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Bicycle Wranglers Playing Cards (Single Deck)


A 100% custom, limited edition deck with a western cowboy theme. Get a custom collector box when you order a 6-pack. ORDER TODAY AND GET FREE SHIPPING.
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Travel back to 1874 with the Bicycle Wranglers playing cards. It is estimated that in the mid-1800s up to 25% of factory-printed decks with back designs were marked. The Wranglers are no exception. Unlike the coded systems that would have been used in the 19th century, the Bicycle Wranglers have openly-readable marks designed by Phill Smith.

A marked deck is one of the most incredible secret weapons you can use as a performer. While the swindlers of the day would have used their marked decks to beat the odds at a "friendly" saloon game, the Bicycle Wranglers are to be used for entertainment purposes only.

Every piece of art in the deck is customized. The back design adopts a familiar layout featuring a galloping rider. The court cards have cowboys and cowgirls with subtle touches of metallic ink. The number cards have a vintage style with rope-outlined pips that are easily recognizable and highly playable.

Printed on Thin-Crushed stock with a linen "Magic" finish, these traditionally-cut cards are a dream to handle whether you're playing at a table or next to the campfire.

Available singly or in 6-packs with custom half brick boxes, the Wranglers are printed by the United States Playing Card Company. The cards are printed using vegetable-based inks and starch-based laminates on FSC-certified paper sourced from sustainable forests. This means the cards not only shuffle, fan, and spread perfectly for all of your favorite games & tricks, they're made with the environment in mind!

•100% custom artwork
•Fully marked for suit & value with openly-readable system
•Designed by Ovidiu Stoica with marks by Phill Smith
•Printed by the US Playing Card Co
•Thin-Crushed stock with linen "Magic" finish
•Traditionally cut
•Custom tuck box with custom sticker seal
•Double back and blank face gaffs included
•Limited print run of 2,500 decks
•Custom half-brick box included on orders of 6 decks

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 14th, 2021
I love this deck! The whole vibe with the custom artwork is killer. I have so many Wild West presentational ideas!

The feel is awesome, I love the thin crush stock.

The markings are solid. No, they’re not as easy to read as Penguin’s marked maidens, but that’s kinda the point. We got spoiled by a super easy to read marked deck, and now anything that takes more than 30 seconds to learn gets a low rating from some because it requires practice.

Penguin even highlights where the markings are in the demo video. What more can you ask for? I’m at a 99% accuracy rate in reading the marks after messing with them for a single evening and I definitely don’t have 20/20 vision.

If you need the world’s easiest to read marks, buy the Maiden ones. If you want a cool western themed deck with a hidden bit very workable marking system, buy these before they’re gone!
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Markings hard to read Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 12th, 2021
These cards are a fine quality, but if your eyes are not up to distinguishing extreme subtleties of light and dark in very small areas, better to use Penguin's other marked cards.
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nice cards but collectors box was damaged Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 23rd, 2021
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considering this is a collectors item, i was very unhappy to see the collectors box was damaged
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Marking? Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on August 13th, 2021
So where are the marks on the cards?
Other than that, these cards look, feel and handle great!!!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 25th, 2023
Although I no longer have good enough eyesight to see the marks, I still have fallen in love with these cards.

The back design, and the faces, fit right in at the rodeos I work at. I have received many comments about how they look.

As far as handling goes I love the feel of them, and have not had any problems with fanning or with faro shuffles. All magic aside, rodeo organizers have already asked me to get them some decks for the normal card games each night. I won't because the marks will get them in real trouble at the tables...for now I will just be the "unique" medic with the fancy cards.

Once I sell a kidney I will clean out the stock.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on October 18th, 2021
This is a great deck! the design is great and so are the markings. If anyone is interested, it is easier to read the markings on the top right corner than the top left, that way you aren't trying to discern them backwards ;)

Would have liked a white border instead of the full colour back design, but I cannot mark the deck down for that when I knew what it looked like when I bought it :)

it is a great deck, would recommend!
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Always excellent service Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 23rd, 2021
The 'Wranglers' playing cards that I ordered were just as described and are very easy to handle, although the 'markings' are a little hard to read, very subtle, but small. The one thing that I did appreciate was the 'order acknowledgement' e-mail that I received......it was a video saying 'thank you for your order' and also a short film of "my" deck of cards being wrapped, packaged & labeled ready for despatching. I have never seen anything quite like this before, such a novel & unique way of marketing......full marks for your inventive ideas....not sure how you can do this for each customer...however, so very much appreciated...thank you Penguin.
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 22nd, 2021
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Excellent quality and service!
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 2nd, 2021
Great deck. Great customer service, as well.
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A bit hard to see quickly Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on September 2nd, 2021
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I am, only now trying to handle the wrangler deck as I’m being hired as a western Magic/ Gambler for a high end Hotel and wanted to use a western themed deck. My purpose was not necessarily for the marks, but it is certainly an advantage to have the capability to “read” the cards during any given effect. However my eyes aren’t what they used to be and (even with glasses) I find it a bit difficult to discern some of the cards. I’m sure it (like anything else) would simply take using the marks a lot to quickly make that card discernment. I’m also presently professionally performing at a venue that has rather low lighting and that, as well doesn’t lend to proper perception of the marks. Don’t get me wrong… I really like the cards… Their quality and handling are equal to bicycle playing cards… I do a lot of Farrow shuffles And they do lack a bit in that arena but I still rate these cards pretty high.
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