Customer Reviews

Bicycle Guardians Playing Cards

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I was very excited when i bought these cards, however i was disappointed upon opening the box. The cards are made out of a slightly thicker stock which normally would be great, but the entire deck was not cut properly. The cards had very rough edges and some had extra paper along what should be a perfectly smooth deck edge. This is not hugely noticeable, but as a magician for 9 years, it is proving to make lifts and other handlings more difficult.

i was also a bit disappointed at the resolution of the images on the back. i really expected a crystal clear guardian backing to these cards, but it is a disappointing quality since the artwork from which it came was much better quality.

not bad cards, but i had higher expectations.

cards arrived extremely quickly which i was very pleased about.

These cards look cool, it's true. But for card tricks and flourishes they really miss the mark. The cards are a bit thicker than ordinary Rider Backs. The edges are rough (making it difficult to do a standard waterfall shuffle, for example). If you buy these cards, I suggest buying one deck just to see how you like them before you invest your money in a bunch of these. From my perspective, Tally Ho's are the best cards for tricks and flourishes, and you can buy them for a lot less than what you'll pay for Guardians.

I really dig this deck, it's a perfect compromise between the classic look of bicycle cards, and the edgy dark look that modern magicians prefer. The artwork is great on the backs, as well as the ace of spade and joker cards. The royals are pretty much the same as a normal deck, but they've dropped the yellow color, which despite being a small change, gives the cards a dark feel that echoes the rest of the deck.

The handling is wonderful right out the box, fans and spreads are effortless with this deck, the only thing holding it back in this category is the rough cut edges, though I suspect that they might smooth out with use.

This deck will definitely find it's way into my performances, and keeping in mind that this is a performance deck, not a practice deck, I should say it will last for some time.

While technically a deck made for magicians, this is a fine deck for the casual player.

The cards are sleek, and they fan like a dream, making it very easy to arrange one's cards. They shuffle nicely as well.

The graphics are beautiful, and the pips are easily read. The only drawback is that some people may find the cards a bit too slick for game-play.

Oh, and watch out for the stray cards--they like to hide in the box instead of sliding out. Cheeky critters!

My husband is a professional magician who likes to add new and unusual decks to his collection of playing cards. The Bicycle Guardians deck is a fantastic deck with beautiful graphics, made from good cardstock, and a nice feel to them. They have a good feel when he performs card tricks with them. Highly recommended for the poker player/magician/card enthusiast in your life.

I give the playing cards five stars and OnTrac Delivery Service ZERO. This is the second time Amazon has used OnTrac for delivering items to me and BOTH times the delivery took four or more days when I had paid for Second Day. Wake up Amazon...OnTrac is not doing you any favors.

Length:: 2:31 Mins

I have to admit I am really disappointed in these cards.

Even though they are black, the black is rather dull and the image quality on the face cards are very cheap. Based on what I saw online I had much higher expectations. The Ace of Spades and the back of the cards have good, unique artwork but due to the cheap printing process even that is ruined. And like I said, the face cards would look better if I printed them off of my own printer. They are really cheap looking. Such a shame as they has such a good concept.

They cards are also thinner and physically smaller than I expected and on poor stock. They shuffle ok but I can tell they won't have a long life expectancy. I do not recommend these cards for anything other than casual card games, good cards to give to your pre-teens to practise with maybe.

Also I was really hoping since the Ace of Spades was so nice other cards would have unique artwork as well but no, the other are entirely generic.

I am angry at myself as I am almost always disappointed in Bicycle cards but I was hoping they had changed.

I love these cards. They have an amazing finish and fan great. The only reason this reveiw is 4 stars is because it took 2 weeks to ship. Other than that, exceptional.

These cards are gorgeous. I wanted some cards that were black and unique, but I didn't want to have to buy any that were "nerdy" or based on some table-top RPG. These cards feel great and shuffle very easily. Much better than some of the full plastic playing cards.