Deck View: MPC Beta ONE Playing Cards

Smooth. Engineered. Cardistry.

The MPC Beta ONE Playing Cards marked a significant milestone for MakePlayingCards, serving as the debut platform for its newly developed Linen Air Light stock and Beta finish. First distributed to attendees at Cardistry-Con 2018 in Hong Kong, the deck was created specifically to showcase MPC’s next-generation handling technology after nearly three years of development.

Designed by Alex Tse, the deck revolves around the number one, symbolizing both its name and its status as the first release to feature the new stock and finish. The minimalist back design consists of mirrored numeral “1” graphics arranged diagonally across a borderless layout, creating striking visuals during fans, spreads, cuts, and other cardistry moves.

The real focus, however, is performance. The Linen Air Light stock is thinner, lighter, and softer than traditional playing card stock while maintaining enough stiffness for flourishing and magic. Paired with MPC’s Beta finish, the deck offers a smooth handling experience with a balance of glide and grip, making it well suited for cardists seeking maximum control and visual impact.

Available for $13 on Make Playing Cards.

Kevin Ho's First Solo Deck, ArrowDynamix Released Today!

Cardistry headliner Kevin Ho's solo deck ArrowDynamix is arriving on August 18th, with images and teaser trailer of deck revealing the cool concept. This is his first major release through his new brand, Momentum (Instagram: @momentum.cards), since leaving the Virts back in 2018.

Featuring a black/white colorway, ArrowDynamix stands out with bold Arrows in various directions to simulate the visual flow of card flourishing. The concept was first announced at Cardistry Con 2016. The decks will normally cost $12, but for the first 48 hours, they’ll be priced at only $8.95 per deck on momentum.cards. Check out the cool trailer below:



Article originally published on cardistrybeast.com.

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Cardistry: ANYONE To Release Black Dot Playing Cards

The team at Anyone will be releasing the Black Dot Playing Cards on 12th February, 19:00 CET online. The Black Dot is the sequel to the highly successful Red Dot Playing Cards, released back in 2017. Red Dot won the Sybil Award at Cardistry-Con 2018 in Hong Kong for 'Cardistry Deck of the Year'.

The new deck features an off-centered black dot on a solid grey colorway back. The deck was never released for individual sale and only released in limited quantities with every brick of Checkerboard by Anyone. Check out the performance video by Anyone featuring the Black Dot Playing Cards. The video was filmed in Tokyo, Japan.


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Deck View: Bitcoin (Cash Edition) Playing Cards

Crypto. Currency. Luxurious.

Andrei Jikh and Patrick Kun announced and launched the Bitcoin Playing Cards on Kickstarter during Cardistry-Con 2018 in Hong Kong. The deck was successfully funded in just under 12 hours. The stunning decks are designed by Billy French. Every aspect of this deck is designed to mirror the Bitcoin currency - the value, the look, the feel, and ultimately - the story.

The Bitcoin Cash Edition Deck sports a green colorway and was offered FREE for backers who pledged for $200 or more during the campaign. The deck features a luxurious tuck box with premium soft-touch Green dyed paper, embossed and adorned with Gold Foil on the exterior and interior.

Inside, the semi-custom deck comes with custom Ace of Spades, Jokers, and marked card backs in stunning gold foil. The court cards, however, are kept largely the same as standard Bicycle faces but with gold metallic ink as accents!

The is printed by Legends on the brand new soft Stud Paper with the Cardistry Finish. Available now from ipo52.com for $24.95

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Art of Play's Holiday Mystery Decks Are Here!

Christmas, our favorite time of the year is coming up soon. Time to put up those lights, decorations and go shopping... and what better way to celebrate than with Art of Play's NEW Mystery Decks!

These gift-wrapped Mystery Decks will have you feeling like a kid on Christmas morning. The team from Art of Play has offered up a limited selection of their most treasured playing cards! If you don't believe us, this is what I got from my 6 Mystery Decks:

I for one love the packaging of the Mystery Decks. Each is wrapped in a luxurious holiday print and sealed with a wax stamp. They feature a collection of new, out of print, and rare exclusives you won't find anywhere else.

When purchasing a Mystery Deck(s) you could receive any one of the following decks:

Ace Fulton's Brown, Ace Fulton's Pink/Black, Ace Fultons Gold/Green, Alphabet, Balance, Bruce Lee, Brush, Camp Cards, Cardistry-Con 2018, Cardistry-Con 2019 Green, Cardistry-Con 2019 Orange, Casual v2, DOTS, Flora v2, Fontaine Futures - Mix, Fontaine x Guess - Cycling, Fontaine x Guess - Stickers, Fontaine x Ripndip, Fulton's Clip Joint, Golden Sunrise, Harmony Collection, Into the Weird, James Coffee, Lady Moon, Makers - White Gold Ed., Messymod, MIRROR, Misc. Goods, Odd Bods, Papercuts, Peau Doux - Silver, Peau Doux - White Glove Ed., Private Reserve v1, Seekers, Sons of Liberty, Spark, Standards - White Gold Ed., Toms Town, Ultimate Deck, ZOMA

Available once a year on December 1st on Art of Play for $12. Although distribution is random, every deck is a winner with savings of up to 50%.

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Cardistry: MPC Beta ONE Playing Cards

As seen during Cardistry-Con 2018, Hong Kong, the MPC Beta ONE Playing Cards represents a huge milestone in the history of MPC. Every one of the 200 attendees received a deck. This was the first time anyone outside of MPC got to test out the new card stock and finish which has been in development for close to 3 years.

It is completely re-engineered and designed specifically for the mesmerizing art of Cardistry.

The concept which determined the aesthetics of this deck was created by Alex Tse who aptly named the deck called The ONE for several reasons. The design is based on the number 1. This is the 1st deck ever that uses this completely new development by MPC on playing cards. The aim was to create the best possible deck in terms of feeling and handling for performing Cardistry and card magic.

The back design is made out of two number 1’s diagonally facing each other on opposite corners. It was designed in a way that fully complements and enhances card flourishes such as card fans, springs, cuts, and spins to name just a few. A borderless design is adopted in order to accentuate each and every move performed.

The card stock used on The ONE is nothing like you’ve ever handled before. The Linen Air Light is thinner, lighter, softer and possesses the perfect level of stiffness needed for amplifying your Cardistry and card magic skills.

Meanwhile, the finish fully complements the Linen Air Light and produces a handling experience that’s nothing short of amazing. Silky smooth for fans, spreads and with an element of stickiness for cards to stick together, to your fingers as and when you need them to. MPC call it the Beta finish. Limited to 5500 copies and available now on Kickstarter. Pledge starts at $14.

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Art of Play Released The Cardistry-Con 2018 Video, and It Is AWESOME!

Art of Play just released the official Cardistry-Con 2018 video! The yearly conference organized by a passionate group of individuals from across the globe. In 2018 the 5th annual meetup was held in Hong Kong from September 21st - 23rd.

Relive the experience with this cool 6-minute Video highlighting some favorite moments of the con. Video presented by The U.S. Playing Card Co., produced by Dan and Dave and directed by François Dubois.

This article was originally posted on cardistrybeast.com.
  

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Cardistry: Watch the Recap of Cardistry-Con 2018 Hong Kong

Hong Kong hosted cardists from all over the world to share, inspire, learn and collaborate, and have an absolute blast together in September this year. The event includes talks, panel discussions, live performances, exclusive video screenings, workshops, contests, and giveaways. Check out two cool recap video from Cardistry-Con 2018 by December Boys (Instagram: @decemberboysUA).

Originally posted on cardistrybeast.com


 

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Black Friday Contest: Win a Mixed Brick from JP Games!

Black Friday giveaway! Here's your chance to WIN a mixed brick in our 'Tag to Win' contest, from our AWESOME sponsor, JP Games. Decks included in the brick:

Cobra [News]
HYPE v2
Tally-Ho Cardistry-Con 2018 [Card Radar]
Red Checkerboard [Cardistry]
Stud Red
Stud Blue
COPAG Alpha
Superior Silver Arrow
Maidens [News]
Mondrian v2 [News]
Lone Star [News]
Black Cherry Casino [Collections]

Head over to our Instagram account (@kardify) NOW to find out how.

Cardistry: Cardistry Touch Pulse Announce Pre-Order Date

Mark your calendars! Cardistry Touch has confirmed the date for the pre-order of their latest deck, Pulse on social media: 25th October! The deck was initially teased at Cardistry-Con HK last month and a small quantity was made available for sale.

The deck sports a darker tone to the original (Origins) and features diagonal speed line patterns with a contrasting orange/yellow accent on the right corner. Like Origins, the face cards have a unique repeating geometric design on each card.

The deck is kept secured in a unique swivel tuck box. Printed by Cartamundi on the popular C9 stock. Check out the awesome teaser trailer below:

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PULSE Cardistry Cards. Pre-orders on October 25th. #CardistryTouch #cardistry #cards

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News: We Just Released Issue Seventeen of Kardify Magazine

The Kardify Magazine #17 is here! Patrons who pledge $3 or more on our Patreon page. The monthly magazine compiles selected articles we’ve published from mid-September to mid-October. Our goal is to help you stay on top of the latest playing card news, releases and previews.

Funds received from the magazine will help us keep the site running and growing, and bringing new quality content to you. Our aim is to support designers by backing on crowd-funded projects and supporting magic and playing cards retailers with their new releases. If you want to support us, please head over to our Patreon page.

If you have an idea for an article you would like us to pursue, do get in contact with us. We hope you enjoy the read. In this issue:

+ Merah Putih: Find out what we think about this limited edition deck by Ade Suryana.

+ Bitcoin: A cool deck by Andrei Jikh, Patrick Kun and Billy French. Funded in under 10 hours, these stunning decks are on track to be in the Top12 most funded playing cards on Kickstarter.

+ Pollock Artistry: A collaboration between Midnight Cards and Mike Wilson, the second after the OCULUS deck.

+ Fontaine Guess & Wine: A new record for Zach Mueller! Sold out in 10 minutes but not without technical difficulties resulting in 45 minutes delay to the launch.

+ Squeezers: Have a look at the fun deck with a cool vibrant tuck box.

+ Tally-Ho Cardistry-Con 2018: A vibrant deck released by Bicycle Cards in conjunction to Cardistry-Con 2018 in Hong Kong.

+ Betrayers: Find out more about Giovanni Meroni's next release. Absolutely love the new artwork!

+ Voyagers: Produced by Theory11 the deck is inspired by the open road- with a spirit of adventure.

… and more! 52 pages of articles and deck images. Enjoy!

Deal of the Week: Exclusive Cardistry-Con 2018 Variety Box

Just saw this on Cardistry-Con's newsletter and it's an incredible deal if you want to level up your collection with cardistry decks. Some new, some old and some really rare, the exclusive bundle include a collection of 12 decks from Cardistry-Con 2018 Sponsors. Although the mix is random, they guarantee each box includes one Cardistry-Con deck from USPC and one super limited Cardistry-Con Championship Edition deck from Cartamundi. Also, packaged inside a COOL custom magnetic brick box from our friends at Art of Play. Includes custom Cardistry-Con Patch and Sticker Pack. Priced at $175 and only limited to only 132 sets from cardistry-con.org.

Discover more deals, coupon codes and offer on tuckcase.com

Deal of the Week: Get the Orbit Fifth Edition for only $6!

40% off Orbit v5 Playing Cards;by Chris Brown. The retro inspired deck was recently nominated for the best cardistry deck during Cardistry-Con 2018, Hong Kong.

The teal/orange colorway is truly mesmerising and all face cards have a teal accent giving the deck a uniform look throughout. Not only do they look good, they handle AMAZING! Printed by the USPCC and available for $6 at theorbitbrown.com while stocks last.

Discover more deals, coupon codes and offer on tuckcase.com

Card Radar: Tally-Ho (Cardistry-Con 2018 Edition) Playing Cards

The Limited Edition Tally-Ho playing cards are made exclusively for 2018 Cardistry-Con, held in Hong Kong last month. The iconic circle back design has been recolored with a tri-color palette of orange and blues.

The dynamic color colors have been used throughout the deck, from the tuck to the pips, indices and the court cards. The card back now features a never-before-printed borderless back design... perfect for card flourishes!

Printed on high-quality Linoid finish by the United States Playing Card Co. Limited Edition of 1,000. Make sure to order yours today before they are gone! Sold out on Bicyclecards and Art of Play but still available from magicsq.com for $6.50.

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Cardistry: Watch the Cardistry-Con Championship 2018 Final Vidoes!

The Cardistry-Con Championship 2018 Final between Dabi H.A. vs. Luis Mecalco was a close one with Luis taking home the title of 'World Champion' in Hong Kong last week (23rd September). Check out the incredible final videos from both contestants:

Dabi 

Instagram: @system_error.131
Deck featured: Red NOCs and Black NOCs.
 

Luis

Instagram: @luis.mecalco
Deck featured: 45s Playing Cards
 

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2018 Cardistry-Con Award Winners List: Anyone Worldwide Dominates

Each year, on the last day of Cardistry-Con, cardists from around the world celebrate and honor the major achievements in cardistry with the Cardistry-Con Awards. Five categories are up for grabs: Deck of the Year, Move of the Year, Video of the Year, Breakout Cardist of the Year, and Cardistry-Con Champion.

Here's how the House of Cardistry members voted:

DECK OF THE YEAR
Chinatown Fontaines by Zach Mueller x Chinatown Market
Dots by Anyone Worldwide (Winner)
Somnium Playing Cards by Matthias Berger and Hai Do
The Orbit Deck: Fifth Edition by Chris Brown
Virtuoso Fall/Winter 2017 Deck by Virtuoso

MOVE OF THE YEAR
2JZ by Leo Flores
Flappy by David Beancurd
Hothead 2 by Tobias Levin
Kama Sutra by Noel Heath (Winner)
Waterbend by Joe Feldpausch

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blitz by Lotusinhand
Last Minute by Anyone Worldwide
Mix 08 by Tobias Levin
The Orbit Jam 4 by Chris Brown & Co.
Turbo by Noel Heath (Winner)

BREAKOUT CARDIST OF THE YEAR
Dabi H.A. (Winner)
Joe Feldpausch 
Joe Ninomiya 
Luis Mecalco 
Salvador González 

CARDISTRY-CON CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS
Dabi H.A.
Luis Mecalco (Champion)

Social Media Roundup: New Decks Announced at Cardistry-Con Hong Kong

At this year's Cardistry-Con in Hong Kong, a few cool decks were revealed and released during the event. Check it out:

Tally Ho Cardistry Con 2018 (Bicycle Cards)

Cardistry Touch Pulse

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Pulse cardistry cards (CC edition) by @cardistrytouch what do you guys think? #cartamundi #cardistrytouch #customplayingcards #playingcardscollection #cardistry

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Technique Signature

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Signature Series is a collaboration between Technique and the best Cardists in the world 🌎 The first deck in this series is for none other than @notseano 🔪 Five months in the making, his positive vibe in the community and amazing blindfold skills are incorporated in this latest deck! Watch the full 4 and a half minute Cardistry video with the link in our bio! 🔥🔥 More info coming everyday! Show your cuts below! 🔪🔪🔪

A post shared by Technique Playing Cards (@techniqueplayingcards) on Sep 21, 2018 at 8:07am PDT

Bitcoin Playing Cards (Andrei Jikh X Patrick Kun)

Cardistry-Con 2018 (Art of Play)

RipnDip x Fontaine

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cool

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MPC ONE Cardistry deck

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The new MPC ONE Cardistry deck at Cardistry-con 2018. Did you get one? #makeplayingcards #dananddave #cardist #cardistry #cardistrycon #cardistrylife #cardistryporn

A post shared by MPC (@makeplayingcards) on Sep 21, 2018 at 11:48pm PDT

COPAG 310 Cardistry

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Another view of the Copag310 cardistry deck #showoff #customplayingcards #cartamundi #playingcardcollection #cardistry #truelinenb9 #alpha pc by: @francoisduboisvideo

A post shared by CartamundiCards (@cartamundicards) on Sep 21, 2018 at 9:35pm PDT

HYPE V2

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NOW AVAILABLE. BE SURE TO ALSO CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL RELEASE TRAILER ON OUR YOUTUBE.

A post shared by (H)(Y)(P)(E) (@hypeplayingcards) on Sep 21, 2018 at 10:16am PDT

Cardistry-Con Championship

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Cardistry con championship @cardistrycon #cardistry #cardistryjam #cardistrycon #playingcards #cardart #cardporn #useyourcards

A post shared by Chris Mok (@chris.m.cuts) on Sep 22, 2018 at 1:54am PDT