Magic Tricks

I own or have use... wait, let me count them... 6 other ESP decks. And without doubt, the Eclipse deck is the easiest to read. First, it is easily visible even at a distance (as man have noted) and in challenging lighting conditions. Second, you only need to glace at ONE place on the card back to get the read, unlike some decks that require you to look at 2 or more corners to figure out the marking. These replace both my Beyond ESP 2 and Tenyo ESP cards as my go to set.

The instruction videos are well shot, but the routines taught are, for the most part, are rather linear that amount to little more than looking at the back of a card and telling what its face is (which is, admittedly, an over simplification, but more or less accurate). The one exception is Lewis Le Val's take on the classic ESP matching routine to which he adds some nice personal touches.

But if your main interest is having ESP cards that you don't have to struggle to read in weak lighting or when you are not directly opposite or inches away from your participant, you should definitely give these a go.

At least one reviewer has remarked that the markings are too obvious. I personally don't find them obvious. And I have never challenged a non-magician to see if they can find the markings. Why would I. In any event, the key is in designing your routines. You shouldn't be using routines which cry out "Marked cards". If your spectators are suspecting the cards are marked in some way, the fault is not with the cards, but rather with the routine!