Suggestions on new cards? (1 Viewer)

[Frode789]

So I currently own 2 decks of some nice COPAG cards, but I was planning on buying 2 more decks. I am very happy with my COPAG cards, but it is always nice try something else too. Suggestions for other brands to try? The best only.
I like jumbo indexed poker cards.

KEM? Fournier? Bicycle?

 

[Chris123]

Modiano, they are the best IMO

http://www.modianocards.com/traditional-decks/traditional-wide-jumbo.html

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Since you are in Europe, Fournier 2818 or 2800 cards should be available to you at a reasonable price.

https://www.pokershop.dk/shop/fournier-2818-100%-1496p.html

I'd also recommend the Desjgn Classic Victorian cards, but they may be more expensive overall due to shipping to Norway from the US.

 

[ChipTalker]

there are plenty of threads on this topic but my vote is Fournier, they are usually well priced and I just like the way they play.
For the record I really dislike copag though so maybe we have different taste. In my experience Copags are too flimsy, the color bleeds onto each other and they smell like absolute crap to me.

 

[Thomacetti]

Piatnik !!!!

 

[MoscowRadio]

I gotta say Fournier. They're my favorite cards, and if you get bridge-sized you'll never wanna go back.

 

[SleepInPC]

Piatnik !!!!

Man, I wish it was easier to get Piatnik in the U.S. I can't find them anywhere.

 

[Thomacetti]

Man, I wish it was easier to get Piatnik in the U.S. I can't find them anywhere.

To bad, after owning & testing all the brands:

1. Piatnik
2. Modiano Platinum
3. Gemaco Superflex

 

[SleepInPC]

To bad, after owning & testing all the brands:

1. Piatnik
2. Modiano Platinum
3. Gemaco Superflex

Definitely agree with Piatnik being the best of what I have. For me, it would go:

1. Piatnik
2. Bicycle Frontier
3. Guild

But I don't have a lot of cards.

 

[Wils]

Piatnick (jumbo Bridge)
Fournier
Copag
Haven't tried Kems
Modiano PA's for when you want banana shaped cards with uneven edges.

 

[Jason G]

Modiano Platinum. Don't get the burn above, the only fault I have experienced is that they can chip corners if they catch a hard (unpadded, unfelted) surface the wrong way.
Have never played with Piatnick but will seek them out given all the recommendations above.

 

[Frode789]

Thanks guys. I am going to try Fournier this time, and probably pick up some Modiano's later.

 

[Milo013]

Late to this thread . . .
Fourniers will not disappoint you. They are definitely the #1a to the Modiano Platinum Acetate's #1 status.
Now, if you are purchasing bridge sized cards than Fourniers are the no doubt #1 option.
If you can find them from a Euro supplier, I would also suggest Dal Negro if you can find them. The Torcello line combines the a good bridge between the qualities of Modiano and Fournier.

Or, you can just lose your marbles and buy everything like I have.

 

[BELGRADE]

For Me :

1-Kem
2-Fournier
3-Copag

 

[Milo013]

Really? New Kems are not much better quality wise than Copag, and they cost a ridiculous amount more.

 

[ChipTalker]

Really? New Kems are not much better quality wise than Copag, and they cost a ridiculous amount more.

agreed, I have some old KEMS which are great but I was naive back then and used reg index poker size. When I made the move to Jumbo Bridge (which play better IMO) the new KEMS I received kinda sucked and every deck out of 6 suffers from "weird card syndrome". I do not know how to describe it easily however if you look at the deck sideways there are like 2 to 3 small gaps in each deck and you can consistently cut the cards there if you wanted and always comes out to the same 2 or 3 cards. When you inspect the card to see what is wrong you cannot find anything yet the gap still remains. It is like the card is warped or something, very strange but obviously it is not acceptable. This forced me to try others and Fournier plays great and is cost effective.

 

[bivey]

No one mentioned j Design, my personal favorite and a site sponsor.

 

[ChipTalker]

No one mentioned j Design, my personal favorite and a site sponsor.

I do not own a deck but used them at a different game and I liked them as well.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

No one mentioned j Design, my personal favorite and a site sponsor.

Actually, I did...

I'd also recommend the Desjgn Classic Victorian cards, but they may be more expensive overall due to shipping to Norway from the US.

They are great cards (#2 to Fournier in my highly biased opinion).

 

[Milo013]

CBL . . . being biased is only a BAD thing if you do not have the experience to back it up. Hence my everlasting love for Modianos in Poker sized, along with my burgeoning adoration of bridge sized Fourniers.
Best cards in each category, and there is no debate in my mind.

 

[mummel]

@MD Mike

 

[mummel]

I gotta say Fournier. They're my favorite cards, and if you get bridge-sized you'll never wanna go back.

@MD Mike

 

[Trihonda]

Modiano Platinum. Don't get the burn above.

. I thought the same thing. Modiano PA are the nutz for Jumbo POKER cards.

Late to this thread . . .
Fourniers will not disappoint you. They are definitely the #1a to the Modiano Platinum Acetate's #1 status.
Now, if you are purchasing bridge sized cards than Fourniers are the no doubt #1 option.
If you can find them from a Euro supplier, I would also suggest Dal Negro if you can find them. The Torcello line combines the a good bridge between the qualities of Modiano and Fournier.

Or, you can just lose your marbles and buy everything like I have.

Milo is a confirmed card freak.. He's the @BGinGA (i.e. EF Hutton) of cards. I'd value his opinion.

 

[MD Mike]

@MD Mike

SOMEONE (I won't name any names here), will just call him Mr. Ummel, may have sent me a pack of Fournier cards (bridge size jumbo index) and I have to say they are FANTASTIC.

Coming from Bicycle Prestige, these are light years better!

 

[MD Mike]

 

[CdnBeerLover]

SOMEONE (I won't name any names here), will just call him Mr. Ummel, may have sent me a pack of Fournier cards (bridge size jumbo index) and I have to say they are FANTASTIC.

Coming from Bicycle Prestige, these are light years better!

Interesting, since Bicycle Prestige cards are manufactured by Fournier.

 

[MD Mike]

Interesting, since Bicycle Prestige cards are manufactured by Fournier.

You're kidding ... lol... right?

 

[CdnBeerLover]

You're kidding ... lol... right?

Nope. If the Prestige packaging states "Cards manufactured in Spain", my understanding is that they are Fournier-made. Fournier is one of many brands under the USPCC umbrella.

At the very least, it's true for the jumbo index poker sized version.

http://www.nhfournier.es/en/productos/ver/bicycle-prestige

 

[MD Mike]

Nope. If the Prestige packaging states "Cards manufactured in Spain", my understanding is that they are Fournier-made. Fournier is one of many brands under the USPCC umbrella.

Well, my comment makes me look dumb! It still feels like the cards I posted a pic of above (Fournier 55) seem so much better. Is it in my head?

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Not necessarily. Depends on the cards you had. I haven't tried the bridge size Prestige cards, so I can't compare. It's possible they are made in the same facility using different card stock.