Hey all, was wondering if we could compile a list of 'alternative' decks of cards?

Several have come out over the years and having an updated list would be great.

This may be better in a mentalism category but I couldn't decide...everyone can use these cards so I figured this was the best place.

Also might be best not to put here the actual names of the fictional products these decks may represent, so google can't show this thread if searched by laymen.


A list of decks which are:

- Disguised as something else, like a game or 'swatch' book style deck
- Not playing cards (like ace-king)
- Not Tarot cards


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A.B.See Deck, Spidey |Child's Alphabet Learning Cards
The Gallery, Mark Spelmann |Photographs
Photographic Deck, Patrick Redford |Photographs
SNAPS, Dan Harlan |Stock Photo Swatch Book of Photographs, Subliminal Letters, Numbers & Symbols
Evoke, Craig Petty |Inspirational Emotion Cards & Quotes
Memoraid, Chris Rawlins |A Memory Game of Hand Drawn Images
Predictable, Chris Rawlins |A Table Game of Questions

Not sure what sort of cards/decks you mean, but you can do a lot of mentalism effects with a mirage or a Svengali deck. Or do you mean things like ESP cards - again, very useful in mentalism

Thanks for thinking about this!

Yes, playing card decks are no doubt useful in magic and mentalism.

Here I wanted to create a list of decks which are not standard playing card decks, but are disguised as something else - like a game.

Best,

Evan

Alphabet decks (the cards look like Scrabble tiles)
Animal Decks
President Decks
Max Maven has several decks with various shapes/symbols on them.

Phill Smith's Fusion Mosaic Phenomenon, Mind Blox and Cube 52 (both by Craig Petty) also come to mind.

Infinity Deck by Craig Petty...just out!

Word Games by Chris Rawlins

Here is a collection of various types of cards that can be used in mentalism or other magical effects.
For research I advise you to look for “flash cards” or "oracle cards", then there will be no limits to your imagination of what you will find and encounter.

ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL

https://www.etsy.com/listing/780556604/a......80556604

https://www.etsy.com/listing/711098152/a......cle-card



DESTINATIONS

Travel Destinations
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1185506389/......_click=1

Flags
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1454420177/......_click=1

Postcards
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1659069378/......59069378

Postcards
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1205854320/......et-of-20

Landmarks
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1309953245/......_click=1



COLOUR

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1214373024/......14373024

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1595344181/......_click=1



ALPHABET CARDS
Mix normal alphabet cards and alphabet cards with an example image and you got some nice du*l re**it*

https://www.etsy.com/listing/716006642/e......elated-3



READING POTENTIAL

Fata Morgana (Esoteric)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1722505136/......22505136

True Crime
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1728622210/......28622210

True Crime
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1090624128/......acy-deck

Oracle
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1609511173/......_click=1

Dreams
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1117872848/......_click=1



MISCELLANEOUS

Date Night
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1164027001/......64027001

Travel Adventure
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1498084147/......_click=1

Nature
https://www.artofplay.com/products/wonder-of-nature-card-set

Authors
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1731484711/......_click=1

Composers
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1557029758/......_click=1

Here is a collection of marketed decks of cards by various magic creators

Infinity Deck by Craig Petty and Lloyd Barnes
Cube 52 by Craig Petty
EVOKE by Craig Patty
Marry Kiss Kill by Green Lemon
Magical Picture Cards - Tenyo 2024
Mona Lisa Magic Brush
Prediction by Ezequiel Ferra
Unmasked by Arkadio Jose & Solange
Depicting Thoughts by Paralabs and Card-Shark (Picture Testing Cards)
Destination Unknown by Ickle Pickle Products Inc.
Destination Unknown by Charles Gauci
Fake 'N' Genious 2.0 by So Magic Evenements
The Oracle of Mercurius (https://www.stolina.de/das-orakelspiel-des-mercurius.html)
Rendezvous (https://www.stolina.de/rendezvous.html)
NUMBERS Cards (https://www.stolina.de/numbers-cards.html)
The Gallery by Marc Spelmann
Movie Nights Triple Bill Tossed Out Deck
The Deceased By Jamie Daws

Gradient by Adam Dadswell - very much looking forward to this one!

Easy Tones by Rich Relish - A colour swatch deck for graphic designers
RLT by Chris Rawlins - A card based Roulette Deck