Favorite Deck Quality + looks + handling

[AceOfSpades2662]

Favorite deck
Just wanted to know what everyones favorite deck was
Looks=Black Ghost, Guardians
Quality=ghosts, masters, or tallys
Handling= JErrys gettin two for christmas
Overall: Jerrys or black ghosts

[trashmanf]

I think the series 1800s handle better than anything.

Great thread by the way, can't wait for next weeks.

[AceOfSpades2662]

O thanks Yeah i think those are great and good for anacondas and stuff i havent used mine much but they are really nice great look and great feel they are slippery so not great for cuts in my opinion

[Krash]

So far, even though I like the Gaurdians enough to tinker with them every once in a while...I have to say that, over all, I will be choosing either Masters or Black Tigers. The only thing keeping me from saying a definate yes to Black Tigers is because of having to color the sides. I've always wanted to feel comfortable with a nice black deck, but I have yet to find a deck that I can feel good about.

So, for now, it's Red backed Masters. Hopefully I'll be switching to Shadow Masters soon.

Shane K.

[Fergus O']

Looks=arrco tahoes, palmettos
Quality=th9, studs, steamboats
Handling= th9, bees, aviators
Overall favourite: bees. i flourish better with bees so bees it is.

[Scrubs_23]

Looks: Split between TH9 Fan Backs and Circles and Bicycle Vintage designs
Quality: TH9, Palmettos, Steamboats, Bee, Bicycle Vintage designs
Handling: TH9, Palmettos, Steamboats, Arrco, Bicycle Vintage designs
Overall: Split between Palmettos, Bees, Th9s, and Bicycle Vintage

(I also like Black bicycle decks a lot)

Least Favorite: ALL ELLUSIONIST DECKS!!!!
Why?: Hm...It could be the fact that it costs a lot, or the fact that laymen instantly suspect foul play when a 'black ghost' is involved in a magic trick. Or maybe, ...it's because they fall apart too quickly and clump together like scrambled eggs. Maybe it's also because they come with a C-bend from diagonal to diagonal which I hate.

[Johan S.]

For Flourishing i like to use Tally Ho´s.
I got a deck from a firend of mine and i have not stoped buying them ever since:D

[LingNemesis]

TH9 Circle Backs and Bicycle Vintage Reprints.

[Jordan Lapping]

Looks: Bicycle Fan Backs, Tally Ho Circle Backs, Jerry's Nuggets (a little cliché?!).
Quality: Tally Ho Circle Backs, Jerry's Nuggets.
Handling: Bicycle Fan Backs.

Overall: Undecided.

Regards,
Jordan

[Mr.J]

For looks and handling it's got to be Tally fan backs. Does anybody know if they do fan backs in blue as i've never seen them and i ordered blue from cards4magic but got red, which made me sad!

[TeeDee]

Looks: Red Aladdin 1001, Red Tally-Ho Circle (the ones with the gold strip), black Tally-Ho Circle
Quality: Any Tally-Ho, Arrco US Reg
Handling: I find that if a deck isn't overused, and you swap decks fairly frequently while training, then handling doesn't really vary much as long as you're using something of fairly good quality

Oh, by the way Mr J, yes they do fan backs in blue.

[Mr.J]

Thanks Tee Dee, they must have been out of stock.

[S.CristiaN]

Looks : arrcos , aladdin , palmettos
Quality: th9,
Handling: th9, aviators
Favourite: aladdin

[Kris]

Looks: Studs, Palmettos, Arccos
Quality: Tallies
Handling: Aviators, Tallies

Overall: Can't decide

-Kris

[Vinnie C.]

Looks: Tally-Ho, Aladdins, normal green-backed Bikes (not pastel), Palmettos.

Quality: Tally-Ho, normal green-backed Bikes (not pastel), Bycicle Cupid backs.

Handling: Tally-Ho, normal green-backed Bikes (not pastel), Bycicle Cupid backs.

Overall: Tally-Ho, but I love those green-backed Bikes, too. :D

-Vince

[Daren]

TH9 Circle Backs for Everything. :)

[ace18]

TH9 Circle Backs for Everything. :)

Word. Definitely.
But I also like The old Studs, Fan Backs, and League Backs.

[AceOfSpades2662]

Where can you get studs and also i have heard of black tallys where can i get those

[silent]

I think i'd have to go with the masters

[Jonas]

Bicycle and Tally Ho cards, on all points.

[Barnzee]

Looks: Tally-Ho, Aladdins, normal green-backed Bikes (not pastel), Palmettos.

Quality: Tally-Ho, normal green-backed Bikes (not pastel), Bycicle Cupid backs.

Handling: Tally-Ho, normal green-backed Bikes (not pastel), Bycicle Cupid backs.

Overall: Tally-Ho, but I love those green-backed Bikes, too. :D

-Vince

Bicycle green backs, somebody has taste! These, along with the black backed bikes (not tigers) are some of my favourite cards :)

[Vinnie C.]

Bicycle green backs, somebody has taste! These, along with the black backed bikes (not tigers) are some of my favourite cards :)

Thanks! Yes, the black backed Bikes are also nice, I have a deck of those on my desk right now. :)

-Vince

[Scrubs_23]

Where can you get studs and also i have heard of black tallys where can i get those

Hm...black tallys you can only acquire at a magic shop of some sort. I do know that cards4magic.co.uk carries them, but you can probably find them cheaper somewhere else (magicbox). Studs you can get at a Walgreens in the US (most of them have them) and they're of average quality. They're very thin, but tend to crimp too easily. The reason why old studs are praised so much is because they used to handle excellently and had brighter back designs. The back design, over the years, was simplified from a much more extravagant design. If you don't live in the US, I think that you can also get these from cards4magic.co.uk

[Cardmagic12345]

I think the series 1800s handle better than anything.

Great thread by the way, can't wait for next weeks.

Dude you just said that they were bad in another thread.Well at least
implied it.

[Vinnie C.]

Dude you just said that they were bad in another thread.Well at least
implied it.

I think he was being sarcastic. :)

-Vince

[Mike_Sedai]

I also like the Black Bikes, but, after getting my brick of TH9s, I am quite partial to them at the mo...

For looks, I like the Tally Fans and I like Ghosts. Slick design on the Ghosts, and my deck has lasted quite a while. The Vipers look cool, but I think I prefer the regular TH9s instead of those, as the Vipers feel a bit funny. Tigers certainly look cool, but they didn;t last very long, and I lost one really quickly... D'oh!

[WhiteMagic]

viper first edition

[Great Scott!]

Rider Back Bikes, gotta love em.

[David.Blanch]

Arrco US Reg and Tally Ho Fan back for everything

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[XmH]

TH9s for everything !

If you want to take a look at some deck of cards you can go there (http://www.lepetitmagicien.com/index.php?cPath=62&osCsid=0bc9dd447a39aaeebfae76948bf22189) (The black Tally Ho are there too). It's a french magicshop, I've never order something, but you can take a look at some card design ;)

[AceOfSpades2662]

Thanks! Yes, the black backed Bikes are also nice, I have a deck of those on my desk right now. :)

-Vince

I'm using them right now.

[JackOSpadesNik]

Not to look like a noobster, but can someone give me a link or picture of some steamboats. Never heard of em.

Believe it or not I've been doing card magic for about a year and a half and have never held Th's, or any custom deck. It's just not meant to be.

I wanted to order some Guardians,but the next day they became sold out. I wanted to order some Ghosts, but my Mom said no, becasue it's too much for a deck of cards. It's just not going to happen any time soon.

I like Green bicycles the best, they seem better than regular, but I stick with my Rider Backs.

I found this really great feeling deck in my house. Feels better than my bikes, but I don't know what brand it is and half the deck is now lost. I must find it.

[chainzero]

I am actually a big fan of the Ghost Deck. In my opinion, it looks nearly perfect and handles nicely. The only thing I wish I could pick would be red pips on the hearts/diamonds just so it's a better visual for OOTW. These would be perfect to me.

[ashblack]

i've been doing magic for 5 years now and my favourite deck has to be the black tigers or the ghost. the only problem i find with the ghost is that as they are white they tend to wear quickly and can get dirty especcially doin magic on the street with spectators getting their hands all over them. and if anyone knows where to get black ghosts from please tell me as i would kill for a deck! cheers :D

[noahfrommagiccamp]

the best deck in my eyes is definetly a blue jerrys I got two and a half decks of jerrys really ( the half deck really has 28 cards lol)

after that is the black ghost ( I got two for a birthday present :D but I want to sell them)

and then the golden nugget

[WhiteMagic]

Looks: Tally ho 1st edition.Black Ghost
Quality: Tally Ho 1st edition
Handling: Tally Ho 1st edition

[jvo3]

looks= tally ho vipers, vintage
handling = black tiger, th9s
overall favorite= vipers

[CoryOOreo]

Looks - TH9, League Back, 1001's.
Quality - Good ol' Bikes.
Handling - Black Tiger Deck.

[Jack The Magician]

Looks: Bicycle Guardians
Quality: Black Ghost Deck
Handling: Tally-Ho Vipers

Cheers,
JTM

[Sharog]

Looks: E custom cards/Guardian
Quality: Bees by fAr for its price !! Kem for plastic ones (20 euro a deck !!)
Handeling: Bee/E custom cards.

[nooby]

I think the series 1800s handle better than anything.


i second that. =p

[trashmanf]

well, I had posted that before I got my guardians in. now i think the guardians have just a *little* edge over the 1800s, in fanning and uhhhh... fanning. they are both still REALLY good at the double lift. and that's all I use them for.

[trebmalrolyat]

Favorite deck
Just wanted to know what everyones favorite deck was
Looks=Black Ghost, Guardians
Quality=ghosts, masters, or tallys
Handling= JErrys gettin two for christmas
Overall: Jerrys or black ghosts


golden nuggets are cheaper than jerrys, similar in style, and handle exactly the same:)

[trebmalrolyat]

Where can you get studs and also i have heard of black tallys where can i get those

studs- old ones on ebay around 10-15 , (FULLBOATDEALER) to be exact will sell a set for $10 if you ask ahead

new studs- walgreens

black tallys- ebay, and some other places like penguin, but like $6 a deck there, so id go with eaby

[DavidMisner]

I say Studs and Tallys are the best cards for everything. Period.

//David.Misner::

[MitchellStafiej]

Looks: Guardian, Circle Backs.
Quality: Black Ghost Deck, Black Tiger Deck, Bicycle Rider Back, Jerry's Nuggets
Handling: Jerry's Nuggets, Bicycle Rider Back, ANY Tally Ho.

Mitchell