I got my deck of Templar Knights today. Here's some thoughts and a few pics you might not have seen before.
Box:
Normal tuck case with nice illustrations on front and back. Cool detail in the illustrations, and gold colored seal. One top tab has a club and the other has a 6/9 on it. The tab does say "Congratulations on purchasing this limited edition deck."
Cards:
Nice and rich blacks on both front and back and considerably more color than you typically see in a black deck. The standout feature would be the gold pip design for all suites. They are not real metallic ink, but are designed to look like shiny metal and I think it comes off pretty well. The Ace of spades uses a different font for the 'A' while the rest use standard Bicycle, though again the pips are custom throughout. I like black cards in general and these add some different touches. The court cards are nicely colored and bright, which is also a change from most black decks that have very somber white/gray only.
Came with 4 extra cards: 2 jokers, both different, a '12' of diamonds and an interesting split 4/6 of hearts. Could be some fun for a magician.
Stock and feel:
The stock feels, looks and smells like most decks, nothing real dramatic in that regard. From a brief few minutes they seem comparable in handling to most any deck you'd pick up from USPCC
Conclusion:
I like the deck on the whole. I'd give it a 4, as it has some nice design elements, but the custom pips feel just slightly out of place with the more traditional numbering. Going full custom would have brought this up to a 5 for me.
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