Batty

What is the Puzzle Game Batty?

Batty is the anywhere, anytime puzzle game of challenge and skill!

In the April issue of Genii, the writer Jason England made this observation about Batty:

Watching Richard run through the rules and provide a brief demo of Batty is one of the most interesting things I’ve seen in a long time.

Why Play Batty?

Batty® brings the elements of an ancient classic, The Tower of Hanoi, into the 21st century. However, the Tower of Hanoi’s formula is visible to the player via the disk set-up; Batty® heightens the challenge by randomizing the cards and burying the formula until all the randomized cards are eventually exposed.
The varying degrees of difficulty in Batty® allow for the game to appeal across a broad spectrum of logic skills, from basic to highly advanced, from second grade to a statistics professor.
Batty® has educational value. Besides teaching or strengthening reasoning skills in a fun and innovative way, Batty® reinforces the notion that choices have consequences, that one wrong move can affect future outcomes.
Batty covers all demographics. Young, old … male, female. Like the Rubik’s Cube, it can be promoted for competitions in and on all levels (cash/Vegas or educational, schools/kids) And unlike the Rubik’s Cube, it can not be resolved in seconds.
Individual Batty® pocket size decks take up little playing space than other card games like solitaire.
The large classroom Batty decks are two games in one—the logic game Batty and a concentration game with hundreds of History, Science, Math, and Geography questions that can be used for team competitions or for instructional purposes.

Price/Order

Only $10 for one large 7 inch by 4 3/4inch, 52-card deck and two pocket size packs.

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Performances

Because of his unparalleled touch with a pack of 52, Richard has been pursued by organized crime with offers of huge fortunes to use his talents for ill. But his values are more important than money, and at great personal risk he has resisted all "offers that can't be refused." He and his comedic sidekick Miss Guided present entertaining, motivational, and inspirational performances to schools, businesses, and organizations. Learn more at Performances.

Products

Richard has created a series of DVDs that other card mechanics use for training in card manipulation and fans enjoy for the entertainment value. He has designed traditionally cut Bicycle Cards and Bee Cards as well as a popular puzzle game. Most recently, he's written a novel, Re-Deal: A Time-Travel Thriller. Visit Cards & Games, DVDs, Re-Deal, and Special Offers to find individual products along with combination packs and special offers.

What Others Say

Sleight-of-hand artists, celebrities, journalists,and fans have called Richard "the greatest card mechanic of all time," "the most astounding act of sheer skill they have ever witnessed," by far the most skillful" card expert, "the most skilled card cheater in the world," "the finest exponent of gambling sleight of hand," "the best in the world with cards," and more. Read more quotes about Richard.