Paul, you need to change your signature now -- move Chancellor over to "sold out", alongside the other four.

I only just checked around an hour ago... but by the looks of it, this was yet another 24 hour sell out. Good going!

Seeing as UUSI switched from EPCC to USPCC partway through their campaign for their latest Pagan poker deck, I got myself out of there as a matter of urgency and cancelled my brick pledge... and so that gave me extra funds for other campaigns!

I was previously in for 6 decks (including one gold) of Grinders... and so when I saw the latest campaign update, I jumped in for the Power Trio tier!

I'm genuinely delighted that Randy has made a blue deck available. I always thought that a blue deck would look pretty darn cool, and it definitely is cool!

I think everybody that's got in on these decks is going to be really pleased with the end result. Everything about these decks are brilliant!

This is an awesome design -- easily one of my favourites.

I'm pretty much cash strapped right now (I've had to sell off a heck of a lot of my collection)... but somehow, I'll get enough money together to be able to buy some of these beauties!

Paul, can you confirm that the back design is going to be fully 2-way?

I ask that purely because a lot of full bleed repeating back designs are unintentionally 1 way at the corners!

This can possibly be the best deck ever for gambling sleights!!

Tenebre Zucca:

http://legendsplayingcards.com/products/tenebre-zucca

I didn't care for the 52+J deck last year (I eBayed off the gold edition ones that I got from LPCC)... but this one, I really like!

Tuck looks really awesome! Even Jackson's Liberty deck looks really cool.

This year, the decks really are looking great

This I brilliant!

Love the tuck, love the back design, and love the way the use of the colour on the backs and the faces! The way the colour has been used does kind of remind me of the Ornates... but yet, the deck/design I totally different, and so there's no question of the Grinders being considered to be a clone of any sort. I think you've totally nailed it Randy. I'll definitely be in for these.

I'm in agreement with Don about a second colour. For an awesome design like this, it would be criminal not to have a second colour!! At least consider it as a stretch goal man.

I'd personally like to see a blue version.

By the way, which LPCC stock/finish will be utilised for this deck? *EDIT: I took a closer look at the image showing the tuck, and I noticed that at does say Classic Finish on the bottom of the tuck*

Hey man.

Welcome to PCF. Before anything else, let me offer some quick advice... please correct the obvious typo (shown in the screen print below) as soon as you can -- the last thing you need is people poking fun at the campaign, especially when the design is pretty cool.


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The blurred front of the box looks like it says Expert At The Card Table (with two acorns at the end)... and I do like EATCT themed decks.

I like the professor's works a lot also. Incredible man, incredible life.

The Buck twins nearly always print with USPCC... and if that's the case, that'll be the one thing (crap quality materials, cutting, and printing) that'll make me pass on a deck I would have otherwise purchased a brick on.

That doesn't even have the skull/crossbones back design... it's just a black and white rider back.

Not impressed brother.

@Hank: lol. Bro, although that is around half of my stash, those are all of the Legends in-house decks that I have -- the other half are printed by Legends (and some by EPCC), but not their in-house brands. So basically, cool decks like LUXX (V1 and V2), Golden Spike (gold edition and black ink), ShiShou, Jetsetter, Bowl-a-rama, etc.

I must confess though, I wouldn't mind having some more V1 Legends!

@Don: It would be brilliant to see some of your collection. I'm looking forward to it already!

In the mean time, 3 more decks arrived today.

USPCC quality ‎sucks (to state the obvious)... but this is one time where I'm getting some USPCC decks due to what the decks are connected to.
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These are decks for the movie which basically got me interested in the world of card sharps, card cheating, Erdnase, etc. It's an awesome movie, and even Jason England and Paul Wilson had parts in it and consulted for it.

In case you haven't already guessed, it's the SHADE casino deck.

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I personally liked SHADE a lot more than ROUNDERS!‎

Nice review from a credible source.

I was looking forward to hearing about the made in China quality. I know quality can vary with all imported products. I've had both good and bad experiences with products made in China. Thanks

Hey man!

If you haven't already tried a deck with Emerald Finish, then I definitely would recommend "The One Entertainment" deck!

‎The edges of the Emerald Finish cards are similar (although not as bad) as cards cut by USPCC‎ -- not as smooth as the cards cut in Taiwan for decks featuring Diamond or Classic Finish.
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There is a big similarity between the output of this China factory and the legendary Taiwan factory for one thing though -- printing precision. ‎The artwork doesn't move even a single pixel when you riffle the cards.
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I think those that find the Diamond/Master Finish too stiff would probably like Emerald Finish more. I'd say that Emerald Finish is slightly stiffer than Bee stock, and not "spongy" like Bees.

Also, Emerald Finish doesn't feel as "oily" as Diamond Finish‎ cards, yet they still have just as good slip factor.

I did like the Pr1me decks a lot, but the only thing I disliked about them was that they weren't traditionally cut... and so even though the cards felt great, they didn't shuffle as well as they could have. With this new deck though, that problem is a thing of the past.

I think it is fair to have reservations about production in China, seeing as there are a fair few horror stories out there. However, this factory that are dealing with orders for Emerald Finish decks are clearly a legit player. Lawrence Sullivan is known to be a perfectionist whose attention to detail on matters relating to quality are on a level of its own... and so I'm not too surprised that he was able to find afactory in PRC which delivers to a standard which is above and beyond expectations.

In my humble opinion, "The One Entertainment" deck handles better than the Pr1me decks. Give it a go!

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There's probably only one person on the planet that is more picky than me about the direction of the cut... Richard Turner! If a deck isn't traditionally cut, then for me it's pretty much useless, and a waste of my time. Before even looking at the AoS, courts, or even the back design, the first thing I check for is the cut.

I know the direction of the cut just my running my finger along the card edge... but then for added certainty, I give the deck some interlace riffle shuffles. The SWE deck that I've got is definitely traditionally cut -- 150% confirmed.
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I do however stress that the SWE deck I have got is traditionally cut... because that doesn't mean that every other deck is. 

Erik Mana told me that even when you ask USPCC to traditionally cut cards, even then there is no guarantee that every single deck will be traditionally cut. I believe him because:

(1) The first (black) Madison Rounders deck I received was traditionally cut... but every ‎other black Rounders deck I received had a modern cut.
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(2) The Madison Rounders Private Reserve deck was said to be traditionally cut... but the one I opened was NOT.

Therefore, the deck I got may indeed be an anomoly. 

Saying that though, some Ellusionist decks were  consistently traditionally cut. For example, Sultan Republic‎, Executive, and most recently, the white Kings deck.

You're right about the USPCC excuse for discouraging traditional cutting being seriously lame. USPCC cutting sucks whichever direction they cut in. I think the true reason they don't like traditional cuts is because of the extra work (turning the sheets face down).

Anyway, the one way thing has pissed me off a fair bit. The deck would have been great for me as negative-strippers, had it been a proper two way design!‎