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Thirdway Industries · « **on:** May 19, 2014, 08:53:34 AM »

Hi there! I want submit my Evil Deck.
You can see all the cards here >> http://www.evildeck.com/cards.php
I will attach some images of the card back and the tuck box.

The Evil Deck is a bit different than regular decks, because it have an illustration on every card (I didn't want use the "classic" structure of the cards on purpose, I wanted to make a deck where every card could be interesting as a court card. Every suit represents a different kind of evil: hearts are for passion, clubs are for nature, diamonds are for violence and spades are for magic.

Hope you like it. Let me know if I submitted it correctly

Cheers

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2014, 08:54:20 AM »

Other cards

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2014, 08:55:06 AM »

Other cards

Don Boyer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2014, 07:33:44 PM »

I like what I'm seeing so far.

Now, read the rules CAREFULLY in regards to making your final submission. Because your deck has 100% unique faces, you'll need to submit art for ALL of those faces. I recommend that you combine cards into a single image for the purpose of display - for example, groupings of perhaps four to eight cards each - and provide images of all the cards, plus a few individual cards at full resolution as specified.

This isn't the submission, yet. I ask people to post here first so people can see your design and comment on them - after all, it's the members of this forum who will vote on the designs and choose a winner. It also allows you time to make sure you have everything correct before making your official entry on the topic in the Playing Card Plethora board, which I'm about to go and more clearly mark for people to know where to post.

In other words, make your mistakes here, because you won't get to correct them there.

Did I mention the part about reading the rules carefully?

One more thing - GOOD LUCK to you and the other entrants!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2014, 04:47:01 AM »

Hi Don,

I read the rules carefully, and I don't know if I can partecipate: I want launch my own crowdfunding campaign and want run this project on my own (keeping the full rights on it) , so I think I'm not eligible.
I have considered to partecipate the last days, because this is my first project and if I had win the contest, have hundred of decks without risk a penny had would be a big prize. But I'm crazy

Anyways, if it's okay for you and this don't break any rule, I may partecipate for the visibility and the glory! If this is okay, I'll make the post in the official thread as you said before

Thank you!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:47:13 AM »

Quote from: EvilDeck on May 22, 2014, 04:47:01 AM

Hi Don,

I read the rules carefully, and I don't know if I can partecipate: I want launch my own crowdfunding campaign and want run this project on my own (keeping the full rights on it) , so I think I'm not eligible.
I have considered to partecipate the last days, because this is my first project and if I had win the contest, have hundred of decks without risk a penny had would be a big prize. But I'm crazy

Anyways, if it's okay for you and this don't break any rule, I may partecipate for the visibility and the glory! If this is okay, I'll make the post in the official thread as you said before

Thank you!

You should contact the Discourse Agent for Expert Playing Card Company for details regarding the rights on the winning deck. In fact, it's not a bad idea to talk to EPCC about making your cards with them, win or lose! Use this link if you want to send them a PM or contact me for an email address.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:53:29 AM »

Hi Don, the funny thing is that I asked them a quote yesterday, and I'm considering to print my deck with them (they gave me a good quote).

If you can give me an email address it would be great (so I can attach them my previous email) Thanks!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2014, 10:27:38 AM »

I contacted EPCC, it seems there are no problems if I partecipate (If I may win they give me some free decks and a good price on the others I was going to order anyways).

I post the official submission here. If everything is be ok, I'll post in the official topic. Let me know!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2014, 10:29:55 AM »

The rest of the submission. Let me know if this is okay!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2014, 11:40:01 PM »

This looks like you've got all your requirements covered!

Go ahead and post to the official topic unless you have any last minute changes in mind. Once you post it there YOU CAN NOT CHANGE IT - don't go back to re-edit it.

I recommend that at the beginning of your first post in that topic, you write a few words to introduce yourself and talk about your design a bit. Remember, you're trying to persuade the membership here to vote for your design.

Best of luck, Giovanni!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2014, 04:17:35 AM »

Ok! Posted! Thank you very much Don for the great advices.

I'm really hyped about producing Evil Deck with EPCC.

sprouts1115 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2014, 07:00:20 PM »

Your JoC, QoC, and KoC might be to near the cut border. You might want to check with EPCC and ask how close you can get into no man's land...

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2014, 07:12:23 PM »

I had check those elements, are at the limit but inside the safe area, but If I have to reduce them a little it's not a big problem. I will verify this with EPCC, thank you for the advice!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2014, 02:48:05 PM »

Quote from: sprouts1115 on May 24, 2014, 07:00:20 PM

Your JoC, QoC, and KoC might be to near the cut border. You might want to check with EPCC and ask how close you can get into no man's land...

Sprouts, don't worry about it. The contest is for a design - the overall concept and art, not the minutiae of what card gets cut where, especially since you're not even seeing an uncut (or cut!) sheet anywhere. Those are adjustments that can be made later, should a design that wins require adjustments.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2014, 04:59:17 PM »

Hey guys, here is a sneak peek of The Evil Deck prototype! Hope you like it!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #15 on:** June 26, 2014, 06:38:14 PM »

Quote from: EvilDeck on June 25, 2014, 04:59:17 PM

Hey guys, here is a sneak peek of The Evil Deck prototype! Hope you like it!

Looks great! Remember, the contest is nearly in the voting stage - that starts 04:00 UTC on Tuesday morning! Best of luck to you!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2014, 06:49:04 PM »

Thank you, Don!
I'm really curious about the result of the DDDC.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #17 on:** June 29, 2014, 01:29:34 PM »

Video of the prototype unboxing (that silly tuckbox was really hard to open lol)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyPJ0DJycXA

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #18 on:** July 02, 2014, 05:31:52 PM »

Evil Deck campaign on Socials.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #19 on:** July 02, 2014, 08:49:37 PM »

Quote from: EvilDeck on July 02, 2014, 05:31:52 PM

Evil Deck campaign on Socials.

Consider a slight alteration.

Put up a link for registration, then put up a link for voting - each should take you straight to the page needed.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2014, 04:45:15 PM »

Yes, you are right. People keeps asking me how to vote

I'll put registration link first.

Thank you!

Giovanni

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #21 on:** July 03, 2014, 07:39:30 PM »

The campaign continues. I decided to make 6 promises if the Evil Deck wins the DDDC.

I will start posting the first two here, and I will release the other promises during the week.

(this time I put both registration link than link at DDDC in the message)

Hope you like the idea...and hope It will brings some others nice folks in this forum.

Cheers!

Rose · « **Reply #22 on:** July 04, 2014, 11:51:46 AM »

You had my vote already, but now you REALLY have my vote.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #23 on:** July 04, 2014, 04:24:56 PM »

Thank you Rose! I really appreciate it!

And there are 4 promises left

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #24 on:** July 05, 2014, 05:50:05 AM »

Promises, promises.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #25 on:** July 07, 2014, 03:36:49 PM »

Promises get more funnier

I have some prototypes of the Evil Deck (with blank tuckbox, the one you see in the youtube unboxing video is a unique piece). I am going to use them as a reward for Kickstarter, but if I win the contest, I will put them on sale, signed. If you want book for one, mail me at hello@evildeck.com.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #26 on:** July 09, 2014, 01:56:40 PM »

For the second to last promise, I am going to do a special limited edition of the Evil Deck. Signed, numbered, sent from Italy.
I am already working on it (I am thinking about an handwritten certificate and a signed sticker on the deck, and maybe a rubber stamp on the deck - if I will find a way to stamp a black deck) , but If you have suggestions, ideas or wishes of how you want it, let me know!

Of course, if you didn't do it already, vote for the Evil Deck

!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #27 on:** July 11, 2014, 12:22:51 PM »

If you haven't voted Evil Deck already, I have a last promise, the big one, to convince you.
I think you guys guess where I am getting at.

This is the last call, I hope you had fun with the promises campaign.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #28 on:** July 15, 2014, 05:50:13 PM »

Hi Guys!

Here an update of the tuckbox (the tuckbox is the one I used for the prototype, not the EPCC final one.).

When I saw the prototypes I wasn't happy about the black/grey card back, so I decided to use black and white. I think it's better like this (and will match better with the Good twin).

More updates soon

Don Boyer · « **Reply #29 on:** July 15, 2014, 10:39:35 PM »

Hey, for those of you who haven't yet heard, congratulations are in order! The Evil Deck won the First Discourse Deck Design Contest! Giovanni's already been in touch with Bill, so hopefully we'll be seeing the deck in an expeditious manner!

Best of luck on the next deck, Giovanni!

shadowkat · « **Reply #30 on:** July 17, 2014, 05:56:12 AM »

Congratulations Giovanni! I can't wait to buy this deck!

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #31 on:** July 18, 2014, 01:08:37 PM »

Hi guys! Some updates

I sent the files to EPCC - They will make an astonishing Evil Deck. Look at the images to have a preview (something may change)
I worked as fast as possible to have Evil Deck produced soon -probably will be here in late september/october-

D. Dorn · « **Reply #32 on:** July 18, 2014, 02:47:10 PM »

Awesome!!! This is the deck I voted for.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #33 on:** July 19, 2014, 12:58:46 AM »

Giovanni, it really looks fantastic. I can't wait to see it on sale. Do you have an estimated release date yet?

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #34 on:** July 19, 2014, 05:26:28 AM »

Hi Don,

I will wait EPCC for the official date. Anyways I think it will be ready from mid september to october.

Can't wait too

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #35 on:** July 21, 2014, 06:08:42 PM »

Hi guys!

I updated the site www.evildeck.com, and of course I put The Discourse in my Hall of Fame page (the page of thanks).
Oh, and now the newsletter is working, soon I will try to send one!

We also have an indication of release date, October, just in time for Halloween.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #36 on:** July 26, 2014, 05:48:37 AM »

Prototypes shipped today!

I included an hand drawn card (unique) and a certificate with two custom rubber stamps. Everything signed.
Congrats to the people who bought them (I had only 6 and only 5 were available to buy, sold out the first day)

Check the whole gallery with the custom hand drawn cards here https://www.facebook.com/evildeck/posts/325721170920058

Another promise keeped

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #37 on:** August 08, 2014, 06:14:12 PM »

Hi Guys, during the campaign of The Evil Deck I promised a special edition. Here is a preview of two ideas I had. I really like the one with rubber stamp, but let me know what you think.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #38 on:** August 24, 2014, 07:22:48 PM »

Hi guys! The campaign of the Good (& Evil) Deck is now live on CardLauncher. Both the decks have a special campaign price (8$ + shipping per deck)

https://www.cardlauncher.com/en/projects/8043-Good-Deck

As you may know, Evil Deck is already being printed by EPCC so the money I'll gather with this campaign are going to fund Good Deck only (and maybe some combined stretch goals). You can preorder Evil Decks too, tough, the only limitation is you can't have more Evils than Goods.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #39 on:** September 07, 2014, 11:33:21 AM »

Hi there!

I had a sneak peek of the Uv Print from EPCC.
This is not the final version (the final one will be white in the embossed and uv parts), but I think it's worth to share.

If you have missed it, Evil Deck is available at CardLauncher, as a support of the Good Deck campaign >> https://www.cardlauncher.com/en/projects/8043-Good-Deck

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #40 on:** October 11, 2014, 05:37:15 PM »

Hi there!

fyi the Evil Deck will come early 2015 (Epcc have a lot of upcoming decks and the release date delayed).
It will be available on my new brand site www.thirdway.it.

If you want, subscribe the newsletter to recieve a notification when it will be available for purchase.

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #41 on:** December 19, 2014, 09:56:52 AM »

The store is online, and Evil Deck preorders are open! www.thirdway.it

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #42 on:** March 26, 2015, 08:17:55 PM »

Hi there! A quick update on the production.

Delirium & Evil Decks will leave EPCC Taipei Factory the 31th of march.

The slow ship will take around a month or a bit more to reach NYC and then Michigan fullfilment center. The decks could arrive a bit late (I think May).

I'll keep you updated!

EPCC sent me a pic of the "final" Evil Deck. The only one I have so far. Looking great!

See you soon!

Giovanni

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #43 on:** April 04, 2015, 04:53:42 AM »

Hi there!

Evil Deck (and Delirium) is crossing the pacific. Here's a link to track the ship http://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9477892

There is still time to make preorders, so I made an easter sale on Evil Deck Brick:
http://www.thirdway.it/wordpress/product/evil-deck-brick-preorder/
See you soon!

Giovanni

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #44 on:** April 21, 2015, 07:51:23 PM »

A couple of Evil Decks arrived in Italy!
I'll share a cool picture.

Stay tuned on Thirdway Industries Facebook page for more pics.
https://www.facebook.com/thirdwayindustries

Thirdway Industries · « **Reply #45 on:** May 14, 2015, 07:32:36 PM »

Shipping started, some already arrived to backers!