Red Fox V2 is the second deck from Red Fox Playing Cards, a brand of marked decks that was funded on Kickstarter. This version revolves around an underwater adventure and keeps the brand’s central idea: its own marking system, which you learn with the help of red-filter glasses.

• PublisherRed Fox Playing Cards
• PrinterUnited States Playing Card Company (USPCC)
• Contentsmarked deck with custom court cards, a gaff card (trick card for magic effects), a double-backer and red decoder glasses

Design

The cards are designed from scratch and hand-drawn, with marine motifs. The court cards are custom and include a nod to magician and content creator Chris Ramsay, whose likeness appears on one of them. The deck also holds a few hidden details, and the tuck box carries a reveal (a card hidden in the design) and a flap that points to a website with a free magic trick.

How the marks work

The back hides a code that identifies each card. The red decoder glasses that come with the deck make the marks visible and help train your eye: with practice, you end up reading them without needing the glasses.

Manufacturing

It is printed by the United States Playing Card Company (USPCC).