I love the artwork. These cards draw nice attention to themselves but not enough to distract from the magic. The dark backs and subtle color variations on the faces are interesting. The white borders frame the whole nicely. Everyone should have one of these. Worth it.

I actually came accross these cards by accident, but having heard about them, I bought two packs right away! They are certainly a nice change from the basic red/blue backs.. I feel this deck gives a more professional image due to the darker colors used and of course with the white borders and elaborate backs, they stand out very nicely. The reds are darker, and the court cards are just wonderful as the picture shows! Stock feels great.. if you're curious, just go all the way! You wont be disappointed.

The Case:

The card case is great, showing the back design on one side, and a wonderful chariot seen on the other. The bottom has a T11 symbol on it as well.

The Design:

Whoever designed these took a KILLER amount of time working on them. It is almost as if they just took a blank piece of paper the size of a card, and just wrote on it for hours. And redid it. And redid it again. Seriously, you have to hold these to believe the level of detail on the back of the cards.

Another thing I would like to point out is that the black cards (I.E. Spades and Clubs) are much darker than regular bicycle cards. The red cards are like a beautiful blood red as well.

The Quality:

The quality is fantastic. These aren't any thicker than bikes, but they fan better and feel a lot smoother. And here is the thing; before I bought these, I thought that "Hey, they are lying. There is no difference. You can't tell."

I was wrong.

It is an obvious difference, to me anyway, and I have to say that I am very happy with it. I would also say that I would use these in an actual performance. I was tottally against that too, but then I saw them. These would pass. I can just tell.

Durability:

I can't say much, seeing as I have only had these for about an hour, but I have been playing with them non-stop. They are durable.

Overall:

These cards are fantastic! Like, really. I LOVE these things. They have won me over. I am sorry, but they have. Try a deck and I bet they will win you over too.

And, not to sound like a talking billboard, but my only regret about this deck is that I only bought one. Seriously, they are that good.

Great price, great quality, great cards! and I think this card pack is great for invisible thread routines because its back side is black, this can improve the invisibility.

It is possible that if you aren't satisfied with these cards, you simply got a lemon. My pack is superb and superior than the bricks of Bikes that I own, though they are still a bit short of Tally-Ho's.

The design is striking, and they feature theory 11's classic dark red color as opposed to the normally bright red pips seen in other USPCC playing cards. They feel [and are, if you sit them next to a normal deck of Bikes] thicker than regular stock, which I like.

It has been over a year since I purchased these, and they have seen thick and thin of horrible humidity and excess shuffling and use, but they still fan gorgeously.

Highly recommended if you're not buying Bees, Tally's, or Bikes.

Hi. This is your official PenguinMagic reviewer, B_Magic.

I'm a big fan of collecting Bicycle cards, so for me this is a good purchase. They are fun, people talk about them, and they can be very entertaining to use for a poker night, game night, etc.

I warn AGAINST using any unnatural looking cards for performing magic. Many people think it makes them look unique, which it does, but not in the good way they may think. It bring unnecessary skepticism and awkwardness from your spectators who may think even normal looking cards can be faked.

I urge you to not use designer cards for any serious magic performance.
B_Magic

Glad I found this deck; I found out what the image on the box means and where it comes from and the artist and all and found a clearer version on google; I really like that image -zechariah's vision of four chariots, artist Gustave Dore from the 18 hundreds, I really like the backs of the cards also the archangel looking figure; also the card faces have unique colors; really cool deck; wanna say -my favorite. &great price

I got these cards a fairly long time ago, and they didn't last. Most of my cards I can get a good month or so out of, but I don't think these lasted that much

The design looks really cool on these. But looks can be deceiving. Although they were made really good, they are still a little flawed. One advantage, is the one way design on them. Also, the sticker is REALLY sticky!

I think this deck was a little thicker than normal Bikes. It feels more chunky and the edges aren't really "white" like most of them are. These have sort of grayish edges and it looks bad to me. Kind of like they are always dirty. ANd when they actually do get worn, they warp like crazy and clump and the edges turn a nasty yellow color.

I don't recommend this deck unless you want something to use for fun or to make videos with. But otherwise, the handling isn't as much different than normal Bicycle cards.