Looking for "thick" playing cards (1 Viewer)

[CptUnderpants]

At a home game hosted by @rjdev7, I played with some Dal Negro cards that were firmer than other cards I've handled and felt very substantial. Seems the material is "duplex reinforced cardboard", and the Modiano 98 and Masenghini Ramino are also made of the same material. Below is the box, I believe:

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Does anyone know of other cards that are made of this material? Are any other types of material comparable? I've heard the acetate Modiano Platinums and old Kems also have a very "firm" feel?

 

[davislane]

@xdan can you assist?
@CptUnderpants . If you are after thick then try faded spades. They were a bit too thick for my liking.

I'm a fan of Dal Negro and Angel personally

 

[CptUnderpants]

@xdan can you assist?
@CptUnderpants . If you are after thick then try faded spades. They were a bit too thick for my liking.

I'm a fan of Dal Negro and Angel personally

Oh, yes, my current go-to are Faded Spade 2.0s! But I get a lot of complaints about the slippery-ness in my home games.

I ordered a deck of Dal Negros with the monkey design, but turns out they were thin PVC and not the material I was looking for. Which is what triggered this search that I'm currently on...

 

[davislane]

Oh, yes, my current go-to are Faded Spade 2.0s! But I get a lot of complaints about the slippery-ness in my home games...

I believe NTP is the thickest card Dal Negro makes.

https://shop.dalnegro.com/prodotto/carte-ramino-floreale-ntp-pvc/
Bridge size only come in regular index though.

 

[CptUnderpants]

I believe NTP is the thickest card Dal Negro makes.

https://shop.dalnegro.com/prodotto/carte-ramino-floreale-ntp-pvc/
Bridge size only come in regular index though.

Oh, if their PVC cards come in different thicknesses, then this just got a lot harder. Doesn't seem to be a way to tell how they are without handling them.

I ordered these and they were paper thin.

 

[xdan]

@xdan can you assist?
@CptUnderpants . If you are after thick then try faded spades. They were a bit too thick for my liking.

I'm a fan of Dal Negro and Angel personally

So they’re paper 330 gsm

As for a nice thick card, the NTP in bridge jumbo exist.

@CptUnderpants their pvc is mainly .30 or .32mm if I recall.

What’s your prefernce?
Poker or bridge? Jumbo or regular?

 

[CptUnderpants]

So they’re paper 330 gsm

As for a nice thick card, the NTP in bridge jumbo exist.

@CptUnderpants their pvc is mainly .30 or .32mm if I recall.

What’s your prefernce?
Poker or bridge? Jumbo or regular?

Poker. Regular is always fine, jumbos depends on the font

 

[EpicAS]

Bicycle Prestige cards also feel quite thick from handling.. I just go by how much my fingers hurt after a session of dealing... so far my pain-o-meter goes:
1) Bicycle Prestige
2) Faded Spade
3) NTP Longlife

 

[davislane]

the NTP in bridge jumbo exist.

in for 2 setups

 

[xdan]

in for 2 setups

Can’t seem to find any online.
The dal negro shop was selling them. They seem to have updated their site

 

[JFG]

FOURNIER 605s​

Because they are stiffer than most cards, magicians use them to practice flourishes. Once they master flourishes with these cards they can do them with any. They are varnish coated paper stock as opposed to texture coated. They won’t last as long as plastic, but they do last longer than Bicycles or Bees. Apparently, they can even be ‘lightly’ washed.

https://www.leeasher.com/store/fournier-605-lee-asher-playing-cards.php

 

[davislane]

Can’t seem to find any online

Ive checked before and dont recall seeing them the current dal negro catalogue you shared.

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

Faded Spade 2.0 are thick & a little slippery. BUT I bought their newest 2.0 purple & green set & they seem to be a lot more grippy even though they share the same 2.0 name. Went to buy more & they seem to be sold out...again.

 

[RocAFella1]

FOURNIER 605s​

Because they are stiffer than most cards, magicians use them to practice flourishes. Once they master flourishes with these cards they can do them with any. They are varnish coated paper stock as opposed to texture coated. They won’t last as long as plastic, but they do last longer than Bicycles or Bees. Apparently, they can even be ‘lightly’ washed.

https://www.leeasher.com/store/fournier-605-lee-asher-playing-cards.php

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These would be great if they were plastic.

 

[Goldfish]

I have tried a number of different cards, but Modiano platinum hold up the best ( most resistant to creasing) IMO. I have been using these cards for years. No complaints.

 

[tabletalker7]

If faded spades are good but slippery, try Fournier. 2818 for poker and 2826 for bridge

 

[CptUnderpants]

I have tried a number of different cards, but Modiano platinum hold up the best ( most resistant to creasing) IMO. I have been using these cards for years. No complaints.

What's the best place to buy these? I keep reading that they're not longer being made.

 

[JFG]

These would be great if they were plastic.

My son was into card tricks, Erdnase type stuff, so I was able to mess with them a bit. They feel different from any other card and they lasted way longer than what I expected. He said he still had them, so if I get the chance I’ll take pictures of them and post them here.

 

[raynmanas]

Copag 310s feel quite thick:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07996KZWG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[LeLe]

Took me quite awhile before I saw one NTP jumbo index seller online

 

[surfik]

Trefl are very firm but plastic

 

[BirdCage]

Dal Negro used the Ramino name on more than one variety of cards. Some are cardboard and some are plastic. I picked up a setup of the plastics while in Sicily this year. They are bigger, thicker, and heavier than anything I’ve come across before. 166.6 vs. 136.2 grams for a Copag deck, both poker-size, weighed new & unopened, and 55 cards per deck. See pics.

They are not jumbo index, so I’d let them go for what I paid. 20 Euros ($21 plus shipping).

 

[Machine]

These ones are thick: