Breaking In a Deck of Cards

Sep 1, 2007
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How do you guys chose to break in your decks?
How long do you take to break them in?
Any particular methods or fine details you care to share?

I want to know =) I'm sure some of you others also would like to know. Breaking in a deck is very important, not only for flourishing, but magic as well.

Hope to see responses, and let's please not turn this thread into a battleground haha! We're here to share ideas and stuff

-AK
 
Aug 31, 2007
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In my experiences, the best way to break in a deck is to:

  • Wash your hands thoroughly as to not get your cards dirty.
  • LePaul S Spread (or just regular spread) the cards in all directions. For example, do a few spreads, then turn the deck 180 degrees, then do it again a few times, then flip the deck face up and repeat the process.
  • Riffle every side of the deck (like a thumb riffle, etc.), and exaggerate the riffle quite a bit so you get a nice flick out of the cards
  • Faro the cards, and bridge shuffle them a LOT. (Make sure to do this with the cards not only face up, but face down as well to further break in the cards.)
  • Waterfall all of the cards, with the deck face up and face down as well.
  • Dribble all of the cards a lot
  • SPRING them a lot. This totally helps quicken the process.
  • As Dan and Dave have said in a previous forum thread, you should rub the edges of the deck on your jeans on a fresh deck to smoothen them out.

That's about all that I do to get my new deck broken in.

Remy
 
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Jun 10, 2008
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You little stalker!
In my experiences, the best way to break in a deck is to:

  • Wash your hands thoroughly as to not get your cards dirty.
  • LePaul S Spread (or just regular spread) the cards in all directions. For example, do a few spreads, then turn the deck 180 degrees, then do it again a few times, then flip the deck face up and repeat the process.
  • Riffle every side of the deck (like a thumb riffle, etc.), and exaggerate the riffle quite a bit so you get a nice flick out of the cards
  • Faro the cards, and bridge shuffle them a LOT. (Make sure to do this with the cards not only face up, but face down as well to further break in the cards.)
  • Waterfall all of the cards, with the deck face up and face down as well.
  • Dribble all of the cards a lot
  • SPRING them a lot. This totally helps quicken the process.
  • As Dan and Dave have said in a previous forum thread, you should rub the edges of the deck on your jeans on a fresh deck to smoothen them out.

That's about all that I do to get my new deck broken in.

Remy

In which post did dan and dave say that?
 
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