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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => Topic started by: CBJ on December 02, 2011, 08:05:05 PM
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I'm wondering ... has anyone purchased a set of these??
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Available as RED, BLACK, PURPLE and YELLOW Decks.
MATERIAL : UV Coated Paper
Bridge Size.
* Handcrafted Indo-European Design.
* Special Trick Cards with each Deck.
* Fresh face designs including all the suits.
There was a thread already on UC here: http://www.unitedcardists.net/uc/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3038&hilit=peacock (http://www.unitedcardists.net/uc/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3038&hilit=peacock)
Did anyone here purchase any?
CBJ
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I didn't think they were printed by the USPCC so I didn't get any. The design is very nice except the words on the cards.
But I don't plan on getting them.
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Haven't even heard of them!!! they look nice, but I think they are sort of a rip-off of the Pheonix deck
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I didn't. I didn't like the design. Looks very cheap to me.
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Haven't even heard of them!!! they look nice, but I think they are sort of a rip-off of the Pheonix deck
The barely look like the Phoenix deck at all! These have a much nicer design in my opinion. And these have a variety of colors
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I would get a brick if they were Poker sized. I believe PPC are in the process of developing a poker deck. I'm not a fan of anything "bridge" sized since I'm used to using Poker-sized decks and I don't even know how to play Bridge.
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Oh I didn't notice they were bridge size. Why would they do that? Who in this community uses bridge size over poker size..... pretty much no one. :P
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They look too plain to me.
I'll pass.
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I would get a brick if they were Poker sized. I believe PPC are in the process of developing a poker deck. I'm not a fan of anything "bridge" sized since I'm used to using Poker-sized decks and I don't even know how to play Bridge.
Like you said Alex, if they were poker sized I would pick some up, but bridge size just doesnt do it. This is a nice deck and I think having the names on the court cards is very interesting. It ties some of the history of playing cards into the deck!! Hopefully PPC does release a poker sized deck!!
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I don't really like these, there not my type but the name is pretty interesting.
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apparently bridge size cards are more common in Asia and Europe...or at least I think I read that somewhere on UC. The faces remind me of Gemacos...which I am not a big fan of
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I have a set of these. Great color, made in India using German presses and paper. They are a slick deck, no air cushion or divots/crosshatching in the paper. They were extremely well packed for international shipping but took a long time through customs.
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i really like the look of these cards. again if they were poker size i would pick some up.
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Broaden your horizons, open your mind. These are quality cards. You will not be sorry if you purchase a set. You will always kick yourself if you don't partake of this opportunity.
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Bridge sized decks are popular in countries where a hefty percentage of the population has smaller hands. Some Japanese decks like Mr. Maric's are bridge-sized.
On the one hand, nice design and German paper (I'm presuming good quality). On the other hand, smooth finish. And bridge-sized decks are nice, but they don't fit in my mitts as well.
It's a wait and see for me. Especially wait and see if they become available domestically.
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i wanted to buy 4 decks of them for my collection and i went to the ebay page .. it so bloody expensive !! and i decided to buy other deck with the money then these deck
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The vast(!!) majority of all US casinos use bridge sized cards, they are easier to handle for dealers and players. Yes, the Peacock cards are pricey, but they ship from India. Just think of a slick Bicycle card that is cut and centered correctly. That's something that USPCC has proven themselves incapable of.
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...Why would they do that? Who in this community uses bridge size over poker size..... pretty much no one. :P
Bridge sized decks are popular in countries where a hefty percentage of the population has smaller hands. Some Japanese decks like Mr. Maric's are bridge-sized.
How old are you? [rhetorical question]
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Oh I didn't notice they were bridge size. Why would they do that? Who in this community uses bridge size over poker size..... pretty much no one. :P
Perhaps they were designed for and intended to be sold to ACTUAL CARD PLAYERS and not "the community."
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The vast(!!) majority of all US casinos use bridge sized cards, they are easier to handle for dealers and players. Yes, the Peacock cards are pricey, but they ship from India. Just think of a slick Bicycle card that is cut and centered correctly. That's something that USPCC has proven themselves incapable of.
At least here in the States, casinos still use poker-sized cards for most games like blackjack and baccarat, where players aren't handling the cards as much. The switch to bridge-sized cards is really just at the poker table. The ones used are also plastic, for more durability and less ease of marking. Texas Hold 'Em players find it's easier to conceal their peeks from fellow players on the smaller cards. The last casino with card games I went into was Firelake, near Oklahoma City, only about two or three years ago - they still used Bee Stingers in poker size everywhere.
It has nothing to do with easier handling. Most Western adult males find handling bridge-sized cards a little more difficult because of the size relative to their hands, and also because they've become very accustomed to using poker-sized since bridge-sized aren't as common outside of Congress cards and some plastic decks.
If I walked to a pharmacy, grocery, newsstand or stationery in my area, they'd carry only poker-sized decks more often than not, with the top three available brands being, in order, Bicycle, Bee and Tally Ho. Occasionally you'll find Bikes in bridge-sized or a two-deck set of some no-name brand bridge cards, but they're sold out more often than not because they're stocked in much smaller quantities.