Bicycle Playing Cards Poker Size Air Cushion Finish Limited Edition Highly Collectible
A**E
a review of both decks
Bicycle's Robocycle decks, originally made by theory11, are fun cards that robot and card aficionados alike will enjoy. The darker color variation is predominantly a dark brownish gray color with red/white/dark brown/light brown patterned court cards, and the lighter deck is a blue-gray metallic color, with a red/white/light gray/dark gray palette. Personally, I much prefer the lighter color for its rarity in playing cards and for its better match with the robot theme.The card back resembles a circuit board, with lines, circles, and squares assembled fairly haphazardly to create a generic robotic aesthetic. The court card robot designs are a playful throwback to the classic robots of decades past, reminiscent of the machines from Metropolis, pulp magazine covers from the 1930s, Asimov's robots, Robby the Robot and a host of vintage Japanese toys, and most recently, Futurama. My favorite designs are the domeheaded robots on the spades and the jokers, goofy smiling robots with missing teeth, googly eyes and holding giant rattles. I think their circuits may have been rained on a few times.The only negative to these cards are that the court cards are too chaotic. Aside from the heads and hands, the bodies are indiscernible masses of shapes and colors, and some designs have poor differentiation between the jacks, queens and kings.Overall, this is a visually interesting deck that will spice up any card game. The cards have the high standard of printing and performance of Bicycle's standard decks. Highly recommended.
B**B
Fun pattern, warped quickly
These cards were very slick at first, but broke in nicely and have a great feel to them. I also loved the inventive but subdued robot and circuit board pattern. Unfortunately, the next time I went to use the cards they were warped. If they were on one side only the corners would touch the table, if they were on the other only the center would touch the table. I don't know that this is really a problem with the quality of the product: from what I read it seems to be a widespread problem with cards in general. I left a deck with half the cards facing each direction under a pile of books for a few days and they straightened out.
O**I
Did Not Care For These
I originally bought these for the fantastic, quirky royalty cards, so that part is fine. It may just be the decks I got, but they handle terribly. The cards are incredibly stiff, even after plenty of break-in; faro shuffles are way harder than they should be; and the cards clump during fans, springs, and dribbling. I'd use them for playing a game of cards with family, but they are no fun to manipulate.
C**M
regular bicycle deck seems to handle better. Or maybe the break in possess is a ...
Seem a little more stiff than a regular bicycle deck, regular bicycle deck seems to handle better. Or maybe the break in possess is a little longer.Will update if it turn out to handle better.
C**E
These cards grow on you.
At first i didn't like the back design of the black one. The grey makes the black look almost brown which i am not really a fan of. But after a while, i actually started liking it. The fans are BEAUTIFUL. Also, if you are into magic, loops are completely invisible with this deck.
M**A
Fun design
These are very nice cards. Not great for magic tricks as they don't have a border on the top design, but really cool design, and fun to play with. Thanks!
S**O
Great
These decks are awesome, and feel great. I don't intend to use these for tricks, I'm just going to keep them as part of my collection. The face cards are badass and fun, any robot lover will want them in their possession.
C**M
Five Stars
They work exactly the way I expected they would!
C**N
Todos perfecto
Cumple todas las expectativas, y encima lo recibí antes de la fecha que se comprometieron a entregarlo, por lo tanto mejor que mejor!!Trae dos barajas una en negra y otra en azul, los diseños de los dorsos y las figuras son muy bonitos
S**G
Venditore e articolo perfetti!
Ho ricevuto due mazzi diversi da quelli che avevo ordinato e il venditore, dopo averlo contattato, ha subito fatto una nuova spedizione consentendomi di tenere anche l'articolo errato. Comunicazione e velocità davvero ottima. Prodotto perfetto e davvero molto bello
A**R
Great for poker and card tricks
Look great. For cardistry pirouettes look great the rough edges are great for learning. Finish is not the best or the most durable. Came way before expected due date
R**R
Two Stars
Theyre an okay deck of cards. Nothing too special
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Perfette
Carte perfette, senza difetti. Ottima qualità sia dei materiali che delle figure. Ottima fattura e massima mangeggievolezza, un po' troppa ;).
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