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« on: December 12, 2015, 06:31:09 PM »
 

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Howdy all,

For those of you who have been following the development thread of this deck over at http://www.playingcardforum.com/index.php?topic=8163.0, the time has finally come to countdown to the launch (just 1 month to go)! These are semi-transformational cards unlike anything you've seen before - really cool. While many faces have been spoiled already, there are some good ones I've been holding back, and will start proper spoilers around Christmas building up the launch on January 12th! Mark your calendars - this is a great project :)

Cheers :D

***EDIT***
The project is now LIVE: Head over to: to check it out!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/pipmen-playing-cards-relaunch
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Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2015, 11:46:28 PM »
 

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Merry Christmas everybody! Hope you've had a great day and a fantastic new years :) Here's  a few pics of the upcoming fun that is Pipmen to get you warmed up for spoiler season soon :D
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2015, 12:34:41 AM »
 

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Merry Christmas everybody! Hope you've had a great day and a fantastic new years :) Here's  a few pics of the upcoming fun that is Pipmen to get you warmed up for spoiler season soon :D

Looking forward to it!  I like the designs.
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Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2015, 08:42:46 AM »
 

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Thanks Don :)

Starting the countdown (countup?); something you might have already seen before - some 2's and 3's!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2015, 08:37:47 AM »
 

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Some more cards before new years - 4's and 5's!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2016, 09:47:31 AM »
 

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Happy new year everyone! How you had a great night and are looking forward to the Pipmen launch on the 12th! Here are some more designs - some 6's and 7's :)
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2016, 07:33:58 AM »
 

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 2 more days, another 4 cards. Check out some 8's and 9's!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2016, 09:12:57 AM »
 

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Aaaaand rounding out the sample of number cards - 10's!

1 week till it launches :)
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2016, 07:55:45 AM »
 

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Transformational decks suffer from the same danger - if the number cards are interesting, the courts (which are meant to be the interesting ones) look boring by comparison.... Pipmen has solved that problem by creating Pip-scenes - each court tells a story in creative Pipmen style.  Up first: the royal Spades. The Spades revolve around the traditional medieval style of kings and queens, with a twist...
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2016, 02:07:13 AM »
 

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2 days to go! I'm quite excited :)

Have a look at these heart courts! I have a minor adjustment to make to the king but it's still pretty good
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2016, 04:41:52 PM »
 

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I really like this. It's just good fun. ;D
I'll be in for sure!
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Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2016, 11:42:36 AM »
 

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I'll be there too.  :)
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - January 12th
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2016, 04:02:12 PM »
 

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I'll be there too.  :)

Thanks guys, this is the reason I make these cards :D

One last spoiler before the project goes live tomorrow - the Jokers...

I had so many great ideas for the Pipmen that when it came to making 2 decks (Black and Red), I made different jokers for each one. 4 different Jokers! These are some of my favorite designs, I hope you like them :)

Remember, the project launches 11am PST, 2pm EST, 6am Australian time :)

Here is the link for the PREVIEW CAMPAIGN for anyone who wants to jump the gun:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/913823934?token=60048a37

(I've also got some cool backer badges to change your profile pic too :D)

See you tomorrow!
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Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2016, 02:03:01 PM »
 

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The Pipmen have now launched on Kickstarter!

Head on over to check them out :)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/pipmen-playing-cards
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2016, 07:00:05 PM »
 

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Hi Everyone,

I am sad to say that I will be cancelling funding for this campaign short of the project dead line. The reasons for this are mainly because I feel that it is now unattainable to reach our funding goal, and I would like some time to adjust the campaign before I relaunch it. That being said, I want to sincerely thank everyone who has supported this project; it really means a lot to me that almost 300 people think this project is worth funding! Thank you so much!

The good news!

During the last few weeks I have been analyzing the project, talking to backers and thinking about ways to make this more appealing. I think I have some answers to those problems, and so we will be RELAUNCHING this project soon – Tuesday the 16th of Feb to be exact! (That's a little over 1 week from now, check the notice at the bottom). Let me show you a bit of what the new campaign will feature:

    - Both Black and Red decks available right from the start (unlimited runs).
    - Same funding goal (but for 2 decks this time), and slightly cheaper decks!
    - A revised stretch goal list with really awesome rewards. I am really hoping to unlock certain ones of these!!!
    - Freebies and bonuses for backers of this first campaign who come back to back the project the second time (free decks! Wooooooo!)
    - A super cool SHADOWY guy will be making an appearance as a limited print run stretch goal (should be easily reachable):

I still have every confidence in this project and are confident that with our incredible backers and adjusted campaign we will be able to successfully fund Pipmen playing cards and get them our into the world where they belong! I hope you share my excitement for this unique deck :) Again, a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this project so far. This isn’t over, see you very soon!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2016, 11:07:40 AM »
 

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The Pipmen RELAUNCH is now live on Kickstarter - check it out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/pipmen-playing-cards-relaunch
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #16 on: February 16, 2016, 12:57:58 PM »
 

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I love what I see here. I'm backing again of course and I'm hoping that the shadow deck is unlocked. These are absolutely charming.
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Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #17 on: February 16, 2016, 03:17:36 PM »
 

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Year to date, this is by far my favorite deck.  This NEEDS to get funded this time around!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #18 on: February 16, 2016, 03:41:16 PM »
 

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Good luck, Ben!  I pledged again.

 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #19 on: February 16, 2016, 05:07:38 PM »
 

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Good luck mate, hopefully this will reach the goal.

Back for more
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2016, 08:19:30 PM »
 

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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the support!

And almost 50% funded in under a day - that's just awesome!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2016, 06:27:23 AM »
 

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So close to being funded after just 1 week! If you haven't backed this already, go check it out :)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/pipmen-playing-cards-relaunch
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2016, 09:49:46 PM »
 

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We made it! Thanks everyone for your support, now on to unlocking the Shadow Deck!
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #23 on: February 29, 2016, 09:02:25 PM »
 

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Looking forward to getting these cards! They look fantastic
 

Re: Pipmen Playing Cards - relaunch Now LIVE on KS
« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2016, 03:20:45 AM »
 

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Just over 1 day left to get a deck of awesome Pipmen cards - check them out if you haven't already!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/pipmen-playing-cards-relaunch