Karnival Bicycle Cards

[cedwards90]

Does anyone know anything about this deck. They look amazing but I have never heard of them before

http://www.bigblindmediausa.com/karnivalusa.htm

[Magical monkey]

Does anyone know anything about this deck. They look amazing but I have never heard of them before

http://www.bigblindmediausa.com/karnivalusa.htm

They look cool and very interesting i am hoping to get some.

[cedwards90]

They look cool and very interesting i am hoping to get some.

My only issue is that I have not seen any pictures of the other cards in the deck. I would like to see what the face cards look like before I spend my money. Have you seen these advertised elsewhere?

[KevinReylek]

This deck has only been out for about a week and a half in the US, and will be available in the UK in a few days. It's made by USPC for Big Blind Media.

It's a nice deck, especially with the skeleton theme and Halloween just around the corner. The artwork is nice, and the feel and handling of the deck is the great quality we've come to expect from USPC decks.

The only faces that are changed are the Jokers and Ace of Spades. All of the rest of the faces have standard USPC artwork, so you can easily throw one into a regular Bike deck and simply use it as an odd-backed card.

[Xntrix]

Really nice deck, I received a pack a few days ago, and after five minutes with them I put in an order for a brick.

I'm glad to see USPC releasing a Bicycle deck without the traditional Rider backs - adn a white deck to boot, is just fantastic.

According to BBM, there's a one-way reveal (mark) to identify cards returned 'the wrong way up' in the deck. Yes, it's true, but it is very subtle. I don't see how just spreading through the deck - even when you know what you're looking for, is going to look natural when you're squinting to see this mark.

That said - the cards are still elegant - or as elegant as a skeletal themed deck can be. As far as handling goes - I'll let you know. Straight out of the box they're like any cards straight out of the box, but the test will be how they handle once they're broken in.






Yeah. Sweet.


JS.

[Streetmagic101]

I really like these I think I will have to get some. Does anyone know where the headquarters for this company is?

[voe]

Is it odd that there is a link to this thread on the advertisement page?

[zerosk8r4life12]

Man, those look sick. I need to get my hands on a pack of those babys.

[Kaneda]

I might just have to get me a pack they look awesome

[Streetmagic101]

I ordered a few packs...When I get them I'll let you guys know how they are.

[Joe Hadsall]

This line from the site made me chuckle: "Included free in the deck is a double backer and a special BigBlindMedia advertising card!"

Wow! An advertising card! Just think of what I could do with that. "Look, lady! I changed your two of spades into an ad card! Are you not entertained? For my next trick, I'll change a dollar bill into a subscription card for a weekly news magazine." The possibilities for a blog post are blossoming...

Seriously: They look alright, but the theme doesn't match the name to me. I'm hearing they are the same quality as a deck of regular Bikes. If that's the case, I'll probably get one for the collection, and that's it. I'm spoiled on my Ghosts and the UV 500.

[Goudinov]

My only issue is that I have not seen any pictures of the other cards in the deck. I would like to see what the face cards look like before I spend my money. Have you seen these advertised elsewhere?

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the ad page. I'd also like to see if they gave any special treatment to the red pips, or if they spent all of their design on A♠, Joker and box. I would hope they at least matched fonts on the numbers and letters.

[arvindj227]

The only faces that are changed are the Jokers and Ace of Spades. All of the rest of the faces have standard USPC artwork, so you can easily throw one into a regular Bike deck and simply use it as an odd-backed card.

I think that answers the question :)

Cheers,

AJ

[LightningandIce]

Wow, those look incredible. If gets any, I'd like to know how the rest of the cards look.

[CalvinTan]

According to BBM, there's a one-way reveal (mark) to identify cards returned 'the wrong way up' in the deck. Yes, it's true, but it is very subtle. I don't see how just spreading through the deck - even when you know what you're looking for, is going to look natural when you're squinting to see this mark.

I got a couple of these cards. The one way design is really easy to spot. You can see it as you spread the cards. Any ribbon spread would reveal it. All you're looking for is a dot, and it's a pretty big, dark dot too. It may be too noticeable.



The cards feel the same as regular bikes to me. They feel paper thin to me, because I'm so use to using Masters, and DB Lions.