Don,

 Thanks for taking the time to reply. This is just what I was looking for.

 Regarding the Nautical Deck - It's certainly the odd man out of the decks on the left side of the table. It doesn't surprise me that it has some things in common with the Global Titans. For some reason, it just feels better to me. When I'm shuffling the Titans, I find they often crap out three fourths of the way through the deck. The Nauticals never seem to. The Nauticals also feel cleaner cut. They both feel a little thin, but it doesn't seem to be a liability with the Nauticals like it does with the GTs.

  The Zens - They're not fresh out of the box, but I could imagine them breaking in a little more. I've sat around shuffling them on several occasions, and have used them for 5-10 games, mostly cribbage and rummy. I think my biggest gripe is that they feel overly plastic. With the decks at the top of my list, I feel like I'm holding something organic. The Zens - quite the opposite. Maybe that will subside with use. I love the backs and will certainly keep using them. I'm looking forward to seeing how they change over time.

  I'm surprised to know that the White Aladdins are a thinner stock than the decks I most prefer. I would have guessed the opposite. The deck I have is definitely stiffer, which perhaps my hands equate to thicker.


 
  Thanks again. The information is much appreciated.



Seth

Hello, all. I've been playing cards all my life (though, who hasn't, right?) but have only recently started taking an interest in the decks themselves. I'm a newbie in search of advice.

I had some free time tonight, so I sat down with a handful of decks and played around with them. The attached photo shows the decks in order of preference, feel-wise, with the Rounders being my favorite, the Onidas, my least favorite. (This is about feel only. I hate to slight the Onidas. I love the way they look, but I don't like handling them.) I'm hoping some learned forum members could point me toward decks that are going to handle similarly to the decks at the top of my list. I'd also appreciate any observations about manufacturing, card stock, finish, etc. that may be relevant.

Happy Saturday, ladies and gents.



Seth

I received an email about this earlier. Looks like the the Zen version of the limited Imps Gamesters - or vice versa - not sure which was designed first. Perhaps they were developed together....

Thanks for the welcome, gents. Hope you both had good weekends.

That 'is' tough. The Imps and Royal Optiks are my favorites right now. I don't know if I could pick one...