Unlike many of these custom decks, even the indices have been re-styled, and there are beautiful court cards and jokers, and a spectacular Ace of Spades.  One of the Jokers has a ‘Queen of Hearts Reveal’ incorporated, and the deck also includes two very useful matching gaffs – a blank faced card and a double backed card.  This seems very sensible for a deck aimed at magicians.

The cards handle beautifully of course with usual USPCC quality.  And they make an appealing display when fanned or spread.

All in all we think these would add a touch of elegance to any routine and provide a welcome alternative to skulls for performance venues where they wouldn’t be appropriate!

They’re generally priced around £6 which is about standard for a custom deck.  Our review copy was kindly supplied by MA Pro Magic who charge a competitive £5.36. (It was also featured in the January offering for our Playing Card Club)

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The deck itself is a thing of beauty – an elegant back design based on the internal workings of a clock – nicely printed by the USPCC. The court cards all feature a clock face – each showing a different time. And this forms the basis of any number of effects with a time theme. With the DVD a second deck is supplied which has been set up in a special way to make several strong effects possible.

The DVD supplied contains 5 routines. Here’s a quick run through them.

The Timeless Clock
A lovely bringing together of a couple of principles you will already know to make a nice routine which is easy to do and has a strong emotional hook for your spectator too. Mind reading and a prediction which gets away from the pick a card idea. I really like this and Gary Jones explains everything very clearly as ever.

Time Warp
The time on printed on a freely selected court card physically changes and another card changes completely in this multi-phase routine. A little bit ‘movey’ though not overly difficult. This nicely utilises some additional special cards that come with the Timeless Deck.

Just a Second
The time on a freely selected card changes to match the time on a wrist watch on which the spectator has randomly set the time. A nice effect – with a clear plot and impressive magic. This isn’t technically demanding, but as with all magic will need some handling practise to make it smooth.

Dual Time
A spectator freely chooses a time. One card is found to be reversed in a deck of cards and then the corresponding card is reversed in a Timeless deck and the time on this card matches the original freely chosen time. Harder to explain than perform! You will need a certain something which you probably already own but which isn’t supplied with the setup.

Second Hand
This is a really clever effect where you appear to read a spectator’s mind and reveal their chosen card without them saying or doing anything. We’re pleased that the sources are credited in the explanation.

Another nice bonus that impressed us, was that the RSVP magic website contains a couple of other routines for the deck by Paul Hallas which are freely available. This seems to be a generous gesture.

We think this is a great little outfit. You would almost certainly only want to do one of these effects in any one set, but the time theme and the versatility of the cards should mean you are creating your own variations and routines in no time. I think the theme of time is so universal that they are bound to appeal to an audience and the cards themselves are appealing and interesting.

Get the Timeless Project from the Merchant of Magic for £24.99 (at the time of writing).
You can also just buy the standard Timelss Deck on its own for £7.99.

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Timeless deck – the second RSVP deck opens up some really interesting presentations possibilities with its time theme. Also limited edition. £7.49

(UPDATE – actually both these new bicycle cards are slightly cheaper at MagicShop.co.uk – only £6.99)

Big Gun Deck – THis is a bit of history in every sense. A re-release of a historic deck which originally celebrated victory in WW1. Now reproduce in a imited edition deck – £4.99

Gaff Arcane Deck White – Whatver you think of Ellusionist (and we know they divide people) they do produce some beautiful decks. Here is a range of special and unusual gaffs to co-ordinate with the White Arcane Deck. Hold your breath for the price… £29.49

There seem to be an endless variety of marked decks available. But what marks this Bicycle Marked card set out is that it includes a deck, the marking material, instructional DVD, and even some deck seals so that you can really give the impression of an ordinary Bicycle deck. £18.99

And in other non-deck news, these flash cards will bring some fizz to your performance. £6.66 – pack of 10.

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