These cards are AMAZING. For background...

I was at a Books-A-Million book store; they had a HUGE selection of cards, so I had to check it out. One of the decks they had was Tragic Royalty; ONE deck left. I HAD to pick it up.

From what I had heard, these playing cards were odd and rather Tim Burton-esque. I didn't know how these looked OR felt, but I had heard they were... odd. Well, eager to unbox them, I paid and left the store.

I immediately opened them after leaving... The first things I noticed...

1) The stock felt EXACTLY like bicycles (which wasn't odd; very expected).
2) The art was AWESOME; not just the court cards... The ace of Spades is cool too, and the font is very... cartoony on all the cards.
3) Incredibly grey. There is NO white on these cards at all. The bodies are very gray, which is awesome.
4) They glow under blacklight. The box said this, so I tried it. They do, it looks AMAZING.
5) The backs are the COOLEST I have seen. Grey and black bicycle backs, but the angels are bright red. AWESOME cards.

I love these. These are fantastic and I recommend them for Halloween performances, if you perform under blacklight, if you LOVE Tim Burton, OR if you need them for a collection. Great deck.

red angels turn bright orange when hit with blacklight.. I wear a headlamp that has the blacklight spectrum..so that this can be done... all red cards glow.. the black do not..they SHOULD glow in BLUE...the best portable blacklight for the money is something called "stink free" takes 3 aaa batteries.. and has a throw of at LEAST 20 ft... COST? $8-$12.....

Hi. This is your official PenguinMagic reviewer, B_Magic.

I'm a big fan of collecting Bicycle cards, so for me this is a good purchase. They are fun, people talk about them, and they can be very entertaining to use for a poker night, game night, etc.

I warn AGAINST using any unnatural looking cards for performing magic. Many people think it makes them look unique, which it does, but not in the good way they may think. It bring unnecessary skepticism and awkwardness from your spectators who may think even normal looking cards can be faked.

I urge you to not use designer cards for any serious magic performance.
B_Magic