How to Mark Playing Cards - Instructable

Learn how to professionally mark a deck of playing cards and fool your friends every time.

(1) deck of Bicycle (tm) rider back playing cards
(1) exacto knife, or, a regular razor knife will suffice
(1) hour of your time - 45 min if you have mad focus skills and don't take frequent smoke breaks.

Order the deck from (A)low to (K)high while grouping the like cards.

Mark the cards by very lightly scratching an etch in the paint of the two wheels at the top and bottom of the card with your knife.

The left wheel identifies the value of the card while the right wheel identifies the suit

The next step I will show you my methodology for marking.