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I just saw these on ebay, never seen these before. How f*cking blind do you have to be to need these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...11807&rd=1

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I just saw these on ebay, never seen these before. How f*cking blind do you have to be to need these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...11807&rd=1

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Pretty G%dD&nM blind I suppose [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I just saw these on ebay, never seen these before. How f*cking blind do you have to be to need these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...11807&rd=1

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I have to admit, I love them. I have perfect vision, but they keep me from having to call out every single card to the guys on the ends of the table.

I also admit that the "die hard" players in my group really hate these cards. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I think any break from rules or tradition really "gets to" some of my friends.

Ten

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I have to admit, I love them. I have perfect vision, but they keep me from having to call out every single card to the guys on the ends of the table.

I also admit that the "die hard" players in my group really hate these cards. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I think any break from rules or tradition really "gets to" some of my friends.

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I hear ya! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Good to mess with people every now and then. I had some cards a while back (Gemaco maybe?) and the face cards had bug eyes. Every time a face card came, people would make comments.

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I had some cards a while back (Gemaco maybe?) and the face cards had bug eyes. Every time a face card came, people would make comments.

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Ha - Reminds me of some Vegas casino cards like the Flamingo (face cards have flamingo-like heads), Caesars Palace (Roman style face cards) etc...

We like to break them out once in a while.

J5

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I had some cards a while back (Gemaco maybe?) and the face cards had bug eyes. Every time a face card came, people would make comments.

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Ha - Reminds me of some Vegas casino cards like the Flamingo (face cards have flamingo-like heads), Caesars Palace (Roman style face cards) etc...

We like to break them out once in a while.

J5

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Shoot, that's nothing. I have a girl in my home game, who, when we play at her place, always throws at least one deck of Disney "princess" cards into the mix. There are no pips... it's all Disney people dancing and all the face cards are Disney heroines. Blah!

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truth be told, those aren't as big as some others on the market..

http://www.compleatgamester.com/page..._vis_Cards.jpg

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thanks, just bought them! but don't worry, there are other sets out there.

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"I have to admit, I love them. I have perfect vision, but they keep me from having to call out every single card to the guys on the ends of the table. "

I have similar thoughts on my setup of Kem Magnums

"I also admit that the "die hard" players in my group really hate these cards. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] "

Same thing here. What is nice about them is the small pips in the corners, so you don't have to roll a large amount of card to read the pips like you do with Jumbo or Super index cards.

If you can get used to the overly large center figures, they do help with big tables and end players.

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I got mine today, and they say that are Old Bridge Playing Card Co., Inc. cards made by KEM. and the have a different type of magnum face than the one on KEM-cards.com
wierd.

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I got mine today, and they say that are Old Bridge Playing Card Co., Inc. cards made by KEM. and the have a different type of magnum face than the one on KEM-cards.com
wierd.

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Are these are supposed to be the newly manufactured ones? And these are from the auction at the top of this post?

Here are what mine look like on the face:

http://www.compleatgamester.com/page...kem-Magnum.jpg

Ten

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yeah, they were from the ebay link.
they look like yours, only the magnum is smaller, it is inside a box like on the Super index (only with the regular index corners.

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yeah, they were from the ebay link.
they look like yours, only the magnum is smaller, it is inside a box like on the Super index (only with the regular index corners.

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By comparison, my index's look bigger than normal next to that big K. But they're also regular index (small). That's why I think these are perfect for Holdem. Small corners for peeking, and big faces for the widow.

Ten

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At least people are not blind enough to need braille cards.

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How f*cking blind do you have to be to need these?

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I dunno. But if you're 80/20 with an old prescription, playing seven stud from the end of the table, they're pretty nice.

jafager

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I agree with TenPercenter here. The small letters up on the corners on the Magnum index are good for peeking. You really don't want to have to expose a large portion of the cards to see what they are.

Then the huge indexes are great when you are all the way on the other side of the table and you are trying to see the board.

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These are sweet cards. I love how they have a normal index for peeking. It took awhile but I just found a place online that still had some and ordered a set incase they don't make them anymore.

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where did you order from?
I ordered a set from a blind kid place and they gave me super index by mistake. grrr..

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I got them at

http://www.compleatgamester.com/page...ycards/kem.htm

They have shipped bot I have not gotten them yet.

I also bought some "Colossal Cards" for fun
http://www.compleatgamester.com/page...CARDS1BIG1.jpg
http://www.compleatgamester.com/page...ssalcards1.jpg

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hey Ten, what does the ace of spades in that deck say?

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Looks like the same guy that listed them on Ebay has plenty.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...92492&rd=1

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holy damn how big are those fuking cards?

when the kid holds them, they look to be at least 2 feet long. but that pic with the ruler shows it only to be 1 foot.

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Ten what design is on the back of your "super magnums?"

i play in somewhat dimly lit conditions in my garage and its always hard to see the flop across the table. these would be perfect but i have only seen one place that sell them in the link posted above. i havent found these "super" ones on ebay yet. if anyone knows somewhere else to get em please post it! thx.

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hey Ten, what does the ace of spades in that deck say?

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Made in U.S.A. by
KEM Plastic Playing CArds, Inc.
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Ten

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Ten what design is on the back of your "super magnums?"

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Paisley

Ten

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Well don't get them from compleatgamester.com - I got my "Colossal" Cards with a note that the KEMs are sold out!

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I just found these on the Rochester Chess Club site under their Super Index Kem directory.
http://www.chessset.com/kemsuinlaprd.html
I bought 2 decks of Kem Arrows Bridge Magnum size.
Note that the Magnum is the older style with bigger letters like Ten's cards.
http://home.comcast.net/~wam929/chip...30_7990457.jpg

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Now if only I could someone who makes a 4-colored deck. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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