Witchcraft & Wizardry / Adventure by ParaMyth Games - Playing Card Review

What's up everybody, welcome to the video. My name is Keith and in today's video we're going to be looking at two decks of cards that were sent to me from Pyramid Games and they are the Adventure Playing Cards and also the Witchcraft and Wizardry Playing Cards. These were sent to me but they won't change the review and my opinions on the cards. So these are both fun decks of cards and feature different hand-drawn images on each card and each deck includes 52 playing cards and two jokers in each deck. So let's talk about the pricing for these cards and these are both priced up as £12.90 on the Pyramid Games website and these come all the way from Athens in Greece. So if you're purchasing them from outside of the country there may be some additional shipping fees just to be aware of. The tuck cases on both decks are similar on the front where you have the information about the adventure cards or the witchcraft and wizardry cards and they both have castles and castle elements on the front. The top has the playing card theme on there too along with the the side of the tuck which has the candle for the witchcraft ones and a little dagger for the adventure ones. The other side of the deck has information about the cards too in terms of stating that the cards have hand drawn elements on the cards. The bottom has the company information, barcode and states that it is a hobby gaming product. The back of the box has a Ouija board and a witchcraft wand and an old style pirate treasure map style map for the adventure cards. Let's talk about the backs of the cards and we are starting with the witchcraft cards and it's a black back with some symbols in the middle of the cards too. There is a central circle with a dot in it then either side there's circles with triangles in and they are the same way looking at the right way all upside down. Now for the adventure deck it's a strange looking back which looks like it's a It's a little bit of a symbol explosion. And I believe it's a ghost in the middle and these backs are a one way back as the symbols are different when turned upside down, as is the ghost in the middle. The backs are a orangey yellow color with black designs. With each of these decks, you don't get additional cards other than the standard 52 cards and two jokers. You do, however, get a nice little paper book with each deck and that folds out and lists each playing card and what is drawn on each card, too, which is a handy little guide, I think. So if you want a specific playing card, you can look on the paper and find that. Let's talk about the deck on the front of the cards. And as stated, each card has a hand-drawn image on the card and the images are relating to each theme. So for the witchcraft decks, there's things like a poison bottle, a candle pendant, a crow, a witch, a wolf, and so much more. There's even a Ouija board. The adventure playing cards has a thing like a torch, sword, daggers, a crown, pirate flag, and so much more. Personally, I love the witchcraft designs more, But I guess I'm just. A secret goth like Robert Smith, but he's not that secret goth, but he's a goth anyway, so Robert Smith It's a mess. Let's talk about handling and this is where I have a negative about the deck Because these are tabletop gaming style playing cards, they're very much like cardboard, which is great for gaming, but not the best for performing magic with. I couldn't fan them correctly or do any faro shuffles, but the riffle shuffle is fine and an overhand shuffle is fine too. But in general, I wouldn't use these for magic tricks where sleights are needed. However, you could do some fantastic magic just by using the designs on the cards, which open these up to some fantastic and great things. So let's talk about conclusions. And I do favour the Witchcraft as a favourite deck over the Adventure deck, but both are equally as nice and have wonderful, fantastic illustrations on them. Illusions? Illustrations! So that's a bonus for the playing cards. I do prefer the back design of the Witchcraft deck as well, and the designs, so that's the one that gets top marks for me. Again, as they are quite cardboard-feeling and handling, That is one of the downsides of the deck for me, but for a game and deck of cards, these would be great and would be something that gamers who want themed decks along these lines, it would be perfect for them. But, like I said, for magicians who need them for slights, maybe not as good. If you're interested in grabbing a deck of these cards, then there's a link in the description where you can get the cards. And if you enjoyed this playing card review and want to see more, make sure you click on one of the videos which is on the screen now, and you can see more playing card reviews. And remember, give the channel a subscribe if you're not already. It would help it out massively. But, until next time, see ya!