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Sure. I'll give verbal credit at the start of the review. Just send me the info through direct message either here or Instagram and we are solid. No idea when I'll post a review as an FYI.

Quote from: Rose on October 19, 2014, 06:31:26 AM

There are no images, " we will not be showing any images of the deck here on Kickstarter. You'll know exactly what it looks like when you open it!! " I am not sure if this is the same deck??? http://www.playingcardforum.com/index.php?topic=4289.msg70517#msg70517

I'm not even sure why would people pledge for this deck.

"Here, give me money, and i'll give you a box of something." I'm sure they have done some decks before, but this is like...next level KS project...

I'm just going to say this. I know the project creator personally. He genuinely cares about what he puts out and makes sure the design and art are poster perfect. He is also a cardist and tends to design his cards with cardistry in mind as well as having the cards functional for card games.
He did another project just like this, called Galaxy Cards Infinity edition and everyone received the cards were very surprised, doubly surprised with what they received because it exceeded their expectation. It was like unwrapping a holiday gift from an old friend, and getting something amazing you did not expect.

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.

Mana wins for me. The box is cooler and the cards are easier on the eyes.

I love both versions, and editions, and colors of the seasons but not as much as the mana.

The Mana deck is shinier than the Seasons and  I like that 

Quote from: DeckReview on June 23, 2013, 01:46:57 PM

Their mini deck's far surpass the USPCC's mini manufacturer plant.

I'm nearly positive USPC farms out the minis to a third-party company.

thats what I meant. What ever the uspcc is using for minis, some place at china, is pretty crappy compared to the minis AlienInk made their last project.

I have a deck of the mini flowers deck and it is superb for fans as far as minis go

A deck that's good for cardistry, magic, and gaming that will last for 2 years? That's a harsh requirement..

I recommend bicycle masters edition. I've been buying one deck once a year for 4 years so I can vouch for them. I don't know how the Erlanger decks handle as I've never came across any. The art is only basic though. I think all masters are all Ohio made still? Not sure, last one I got at April was Ohio but I got the deck from a local magic shop.

Otherwise get monarchs or artisans cause they handle and look good

Quote from: DeckReview on May 19, 2013, 04:51:19 AM

When I think good smooth decks, only three come to mind; Cincinnati Arrcos, reprint Cincinnati Steamboats, and streamlines any plant.

You're kidding, right?  I have some Chinese-made Streamlines - only thing worse from USPC would be the Mavericks, also Chinese-made.  American-made ones are great, and I hear the Spanish ones are as well.  And no love for the Aladdins?  Or any Ivory Finish CARC deck?

I've never used aladdins nor any ivory finish carc decks. Makes it hard to recommend them if I never used them.

For streamlines I meant either Ohio or Kentucky. I do have several Chinese streamlines and they're not too bad, definitely the worst deck in this discussion, but they're not end of the world bad. I can provide pics of it

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.

That review was pretty funny lol. I liked it. Don't like the cards personally though but the video was well done like usual

Well, I found a video featuring the original USPCC version of the Magic Castle deck. So that confirms the existence of 4 versions overall. It's a young Michael Ammar video. A good routine but he seemed quite nervous here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEDzEwuJez4

The identifier was the Bicycle ace of spades, 3:07. Unfortunately the box is not seen in the video.

Quote from: Don Boyer on January 12, 2013, 11:53:09 PM

Makes me glad that I traded for some recently!

The Cartamundi Magic Castle decks were worse than some souvenir decks...  Awful handling.

when did Cartamundi make the decks? I have the Paulson ones from about 10 years ago (well that's when i got them anyway). I also have their limited release "Gaff" deck for those cards.

Based on what I read from this thread

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=235301&forum=2

It seems, according to Chris SD, that there were 3 runs of the decks before the current one. To summarize whats on that thread, pretty much there is a small run  of USPCC magic castle cards used by magicians in the west coast. There is a run made by paulson after the uspcc run. And then there is the carta mundi run after the paulson run.

I know sourcing from a thread is unreliable, but that's all the news I know. I don't even know which version I have. Mine has the carta mundi jokers so I figure I have the carta mundi deck.

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

Like it or I'll stab you.

I have the white reprint of the arrco tahoe. The finish is a lttle scratchy like the Sentinels out of the box but the cards smoothen out in time. I recommend it for intermediate flourishers.