Hello there lurker and welcome back to active lurking status. 

I've been zombied out for a couple years now, but this has the comic strip charm working for it. Certainly gives it a new flavor. Usually I'm not big on bleed at the indices but I'm liking the use of caution tape on this one. Fun stuff.

Hey everyone - celebrating the holidays and black friday by giving away some decks all generously provided from Midnight Cards!
Contest ends December 2

Click straight to the contest here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDsxHZ1FV-o

1st prize

Complete set of cosmic lanes decks (3 decks)
A set of Grinders decks (2 decks)
The Gold Imperial deck (1 deck)
A grinders coin
A Gold Imperial coin
and a stack of Rome prototype cards

2nd Prize

Complete set of cosmic lanes decks (3 decks)

3rd Prize

A set of Grinders decks (2 decks)

Those are some serious contest prizes! Great contest I hope you get a lot of action on it.

If anything, I'd think the misprint would make it a rarity among playing cards and possibly more sought after than other club decks.  It also makes for a cool gaff card!

  Come on Don. This isn't stamps or coins, you know playing cards don't work that way. I'm not going to beat a dead horse. Human error, it happens. I myself am a human and make many errors daily, some intentional although mixing cocoa with my coffee this morning was not one of those. It was a straight up and down dumbass moment, which I regretted for the next fifteen minutes. I think it's an impressive deck with or without the bonus pip. I did however have to comment after reading that bit. Now I'm going back to my corner and do what Fess's do.

Edit: Since imagination is a terrible thing and in case anyone is wondering what Fess is doing... Cranberries baby, cranberries. Tomorrow is US Thanksgiving.

Tried to get 2x Celestial Red decks, apparently already sold out from what the checkout area of the store said. I did manage to get one Celestial Red though. I gotta say, that was sickeningly fast if they sold out that quickly.

Edit: It may be that Paul is slow rolling the Reds out to insure they last a bit longer. I went back at the suggestion of a friend on UC and was able to get a couple more decks. I'm okay with paying shipping twice for these haha. They are still in stock but I suspect these will be gone within the first 24 hours. Don't delay!

Square-cut cards?  In this day and age?  And with indices that far away from the corner?

It looks like he printed these on some greeting card stock as a visual representation. The indices would be closer to the edge on an actual playing card and the corners should be rounded. There are other flaws in the design though which are a little difficult to overlook. I'm curious to see how the campaign fares and where the deck goes as it evolves. If this is considered perfect finished, I'd have to disagree from what I see so far. I am a fan of the card backs, I really like that aspect.

Very nice stretch goal is now met. Exciting with three days left. If you're on the fence here, which who knows why you would be, might want to get in on this now.

There's a deck of playing cards in here.

You're welcome for the laughs, Annette!  I do like the second version of the Ace of Spades much better.

Some of the decks Fess mentioned are made with synthetic tucks - and some aren't.  The first deck to use it was Asi Wind's Chameleons and the 2014 52 Plus Joker gold deck predates that, as do the club's Pack Jackets (unless there's been an updated version since, which is possible - I don't know, personally, but Lee Asher and Bill Kalush would).  I know the Jetsetters in Altitude Blue have a synthetic tuck box and I don't have a L&T deck so I couldn't say one way or another.

Chameleons are still available from the Conjuring Arts Research Center - red and blue are US$10 a pack, the green is a premium deck at US$20 a pack and there are discounts for buying three-packs and one-dozen bricks.  How much longer they'll be around, I couldn't say - they are a limited edition, as are all the decks Fess mentioned.

Correct about the pack jackets, I don't know why I thought they were synthetic paper. Likely due to my not abusing decks or throwing them around in pack jackets, there is no real wear to any of them minus one black Expert pack jacket. That one took a beating but it's not a 52+ anyway pardon my mistake on the accessories. They are thick card stock and a minute with the thickness shoes that pretty clearly. Synthetic paper isn't as thick, you'll notice that about it right away. It has a pretty nice feel to it.

The decks I mentioned do all have synthetic paper tucks and Chams were not the first. Photos can be supplied if there is more dispute however it would be easier if you just popped over to CARC and investigated further. I'm pretty sure they say if a deck has synthetic paper. After just checking, yes they do say so. I'm sure there are more Decks that feature synthetic tucks, if I turned my brain on I would probably think of a couple. That selection is pretty good though a lot to enjoy there. Don is correct, each and every deck featuring synthetic tucks is Limited Edition. I can't imagine a non-LE deck showcasing a synthetic paper tuck. That's kind of mind blowing to consider really haha.

Back on topic about Vizago though, I think adding the black shade to the faces really helped out a lot. My eyes instantly see the eyes on each face and even though it's negative space the black allows the eye to follow the contour of the faces and flow. Mirroring the faces is a nice touch, it's smoother and has a nice effect. The eye feel is much nicer now. I like it and it looks good. Things are shaping up to be very interesting and I'd like to see where you're headed with the others. It's an enjoyable ride you're taking us on.

I also think a skewed solo face would work well in the Ace pips too, kind of a long the lines of the QoH image, how it's slightly bend, curving. May be dramatic and something to consider if you aren't quite happy with the AoS as is. if you did go with a solo face I think it would be a benefit to lose the outer ring along the pip on the Ace in favor of a bit of a fade technique. Hints can work very well and our eyes like that play a lot. While not quite the same same a fade effect still touches on that point of how our human brains want  to see faces in random things of nature like smoke, leaves, stones, etc which is instantly engaging if you can already clearly see the face. Lots of fun.

I never expected collecting cards would make me anything; I expected it to cost me! But...

I recently ordered one deck of what I though was the Bicycle Pluma deck, and I was sent 6 of the Autumn deck, 3 of each color.  I ordered it again (wanting that Pluma deck!), and again I was sent 6 Autumn decks.  I did not accept them and informed the store.  Then the site went out of stock.

Next day, they're back in stock at a different price, so I ordered three.  I was sent 3 half bricks!  Went home and they showed 4 left in stock, so I bought all 4.  Again, I was sent TWO BRICKS of the Autumn deck, one of each color.  I called customer service, and they literally told me there must've been either a mistake, or the warehouse was clearing stock and used an existing sku.  Either way she said, and I'm quoting, "congratulations, enjoy them!"

So, I sold some, and I kept some.  I sold some half bricks on eBay incredibly cheap.  Around twenty bucks, shipping included.  I passed on a great deal, and made a couple bucks.  Now I have a bunch of decks to use, and a bunch to add to my collection.  I really love the cards themselves.  They seem like a thinner stock than Standard RBs.

Great story, I'm on the end of it never working out in my favor when a mistake is made. It's cool to hear a story involving a win fall in stead of the shortfall I've experienced. Also very cool you passed along some of the win to others. I would have sent them a quick email to notify them of the error before ordering more but that's just me. I'm curious, while the Autumns are great decks, did you ever get your Pluma?

 

I'm just happy to see these. Good stuff, I can't wait. Perhaps a stretch goal for silver metallic ink on the center stars nice and subtle. I think they're great and I'm looking forward to this.