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CBJ · « **on:** March 17, 2015, 01:34:40 PM »

It's LIVE

Link: http://bit.ly/BicycleFullMoon

Hello PCF!!!

I'm very happy to finally reveal some of the details of a project I'm involved in!
This project is being launched by Crooked Kings .

The Bicycle Full Moon is a Werewolf themed deck with the WORLD'S FIRST lenticular lens motion Bicycle tuck!

There will be 2 editions available at launch...

The Standard Edition

And the mind-blowing Special Edition!!

Simply hold the tuck box in your hand, and with the slightest turn of your wrist, the full moon rises and the mythical creature is brought to life!

The Court Cards

Each court design has been hand illustrated to capture the intense details and attributes of these ferocious beasts. These creative designs display the human form, struggling to contain the the beast within, as well as their fully transformed monstrous counterpart

More pictures:

CBJ

HankMan · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2015, 06:16:46 PM »

Looks cool.. The idea on the tuck box is great.
And can't wait to see more of the court cards..

Don Boyer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2015, 02:30:53 AM »

I hope they aren't using those index banners in different colors. It's a telltale - from the deck's edge you can identify a card's color!

The lenticular stuff is an interesting idea, but I've never liked the relatively low resolution used in lenticular images - I would hope it would look as sharp as it's being presented, but I have my doubts that it will.

CBJ · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2015, 03:45:10 PM »

This project will be going LIVE .. TODAY at 4pm EST (around 18 mins from now)

Preview link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crookedkings/1102687364?token=3aafbdfc

CBJ

CBJ · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2015, 04:07:20 PM »

It's LIVE

Link: http://bit.ly/BicycleFullMoon

CBJ

CBJ · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2015, 10:59:50 PM »

Where is everybody???

Here's an update!

"All we can say is wow! Just, wow!

In less then 6 hours, we're already 50% funded! That's just craziness! We want to thank you all so much for making this a HUGE success so far!

For anyone who's backed a Crooked Kings project in the past, you all know we love our unlocks, and we've got some pretty cool one's lined up. So, without further ado, here's the first 10K unlocks!

FULL MOON CARD GUARD

FULL MOON DEALER BUTTON

Let's keep rolling! Plenty of more stuff to unlock!

Jay

HankMan · « **Reply #6 on:** March 18, 2015, 11:07:38 PM »

I am really interested particularly with the lenticular on the tuck box.
I sorry I can't backed more than 1 of this, just way too many playing cards on my wish list

Don Boyer · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2015, 01:27:32 AM »

Quote from: CBJ on March 18, 2015, 10:59:50 PM

Where is everybody???

Probably still celebrating your birthday! Happy belated birthday, bro; hope it was a good one.

I'm curious about seeing the actual lenticular work. Don't want to make a good or bad comment until I've had a good look at it.

I will say, though, that the art for the dealer coin is flawed. If both images extend off the coin to the left, when flipped they should extend off the coin to the right when seen from the back. The artist instead had the back-facing image extending off the coin also going to the left - a physical impossibility. I'm sure it was just a simple oversight and he or she forgot to flip the back-facing images.

CBJ · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2015, 11:59:34 AM »

Hey Don

Yeah, we realized the coin error fairly quickly.. we're the new image

And...... it's been less than 3 days and we're almost at our goal of 20K!! and you may be thinking.. "Jay, what happens when you guys reach the goal?"

hmmm... I wonder.....

Jay

Don Boyer · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2015, 01:02:01 AM »

Quote from: CBJ on March 21, 2015, 11:59:34 AM

Hey Don

Yeah, we realized the coin error fairly quickly.. we're the new image

Jay, are you connected to this project? You're not writing as if you're quoting someone.

One thing I do like about the design so far is that those index banners are gray on the black cards, red on the reds, but the reds blend into gray just before the card's edge! Smart way to keep the design but remove a design flaw. If you're coaching these guys, Jay, job well done.

CthulhuWho1 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 22, 2015, 03:16:06 PM »

I like these decks enough that I'm posting tweets and messages on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere like the one linked below; and I hope they will help!

http://twitter.com/CthulhuWho1/status/579715958002085889

Will Hart
Fullerton, California

HankMan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 22, 2015, 04:55:55 PM »

A new back design update for the Werewolf Deck.

Somehow it reminds me of Stockholm no.17

CBJ · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2015, 12:21:20 PM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on March 22, 2015, 01:02:01 AM

Quote from: CBJ on March 21, 2015, 11:59:34 AM

Hey Don

Yeah, we realized the coin error fairly quickly.. we're the new image

Jay, are you connected to this project? You're not writing as if you're quoting someone.

One thing I do like about the design so far is that those index banners are gray on the black cards, red on the reds, but the reds blend into gray just before the card's edge! Smart way to keep the design but remove a design flaw. If you're coaching these guys, Jay, job well done.

Hey Don

The black tips along the edge of the index banners is because of your comment the other day. Great suggestion!

As for my involvement,

Scott and I worked together on developing the theme, art, and project. We collaborated on it entirely.

And... IT JUST PASSED THE FUNDED GOAL!!!!

Update coming very soon...

Jay

CBJ · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2015, 02:55:14 PM »

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, for helping this get funded so quickly! I still am in shock at just how quickly this project met it's goal! You all are absolutely amazing, and I hope you're somewhere where you can let out an awesome howl!... Even if it's at work!

The GOOD news is, the hard part is finished! The GREAT news is, now comes the really fun stuff, the remaining unlocks!

The last tuck in the project-- the FULL MOON LIMITED EDITION!
These tucks have everything!

Foil stamped
Lenticular lens graphic
Limited run- 1,500
Limited seal
Crooked King limited edition deck band, which is hand signed and numbered, and has the CK metal seal

***PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS UPDATE, IF YOU ARE ADDING THIS LIMITED EDITION DECK. IT WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, NO LIMIT.***

ADD $20 US to your pledge or $22 Int'l, to get them while you can, because after they're gone, they're gone.

We've still got a few more aces up our sleeves, so let's keep pushing it and see how far we get. I haven't put up the graphic yet, but the 40K goal is AWESOME looking!

Thanks again, everyone!

CthulhuWho1 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2015, 03:54:24 PM »

Here's an example of the Twitter promo I just posted for these cards:

http://twitter.com/CthulhuWho1/status/580081652786814977

CBJ · « **Reply #15 on:** March 25, 2015, 01:55:23 PM »

Update

Hey everyone! We've had a handful of messages sent to us requesting to see the jokers from the deck. Scott's been working hard to finish them up, and think you guys are really going to like them!

Here's the first one.

As you can see, we've got a hunter on our hands! These guys have a vendetta against the pack, and are out to stop them at risk of loss of life or limb!

We're slowly creeping up towards the next unlock, but let's try to spread the word as much as we can in order to get there a little quicker.

We've got a bunch of AWESOME stuff to unlock still, and would hate to not share them with you all, as some of the stuff is CRAZY AWESOME!

Let's keep rocking, and thank you all for your support so far!!!!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2015, 10:51:21 AM »

Quote from: CBJ on March 23, 2015, 12:21:20 PM

Hey Don

The black tips along the edge of the index banners is because of your comment the other day. Great suggestion!

As for my involvement,

Scott and I worked together on developing the theme, art, and project. We collaborated on it entirely.

And... IT JUST PASSED THE FUNDED GOAL!!!!

Update coming very soon...

Jay

Thanks, Jay, that's kinda flattering! I pointed out the flaw, but you guys worked out the elegant fix.

I would love to back this deck - but the money has a mind of its own as to where to go! I do recommend backing this, though - and if you want, Jay, you can quote me on that in the project page.

"A great concept and exceptionally well-executed. I'm very impressed and I recommend this deck, no hesitation."
- Don Boyer
COO, PlayingCardForum.com
Editor-in-Chief, CARD CULTURE Magazine

CBJ · « **Reply #17 on:** March 27, 2015, 07:38:27 AM »

Hey everyone! I hope you all are having a great day so far!

We wanted to share with you all the recently finished 2nd joker design for the deck!

I don't know who's more scary... there werewolf's or these guys!

On a side note, we're crunching some numbers and using an abacus to see if we can offer a very cool, but super limited add-on here in the next couple of days to you all. If it works out, I want you all to know that it will be super limited (like only 25ish) and will be a GREAT deal for those lucky enough to jump on it! We won't know for a few days, but I will give everyone a heads up prior to it being launched- so, keep an eye out for an update!

chas0039 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2015, 07:17:19 PM »

Thanks much for this post. I almost missed this one and just got the last pledge. These are not my usual area of interest, but I just couldn't pass up such a great effort.

alvinhy · « **Reply #19 on:** March 28, 2015, 12:15:24 PM »

Congratulations on the funding man! The decks look awesome. I really like the transition on the tuck box

aldazar · « **Reply #20 on:** March 29, 2015, 11:00:49 AM »

The lenticular on the tuckbox is a really cool idea! Even if it's not perfect this time, it's cool that someone is trying something new!

Unfortunately, I'm not really into werewolves...=(

CBJ · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2015, 12:01:09 PM »

Thanks for the kind words!

Here's another update!

Wooden Box highlight:

Hey everyone! A handful of folks have messaged us asking for a closer look at the next unlock. Some of our newer backers aren't familiar with the quality that Crooked Kings produces, especially in these awesome 2 deck wooden holders, so we've opted to go ahead and cheat a little bit and give everyone a sneak peak! These aren't unlocked yet, but hopefully this may entice some folks to up there pledges a bit to unlock them sooner

So, here's a sneak peak of the next unlock!

These boxes are super sweet, and anyone who's backed our projects in the past can attest to that!

CBJ · « **Reply #22 on:** April 04, 2015, 09:51:38 AM »

I SEE A BAD MOON RISING!

TODAY IS THE LUNAR ECLIPSE!

That means at 8PM (EST), that's 8PM in Virginia in the USA, an update will be sent out!

This update will have an item that will be made available in limited supply. 35 to be exact.

As far as I know, the item we're going to be offering has not been offered before ever, so we believe it to be truly unique.

As always, it will be first come first serve, so you will need to comment on the update itself to secure one.

To recap:

It will be limited to the first 35 who comment on the update. We will start a "drop-list" after that, so still comment if you want one.
Please, no other comments on the update, as it makes counting difficult

This will only be available tomorrow, so don’t hesitate!
Again, this will be released at 8PM (EST) – That’s 8PM East coast USA time

GET READY TO HUNT MY FRIENDS!!!!

CBJ · « **Reply #23 on:** April 09, 2015, 03:34:22 PM »

IMPORTANT UPDATE!!!!! 40K EARLY UNLOCK!!!!!

Hey everyone!

So, we've been going back and forth on if we should wait to release the 40K item early or not. Ultimately, we decided that if we wait until we naturally hit 40k, there might not be enough time for backers to make their decision, so we've landed on an early release. YIPPIE!!!!!

The 40k item is AWESOME! BUT, it does provide a bit of an interesting situation.

****PLEASE READ****

In order to actually have these exist, we have to have AT LEAST 20 backers for it. If we don't have at least 20 backers, then it's a no go.

So, here's how we'd like to proceed.

IF YOU'D LIKE ONE OF THESE AWESOME DISPLAYS, SIMPLY COMMENT ON THE KS UPDATE HERE: http://bit.ly/KSUPDATE - DO NOT UP YOUR PLEDGE YET!
WE WILL KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY FOLKS WANT THEM, AND THE MOMENT WE HIT 25 (need to have a buffer in case people cancel), WE WILL SEND OUT ANOTHER UPDATE, AT WHICH POINT EVERYONE CAN UP THEIR PLEDGE!

So, here's the AWESOME 40K unlock!

These are simply stunning. Talk about a real attention grabbing item. It literally looks like an award for being AWESOME for BADASSARY! Is that a word?

COMMENT ON THE KS UPDATE HERE: http://bit.ly/KSUPDATE ...and let's make it happen!

CBJ · « **Reply #24 on:** April 13, 2015, 01:15:34 PM »

Giving this a bump with just 2 days left!!