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When it comes to caring for your luxury playing cards, there are key ways of extending the life of your new decks. By taking the proper steps to protect your cards from the start, you'll be able to enjoy them for many games, cardistry practice sessions, or magic performances to come.

Learn how to shuffle a deck of playing cards like a pro with our guide to the 3 most popular methods. From the basic Overhand Shuffle to the iconic Riffle Shuffle, impress your friends and master a useful life skill. Step by step instructions and helpful tips included. Say goodbye to embarrassment and hello to impressing everyone with your card shuffling skills.

How to play Black Jack! The rules and strategy that will help you succeed at the card table.

Joining the archival time capsule is Joker and the Thief: Street Edition. Now sold out and out of print.

You may have seen a deck of playing cards in a card clip before. But why? What are they? And why do Cardists and Magicians use them so regularly? In this post we cover everything you need to know about card clips.

Joker and the Thief founder, James Milaras, talks all things playing cards and cardistry on the Deckin' Around podcast with Steve and Tyler!

Joining the archives are Joker and the Thief's Maidens Playing Cards and Dystopia Playing Cards. The Archival is a series where you can see our discontinued, limited, and out of print decks.

Joker and the Thief teams up with Sean Oulashin on a charity mission to travel to a remote Himalayan village in Nepal and teach children the art of Cardistry.

In this series we are calling Design Deep Dives, Joker and the Thief invites you behind the scenes to see how a deck of playing cards goes from concept to finished. Let's take a look at the journey of the nautical Seafarers playing cards.

Starting Cardistry can be confusing. What cards should I buy? How many hours should I practice? What accessories should I buy? In this article we list the 4 most essential items for Cardists that will instantly improve your flourishes and your lifestyle!

From Playing Cards to Pocket Knives - see Joker and the Thief's Everyday Carry! A little guide for you to see what gets us through the day and to maximise our productivity, in style!