Stacking the Deck

Written by the holder of several Guinness World Records for cardstacking this is the first complete fully illustrated guide to the art of building mind-boggling multilevel structures with ordinary playing cards. In Stacking the Deck Bryan Berg reveals the secret to successful cardstacking with his simple four-card-cell structure and expanded grid techniques. Using illustrations and step-by-step instructions he guides readers on to more elaborate -- and incredibly strong -- creations. He covers a wide range of architectural styles from classic to whimsical and various types of structures including pyramids shrines stadiums churches an oil derrick and even the Empire State Building. Since first setting the height record in 1992 Bryan's built awe-inspiring card models of a Japanese shrine the Iowa State Capitol building Ebbets Field and his latest tower which is more than twenty-five feet tall! This book includes photographs of some of these amazing pieces illustrating just how appealing and enduring a house of cards can be. Stacking the Deck will inspire everyone from youngsters experimenting with their first deck of cards to adults who can create their own private skyscrapers. Once you've read Stacking the Deck you'll never look at a deck of cards the same way again.