From the book: ”Jeff Busby’s Secret of the Palmettos” As a playing card alone – even without the “Secret of the Palmettos” – the Texan is a superior card. Aside from the appeal of the elegant back design, its equal to the standard Bee diamond Back or the old Bee Worm Back for visual deception with a false deal. The finish is well-known air-cushion finish which allows the card to literally “float” over each other. They are highly flexible, so steals and palms work beautifully. Moreover, they have a “slip”, “snap”, and a thin feel to them that makes turning over a double, feel like handling a feather. The cutting process is superb. (Jeff Busby, 1998)

The DELUXA number and face cards are both designed in a classic two-way layout with index in all four corners for optimized playability. The court cards are drawn by hand in collaboration with professional illustrator Martin Helgren and feature many iconic artists of historic circus archetypes.

While the BLACK MOSQUITO number cards are designed in a classic two-way layout with index in all four corners, the court cards feature vintage circus archetypes in a one-way design. Here, you can really get a feel of each of the performing artists and their character.