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Some more photos

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Hey Everyone,

I have a new design launching on Kickstarter next week - Tuesday, February 1st at Noon EST.

The officially-licensed Red Rising Decks are designed by me and feature Character Illustrations by Briana Crotinger (pb.doodles). She?s awesome with conceptual art (my weakness)! The Decks are based on the first trilogy of Red Rising books from author Pierce Brown.

Utilizing Briana?s beautiful character drawings as the centerpiece, the design for the Red Rising Decks is meant to let them shine and to complement PB?s drawing style. The 12 Court characters depict the characters of:

HEARTS:
Darrow / The Reaper
Virginia / Mustang
Sevro / Goblin

SPADES:
Ragnar Volarus
Aja / Protean Knight
Cassius / Morning Knight

DIAMONDS:
Nero au Augustus
Octavia / The Sovereign
Roque au Fabii

CLUBS:
Fitchner au Barca
Victa au Julii
Adrius / The Jackal

JOKERS:
Darrow O? Lykos
Eo of Lykos.

No 24 Hour Early Birds for this one. The Red Rising guys wanted to keep the Pledge Tiers to a minimum.

Thanks, Randy


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You can also get them directly from the Designer, at MidnightCards.com!

https://midnight-cards.myshopify.com

Thanks,  Randy


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Introduce Yourself / Re: Greetings from Germany
« on: March 25, 2018, 12:18:03 AM »
Hey Don,

The Convention is in the Cleveland, Ohio area, not Columbus. I'm about two thirds finished with the Club Deck design, and Cleveland is mentioned / drawn a couple times in the design.

Thanks, Randy

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Playing Card Plethora / Draconian & KNIGHTS Decks - Launching on KS Thursday
« on: September 24, 2017, 07:23:54 PM »
Hey Everyone,

My newest solo project will be launching on Kickstarter this Thursday at Noon EDT.

The KNIGHTS Decks are a new design that I think of as a spinoff of my Draconians. The Face Cards for the Rage Knight Deck will have a grey / silver background, and the Face Cards for the Fury Knight Deck will have a green background. The Tucks for both KNIGHTS Decks will be printed on the Silver Foil material (similar to Max's Bicycle Metal Deck).

Tagging along with the project will be the Draconian Wildifire Deck! Green Foil on the Tuck, Face Cards of black background and green cracks / fissures.

Their will also be 150 Limited GILDED Trio Sets with the project! Green Gilding for the Fury, Silver Gilding for the Rage, and Black Gilding for the Draconian Wildfire. The special 3-Deck Case that comes with the GILDED Trio Set will also be printed on the Silver Foil material.

Here's a Link to the Kickstarter Preview Page. I'll keep ALL Early Birds open for the first 24 Hours of the campaign!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randybutterfield/1060807915?ref=1r1snd&token=dedaa42b

Thanks, Randy

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle EMOJI Deck - Walgreens Exclusive
« on: September 13, 2017, 02:11:47 AM »
I picked up this deck a week ago and could not find anything online about it!  It's so fun. I'm glad I stumbled upon this forum (joined today). :)

That's awesome! I'm glad one of my designs ended up steering your way to PCF. Welcome to the Forum, and I'm glad you like the Emoji Deck!!

Thanks, Randy


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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Bicycle EMOJI Deck - Walgreens Exclusive
« on: September 11, 2017, 12:22:44 AM »
Here's a few more photos.


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Playing Card Plethora / Bicycle EMOJI Deck - Walgreens Exclusive
« on: September 11, 2017, 12:21:31 AM »
Hey Everyone,

A new Deck I designed with USPCC and CPC should be in Walgreens stores now, or very soon (probably for $3.99 or $4.99).
The interesting thing is this Deck wouldn't have happened without the 52 Joker Convention! At last year's Convention in Schaumburg, Steve Brooks introduced me to Mike, the owner of Collectable Playing Cards. We hit it off and started talking about possibilities of getting some Decks into big retail stores.

My goal with the Bicycle EMOJI Deck was to create a Deck that kids would love, and one that was tasteful enough for their parents to actually play games with their kids.

When I created the PIP Emojis, I built a starting point that contained 4 different sets of eyebrows, 4 different sets of eyes, 4 different sets of mouthes and a handful of unique features like Heart Eyes, the Halo, Sunglasses, Tear Drops.... Between all of those different options, I think I ended up with only 2-6 different faces that were used more than once.

Below are some photos I took of the Cards and Tuck.

thanks, Randy

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Greetings from the Great Lakes....
« on: April 08, 2017, 02:24:55 PM »
Hey TY,

Welcome to the forum! What part of Michigan do you live in? I grew up in a small, country town (between Flint and Lapeer) and graduated from Central Michigan Univ. in Mt. Pleasant. My family and I live in Indianapolis now, but we drive up to Michigan every three months or so.

Thanks, Randy

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Hey Everyone,

For anyone who missed out on the ROME Decks, I now have them up on my Shopify storefront.
I also have a small number of ORNATE Decks available at below-market costs. Long story, but the short version is the last of the ORNATE stock is my "payment" for a few missing Royalty compensations.

Here's the Link to my storefront:  https://midnight-cards.myshopify.com/

thanks, Randy


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Technically, my Cosmic Lanes Deck from a couple years ago was an Animated Deck (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randybutterfield/glow-in-the-dark-playing-cards-cosmic-lanes-deck?ref=discovery). Although, I'm guessing there's been many other previous Decks that have been Animated. I believe that nothing is a "World's First" nowadays!! I never highlight that aspect, as you never know if it's true or not.

Even if it is, making a big deal out of it doesn't always equate to a successful project in today's crowdfunding marketplace.

Thanks, Randy

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Imperial GOLD Deck - Available Tomorrow!
« on: November 01, 2016, 08:04:21 PM »
Thanks for the compliment Don!

The Imperial Gold Deck is now added to my website, and the older Decks are all marked down for a very short time!!

http://midnight-cards.myshopify.com

Thanks, Randy

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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Imperial GOLD Deck - Available Tomorrow!
« on: October 31, 2016, 10:00:54 AM »
A couple more photos

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Playing Card Plethora / Imperial GOLD Deck - Available Tomorrow!
« on: October 31, 2016, 09:48:59 AM »
Available tomorrow night, November 1st at 8:00 pm EDT on MidnightCards.com, is my first self-funded Deck - the Imperial Gold Deck! I printed 1,000 with Expert Playing Cards and they were revealed last week at the 52 Joker Convention. The remaining 850 Decks will be available in three pricing tiers:

$14.95 + Shipping - per single Deck
$49.95 + Shipping - per 4 Decks and 1 FREE COIN
$21.95 + Shipping - per Uncut Sheet (18 remaining)

The Imperial Gold Tuck Box is printed on a Luminescent Gold paper stock and is printed with 4-Color Process + Red Foil + Gold Foil + Embossing + an Individually Numbered Seal Sticker that is printed a Dark Red Pantone on a Gold Foil material. It's gorgeous!!

The Cards are printed with my favorite - Classic Finish. The Back Card features a borderless design with the Two-Headed Eagle on the top and bottom. The Face Cards have had a facelift since the original Imperial Decks. The most notable are the suits have changed to a more playable Red (Diamond, Hearts) and Black (Spades, Clubs) combination, the Index fonts are revised to a more readable selection and the PIPS for the Numbers Cards are larger for easier gameplay.

The Coin that comes complimentary with a 4 Deck order is 2" in Diameter, printed with an Antique Gold Finish and has Red Enamel accents.

thanks, Randy


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Now available on the ROME campaign, via Add-On and Kickstarter PM - Red and Blue GILDED EDGE Pairs!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randybutterfield/rome-antony-and-caesar-playing-cards

thanks, Randy

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Thanks for the compliments guys! The ROME Decks are now LIVE!!

http://kck.st/2e0utgq

thanks, Randy

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A few more images

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Playing Card Plethora / ROME: Antony & Caesar Playing Cards - KS Thursday
« on: October 11, 2016, 01:04:00 PM »
Hey Everyone,

I'm proud to announce my next Decks will be launching this Thursday at Noon EDT!

I've been working on a pair of Decks with an Ancient Rome theme for the past 10 months.
They are all finished and ready for print. The Limited and non Add-On items of the campaign
will be the cool, and appropriate, TOGA Sleeves (600 TOGA Pairs available).

Below are some images, and here is the KS Preview Link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randybutterfield/554376960?token=c1ed4bb8

thanks, Randy




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Design & Development / Re: Fully-Custom ANCIENT ROME Deck
« on: August 10, 2016, 04:47:04 PM »

Thanks NineLives!!

It's been a while since I've posted any updates over here, so here's the 2 big Cards I finished up lately - the Back Card for Caesar's Deck, and the first Joker (Augustus).

Higher Res versions:

http://www.midnightcardcompany.com/ROMEJokerAHR.jpg

http://www.midnightcardcompany.com/ROMANBackCaesarHR.jpg

http://www.midnightcardcompany.com/ROMECaesarTUCKBox3dHR.jpg

thanks, Randy


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Design & Development / Re: Fully-Custom ANCIENT ROME Deck
« on: July 06, 2016, 04:54:38 PM »
Such a luxurious deck :) Your fascination with the Roman era definitely shines through, especially liked seeing your kings side-by-side with the statues you used for reference, great job.

Thanks NineLives! I'm glad you like them!!

Last night I finished up the ninth Court Card - Livia Drusilla.
Livia was the wife of Augustus, and the mother of Tiberius (Rome's second Emperor).

Here's a link to a higher res version:    http://www.midnightcardcompany.com/ROMEQueenHeartHR.jpg

thanks, Randy

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Hey Everyone,

I've added the remaining Draconian Brimstones and Blue and Copper Grinders Decks to my storefront.
I'm also having a 48 HOUR SALE on the last of the original Draconians and Bowling Decks!

http://midnight-cards.myshopify.com/collections/all

thanks, Randy


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Playing Card Plethora / Re: Playing Arts - LIVE on Kickstarter
« on: May 20, 2016, 02:02:25 PM »
Hi Playingarts,

I've always considered Design Contests to be a fancy way of getting artists to work for NO PAY.

I'm just curious, did the artists who created the Decks for Editions One, Two and Three get compensated monetarily for their work?

thanks, Randy

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Design & Development / Re: Fully-Custom ANCIENT ROME Deck
« on: May 10, 2016, 02:58:18 PM »
A little update on the ROME Decks. The Aces and Numbers Cards are all finished!
I should be finished up with Cleopatra's Queen of Spades by the end of this weekend.

Hi Res of the Aces image is here:   http://www.midnightcardcompany.com/ROMEQuadAcesHR.jpg

Hi Res of the sample Numbers Cards image is here:   http://www.midnightcardcompany.com/ROMENumbersHR.jpg

thanks, Randy

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