Price$29.50
Media TypeTrick
CategoryBizarre, Close Up
Date AddedAug 20, 2008
The Gypsy Deck
Card-Shark.de
(Based on 1 review)
The cards seem to have seen many years pass by as they look old and worn. But in fact they are absolutely new and printed on the best playing card stock available (3-layer paper, linen structure, high flexibility, the same that you know from your favourite Bicycle deck).
The backs are marked in a very subtle way so that - if you like - you can easily find out which card is selected. Only those in the know will notice the secret. All the above features make this deck perfect for magicians.
Reviews
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Another beautiful deck from Card-Shark.de!
I recently test-drove these cards in some Halloween shows. They handle almost like a deck of regular cards, though they're not inherently smooth enough for fanning (not that you'd want to with a deck like this).
As with Card-Shark's other decks the printing is beautiful and the cards are made of very high quality stock.
Being produced by a magician, these cards have one extra bonus: they're marked. The deck comes with instructions on how to read the markings.
My only major problem with the cards is that they have no numbers. This means you've got to count pips and really look at the face cards to tell what they are. I think most people that are familiar with playing cards get used to just looking at the pips to tell what cards they have. Spreading the cards in a fan is not going to tell you anything about the cards.
The only other thing I find a bit odd about these cards is the juxtaposition of the antique images on modern card stock. They're obviously not "old". Instead of just glossing over this discrepancy, I take this as an opportunity to explain where the images came from -- three-sentence history lesson.
The other bonus is that the publisher has put out an Extension Set with all manner of feked cards for use in magical routines.
I recently test-drove these cards in some Halloween shows. They handle almost like a deck of regular cards, though they're not inherently smooth enough for fanning (not that you'd want to with a deck like this).
As with Card-Shark's other decks the printing is beautiful and the cards are made of very high quality stock.
Being produced by a magician, these cards have one extra bonus: they're marked. The deck comes with instructions on how to read the markings.
My only major problem with the cards is that they have no numbers. This means you've got to count pips and really look at the face cards to tell what they are. I think most people that are familiar with playing cards get used to just looking at the pips to tell what cards they have. Spreading the cards in a fan is not going to tell you anything about the cards.
The only other thing I find a bit odd about these cards is the juxtaposition of the antique images on modern card stock. They're obviously not "old". Instead of just glossing over this discrepancy, I take this as an opportunity to explain where the images came from -- three-sentence history lesson.
The other bonus is that the publisher has put out an Extension Set with all manner of feked cards for use in magical routines.