Deck Review: Bicycle Guardians
It has arrived. A deck whose design itself stems from the foundation of Bicycle's classic Rider Back design, only rejuvenated in a more refined, intricate, industrial, modern aesthetic. This is what the classic Bicycle Angels look like. On steroids. Never before has a deck of this quality and level of intricacy been produced. Never before has this much attention to detail been manifested through a pack of playing cards.
The question is. Are they really? I’ve been playing around my deck of Guardians recently, and truthfully, they’re quite a disappointment. It no longer matters whether these cards are the first or second editions. What matters now is the quality of the decks that Theory11 is producing to date.
Initial Look
The Box
The box was really quite pretty at first sight. The deep black hue that was used on the box was an amazing sight from far, and truthfully, quite amazing up close as well.
The Cards
When I opened up the box, the first thing I did was to take the very first card and examine the backs. Disappointment it definitely is. The shade of black that was used on the backs of the cards was nowhere near the colour that was seen at the back of the box. The shade on the cards was surprisingly light, even as compared to the photos seen on the Playing Cards section on the site. Nonetheless the design was fairly refined, a decent shift from the regular rider backs.
I then went through the cards one by one. One thing to note is that the Ace of Spades was definitely well-designed. However, it came smaller than I expected it to be. Overall, one of the sickest Aces ever nonetheless. The Heart and Diamond suit cards had a slightly darker hue of red coloured to them, particularly similar to blood red. Decent, but definitely would have been better if paired with a darker back design.
The Feel
The initial feel was great. Fans and spreads nicely out of the box. I flourished with it for about 20 minutes before airing it for 10, and then placed it back into the box again.
Not Long After…
We shall examine the same cards after a day in the box after opening. Do note that I had washed my hands and dried them before I used the cards for the first time. These cards were also kept in a cool dark shelf, away from any form of moisture and sunlight.
The Cards
They clumped. Badly. And warped in all different directions. I had to spring, riffle shuffle and waterfall the rock hard deck more than thrice and to get each card to separate itself from another. Top it off, the springs feel bad on these cards. The dribbles are fine, just the springs don’t feel good.
The Feel
I can no longer fan nor spread these cards nicely. The cards tend to stick together and fans don’t look pretty. Spreads don’t go as long and smooth anymore. I can no longer tell if adhere to the description: “much attention to detail been manifested through a pack of playing cards”.
Overall
I am extremely disappointed with this deck of cards. I believed that Theory11 was capable of producing top-grade playing cards. “Never before has a deck of this quality and level of intricacy been produced.” This line has never been any more false. This deck is absolutely intolerable after a day of use. They clump right out of the box every single time. I am disgusted to say that these are of even lower quality cards as compared to regular rider backs, despite being 2 times the price.
Deck Review : Propaganda
I was also deeply disappointed by the Propaganda deck as well.What I received contridicted what u said on the deck page.
'Elite Military-Grade Playing Cards. Playing cards uniquely engineered to military precision, with original, iconic style and unsurpassed quality'
What the hell is that even supposed to mean ? These decks are no different than your other decks.
This deck isnt a millitary figher plane where every single thing needs to be precision done so that the operator does not get killed.
'On this day last December, theory11 called an executive meeting with WA007 -one of the premiere graphic design firms in the nation. The result of the meeting was over 12 months of compositions encompassing two distinctive, commanding new designs'
The design was rather poorly done in my opinion.
The backs resemble turkeys which clearly shows the type of originality this deck has.
he fanning clumped very badly after a few minutes of fanning , which is completely unacceptable.
E decks last much more longer than this.
The backs were also off centered , which explains the lack of quality control effort Theory 11 puts in.
Unsurprisingly , the term 'unsurpassed quality' does not deserve to be the tag line of all Theory 11 as they do not even meet the standards of Bicycle Rider Backs.
Sorry if I offend Theory 11 fanboys but E decks are of much better quality.
That is the truth , no matter how much you stress that Theory 11 decks are impeccable in quality.
I hope that Theory 11 will change their way of making decks but I find this unlikely since they take advantage of over-hyped products who are bought by unsuspecting newbies who fell prey to the over-hype.
I find that Theory 11 only cares about making fistfuls of dollars if the quality does not even meet the Rider Backs'.
E decks are much better , I just bought 2 bricks of Shadow masters and they were in excellent quality , which contrasts the poor quality of Theory 11 Decks
This shows that Theory 11 does not put in much effort in quality control , rather only putting effor in making their artists' golden homes shinier.
I can bet that you cannot prove me wrong without making major changes to the way you make decks
P.S. Theory 11 can delete this thread , ban me (sad way to get rid of me) , edit the 'bad' parts , fanboys can bash me but that will only get rid of what I think is constructive criticism
Sincerely ,
ex-customer
It has arrived. A deck whose design itself stems from the foundation of Bicycle's classic Rider Back design, only rejuvenated in a more refined, intricate, industrial, modern aesthetic. This is what the classic Bicycle Angels look like. On steroids. Never before has a deck of this quality and level of intricacy been produced. Never before has this much attention to detail been manifested through a pack of playing cards.
The question is. Are they really? I’ve been playing around my deck of Guardians recently, and truthfully, they’re quite a disappointment. It no longer matters whether these cards are the first or second editions. What matters now is the quality of the decks that Theory11 is producing to date.
Initial Look
The Box
The box was really quite pretty at first sight. The deep black hue that was used on the box was an amazing sight from far, and truthfully, quite amazing up close as well.
The Cards
When I opened up the box, the first thing I did was to take the very first card and examine the backs. Disappointment it definitely is. The shade of black that was used on the backs of the cards was nowhere near the colour that was seen at the back of the box. The shade on the cards was surprisingly light, even as compared to the photos seen on the Playing Cards section on the site. Nonetheless the design was fairly refined, a decent shift from the regular rider backs.
I then went through the cards one by one. One thing to note is that the Ace of Spades was definitely well-designed. However, it came smaller than I expected it to be. Overall, one of the sickest Aces ever nonetheless. The Heart and Diamond suit cards had a slightly darker hue of red coloured to them, particularly similar to blood red. Decent, but definitely would have been better if paired with a darker back design.
The Feel
The initial feel was great. Fans and spreads nicely out of the box. I flourished with it for about 20 minutes before airing it for 10, and then placed it back into the box again.
Not Long After…
We shall examine the same cards after a day in the box after opening. Do note that I had washed my hands and dried them before I used the cards for the first time. These cards were also kept in a cool dark shelf, away from any form of moisture and sunlight.
The Cards
They clumped. Badly. And warped in all different directions. I had to spring, riffle shuffle and waterfall the rock hard deck more than thrice and to get each card to separate itself from another. Top it off, the springs feel bad on these cards. The dribbles are fine, just the springs don’t feel good.
The Feel
I can no longer fan nor spread these cards nicely. The cards tend to stick together and fans don’t look pretty. Spreads don’t go as long and smooth anymore. I can no longer tell if adhere to the description: “much attention to detail been manifested through a pack of playing cards”.
Overall
I am extremely disappointed with this deck of cards. I believed that Theory11 was capable of producing top-grade playing cards. “Never before has a deck of this quality and level of intricacy been produced.” This line has never been any more false. This deck is absolutely intolerable after a day of use. They clump right out of the box every single time. I am disgusted to say that these are of even lower quality cards as compared to regular rider backs, despite being 2 times the price.
Deck Review : Propaganda
I was also deeply disappointed by the Propaganda deck as well.What I received contridicted what u said on the deck page.
'Elite Military-Grade Playing Cards. Playing cards uniquely engineered to military precision, with original, iconic style and unsurpassed quality'
What the hell is that even supposed to mean ? These decks are no different than your other decks.
This deck isnt a millitary figher plane where every single thing needs to be precision done so that the operator does not get killed.
'On this day last December, theory11 called an executive meeting with WA007 -one of the premiere graphic design firms in the nation. The result of the meeting was over 12 months of compositions encompassing two distinctive, commanding new designs'
The design was rather poorly done in my opinion.
The backs resemble turkeys which clearly shows the type of originality this deck has.
he fanning clumped very badly after a few minutes of fanning , which is completely unacceptable.
E decks last much more longer than this.
The backs were also off centered , which explains the lack of quality control effort Theory 11 puts in.
Unsurprisingly , the term 'unsurpassed quality' does not deserve to be the tag line of all Theory 11 as they do not even meet the standards of Bicycle Rider Backs.
Sorry if I offend Theory 11 fanboys but E decks are of much better quality.
That is the truth , no matter how much you stress that Theory 11 decks are impeccable in quality.
I hope that Theory 11 will change their way of making decks but I find this unlikely since they take advantage of over-hyped products who are bought by unsuspecting newbies who fell prey to the over-hype.
I find that Theory 11 only cares about making fistfuls of dollars if the quality does not even meet the Rider Backs'.
E decks are much better , I just bought 2 bricks of Shadow masters and they were in excellent quality , which contrasts the poor quality of Theory 11 Decks
This shows that Theory 11 does not put in much effort in quality control , rather only putting effor in making their artists' golden homes shinier.
I can bet that you cannot prove me wrong without making major changes to the way you make decks
P.S. Theory 11 can delete this thread , ban me (sad way to get rid of me) , edit the 'bad' parts , fanboys can bash me but that will only get rid of what I think is constructive criticism
Sincerely ,
ex-customer