cheaper company and charging normal price which is why the decks stock is thinner, handling not as good compared to other uspcc decks, in his opinion and no seal on the tuck hints it's not

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Deck Reviews! / [VID]Fathom Deck

« on: January 17, 2013, 04:37:56 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eKwzcBsZsU

Like it or I'll stab you.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID][unbx] Mollaspace Cards black and red

« on: December 28, 2012, 07:01:07 PM »

Here is my video unboxing and deck preview of the mollaspace black deck and red deck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdS3HumDhUM

A really cool find my friend told me about. The sheer coolness and impracticality of the black deck is awesome. The red deck of cards looks nice in fans but is one way.

They're bridge sized and feel similar to bridge sized gemaco cards. Box says made in Taiwan.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Cardini change vs ego change?

« on: December 27, 2012, 08:28:42 PM »

What's the difference between the cardini and the ego change? Just curious is all.

I was "passed down" the "Coffin Change" by my magic instructor about three years ago and when I started doing it on my vids everyone referred to it as a Cardini or ego change.

My teacher said the coffin change is a Hoffman's move but I honestly don't think so. He's been wrong a couple of times regarding sources but he knows his stuff... he once referred my le paul spread as the "Hoffman's hand to hand Spread"

They all look the same and end the same but I'm guessing the method is the main difference?

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Aurum and Artisan deck comparison

« on: December 27, 2012, 06:28:28 PM »

A comparison video of two gold themed decks released this year, the Aurum by Encarded and Artisan by Theory11.

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YRzjK0jCRQ

They're both good decks but I really do favor one over the other.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Rebels and Sultan Republic Comparison

« on: December 15, 2012, 11:03:58 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KMp9SlzNjk

More or less a review of both decks in one video. In the end, I state which deck I prefer although quite honestly I'm not a fan of either decks

Final opinion:
Sultan Republic performs better and fans slightly easier than Rebels out of the box.
Rebels feels better in the hands out of the box and broken-in compared to the Sultans.
They're both decent decks.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Galaxy Cards by Alien Ink

« on: November 15, 2012, 03:21:56 PM »

Here is my video review on the Galaxy Cards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwBZSKRtVv4

Go nuts

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Deck Reviews! / [TXT] Emily The Strange [PICS]

« on: September 13, 2012, 04:53:02 PM »

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Pretty cool deck I found at Fry's. Here is my review on them...

Box:
It's just a clear plastic hard case. Nothing special.

Extra cards
You have two "Stranger" cards that act as the jokers of the deck. One is red, the other black and they're both different. You have another card that says "play by your own rules.". And finally there is an ad card.

Design:
The deck is fully custom. all the faces, aces, and the courts The ace of spades is in the picture above. It has silver metallic ink. All cards that feature silver ink has metallic silver ink. The cards have red, shiny gilded edges that look awesome. I think the style of the faces fits well with the deck. It has a one way back.

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]Handling and feel
They feel waxy like a candle front and back. The finish is rough which means fanning is terrible. The gilded edges don't help the fanning ability at all. They can le paul spread but a very different kind of pressure is needed. Pressure fans are impossible. Springs are chunky. They don't giant fan.

At least they can faro pretty good. It ruins the gilding though. Le paul spreads ruin the gilding too. And of course, these cards are great for cuts because of the waxy feel.

CONCLUSION

These cards suck when it comes to handling. The cards were made in China so it is pretty much a given. They look cool but that's about it. For collectors and maybe the extreme cutting people.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Silver Steampunk

« on: August 16, 2012, 09:30:23 PM »

Review of the silver steampunk deck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Rctx8f9uw

Enjoy the review guys.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Bicycle Archangels

« on: August 16, 2012, 09:29:05 PM »

Here is my video review of the archangels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvqqGF2WrO4

Hope you guys like the deck as much as I do

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Bicycle Alzheimer Association [SHORT]

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:54:40 AM »

A quick peek at the purple Alzheimer Association playing cards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX7ji8rPrns

It's available here
http://bmpokerworld.gostorego.com/bicycle-alzheimer-s-association-playing-cards.html

15 cents of the purchase goes to that association.

Positives
Bicycle Standard Quality
Interesting warning sign card
15 cents goes to charity

Negatives
None

Neutrality
Standard faces

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Black Arcane Perf. Coat

« on: August 03, 2012, 11:57:14 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI1fqO92yyc

Clearly classed by the uv500 deck in term of fanning ability but it's still a fine handling deck. Compared to other modern decks I would give it a 4 but after handling a superior version at the start, I have to give this a 3/5.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Red Jaqk

« on: July 31, 2012, 09:47:40 PM »

This is a cool deck all and all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntfGpJDNFdQ

It's one of my new favorites. The fanning ability is not top notch but no big deal really.

3/5 Stars for me because I'm pretty big on fans. Otherwise a unique feeling deck that is worthy for everyone.

Buy it here
http://www.bmpokerworld.com/JAQK-Playing-Cards-in-Red.php

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Inferno Deck by Karnival

« on: July 27, 2012, 09:40:44 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Rve2_Osw4

Here is my deck review on the Karnival Inferno. Hope you guys like it.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Substitute for magician's wax?

« on: July 26, 2012, 01:44:50 PM »

Anyone know a good substitute for magician's wax? More specifically I want something that will stick more to the surface i'm using more than the playing card I'm using it on.

Double stick tape tends to stick on the card more than glass and wooden surfaces so cross that out.

Thanks in advance

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Bicycle: New Era

« on: July 19, 2012, 10:36:36 PM »

Here is my review of the bicycle new era deck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW_OHuQywi8

Subscribe and like or the 2 of spades from you favorite deck will disappear!

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Bicycle: Galvanic

« on: July 13, 2012, 02:50:27 PM »

Here is my quick review of the Bicycle Galvanic deck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0pjlOoNiGg

It's one cool deck of cards

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Vortex

« on: June 22, 2012, 02:48:30 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8qstToYLZY

And there is my review.

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Deck Reviews! / [VID] Bicycle Phantom

« on: June 16, 2012, 04:11:24 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_NtS7I4hso

Here is a review for the bicycle phantom deck. Enjoy, like, and comment and stuff

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