But even that is changing, because recent years have seen a growing number of custom decks being produced purely for cardistry, with attention to visual designs and colours that look great in fans or cuts. There is some cross-over, but the only real thing that cardistry and magic have in common is the tool of choice: a deck of playing cards. While there is a long history of card flourishes having a close connection with card magic, over the last decade cardistry has really developed into its own independent art-form, and is now riding a growing wave of popularity that is completely separate from magic altogether. If you're new to cardistry, check out this great freestyle cardistry demonstration by Andrei Jikh

By BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame What is Cardistry?Ĭardistry can best be described as 'the performance art of card flourishing', and it's what happens when you manipulate a deck of playing cards to create a visually pleasing display by cuts, pivots, spins, twirls, and other moves.