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Tom Lauten
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:08 pm    Post subject: Kome to the Karnival Reply with quote

The latest custom Bycycle deck is the Karnival Deck available from the ever-inventive Owen Packard of Big Blind Media.

http://www.bigblindmedia.com/karnival.htm

Oh my... what a thing of beauty.

These cards are made by the USPCC and are of classic Bicycle quality. They handle a dream... that's enought about the USPCC.

The artwork is by renowned French artist Sam Hayles and they are truely creepy. The back design is NOT you typical negative, blue, green, black or silver version of 'ol fashioned Bikes...no, no, no. These are bespoke (no pun intended) original bits of pasteboard art and lovely they are. The printing gives the cards an aged feel without it being laboured. The artwork is gothic and dark but still looks classy. Karnival is the perfect name, I'm just expecting the Ghost Train from "Something Wicked This Way Comes" to sound it's whistle in the distance.

The tuck case (also original) has a nice bar-code-proximety tool to be used, one of the creepy jokers holds another cards identity should you choose to point it out, if not it won't be noticed. All ofg the cards have a very subtle but easily seen one-way design easily seen in ribbon spreads but in no way obvious to any spectator and finally an everso helpful DB card is included.


Check out the prices as well...about a fiver (GBP) with all sorts of shipping and bulk buy deals.

Treat yourself to a class-A deck and support one of the best magic companies out there!

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

*cough*Covered Here *cough* Wink
Sorry, Tom. Embarassed
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh well...you win some you miss some... I'll shift this later!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I just ordered a pack on the strength of Tom's review, which is nice. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll almost certainly get some of these, they look really fun and I'm happy to benefit BBM rather than any other named magic brand who may or may not churn out one "specialist" deck after another...!

My only concern is that they look quite white, and ghosts (although I don't actually own any) are my least favourite "fancy" deck... Confused

And Tom - since when did you move to America? "Tuck case"?! It's a card box, man!

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does that mean you're back from India Farlsborough?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Coupla days and I will be. Smile
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