Best deck of plastics (3 Viewers)

[AH77]

For what it’s worth, I hosted a game last night with people who know nothing about different card brands and gave them a choice of several decks to choose from so I can get an unbiased opinion. They all chose @desjgn for one reason or another.

 

[JMC9389]

Since we were posting collections a page or two ago, here's mine!

 

[surfik]

Since we were posting collections a page or two ago, here's mine!

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Nice collection of cards. ESP WSOP and DalNegro. Envy Kem Borgata. What are GUILD?

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Since we were posting collections a page or two ago, here's mine!

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Nice! A few types we can't get up here (Guild, Bullets, Piatnik, Angel). Hopefully I'll receive a deck of Bullets to try in a few weeks.

 

[surfik]

Which one are Angel's?

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Nice collection of cards. ESP WSOP and DalNegro. Envy Kem Borgata. What are GUILD?

https://www.playingcards.net/GUILD-Plastic-Cards_c_49.html
https://www.amazon.com/Guild-Arrow-...rds=guild+playing+cards&qid=1581267191&sr=8-1

Based on the reviews here on the forum, they are very similar to Modiano.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Which one are Angel's?

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Bottom row, second from the right (gold box).

http://www.angelplayingcards.com/index_en.php

At least one card junkie (@Milo013) raves about them.

 

[JMC9389]

Nice collection of cards. ESP WSOP and DalNegro. Envy Kem Borgata. What are GUILD?

They're made by Liberty Card Playing Co. in Texas in the USA. Incidentally, they're the same company that made Dennis' Key West Playing Cards. The major difference between Dennis' and these Guild cards, however, is that the Guilds are apparently made from cellulose acetate. When I felt and shuffled them, it could have fooled me though! They're probably actually my favorite cellulose acetate decks that I own because they don't flex as much as other cellulose acetate cards, like Kem's do, for example.

I bought them on Amazon but I'm not sure how obtainable they are from Canada or Europe

 

[surfik]

I heard they being used in Crown Casino Melbourne..

 

[JMC9389]

Which one are Angel's?

The only deck that is rotated horizontally at the bottom of the second photo. I didn't like them actually. They flex more and are even slippery than Kem's are, which I didn't know at the time was possible.

 

[JMC9389]

Nice! A few types we can't get up here (Guild, Bullets, Piatnik, Angel). Hopefully I'll receive a deck of Bullets to try in a few weeks.

I can't wait to get the Bullets into play, just haven't gotten around to them yet. They're definitely on the stiffer side but shuffled well when I tried them out a few weeks ago.

The Piatnik and Angel cards were really, really hard to track down, and I paid more for them than what I should have.

The Piatniks are good but weren't worth the trouble of getting them. They're quite similar in weight, flex, and texture as the Guild's actually, and the Guild's were cheaper by a lot and got to me faster.

I already gave @surfik my thoughts about the Angel cards. I'm not a fan.

 

[RocAFella1]

They're made by Liberty Card Playing Co. in Texas in the USA. Incidentally, they're the same company that made Dennis' Key West Playing Cards. The major difference between Dennis' and these Guild cards, however, is that the Guilds are apparently made from cellulose acetate. When I felt and shuffled them, it could have fooled me though! They're probably actually my favorite cellulose acetate decks that I own because they don't flex as much as other cellulose acetate cards, like Kem's do, for example.

I bought them on Amazon but I'm not sure how obtainable they are from Canada or Europe

Do you have pictures of the Guild cards? I thought I read they were made by Modiano? Or they had the same Modiano artwork.

 

[JMC9389]

Do you have pictures of the Guild cards? I thought I read they were made by Modiano? Or they had the same Modiano artwork.

I can post pics a little later on, but I think the confusion with these comes from them using Modiano plastic card boxes to package and store their cards. I read somewhere a while back (don't know where) that buying the Modiano branded plastic boxes was cheaper when bought in bulk than manufacturing their own or buying them elsewhere. I'm rather certain these cards are a USA product and not made by Modiano, but I'll let others chime in here if they know anything.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

They're made by Liberty Card Playing Co. in Texas in the USA. Incidentally, they're the same company that made Dennis' Key West Playing Cards. The major difference between Dennis' and these Guild cards, however, is that the Guilds are apparently made from cellulose acetate. When I felt and shuffled them, it could have fooled me though! They're probably actually my favorite cellulose acetate decks that I own because they don't flex as much as other cellulose acetate cards, like Kem's do, for example.

I bought them on Amazon but I'm not sure how obtainable they are from Canada or Europe

For Guild, there's one bridge-size setup on Amazon.ca for $98 Cdn + shipping. When I look on amazon.com, I get "Currently, there are no sellers that can deliver this item to your location."

 

[CdnBeerLover]

My collection has shrunk over the years. I probably should look at selling some more of these off at some point.

And realized after that I missed a setup

Our crowd has definitely indicated a preference for poker / jumbo for hold 'em followed by poker / standard, and that's predominately the game we play. The Fourniers/Prestige, Dal Negro, and Desjgn are the cards that I've gotten the most compliments and comments on from a handling perspective.

 

[Dix]

I can post pics a little later on, but I think the confusion with these comes from them using Modiano plastic card boxes to package and store their cards. I read somewhere a while back (don't know where) that buying the Modiano branded plastic boxes was cheaper when bought in bulk than manufacturing their own or buying them elsewhere. I'm rather certain these cards are a USA product and not made by Modiano, but I'll let others chime in here if they know anything.

From what I could dig up I believe this is likely be true.

Liberty Playing Card Co. / Arlington Printing and Playing Card Company LLC - Grand Prairie, TX

If you check 'em out you'll find none of their packaging options includes plastic two-deck cases. So, if that's what you'd want you'd need to source them elsewhere.

Another bit of confusion may also come from the fact that they appear to have drawn inspiration from (or suffer from - depending on your point of view) the Italian "Fat Spade" Syndrome. Much like Modiano/Dal Negro/Da Vinci.

 

[Geremie]

For Guild, there's one bridge-size setup on Amazon.ca for $98 Cdn + shipping. When I look on amazon.com, I get "Currently, there are no sellers that can deliver this item to your location."

If you ever need any help getting decks into Canada, I can reship to you.

Most of my set-ups are shipped to my relatives in Buffalo and either they come across or I go visit.

 

[Geremie]

I have yet to try Faded Spade and Bullets.

I’ve played with Kem, Copag, Cartamundi, Guild, Da Vinci, Dal Negro, Modiano (will not repurchase), Desjgn, Fournier, Piatnik, Gemaco

My group prefers poker/jumbo, but will play with bridge/jumbo. They wont play with standard index so I’ve retired those setups.

 

[surfik]

I am saving my standard index Kem for heads ups and short tables.
I recently discovered that I own few decks of PRE-USPCC era. Not gonna play with them but boy they pretty.

 

[RocAFella1]

I bought them on Amazon but I'm not sure how obtainable they are from Canada or Europe

Did they come down in price? I seem to remember them being close to $30/setup before which is why I avoided them.

 

[JMC9389]

Did they come down in price? I seem to remember them being close to $30/setup before which is why I avoided them.

$20.43 per set up now. Very affordable relative to KEM's, and Dal Negro's, NTP's/Piatnik's after shipping fees.

 

[Davy21]

Since we were posting collections a page or two ago, here's mine!

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Amazing !

 

[Phyffe]

There is no such a thing like "standard deck"....

Perhaps you would be more familiar with them as the 1546s

 

[surfik]

Mine bonfires of vanity...

 

[surfik]

As I get through the inventory I want a dress issue of PRE and post USPCC KEMs. I made some pics and see few obvious distinctions.
1. Font of indexes of PRE cards are smaller and bolder
2. Red ink of PRE cards is brighter
3. Face cards of PRE decks are more radiant, propobly because or red ink difference
4. Cards material is a bit brighter.

Pics a dress only font issue. I need to make h

igh resolution scans that will show ink difference.

 

[surfik]

Talking about magnum

 

[JoeBGo]

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[Geremie]

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I’d rather play with homemade cardboard cut outs

 

[surfik]

I’d rather play with homemade cardboard cut outs

I like it

 

[xjake69x]

So at our game this Sunday there was a particular player that was really bending the cards in play (Da Vinci). After a few rounds it was pretty noticeable as the cards were not laying flat anymore, I actually had to remove them from play and bring out a brand new deck. Are Da Vinci's that bad or is this player just really mishandling the cards? I did bring it up in conversation and he said "maybe you should buy some better cards" and I was like "tell me what you consider a better brand and I will buy them"... he couldn't answer. So now I'm tempted to buy a desk of Bullet Playing Cards and was hoping to get some feedback on these before pulling the trigger.