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ltrblst Loyal user 226 Posts 
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On Jan 6, 2021, ltrblst wrote: Any update? Thanks! |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2201 Posts
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On Jan 6, 2021, ltrblst wrote: I personally haven't tried them yet, so I don't have experience with them I'm afraid. But I do know that they are well regarded by a lot of people. |
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RobertCampbell New user 1 Post
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On Sep 10, 2020, docguitarman wrote: I also purchased a deck of the Mortalis cards, and I love them. I checked my two of hearts and it is marked correctly, however in my deck the 2C is incorrectly marked as the Ace of clubs 
Did you ever get a response? |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2201 Posts
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On Sep 12, 2020, docguitarman wrote: I'm also wondering whether you got a response from the creator Pravar Jain about this. |
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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On Jul 24, 2021, EndersGame wrote: Never had a reply. |
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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On Jul 24, 2021, docguitarman wrote: I just rechecked my deck to verify, my 2H is missing the value on one side and also discovered the second KH is marked as a KD. |
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Nikodemus Inner circle 1211 Posts
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Enders -
I appreciate the effort you have put into this article (and many others). But since it is about marked decks, I feel you have failed to address the most important question (for me) - which is readability. I presume you must have excellent eyesight, unlike myself, and you take good eyesight for granted. I have bought multiple marked decks based on positive reviews on the Café - only to discover the marks are minuscule. A good example is the Dapper Deck, which is beautiful, but worthless to me as a "marked" deck. Likewise the King And Legacy is described by you as "easy to read" - but David of MagicOrthodoxy says they are "almost impossible to read". (I agree with him.) I think it would be a good idea to actually measure the markings. This would be provide objective information. I have just measured the height of the (larger) marks on a Maiden back deck - they are about 1/8 inch (4mm). I hope this feedback is useful. Nick |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2201 Posts
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Good points, Nikodemus. My plan is to write another piece about recommended marked decks, giving more attention to readability, as you suggest.
I also will exclude decks which are customized in any way, and focus on those that have a classic Bicycle style look. |
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Nikodemus Inner circle 1211 Posts
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Thanks for taking my comments on board!
I just realised I also have a Mechanic deck. It's a very clever system - but simply too small for me. I understand that Bicycle decks are ubiquitous in the USA (& maybe Canada?). But that is certainly not the case in Europe, including the UK (where I live). So the idea that anything non-Bicycle is unusual/suspicious is simply not true here. Personally I would be happy to see reviews of any marked deck, whatever the back design. |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2201 Posts
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What kinds of playing cards are most commonly used in the UK? And what brand would a magician typically use to send the message "normal deck" to a spectator?
Presumably these would still have standard courts and standard pips, or is customization there also quite common to use for performing card magic? |
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AnthonyCC New user 52 Posts
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Thanks for sharing!
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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I just did one last check through the Mortalis deck. Here is what I believe are all the errors:
2H missing value on one end Extra KH is marked as KD And I verified my 2C is also marked as the AC as mentioned above. Verification would be appreciated. Phil |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2201 Posts
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And still no reply or comment from the creator at all?
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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On Aug 1, 2021, EndersGame wrote: No reply. My solution to the deck is to just toss the 2C and 2H from the deck. No one will notice in the effects I will use it in (such as spectator as mind reader). I tried to modify the backs of those two cards but the results were less than ideal. Hence the tosses! The miss marked extra KH can still be used as a dupe for other effects. Phil |
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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Here's another marked deck I picked up recently: Moonshine Elixir by Lloyd Barnes.
The marks are readers, easy enough to see. I like the backs, a classic look with entwined question marks. The deck has one joker with whiskey casks on it. There is an extra 6 of spades. The deck has some puzzles in it. Surprised not to see any discussion on the puzzles. I won't divulge what I've "decoded" so far, but suffice it to say its the easy stuff! The tuck box side flaps have a "6" on one flap and a "?" on the other. The "6" flap could be used with extra 6 of spades in someway. The flap itself has some hex code on it. Which decodes to a string of decimal numbers with 2 (!) decimal points in it. I haven't figured out what the string of decimal digits signifies. There are 3 sides of extra "puzzle" cards in the deck with 1,2, and 3 dots on them in the lower right corner. One dot side: This is a simple substitution cipher. deciphered yields a riddle. I haven't answered the riddle yet. Two dot side: This has substitution cipher which yields a clue. The cipher is also followed by a string of hexadecimal code. I've made an attempt to use the clue on the hex strings but no success yet. Three dot side: This is a Latin phrase, which translates to, "How many days did I walk on the earth?" How this relates I'm still pondering. This goes a little beyond discussing a marked deck! Any thoughts on the puzzles? Do they yield something more than just a mental exercise? Phil |
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EndersGame Inner circle Reviewer EndersGame 2201 Posts
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On Nov 29, 2021, docguitarman wrote: Thanks for the tip, I hadn't heard of Moonshine Vintage Elixir Playing Cards before. It certainly has unusual looking card backs:  |
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docguitarman Special user Thousand Oaks, California 890 Posts
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On Nov 29, 2021, EndersGame wrote: I hadn't either! I only discovered them by accident by way of a Big Blind Media video. I believe it was Liam Montier that used them in a trick. I had to do an image search to track the deck down as I wanted to get the deck mainly for the "look." Phil |
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