Jokers

[Bonnermagic]

When you guys flourish, do you have 52 cards in the deck or 54? Just a topic that I have never seen discussed.

 

[ninja]

54 i always have the jokers in the deck......always

 

[orchestrion]

I just recently started leaving my Jokers in. I always take out the 2 ad cards though.

 

[Johnlawl]

54 cards for flourishing.

 

[42613]

I use 53 cards, 52 reg. 1 joker....

 

[IIAnnexII]

52 cards for me. I never use jokers.

 

[dejavu05]

52, I mostly set the jokers aside unless I need them for the trick. But if I am just practicing sometimes I will leave them in.

 

[trashmanf]

I save up jokers from other decks and put at least 6 of them in when I flourish.

 

[42613]

I save up jokers from other decks and put at least 6 of them in when I flourish.

Why so many? Wouldn't indices on certain fans stand out more with less cards?

 

[Vincent_Dark]

does it really matter?....i usually use 52...but over time some cards may be lost or unusable...so i use whatever i have in my deck...while i may start with 52..since i usually use a deck that i have had and used for years...(at least 5 years on my favorite tally deck)..i am bound to be missing a couple cards.

 

[palmer]

does it really matter?....i usually use 52...but over time some cards may be lost or unusable...so i use whatever i have in my deck...while i may start with 52..since i usually use a deck that i have had and used for years...(at least 5 years on my favorite tally deck)..i am bound to be missing a couple cards.

Yep. You can even use pinochle decks for flourishing. Cards arent invincible. Sometimes one gets wet, bent, torn or just plain vanishes. Doesnt mean Im going to stop using the entire deck.

 

[trashmanf]

you have a deck of tally hoes that you've been using for 5 years? that's awesome, I bet it does SSS super sweet.

 

[Vinnie C.]

I, personally, use 52. I take the ad cards and Jokers out (but I don't throw them away). I use them as "protector" cards and put them at either end of the deck when I put the deck back into it's box. They act sort of like heat barriers, and help stop the rest of the deck from warping too quickly.

-Vince

 

[42613]

you have a deck of tally hoes that you've been using for 5 years? that's awesome, I bet it does SSS super sweet.

Damn. That makes my Tigers look young, they just turned 1

Also about the SSS comment, just because cards are 5 yrs. old and clumpy, doesn't necessarily mean they'll hold together well for SSS....

 

[Shanku]

I don't see how this matters but I use Jokers if they're in the deck. Sometimes I take them out for tricks and just leave them out for flourishing later on. I'm fine with or without them...