Card Quality Comparison

The strength of the Phoenix Decks is, that we can produce this deck at the best playinc card companies around the globe without having the problem to change the look of the cards at all. The complete design is created and owned by Card-Shark. The card stock and the print is so identical that you can even mix for instance the Phoenix Master cards with the Phoenix Traditional cards. To differentiate the several versions of the Phoenix Deck we used the Ace of Spades to add this information for you without giving away any secrets to your audience.

Below the Ace of Spades center pip you can find the following text:

Phoenix Master: "Master Edition"
Phoenix Traditional: "Traditional Edition"
Phoenix Parlour: "Parlour Edition"
Phoenix Double-Decker: first "Master Edition", now "Traditional Edition"
Phoenix Parlour Double-Decker: "Parlour Edition"

	Bicycle	Phoenix Master	Phoenix Traditional	Phoenix Parlour	Phoenix Double Decker	Phoenix Parlour Double Decker
Production facility	USPC	USPC	CSPF	CSPF	CSPF	CSPF
USPC Standard	Supermarket-Quality	Casino-Quality	-	-	-	-
paperstock	Linen structure Bicycle stock	Linen structure Bicycle stock	Linen structure Card-Shark stock	Linen structure Card-Shark stock	Ultra thin card stock	Ultra thin card stock
Finish	Air Cushion Finish	Air Cushion Finish	Smooth Glide Finish	Smooth Glide Finish	Smooth Glide Finish	Smooth Glide Finish
# cards	56	56	55	54	108	108
card dimension	2.5" x 3.5" (63 x 88 mm)	2.5" x 3.5" (63 x 88 mm)	2.5" x 3.5" (63 x 88 mm)	3" x 4" (75 x 100 mm)	2.5" x 3.5" (63 x 88 mm)	3" x 4" (75 x 100 mm)
Special	O	large aces, 2 Jokers, Poker Bingo cheat sheet, included blank face card	large aces, 2 Jokers	large aces, 2 Jokers	large aces, 2-4 Jokers	large aces, 2-4 Jokers
Oneway backs	O	X	X	X	X	X
Oneway faces	O	X	X	X	X	X
Cut	Standard punching, partly dull, with high error quote	Casino punching, lowest possible error tolerance	slit cut	slit cut	slit cut	slit cut
Faro shuffles	Good	Perfect	Difficult	Difficult	Difficult	Difficult
Laser print on top of finish possible	O	O	X	X	X	X
Best quantity for custom print	< 5 cards	< 5 cards	< 10 decks	< 10 decks	< 10 decks	< 10 decks
custom deck run	> 5000	> 2500	> 300	> 500	please contact us	please contact us

USPC: United States Playing Card Company
CSPF: Card-Shark Printing Facility Europe

Bicycle and the Air Cushion Finish are trademarks of the USPC.