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Title: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: Don Boyer on November 05, 2012, 01:51:07 AM

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/623653331/roman-poker

"OK, guys, show 'em!  All right now, you've got nothing I high, she's got a pair of IIIs, he's holding two pair IVs and VIIIs, he's got three VIs...  Read'em and weep, I have a straight, VI through X!"

At least the guy's aiming for USPC printing.  As far as the rest...well...

Title: Re: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: twiscold on November 05, 2012, 03:48:32 AM

i am not even gonna poke fun at the idea, the quality of his design is just horrible

Title: Re: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: Don Boyer on November 05, 2012, 04:02:43 AM

Quote from: twiscold on November 05, 2012, 03:48:32 AM

i am not even gonna poke fun at the idea, the quality of his design is just horrible

Yeah, I'm afraid so.  And when on Earth have you ever heard anyone lament the lack of Roman numerals on a playing card?  This guy claims to have spent months on the design.  Drunk and tired I could have produced better in about fifteen minutes.  He claims the back design was inspired by a fresco he'd seen - does he even know what a fresco is?

fresco, n.
1. Also called buon fresco (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buon+fresco), true fresco.  the art (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/art) or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mixture). Compare fresco secco (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fresco+secco). 2. a picture or design so painted.

Does that back evoke ANY of those things to you?
 

Title: Re: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: Joker and the Thief on November 05, 2012, 05:13:05 AM

Ok, when I hear Roman I expect to see designs relating to Rome. Eg. Legions, architecture, S.P.Q.R, Roman mythology. And maybe Pizza... No? Ok.

My point is is that this deck has some red fonted Roman numerals as faces, the court cards are shapes, it has a cheap attempt at a Greek 1 way back design, and some chips with dots on them...

Honestly, this thing is absolute rot.

Title: Re: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: jhayel84 on November 05, 2012, 10:53:17 PM

I agree on the above. This is just another cash grab KS project. The world is doomed if this gets funded! lol

Title: Re: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: Russell CircleCityCards on November 06, 2012, 06:51:41 PM

Quote from: jhayel84 on November 05, 2012, 10:53:17 PM

The world is doomed if this gets funded!

I have said that about 4 other "Successful" projects. 

Title: Re: Roman Poker Playing Cards [KS]
Post by: vmagic on November 08, 2012, 08:04:32 PM

Which ones Russell? Either way this one is doomed along with a couple others apparently.