We’ve been quite a fan of a number of the Madison decks, and really like these Madison Revolvers which are due in the same day we go to (virtual) print. An understated but striking design which I believe is a fairly limited edition and so very collectable. £13.99

I’m not sure if I’d use these in performance, but I love the design of the Killer Bee playing cards. The court cards have been fantastically stylised using the honeycomb theme and the back design is bold and mesmerising. Even after you cut away all the Ellusionist hype I think these are a super deck for collectors and ‘cardies’! £8.49

(From a purely design point of view, also check out the wonderful Duel deck at £9.99 – gorgeous!)

Here’s a brand new release (worldwide release 2nd March) which looks wonderfully visual. A card visually smudges and then turns into a previously selected and signed card. A clever custom made gimmick does most of the work for you allowing you to concentrate on enjoying the reactions! If Alcardmy is even half as good as the trailer it’s going to be brilliant. £25.99

We’ve enjoyed the recent John Carey releases we have looked at so even unseen we would recommend Eclectica his latest release. 15 items for less than £2/effect has to be worth a look! Packet tricks, full deck tricks and even, gasp, a trick with sponge balls! £28.99 [UPDATE – you can now read our full review here]

What’s caught your eyes recently? We didn’t get up to Blackpook this year so are still waiting for the buzz of the Blackpool releases. But worry not, we’ll be bringing you all the latest honest magic reviews in the coming days.

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Welcome to March – just in case you hadn’t noticed February passing you by!  Here are a few recommendations to start the month with…

We have a copy of The Last Prediction sitting on our desk and will do a full review later in the month. But this seemed to go down very well at Blackpool and is a self-working version of the classic Open Prediction. DVD and Bicycle gimmick for £20.50 [UPDATE – our review is now live]

The classy Mechanic Deck has had an overhaul and Mechanic Deck VR2 not only looks good but is now a fully-fledged marked deck. £7.99

If you’re in to collecting the latest decks you may also be interested in the Bicycle Creepy Deck – which does what it says on the tin and rocks in at £8.50.

We know you love playing cards, and Ellusionist have just put out a new Gaff System which includes some spectacularly printed gaff cards to enable you to perform 15 amazing effects. Some real creativity here from some big names in magic with this beautiful deck. £57.49

That’s all for now.  Watch this space for loads more card and close up magic reviews and news…

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And they’ve also got some great new decks in recently. Have you seen the Fathom Deck from Ellusionist?

One of the complaints you used to get sometimes (less often these days) about Bicycle Cards was that they were sometimes mis-printed – off centre etc. Well, USPCC seem to be making a virtue out of this now with the rather unusual Irregular Deck!

If you want to see all their latest decks and effects, just head to their New Magic page.

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The rather groovy limited edition Bicycle Apollo Deck

The elegant Crown Deck

(also available in Green and Blue)

The beautiful Erdnase Decks (on Bee stock).

And a number of Ellusionist decks including the Second Edition Artifice Deck

They stock many other favourites too. So many decks, so little time…

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MagicNevin are also taking pre-orders on the new Ellusionist Artifice deck (with “performance coating”). £7.50 and due in next week.

Cards4Magic are also stocking the new Pirate deck from Diavoli Productions and the limited edition Bicycle Titanium Cards. See their just in page for ordering.

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For the card-aholics amongst you, Paul Gordon continues to offer various reductions on bundles of his excellent books and tricks. I am still intending to put a review of his new Card Startlers up, but have not had a minute to look at this yet. Watch this space…

Also, although we are primarily focused on the UK market, for those who are into Ellusionist, you will no doubt have heard about their annual holiday giveaway. If you are prepared to wait for your order to ship from the States, they are offering some good prizes – see their Holiday Giveaway page for more details. Of course they also sell a variety of custom Bicycle Decks for your performing pleasure.

That will do for now. Keep enjoying your Card Magic!

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Another nice looking deck from Ellusionist with a very special Joker and a barcode reveal.

Now available at the Card Collection who are also stocking the UltraGaff Bicycle Deck now…

I’m not aware of anyone else in the UK with these yet. Let me know if you are!

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Not sure when they will hit the UK yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear anything.

You can see a gallery showing all the designs here.

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