Just thought it would be appropriate to share with all of you a summer sale I'm having today on all Gamesters products available in the store.  I've never offered them with this discount, if any of you missed out previously on the Gamesters and are interested...I can't imagine you'll get them at a better rate ever again. 

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Damask Stock is mighty fine stuff. 

It is indeed Don.  John Van Der Put and I spent a decent amount of time with Bill to find the right stock for the Piff deck that would be softer than the classic/master stocks that we're all familiar with EPCC.  It was about a year ago that we settled on the Damask from EPCC for the Piff deck....and I couldn't be any happier!  They have great a great spring and snap to them...handle very well...and we've had the decks in the hands of many professionals who have all given the deck and stock a huge thumbs up! 

I think we'll see more decks coming from EPCC in the Damask stock simply because it feels more like what we've all been used to most of our lives with Bicycle...but with a finer cut and sharper registration. 

I love this! 

Quick update folks....the Piff Deck officially reached its goal. We also posted new add-ons and stretch goals to glance at. Tons of fun things planned!

Thank you everyone for the support.

Thanks for the post Rob.  This has been a very fun deck to produce with Piff and his artist Claire Blackledge in the UK.  We took on a lot of challenges to make it possible, and thanks to EPCC and Kickstarter...it might all become something very real.

This deck is purely for Piff the Magic Dragon Fans...and Piffus
But I have to admit this deck is expensive... even after considering the table tuck

You're right Hank, as far as playing cards go, this is on the higher end of the spectrum however when you consider that every single court card is original and unique artwork, pips redesigned, back, tuck, 4 custom gaff cards with artwork, the tuck engineering and artwork, and the die-cut Harbin table card engineering, it becomes a 58 card deck that simply has a ton to offer to fans of Piff and fans of playing cards. 

That being said, this deck was always designed for Piff to use in his show during performances and of course for his fans...I knew going into it a year ago that playing card enthusiasts may not be as warm to the idea of this deck and that is certainly okay.  So many decks out there now for all of us to find something we truly love

Yes, really wonderful job Tom, Lee & Don!  Looking forward to future editions!!  Thank you for all your hard work and contributions to the world of playing cards!

You could try to do something like Encarded's Deco deck.

Funny, was on the phone with Don & Paul this morning talking about this exactly. 

Alright...I'm back....Hi everyone!  Been a busy year with work so I apologize for not contributing as much as I'd like to the forums.  Finally ready to launch the Gamesters.   I'll be raising funds on Kickstarter for this deck because it's a brand new design (and not a recolor).  I funded the Whispering Imps® Black Edition & Private Reserves myself because (for the most part) the artwork stayed the same and I didn't feel right using KS for funding a recolor.

Gamesters launch on Kickstarter Monday, December 15th.  Below are some photos that I'm happy to share with you of the new deck.

Enjoy,

-Chris

DB is smart...as long as his cards sell like hotcakes, he's be remiss not to at least consider multiple colors. I don't get all of the hate against re-colors. Not everyone likes all of their decks to be blue. Or red. Multiple colors give folks the opportunity to purchase potentially new an unique colors, one of which they may greatly prefer over the others. I really like these cards, and have a "quantity" of each. That said, I do like some colors more than others. I bought more of the greens than the blacks because I like the design a lot, but I have a lot of black cards, so it's almost more of the same. You have to think of colors like designs. USPCC cards are pretty much Bike or Bee stock. Your collection might be 90% Bike and 10% Bee. You keep buying because new and exciting designs come out for the cards, the cards that feel the same (for the most part) as the last 50 decks that you bought. It's the same for colors. They feel the same, it's just that some people really prefer one color over another. I think that's great, that buyers aren't limited to one color but rather are given the opportunity to buy other colors that may become available. I wouldn't mind seeing more colors of exotic designs. If you simply must have a "Full set", you're going to spend some coin. If you're buying for fun, you may select one or two colors, and pass on the rest. The key point is that there's a choice, just as you have more choices than a Rider Back to purchase from! DB can print all 16.7 million colors if he'd like, more power to him. In this day and age, especially with the recent innovations of foil on cards, raised inks, printing inside of tucks, die cutting tucks and cards, you name it, I welcome any and all decks, even re-colors, that are released for my consideration. It's an exciting time to be a fan of cards and collecting! Enjoy the ride!

I couldn't agree more BiggerDee!  Blaine has a wonderful way of designing cards with Stutzman that allow for wonderful color changes.  That being said, the GatorBacks look best in Green simply due to the nature of the subject (the same way the Imps look best in red due to the subject)....I do love the shade of red used for the GatorBacks in the photo above...not sure if it's metallic or not but it pops nicely.  I imagine the gator on the front of the tuck to be in a red foil. 

Just received a brick of these because of the private reserve promotion. I had previously bought some but hadn't opened any yet, so decided to crack one open. I immediately realized the registration was off on all the cards..."okay, maybe it's a magic thing" I thought, maybe I missed reading about it in the promotional material. Then I turned the deck over and realized the backs were all off too...this was when I realized how crazy off the registration was on the entire deck. This isn't what the deck is supposed to look like, right? Essentially I have a deck that has one way faces AND backs...I can barely play card games with this, let alone any tricks. I'm really afraid the other decks in my brick or even the older ones I have look the same...I would have thought this deck was Q1 quality? Can anyone else with this deck confirm if the registration on their cards looks like this?

http://i.imgur.com/a6qTxRO.jpg?1

Thank you Don for responding.  Yes, I addressed and resolved the issue 2 minutes after I received the email.

Unfortunately it's very common for a small batch of cards from the USPCC to have registration issues...i've seen registration problems in at least a dozen of the open decks in my personal collection from nearly all the big playing card companies.  From the information I have received, less than 1% of the 5,000 Black Edition decks printed have had major registration issues and those decks have all been successfully replaced. 

Rest assured everyone....this is not an issue with the entire run of Black Edition Whispering Imps.   You will find greater registration issues the thinner the borders are on cards from USPCC...unfortunately until their calibration is perfect every time...thin border decks will have more problems than a standard border (basically, thinner the border...the less room to hide registration errors). 

The Private Reserves on the other hand have perfect registration.  This was accomplished through the meticulous work from the EPCC. 

Thank you to all those who supported the Whispering Imps during the Halloween sale (and as always, from any support previously).  I do my best to produce some of the finest playing cards and quality customer service that one man can provide.  I look forward to sharing with all of you an update in the next week or so about the newest deck soon to join the Whispering Imps family, the Gamesters.

Had 50 uncut sheets pulled from the press for this edition, they are now available in the store for those collectors who might be interested. Just thought I'd share that information with all of you.

As always, many thanks for your support of the Whispering Imps,

-chris

http://whisperingimps.com/collections/art-wall-decor/products/whispering-imps-black-edition-uncut-sheet

Thanks for the post about the launch tomorrow!!  I'm excited to bring to all of you the "Black Edition".  To me, it's not just a re-color, it's the perfect pairing to the Original & Special Editions. 

I've received some emails asking if I'll print them in any other colors...the answer is no.  I only ever intended this design to be printed in Red & Black. 

I hope you all enjoy this latest edition and look forward to the upcoming "v2" & "v3" (both brand new designs) coming up later this year. 

As always, thank you for your support & enthusiasm!