So you're just starting out and you want to buy your first marked deck?

[Magic_Orthodoxy]

So you're just starting out and you want to buy your first marked deck?

What is a marked deck you say?

A marked deck is a deck with secret marks on the back of the card, that allow you to identify the value and suit on the face.

The first attempts to mark playing cards involved bends, crimps and tiny pinprick bumps known as "blisters", resembling the Braille script. Later, when the first designs appeared on the backs of playing cards, cheats began altering the designs on the backs of cards.

But did you know that - marked decks aren't' only for beginners or gamblers - did you know many magic pros use marked decks? It's true.

Chris Kenner
Michael Weber
Dani DaOrtiz
Lennart Green
Menny Lindenfeld
Jean-Pierre Vallarino
and many others use marked decks

But which one should you buy?

With this decks your job is simply to "read" the back of the card, and you can immediately identify it. It's that easy

REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGazl2w_Qe0

What are your favorite marked decks?

Tell us below

[Don Boyer]

So you're just starting out and you want to buy your first marked deck?

What is a marked deck you say?

A marked deck is a deck with secret marks on the back of the card, that allow you to identify the value and suit on the face.

The first attempts to mark playing cards involved bends, crimps and tiny pinprick bumps known as "blisters", resembling the Braille script. Later, when the first designs appeared on the backs of playing cards, cheats began altering the designs on the backs of cards.

But did you know that - marked decks aren't' only for beginners or gamblers - did you know many magic pros use marked decks? It's true.

Chris Kenner
Michael Weber
Dani DaOrtiz
Lennart Green
Menny Lindenfeld
Jean-Pierre Vallarino
and many others use marked decks

But which one should you buy?

With this decks your job is simply to "read" the back of the card, and you can immediately identify it. It's that easy

REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGazl2w_Qe0

What are your favorite marked decks?

Tell us below

I'm a big fan of the Ultimate Marked Deck and the GT Speedreaders.  My only peeve about the Speedreaders is that they're printed on Mandolin Backs - I would have preferred if they used Maiden Backs.  The UMDs are printed on Rider Backs, but as they're no longer allow to do this, they're scarce and expensive.  Both decks are "readers" - instead of using fancy symbols and markings to indicate the suit and value, they have plain, easy-to-read marks with letters, numbers and suit symbols - but they're cleverly concealed within the artwork of the card, making them extremely difficult for a layman to spot.  This makes them super-easy to use, though there is the risk that someone else might spot the marks as well, if they look hard enough - I don't recommend using them for gambling, only for magic!

[Magic_Orthodoxy]

The Speedreaders are one of my favorite as well - here they are in my top 10 from 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jqR0A-ebak