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Mortalis Marked Playing Cards USPCC

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Mortalis Playing Cards

Mortalis Playing Cards is a deck of premium playing cards printed and manufactured in the USA by the United States Playing Card company. Fully marked, it hides its secrets in plain sight.

Only 2000 decks were printed, and will never be reprinted or restocked.

The optical marking system was designed in such a way that the closer you look, the less you see. It hides in direct sight to the untrained eye. Spectators, and even magicians, cannot identify it up close.

To the trained eye, it takes less than 2 seconds to identify and read a card just from the backs. It's designed in such a way that the whole system revolves around the working of a clock. If you can read a clock, you can read Mortalis's secrets. Perfect for close-up!

Printed by the USPCC on their premium stock, then double crushed to perfection along with an embossed air cushion finish. A traditional cut ensures perfect faro shuffles and table work. Saying that the cards handle like a dream is an accurate description.

The custom Court cards were built from the ground up, featuring borderless courts with popping, matching colors. The facial expressions on some cards have been tweaked to give a unique, personal feel. Every deck comes with a double backer, a duplicate card, and a full tutorial on how to read and use the marking system, which can also be viewed here.

Designed by acclaimed artist, designer of the Mint Playing Cards, Christofer Lacoste in Canada, and realized and produced by Area52Magic and Pravar Jain.

Get one (or 12) today, before they sell out forever.

2019 Release

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.

Re review

Had some issues, but once they understood what my problem was, they were quick to fix it. I must retract my previous review.

Impressive for a teenage creator

Despite only being a teenager, creator Pravar Jain is a professional magician and cardist from India, who produced this deck in October 2018. The optical marking system is based on how you read a clock. It is fairly well hidden, although a riffle test will show something unusual going on. Pravar states that it can be read quickly in under 3 seconds, but I think it will take a lot of practice to read it that quickly. The deck comes with a link to a seven page PDF explaining the marking system.

This deck has a very practical look, with standard indices and pips on the faces. One exception is the changed look of the court cards, which have been re-coloured by replacing the usual garish yellows and reds with more muted colours including a soft beige, which creates a more professional look. The Ace of Spades features a giant pip reprising the design from the card backs. One surprise is the absence of Jokers, but there are two gaff cards instead, along with two ad cards.