I think you are pushing it a bit far. We've had 2 Fulton decks in the past, what, 8 months? Another one wouldn't necessarily hurt.
Two decks, a third on the way, a hand lotion and a lip balm (they're actually putting out teasers for that one, though I considered the odds that it might have been a joke 'cause the photos hit too close to April Fool's Day). All in about a half-year. That's a lot of stuff - and doesn't count a single bit of the other D&D malarkey. The Fulton's line alone is enough to generate burnout except in the most loyal consumers...
Wow Don. I'm not even going to get into the load of negativity.
You don't have to. Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt - and got chastised on the FB page! No need to delve deeper, though - I think everyone here's got the gist and doesn't need the instant replay and Monday morning quaterbacking. Let's just say that my name is probably not very popular at Dan and Dave Industries right now, other than to hang epithets from.
I feel the Fulton Series has done well so far. I really like the CJs and the CTs aren't bad either. It looks like a lot of effort and research is put into each deck here and I can appreciate that. He has released 2 fairly entailed decks. Releasing an homage to the JN deck and keeping it fairly simple is a great move here. It's like Nugs for poor people lol. I think Fulton (even though he is a prick from what I hear) is doing well in the design aspect. As long as it continues, I will continue to support.
Nugs for poor people = Wynn's or any other logo-back minimalist deck. Either way, I don't know anyone that wants Nugs for their looks.
Fulton's had (technically) three releases in the last six months or so. Like I stated, on its own that's not so bad, but combined with every other D&D release it's overkill.
Don't believe me? Ask yourself if you'll be buying three bricks or three decks. The most interested of you are picking up a few decks. Going into the Harlequin I'm expecting the most interested buyers to be buying bricks or more. As soon as those buyers tell me "I'm buying only three" I realize I've been doing something very wrong.
Keep in mind they do not design anything, they produce decks. They outsource the artwork, so naturally it will never be bad. No one is saying they're bad. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to say that any D&D release has ever been less than above decent.
Sometimes the design work at D&D is lazy, but there's no denying that they put quality into it. But the one and only time I bought by the brick from them was Fulton's Clip Joint. In retrospect, it was a bit over-exuberant - I was swept up in the holiday feeding frenzy. Everything since then I either bought in small numbers or not at all, and going forward, "not at all" will be my standard deck purchase from D&D. Who can keep up with it all, for one, and there's only the odd gem here and there mixed in with some mediocre stuff. They have an awesome library of magic books, some interesting odds-and-ends card-related items that no one else carries (or would think to) but I'm over their decks now. The money I would have spent on Magic-Con v2 went to Lee Asher for a mixed brick of 605s and some blue Bulldogs I need for a trade.
But Alex does have a point - when people reduce quantities from whatever they were buying before, be it from a gross to two bricks, a brick to two decks, or three decks to just one (or none), something's not working. Blame the economy if you must, but it won't keep your lights on.
The only thing I didn't like about the Clip Joints were the handling, but the Chinatowns were completely forgettable. I enjoyed the Plaids, but it seems like I'm in the minority here.
I liked the Vintage Plaids/U.S. Regulation decks, actually. They were quirky and a throw-back to designs that were popular when I was a twinkle in my dad's eye. I think of trips upstate to a cabin or east to the beach when I play with them.
Now, about that "matched" cork deck clip...
