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1. One way to amaze is found on the tip of a wing
There is a one way back design at the top of the cards near the edge of the Dragon's wing. It looks like a half crescent, turn the card over and you'll see it's on one side, but not the other.
There is also a one way FACE design. Look at the pips in the corners, each card has a thick/bold pip and a thin pip. If you put your deck in order, of all bolds facing the same way, it would be undetectable.
2. Riffle to stoke the flames of fire
If you riffle the deck, you'll notice that the flames on the back of the 4 dragons "wave" - this is the marking system.
3. In the heart of a blind man, the eight is king
There is an 8D that is embossed on the back of the tuck box (there is also a 3H reveal on the bottom of the box)
4. Dragons reveal smoke and rubies
The reveal Joker not only shows a 2C in his claw, but the smoke drifting out from his nose says the word "ruby"
5. Pearl is to dragon as Koi is to waterfall
Yea... no clue
6. Hearts are found split in the embers
This is another tip to the marking system - or rather the code you need to use. If you're looking for the suits, look to those flames. Grab one card from each suit and flip em over and study the differences. The "suits" are determined by the "thickness" of the white lines. The diamonds, all 4 flames are bold, Clubs the two bottom flames are bold, Spades the two top flames are bold and the hearts alternate, bold, thin, bold thin. (it's super hard to differentiate)
7. What language do computers understand?
This is the numerical reveal to the marking system. Still looking at the flames the "language" to read the flames is computer binary. Put your cards A - K and study the flame pattern again. Look where the flames reach up and touch the border. The "1" is where the flame touches the border and the "zero" is where it doesn't touch.
A 0001
2 0010
3 0011
4 0100
5 0101
6 0110
7 0111
8 1000
9 1001
10 1010
J 1011
Q 1100
K 1101
8. An Lámh Fhoisteanach Abú
This is the Sullivan family motto in Gaelic, "The Steady Hand to Victory."
Received mine today. (And the queens do look like dudes.....)
Not the QD! She's a hottie
Oh and the tuck box flap is laminated so it can take a beating.
AMBIGRAM: And the flap says "Lawrence" on the top and then turn it upside down and it says "Sullivan"
852: The Cards say "852" instead of 808 because 852 is the area code of Hong Kong where Lawrence Sullivan lives.
* And NO, I did not discover these clues, so I can not take credit for any of this information
