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This video is packaged with everything needed to mark you own deck of cards. The video is very cheezy and Boris is a little unrefined in his public speaking skills but the effects on the video are pretty good.

The video goes in to detail in how to mark cards and also a few pointers on his memorized deck which is just a system of arranging cards so that you know the placement of each card in the deck. For example the 11th card would be the 4 of spades. The effect shown that you can do with the memorized deck is pretty good but unrepeatable do to the cards neeeding to be in acertain order.

I find that the illusions that you could do with a marked deck are pretty convincing but you need to be careful that you do not over do an effect by making it look too amazing because people will immediately suspect a marked deck.

The marking system is very obvious for those who know. Extremely difficult for those who don't to figure it out.

All in all the video is good, I don't think it is worth the $30. However a marked deck is a very nice deck to have in your arsenal. I use a stripper deck that is marked and I can do at least an hour of very good magic without switching out a deck.

I like the idea of marking a Stripper Deck, I don't know about you though, but I find there are a lot of [people out there that know how a Stripper Deck works... Very Frustrating!

... Tony

PS. Happy New Year!

A marked stripper deck is called a deland deck, I think. I got one from E-Bay. What I got is also a rising card deck.

[Anonymously Posted by: 'Shachaf Ben-Kiki']

A Deland Deck hey... thanks for that, you learn something new every day.

Welcome to this quiet little board Shachaf, do you get to hear about us from the emagictrick site?

... Tony