theory11 Neil Patrick Harris Playing Cards

Mind you, these are brought to you by NPH, therefore made with magic in mind, not cardistry. Although the joker is perfect for it. In other words, it has white borders. No bonus ad or magic cards.The design is very elegant and shows his love for his interests, it is details and enjoyable to look at. The tuck itself is detailed and is so inside and out, but the back design varies slightly, from box to cards. Personally speaking, enjoyed the feel and stock of the cards. I prefer borderless as I have been doing less magic and more cardistry, but it's not a big deal as there are things besides fans one can do.It comes with a puzzle inside. Seeing as this deck was initially release 4 years ago, one no longer reveives the prize they used to give out for those who solved the puzzles. However, still fun to do and still a challenge. You will probably have to Google as there are absolutely no obvious hints provided by the deck itself. I had a blast doing the research and work and was worth reaching the end. This was given as a gift to me and I must say, I am not disappointed. Overall, I recommend the deck. Unless you don't like borders, in which case, stay away from this deck. =)

I thoroughly enjoyed every single thing about these cards from the moment I opened the box in which they came. They are gorgeous. The cards themselves are classic Art Deco in styling and have a really nice feel to them. The design is beautiful on both sides of the cards. The puzzle (yes, 100% there's a puzzle)...so amazing. So satisfying to solve. When I got stuck on level two and my husband had no interest in helping me out, I ordered a box and sent it directly to my brother-in-law and his wife so they could help me figure this out. I ended up figuring out where I was stuck before they got their set, but they were able to help when I got to level four. We both got stuck on different levels and were able to point each other in the right direction without giving anything crucial away. I highly recommend having at least one person to bounce ideas off while solving the puzzle. None of us wanted to search for online hints as we were afraid of inadvertently seeing more than we wanted to see! In the end, we both only needed one hint from each other. You can solve this! Don't give up! And NPH...I'll be waiting for more challenges...

Fancy cards built to last.

I saw this on YouTube and decided to purchase this. The quality is amazing, the details are on point, and the design is beautiful. They feel good in the hand, almost too good that I don't want to use them. I enjoyed solving the puzzle that's included in this deck. My brother is a NPH and Barney Stinson fan so I gave him this one and ordered another for myself.

I have collected over 40 decks over the past year, and this deck is one of my top favorites!I love the design and they are very well made. For some reason, this deck is much easier to do a Faro shuffle with than a lot of my other decks!Now for the built in secret/puzzle. I have not really attempted to solve this so I can’t say much about it. It does add some mystery and intrigue to these playing cards though, and that is definitely not a bad thing.

Bought for the puzzle aspect. Was hoping more of that would be in the card deck rather than how it played out. Still fun.

I have never recieved so much entertainment or maybe ragertainment from any other puzzle/riddle/escape game I have ever played. There is absolutely a puzzle. The hardest step is seeing it. I'm going to put a starter spoiler at the bottom of the review but don't read it unless you need as the false leads as what makes this a game. It took myself and my wife four months to figure this out, but we did finish it. We took many breaks, sometimes didn't look at it for a week or two just trying to get calm and focused, find a new perspective on it. I totally understand people saying they became so frustrated they threw it out. It is that frustrating. Having the ability to look back, the solutions are strongly linked to the clues and it makes lots of sense. If you really want to beat this puzzle you can, it just might take a long time. We did solve the later steps much quicker as you start to get what it's about. I think it took us three weeks to find the start of the puzzle but less than 30 minutes to finish the last step. So good luck. And that starter spoiler is below.SPOILER BELOWSo that super awkward challenge card. It has a really good clue that gets buried in a google search. I read Cardano's book trying to figure out how to start the puzzle and it turned out to be unnecessary, so, so unnecessary. But a search for cardano turns up so much content on math and cryptocurrency you can't find what you need to see. Find out what a cardan grille is, that will get you started.

Beautiful cards. Great card stock and a little mystery to solve once you own them.