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Name:Phoenix back playing cards.

Available from:Magic Box

Price:£2.99

Maker:Card Shark

Examinable:N/A

Difficulty:N/A

Out of 10:10

Effect * printed at US Playing card company on Bicycle cardstock, with air-cushion finish, so the cards have the well-known Bicycle quality
* the decks are cut in the traditional way like the top notch Richard Turner Decks
* the new deck order is optimized for the Tamariz Stack, you can immediately start the necessary faros to get into the stack
* Phoenix faces and Bicycle faces are identical with a few exceptions
* the Ace of Spades is pretty close to the Bicycle Ace of Spades
* all other Aces are specially designed for better visibility. Fine details make them beautiful for close-up performances also, these fine details blur out on distance and will get invisible on stage.
* the common used (old) Aces are also included in the deck so if you cannot get warm with the new idea of large aces, use the old ones!
* the back design is modern and classy, not too fancy to draw suspicion
* the back design has a very visible but pretty well hidden oneway marking
* the backs where especially designed to hide additional information in the gaffed cards
* the Phoenix card case uses the traditional layout of the Bicycle card case, also there are NO tricks or information on the card case that the cards are optimized for magicians. So you are able to leave the cards on the table after your performance as a souvenir for your audience.
* if you cannot find your well-loved gaff card in our portfolio, we can easily custom print them for you.
* for professional magicians: We offer special deals for print your business card on the blank faces of the Phoenix Deck, just contact us for more details
* the faces have a built-in feature that you have to find out by yourself. If you are a good magician you will find it and can make use out of it.
* a lot of trick cards are already available like blank cards and double backers, marked decks and trick sets, more will come soon.
* also the most common trick decks are available like Brainwave Deck, ID, Stripper and Svengali Deck

Comments I got this deck today and I love it. They have the bicycle feel about them but feel slightly different. They are supposed to be the same thickness as standard Bicycle cards but they feel just slightly thinner to me. They faro straight out of the packet and fan beautifully. It feels easier to DL with these and I can actually do a strike DL which is a first. EC and JC all work perfectly as does the Erdenase change etc. There are gaff cards already for these and gaff decks as well. I love the bigger pip Aces although there are spme magicians who don't like them. There is a one way back design but I haven't found it yet so Specs will have no chance of seeing it. I haven't found the built in feature on the faces either. The downside for me is that there is only one joker although this is to change soon as they are going to come with 2 jokers in the future. Very nice deck and these will be my cards to use in future.

I recently bought a deck of 999 Steamboats from Davenports and I much prefer the feel of them to the standard Bicycle deck. I know they are made by the same company but they feel smoother in the hand. Perhaps this is just a psychological thing... an imaginary advantage over the Bicycle.

I have 1 Phoenix back playing card, do I need to buy one again? Is it really needed?