great cardsThis is the best brand of cards I've ever owned, I only by Congress now, nothing else. Smooth cards, easy to shuffle, a joy to use.These are the best bridge cards. Easy to shuffle and handle and very prettyThese cards are much easier to play with than the plastic cards. The plastic cards are too slippery and much more difficult to pick up and shuffle. These cards shuffle well, are easy to pick up the tricks and/or melds and do not slide off the table. Much better choice.Wonderful giftHailing from Louisiana where the climate is very humid, sometimes even indoors, Congress cards are my entire family's go to for playing rummy and other card games. We've all used Congress cards for over 40 yrs. They don't warp or stick together. Never have to powder them. When holding 17 cards in one hand, they are easy to pull individual cards out of your hand without disturbing the other cards in you hand for discards. Very durable and beautiful. You wouldn't catch any true card players where I come from playing with any other brand of card.Was bridge tallies and that’s what they areThere are no better cards. My parents moved and their Congress cards were in storage -- I could only last about 2 days with the cheap cards they had available. Ordered these and they arrived in just a few days. Thank goodness.