Welcome to our new collaboration project! We are excited to introduce the Mantis Playing Cards, an original deck of cards developed by Sean Devine and designed by Manel.
Mantis Playing Cards is our first venture into the world of reader-style marked decks. We were immediately hooked when Sean first approached us with the idea for this deck. The vintage feels mixed with the modern mantis twist stood out for us.
Why mantis? An urban legend says: "When you see a mantis, beware of smoke and mirrors." How fitting for a magic deck!
Yes, the Mantis Playing Cards were created for magic. They are a fully marked deck with a reader-style marking system. The cleverly designed markings let you identify the value of any card with a quick glance at its back. Sean, Manel, and our team went over several iterations of the marking system, adjusting it along the way to achieve a balance between deceptiveness and usability. Eventually, we moved the markings to the long side of the cards and next to the border, making them readable in spreads.
From the first sketches, Sean and Manel changed the backs to a subtle one-way design. This feature is well-hidden, but once you find it, it will always be there, allowing you to perform amazing magic tricks using the one-way principle.
We went with 1885 Bicycle faces, redrawn and perfected by Daniel Schneider to complete the deck's vintage feel. We adjusted the court cards' scheme by substituting the usual blue for the same green on the backs.
Manel designed a simple and elegant praying mantis Ace of Spades and a pair of identical Jokers. Thanks to the Jokers, you have duplicates straight out of the box.
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Versandinfos
Shipping within Switzerland and Liechtenstein
All deliveries within Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein take place with the Swiss Post (www.post.ch).
We hide as follows:
Economy shipping (2-3 working days)
flat rate Fr. 7.50
From CHF 45.–
From CHF 100.– goods value, free of charge
Priority shipping (1-2Working days)
Flat rate CHF 9.50
From CHF 100.–
Additional costs at the request of the customers:
Saturday delivery (CHF 14.50): A shipping option of the Swiss Post can also be chosen for orders that arrive from us before 3:30 p.m. The packages will then also be delivered on Saturday! This service is subject to a fee, even if the value of the goods is above CHF 100.–.
Express moon (Fr. 25.00): We offset a flat rate for Express moon delivery. This includes the costs for delivery with Swissexpress Moon, as well as the additional costs for express preparation. The express costs are always incurred, even for shipments above CHF 100.– value of goods.
Shipping abroad
Deliveries abroad can currentlyNot be made through the online shop. Please contact us using the form or by email. Let us know which products you want and we inform about the total costs including shipping.
IMPORTANT
Orders in the EU (Germany, Austria, ...) are only possible due to the new EU import regulations from a value of CHF 150.
Shipments abroad only make sense for products that you do not get in your country! We have a partner in Germany for magic articles, here you get almost everything without discount problems!
Collection in the shop
Most products can also be picked up from us in the shop in Zurich. You can order these products for collection via the online shop or come from us during the opening hours over.
