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The 2017 Diamond Awards - Your Ballot Nominees!
« on: August 20, 2017, 04:42:31 AM »
 

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Members of the 52 Plus Joker Society:

It's my pleasure to bring to you today your ballot nominees for this year's Diamond Awards.

As you may know, there will be two awards this year for you to vote upon: Deck of the Year and Artist of the Year.  This topic was created with the purpose of educating you about the nominees that will appear on this year's ballot - a "top five" of the past year's two-hundred-plus deck releases, curated for you by the members of the Diamond Awards Committee (DAC).  Of course, should you have a personal preference beyond what appears here, you're welcome to nominate a write-in candidate, provided the deck or artist in question had a release date between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 - a comprehensive list of the eligible releases can be found in this topic; while not 100% complete, it does cover nearly every major release in the worldwide playing card community.  Write-in candidates are subject to verification by the DAC, whose ruling will be considered final.

Your official ballot links directly to the next ten posts in this topic, each of which introduces a nominee, gives a few visuals and one or more links with more information about the nominee.

A special topic has been set up to receive your questions about the Diamond Awards program itself - it's located in the 52 Plus Joker Members' Section of the board and will require you to login.

Remember that your votes must be received by Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11:59:59pm Eastern time.  Winners will be announced at the gala banquet dinner on the final night of the annual club convention, to be held on Saturday, October 14th at the Cincinnati Airport Holiday Inn in Erlanger, Kentucky.

Thanks for participating!

"But I'm not a member," you say.  That's easily fixed - you're welcome to join!
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NOMINEE for DECK OF THE YEAR 2017

Blue Pagan, by Linnea Gits & Peter Dunham/Uusi

The deck's entry in the New Releases topic
The deck's topic in the Playing Card Plethora board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter (the deck was funded with a matching tarot deck)
The product page at the artists' online store

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NOMINEE for DECK OF THE YEAR 2017

Golden Oath, by "Lotrek"/Oath Playing Cards

The deck's entry in the New Releases topic
The deck's topic in the Playing Card Plethora board
The deck's page at the artist's website
An unboxing video of the deck - the Golden Oath deck appears about about the 3:00 mark

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NOMINEE for DECK OF THE YEAR 2017

Silver Arrows, by Jackson Robinson/Kings Wild Project

The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page at the artist's online store

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NOMINEE for DECK OF THE YEAR 2017

Vitreous, by Jeremy Griffith & Adrian Valenzuela/R.E. Handcrafted (Ryan Edwards)

The deck's entry in the New Releases topic
The product page at the artists' online store
A video review of the deck

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NOMINEE for ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2017

Jackson Robinson, for fourteen releases

Black Diamond Tally Ho, by Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The decks' topic in the Playing Card Plethora board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter
The product page for the deck's uncut sheet at the artist's online store




Crazy 8s, by Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The decks' topic in the Playing Card Plethora Board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter
The product page for the Standard Edition deck at the artist's online store
The product page for the Limited Edition deck at the artist's online store




Legal Tender, by Kings Wild Project - US and China Editions (double release)
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The decks' topic in the Playing Card Plethora board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter
The product page for the Chinese version of the deck at the artist's online store
The product page for the US version of the deck at the artist's online store




Liberty, by Gambler's Warehouse/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The decks' topic in the Playing Card Plethora board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter
The product page for the red and blue decks at the Gambler's Warehouse online retail store, PlayingCards.net




Pearl Tally Ho, by Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The decks' topic in the Playing Card Plethora board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter
The product page for the Player's Edition deck at the artist's online store
The product page for the Premium Edition deck at the artist's online store




Silver Arrows, by Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page for the deck at the artist's online store




Skull & Bones Sample Edition, by Expert PCC/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic




Superior Brand Classic Back, by Expert PCC/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page for a brick of the black deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store
The product page for a brick of the blue deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store
The product page for a brick of the red deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store




Superior Brand Skull & Bones, by Expert PCC/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page for the deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store




Superior Brand Skull & Bones Phantom Edition, by Expert PCC/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page for the deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store




Superior Brand Silver Arrows, by Expert PCC/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page for the deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store




Superior Brand Silver Arrows Poker Back, by Expert PCC/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The product page for the deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store




Texas, by No. Four St. James/Kings Wild Project
The decks' entry in the New Releases topic
The decks' topic in the Playing Card Plethora Board
The original crowdfunding page at Kickstarter
The product page for the deck at the Conjuring Arts Research Center store

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Re: The 2017 Diamond Awards - Your Ballot Nominees!
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A reminder to all members of 52 Plus Joker - the voting for Deck of the Year and Artist of the Year ends THIS FRIDAY at 11:59:59PM.  Cast your vote for the top decks in the Diamond Awards!

You're not a member yet?  Well it's not too late to join!  Membership is starts at only $25 a year and comes with plenty of perks!
http://www.52plusjoker.org/dnn/52PlusJokerClub/MembershipBenefits/tabid/97/Default.aspx

Winners will be announced at the Diamond Awards Ceremony, to be held at the 52 Plus Joker Annual Convention's Gala Dinner on Saturday, October 14 in Erlanger, Kentucky and will be published in the October 15th issue of CARD CULTURE Magazine (free to all members).
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