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Mechanical Deck
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Mechanical Deck (also known as Gaffed Deck, Trick Deck or Prepared Deck) is a deck of playing cards which has been altered in some way to allow magicians to perform tricks.
The major type are Forcing Decks, Marked Decks, Stripper Decks, Mene-Tekel Decks, Svengali Decks, Mental Photography Decks, Brainwave Decks, Invisible Decks, Color Changing Decks, and Rising Card Decks.
Also see the Category "Mechanical Decks" below for a full list.
References
- Mechanical Decks, page 216, Amateur Magician's Handbook
