An actual review:
This deck is available at Walmart stores for $2.99 each.
They come in two versions: blue and orange.
The blue is a light and somewhat desaturated blue (almost a "slate blue").
The orange is a light/pale orange which I would compare to a "Creamsicle" ice pop (maybe a little lighter).
The back design visible on the back of the box is accurate to the colors; the bolder, vivider box colors on the front & sides are not.
The back design is florid, more detailed than Bicycle Rider Backs. There is a white boarder.
Each of the card faces is custom and are not standard Bicycle faces. White is the base color of the faces.
The 4 suits' pips are custom, and the font for the letters & numbers is custom as well.
The court cards' pictures are the Bicycle standard, with the custom font, and themed in the deck's specific color (blue or orange).
The Jokers are the standard Bicycle big & little (with the Guarantee) Jokers; they aren't duplicate Jokers like many Theory 11 decks have.
The Ace of Spades has a custom big spade, but it's just filled in with the fancy pattern copied & enlarged from the center of the backs of the cards, in the deck's color.
They handle like normal Bicycle 808s: air-cushioned finish, similar thickness, similar bendy-ness, and semi-rough edges. Right out of the box after a few shuffles I then went to do a Faro and that was not going to happen without ruining the edges. Bleh.
My opinions
Neat deck.
If you're a collector of playing card decks, then add them to your collection, the price is right.
They're not going to replace my standard performing decks, nor will they be the deck I grab as I run out the door for an impromptu evening on the town.
I might use them to jam with my best friends (also magicians) just to have a deck pattern that's different.
They'll probably sit on my shelf for infinity. Maybe on my desk or coffee table if they're lucky. ;-)
