Everyone knows a cell phone can be a useful tool for mentalists. As the object of a trick, of course, but also a means of memorizing a stacked deck.

Here I offer a download that will provide a virtual stacked deck that can be used on modern cell phones (or PDAs or computers).

This download consists of a folder of 52 pictures of playing cards, in the OBCS order, that can be uploaded to your cell phone and browsed whenever you want. You can browse the deck just as any photo folder on your phone. See it as a anytime anywhere virtual deck which is always correctly stacked.

I have tailored the size of the pictures to 480-by-320-pixel (native for the HTC G2 and the iPhone). It should look fine on other phones as well.

How to use it:
1) go to this page and download OBCS.zip (the last file on that page)
2) unzip OBCS.zip to the OBCS folder
3) copy the folder to your cell phone. On the HTC it should go into the "DCIM" folder on the memory card, alongside "Camera".
4) browse the deck with any photo browsing app. On the HTC G2 you can use "Gallery".

Tip: You can use the slide show as a fast "quizz mode".

I hope you like it...
PS: you can also rename the files to create your favorite stack(s)

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