Theres a little plastic strip that runs around the whole deck that is perforated, its probably a faint red colour. It runs around the front, back and sides of the deck, up near the top where the box opens. On one of the sides you should be able to get a fingernail underneath it, but only on one side. From there you just pull it and it should rip off the rest of the cellophane in a thin strip, the top portion of the cellophane should now come off, meaning you can leave the bigger, bottom portion on and still access the cards in the box.