Saturday Night Contest - Your Favorite!
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Mail chimps are my absolute favorite deck of all time BUT I recently fell in love with the mystery box playing cards after watching Chris Ramsay’s video solving the puzzle inside.
I forgot how nice the back design was plus this genius puzzle and the extra outside packaging is just too good.
I forgot how nice the back design was plus this genius puzzle and the extra outside packaging is just too good.
My favorite has to be Charity Water V1. The simplicity of the design makes it perfect for my taste. The cause, though, is one of the most important things in the world and made me buy a lot before.
This is a tough one! As someone already said, my favorite deck also may change from time to time. I'm a sucker for intricate designs, so honorable mentions goes to Contraband, High Victorian and Basquiat playing cards. If I could only get my hands to Tavern on the Green cards! So even if i haven't handled Tavern on the Green, I'd say they are my favorite. Just look at the box!
My favorite deck has to be the Rarebit Gold. I do ticks with a regular so, the rarer the deck the better because perception blindness of course. Gives me a chance to slip in some gaffed deck under there noses.
My love for cards started in quarantine. I had nothing to do, so I decided to do some card-related magic. The first deck I got was the red monarchs. I remember being so excited to open the box and I was shocked when I saw how good the cards looked and felt. I would obsess over the design. The red monarchs created a love of playing cards that I have until today. They are still my favourite deck of cards. (I hope I did not write too much 
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My favourite deck is Guardians Playing Cards... I love the design in black and white and the dark red in the hearts and diamonds... It was one of my first decks where the colours were like that and it is part of my favourite details in the costumized decks... The Ace of Spades and the Jokers are amazing, as well as the box and back art designs...
The Guardians hold a special place in my heart. It the first deck released by theory11. Being a part of the hype around it and theory11 at the time was astounding. Additionally, it was also released at several retail stores as well, which in my eyes, showed how theory11 was reaching a "common person's" market. I was in high school at the time, going through my "emo phase," (lol) so the darker design was attractive to me. Plus, the finish felt very different; almost waxy, which was refreshing.
My favorite deck continues to be Provision. Everything from the ivory-tone stock to the red-orange color, to the fantastic illustrations called out to me. It's still one of the classiest tucks in my opinion too, even though it's rather simple comparatively. True Hand Society just knocked it out of the park. I picked these up here in center city right after moving to Philly, not even realizing at the time that it was right when the deck came out and not even realizing it was down the street from True Hand HQ. I wasn't even an obsessive collector or anything yet, and didn't really understand the depth of T11's catalogue - I just had to have it when I saw it plain and simple. It kind of feels like stars aligning when I look back. I'm still trying to chase that feeling of discovery. For anyone not familiar with True Hand, they are a design studio AND a tattoo studio, so I've been planning on booking an appointment to get some ink of one of the aces directly from the artists. 
My all-time favorite deck is the Monarch deck. It was the first deck of cards given to me when I was starting on my magic journey, and they will always have a place in my pocket, car, and home.
My favorite theory11 deck is and always will be the Monarchs. They’re a true modern classic, elegant, yet standard enough for any kind of performance setting. My favorite colorway is actually the NYSM2 black, but I use the Navy and Red most frequently.
My favorite deck is still the Madison Players, I started collecting cards because of Theory 11, my first deck was the Guardians deck and then moved to Centurions, and so on now they are just getting more incredible. I love the collaborations, each deck gets more intricate and more elaborate.
I Like the green Tycoons as a EDC. I love the feel and deceptiveness. The Gold Artisans an early favorite because I like the metallic gold. So when I got the Piracy deck i was so impressed. Time slips away as a fan and manipulate them. They’re my favorite. 
