Bicycle Raider decks, made by the now-defunct Magic Network. It's a shame, too, considering the beautiful detail that went into the backs, Jokers (with hidden reveal) and AoS. The white deck has USPC standard faces with a paler shade of blue on the court cards that really makes them stand out. The black deck uses USPC standard as well, but unlike some decks of the era, the faces weren't done as compete color reversals - if you swapped white pips for black and black backgrounds for white, you'd have the white deck. The backs are nearly color reversals, but there's a few distinct elements that weren't changed, much like on the Seasons Seronda and Primavera decks. Bicycle stock, Air Cushion (standard) finish.
The Bee Stingers, love child of Theory11 - extremely popular for the bold look of the fade-to-white borders on the backs and the legendary Aristocrat stock. The faces are straight-up Bees, down to the last detail, other than the use of a darker, "casino red" on the red pips that I find easier on the eyes.
The Raiders have a more exotic appearance to them while the Stingers have that fantastically supple stock - either would feel equally at home at the neighborhood poker game, in the hands of a prestidigitator or flying through the air at the direction of a cardist.
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