Two-time Diamond Award-winner Lotrek is nominated this year for Artist of the Year. He produced two decks during the award period - Maestro III and Tale of the Tempest.
Maestro III is a subtle design compared to some of Lotrek's more elaborate decks, more targeted towards players than collectors. There is an elegant to its simplicity - it's a deck you really want to shuffle up and deal at your poker table. (Images 1 and 2)
Tale of the Tempest is a project that was produced by the prominent and prolific deck reviewer, The Gentleman Wake. The various editions available are Ocean (blue/gold/navy), Dusk (eggplant/purple/copper), Midnight (black/gold/gunmetal), Treasured (two-tone gold), Dynastinae (green/gold), Prism (pearl/prismatic) and Great Wylenti (black/gold), as well as an all-gaff card deck. All versions are done with foil stamped backs except Great Wylenti. Tuck boxes were all made by Lotrek at Oath Playing Cards, cards were all made at Cartamundi on their B9 Slimline stock. A great deal of attention to detail was given to this design, replete with card reveals and fine details peppered throughout the artwork.
Maestro III at Lotrek's web store:
https://www.oathplayingcards.com/product-page/maestro-iii-playing-cards-1Tale of the Tempest at Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegentlemanwake/the-tale-of-the-tempest-playing-cards/description
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