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I hate to say it, but this has to be one of the worst designs I've ever seen.  My eyes hurt after seeing the pics, maybe that's what they mean by the name, they'll make you blind after staring at them for long periods of time.   :mindf-ck:

I giggled.

I like the design though. I'm not fond of one way backs, but these would be KILLER in a fanning routine.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: 4 Thrones Kickstarter (6 hours left)
« on: December 12, 2013, 10:34:23 PM »
Really love the blue you guys used.

Would get some...but read my signature.  :(

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle Seven Seas - Coming Soon
« on: December 12, 2013, 10:32:17 PM »
Two-way no. 1 is the better of the two - and get rid of the lines running along the sides; I can see no good reason for them being there and it would look nicer without them. Your deck is sailing-themed with a dash of the piratical - pips on the back just seem out of place.

Ah, thanks for pointing that out Don. Didn't even notice them, haha.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Re: Unsung Magicians
« on: December 12, 2013, 10:27:52 PM »
Ah...I'm a young gun. Growing up in this "digital age," I've had DVDs and downloads shoved in my face more than anything.

Much respect to these "older" greats Dai Vernon, Guy Hollingworth, Paul LePaul, Richard Kaufman, and Paul Harris. Oh and Erdnase too...whoever he was. I've managed to read a bit of these guys' books over the years. Amazing material...enough good stuff to practice for a lifetime.

As for the younger guys, I would say Wayne Houchin and Matthew Mello stick out to me the most. They both are very classy...and the stuff they put out aren't ridiculous angle sensitive nonsense that don't work too well in the real world (shots fired). I first learned about Matthew Mello through his mentalism effect, "Technique," where you get the spectator to write down any card on a notepad, and you "read their mind" and tell them what it is. The effect is SO CLEVER. Fell in love with his stuff ever since.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: New Virts offerings
« on: December 12, 2013, 10:16:20 PM »
"P.S. This information is for your eyes only and you won't see anything about it on our website or Facebook. We're trying to keep this "within the family" so to speak, so do keep this information to yourself. :)"

YOU BETRAYED HURON'S TRUST HOW COULD YOU

Teeheehee. I loled.

But I was a bit disappointed with how the last decks handled. The design was marvelous...but the deck clumped in my hands. I have OCD so I wash my hands all the time...and I don't think it's my sweat because my other decks don't clump. Might be the finish or ink used...

Come to think about it, the only decks that have clumped for me are the ones produced since the USPCC moved to Kentucky. Hmmmmmm...

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle Seven Seas - Coming Soon
« on: December 11, 2013, 02:04:35 PM »
I also like the two-way I. Yeah, the pips don't seem necessary there...since it's a compass thingy.

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So many new decks.......need...new...job....

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle Seven Seas - Coming Soon
« on: December 09, 2013, 05:19:33 PM »
*fingers crossed*

Please don't be a one way back...
Please don't be a one way back...
Please don't be a one way back...

*fingers crossed*

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle Chinese Opera
« on: December 09, 2013, 05:18:26 PM »
Being Chinese, I'm always hyped about Asian themed decks. I have a pet peeve about one way backs though...and I felt that the court cards could have been customized so that the JQK were wearing the opera masks.

Still pretty neat though.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Full Tilt Poker Playing Cards
« on: December 09, 2013, 05:13:27 PM »
Managed to get my hands on some the other day. They're not too bad. Definitely feel way different than a standard deck of Bikes or Tallys...but sometimes different can be good.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Re: sleight school
« on: December 07, 2013, 12:00:27 AM »
So kind of like how most current "magic" sites are? Do you know if they'll have a "team" of artists or will they just kind of recruit current known magicians to contribute?

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Autocorrect Epic Fail: Playing Cards Deck (KS)
« on: December 06, 2013, 11:58:59 PM »
If this project reaches its goal, I will lost all hope for playing cards......and humanity for that matter. This is just plain dumb. People trying to make a cheap buck.

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Playing Card Plethora / Full Tilt Poker Playing Cards
« on: December 06, 2013, 11:55:23 PM »
Hey guys! So I was just wondering on what y'all's opinions on the Full Tilt Poker cards are?

I've read and watched reviews about them and how they are Made in China by Gemaco. I've also seen blue ones aside from the usual black ones.

I've also heard that they were only available at Full Tilt's websites by exchanging your earned points for them.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Dan and Dave: Mystery deck V2
« on: December 06, 2013, 11:43:28 PM »
I still love Dan and Dave...but I've always had the feeling that they are trying to turn their name into the "Abercrombie and Fitch" of the cardistry/magic world.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Re: sleight school
« on: December 06, 2013, 07:14:32 PM »
Really curious to see how this turns out. Will it be a program to "teach" sleight of hand to beginners? Or is it another site to sell products like Blue Crown, t11, etc?

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Design & Development / Re: Bicycle Wild West Deck - Eagle Playing Cards
« on: December 06, 2013, 07:09:14 PM »
Really diggin' that "vintage 1800" feel to it.

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Deck Reviews! / Re: Battle 49: T11 Jaqk Battle!
« on: December 06, 2013, 06:38:40 PM »
How do you guys feel about the new Black editions?

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Sorry about that Don. Just fixed my post. Thanks for notifying me.

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Hey guys. Will here.

I have one brick of black decks and two bricks of blue decks. I can mix and match if desired.

I'm shipping from the U.S. You can contact me at xzycotic@yahoo.com.

6 x Red Artifice @ $40.00 each
12 x Virtuoso Launch Edition @ $135.00
12 x Full Tilt Poker Playing Cards (Black) @ $55.00 a brick
12 x Full Tilt Poker Playing Cards (Blue) @ $55.00 a brick
*I can mix and match the Full Tilt cards if you wish*

12 x Las Vegas Club Playing Cards (Aristocrat - Six red and Six blue) @ $48.00
*Please note that the Las Vegas Clubs are the kind that Andrei Jikh used in some of his videos a while ago. They are ones with the text "Las Vegas Club" on the back and NOT the one way back versions.

4 x Brown Wynns @ $30.00 each
1 x Set of Virginia Slims (2 decks) @ $20.00
12 x Bumblee Bees (Six red and six blue) @ $40 a brick

These aren't as rare:

3 x deck One @ $6.00 each
3 x Sentinels @ $6.00 each

I also have a copy of the following DVDs. They are brand new. Please PM me if interested:

Bone Ho - Anaconda
Huron Low - Fire In The Hole + FOUR
Pressure - Daniel Garcia and Dan White

Paypal only! I can ship via USPS Priority Mail.

1 - 14 decks - $7.00

15 - 50 - $14.00

International shipping runs about $24 US Dollars.

Hope that we can work something out! Thank you!

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I wanted to design my own deck before. My dad does a lot of business in China so I looked up a paper company based in Shanghai I believe. Their minimum order was 10,000 and it would have cost me about two bucks per deck. I never went through with it though. Didn't know what the stock was like and etc.

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Ralph Lauren Rugby Cards
« on: August 02, 2013, 02:38:02 PM »
Any pics of the back design?

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bacon Playing Cards on Kickstarter
« on: August 02, 2013, 02:35:46 PM »
The gold version looks like burnt bacon though.....hehehe.

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Magical Cardistry Bonanza / Re: ambitious card finisher
« on: August 02, 2013, 02:32:31 PM »
That's a neat idea.

In my opinion, ACR revolves around a card always jumping to the top, not necessarily changing places with another one. That's what transposition effects are for.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking your idea. Just giving my two cents.

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Ew. I don't like it at all. The back is just fugly to me.

What is crazy is how many of these "custom decks" are available now...and how it's possible for them to be made. Back then, Black Tigers were the shiznit!

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Introduce Yourself / Re: POLL: What's your age?
« on: August 02, 2013, 01:27:46 AM »
Dang, when I was 15, the only forums there were were De'vo's and Ellusionists.

Y'all so lucky. ToT

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