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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => Topic started by: Rob Wright on July 26, 2014, 12:51:06 AM
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Mana Playing Cards No.3 : SYBIL- KS Link (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-no3-sybil)
(http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-no3-sybil/minichart.png) (http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-no3-sybil/)
From Kardify.com facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kardify?fref=nf)
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Hmm another one switching to EPCC!
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Another picture posted via KS update, this one with a view of the card back!
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/343/798/9a7f6337504937bfc0bbc14c8fb6f389_large.jpg?1406448984
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That looks pretty cool. It's a nice continuation of the series and that tuckcase is pretty sweet looking.
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These look really nice. It makes me wish there was never a No. 2. Or don't put No. 3 on the tuck box at all and let this stand on its own. A much better representation of the Mana brand/series.
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Morning everyone, check out our conversation with Erik Mana!
http://www.kardify.com/2014/07/kickstarter-7-questions-with-erik-mana.html (http://www.kardify.com/2014/07/kickstarter-7-questions-with-erik-mana.html)
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Morning everyone, check out our conversation with Erik Mana!
http://www.kardify.com/2014/07/kickstarter-7-questions-with-erik-mana.html (http://www.kardify.com/2014/07/kickstarter-7-questions-with-erik-mana.html)
@ Sparkz:
Some great info about the project. Got my juices going... BUT... Anytime you start a new thread always consider the discourse golden question for forum protocol.
WWDBD: What would Don Boyer do?
You know this is getting merged... And you used to be a moderator... :)
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You are absolutely right......So my apologies Don, merge away :)
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These are absolutely gorgeous. I can't wait for the release!
Thanks for the cool interview, Sparkz!
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why, why EPCC :(
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why, why EPCC :(
I'm not Erik, but I've got a feeling there's a quite a few reasons. The first obvious one I can think of is the custom tuckcase. I'm not sure if that's possible with USPCC or the potential cost of it. I believe the custom tucks that have USPCC decks recently (Independence LTD, D&D Private Reserve[?], etc) have to be sourced out elsewhere so that one had to co-ordinate the deck printing and tuck printing/manufacturing. I'm sure it'd be easier if one factory could do it all. And the vertical cigarette inspired tuckcase for the Mana decks do look really nice.
I've found that EPCC tends to be better for registration for thinner borders from the decks I've purchased. More consistent when you riffle shuffle them that it's harder to notice.
I'm curious to see which court card set Erik will use to go with the Sybil decks, but it's look really great.
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why, why EPCC :(
Why not?
Their decks are fantastic quality-wise, and they have better options as far as customization goes.
I can't wait to see the jokers and court cards!
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Kardifiy on Facebook - Update:
Hey everyone, like any project things get tweaked and updated. Sybil is no different, here are the updated color variations from Erik Mana. Platinum Reserve will be silver, Gold Reserve is self explanatory and "Sybil Livida" will be a Grey-Blue Metallic ink.
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I've found that EPCC tends to be better for registration for thinner borders from the decks I've purchased. More consistent when you riffle shuffle them that it's harder to notice.
I'm curious to see which court card set Erik will use to go with the Sybil decks, but it's look really great.
I bought the LPCC Gnostic decks. The blue deck has horrible registration in the long dimension. The gold deck has not so good registration in the short direction. Perhaps my decks are an anomaly, but even though I like the art I won't be buying the red version when it becomes available.
How did the Hive decks turn out registration-wise? Can you post some pics?
edit: sorry to hijack the topic. Brendan responded nicely on the Hive thread.
/bama
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I'm really looking forward to this campaign!
I backed Eriks's campaign for the Zinfenfel and Indigo decks... but the shoddy USPCC quality really didn't do any justice to the design -- the decks I received had the worst case of off-centred cutting I've ever seen. I wasn't too fond of the magic finish either.
This one however, looks like a superior product in terms of both design and quality of materials. I prefer LPCC... but EPCC is my next preferred option, therefore I'm happy.
Those platinum and gold reserve decks are probably going to go fast!
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edit: sorry to hijack the topic. Brendan responded nicely on the Hive thread.
/bama
If you ever think you're about to hijack a thread for more than a small detour, just move it to a new thread or to an old one if the subject is a match. If you need assistance, it's what the staff is here for.
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3am out here in HK... Gonna be a rough day at work! =P
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If the court's theme is consistent, this should be a fantastic deck. Combining the faces of the old French courts with the body style of modern standards works better than I would have thought.
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Just about 15 more hours
Mana #3 at 3pm est. on KS
A little excerpt from Kardify's 7 questions on how the name Sybil came about
Anyone who knows me, knows that 3 is my lucky number. So I loved the fact that I could literally call the third deck of my series No.3. BUT! No.3 does have a real name and her name is SYBIL.
"Sybil" to cardists (especially) and to magicians and even to some collectors is known as a flourish move that has become one of the fundamental techniques to cardistry. I even created my own version of the flourish called the Oracle cut which you can see on the Oracle Joker. When I created the Oracle, there was a lot of double meaning behind the deck and one of that was the Oracle name. Because back in ancient times an Oracle was also known as Sybil.
So No.3, Sybil, is actually in honor of the original Oracle. Sybils were known to be prophetess and were always sought out for divine advice and playing cards have been the device for divination and magic for centuries so naturally Sybil was the perfect name for the deck.
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Absolutely Stunning!
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These look great so far. KS opens at 8pm here so I'll be looking tonight.
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Very nice, I really do love the level of detail. I'll definitely be there at 2PM (my time) to jump on board!
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20% funding in 5 minutes...not bad!
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20% funding in 5 minutes...not bad!
Not bad at all... because in approximately 15 minutes, it's only a few hundred off hitting 10k in funding.
Top tier pledges are all gone.
Those reserve decks will probably end up on eBay costing an arm, leg, and a kidney.
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Going to be funded real quick like it seems...
My wife just told me that she would have preferred that I had never discovered kickstarter. Gonna have to break into the kids college fund if I keep backing all these decks. :t11:
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I've just backed the 2 reserve gold, 2 reserve platinum and 1 of the unlimiteds. $99 CAD incld shipping over here :-(.
However it means I can play with one of each and keep 2 of the reserves sealed which is nice. $10CAD per deck isn't too bad I guess!
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Added KS link and Kicktraq to first post
80% funded in 7 hours, almost $25k, and $1000 added since I started this post. ??? Crazy! Congratulations to Erik
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Since he's already less than C$1,200 from the goal, perhaps NOW would be a good time to post the KS link? :))
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-no3-sybil
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It's hit the 30,000 goal!
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Mana Playing Cards : Sybil Signature Series (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-sybil-signature-series?ref=discovery)
(http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-sybil-signature-series/minichart.png) (http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/erikmana/mana-playing-cards-sybil-signature-series/)
Not bad for a three day project!
The Limited Edition Sybil Signature Series! Only 99 box sets available! Signed, numbered, sealed and authenticated by Erik Mana.
Limited Edition Sybil Signature Series
We are proud to present this ultra limited Sybil Signature Series Box Set! This box set is the follow up release from our original Mana Playing Cards No.3 Sybil launch last month. We are offering this special release here to allow all our original backers and new backers to be able to pledge for this beautiful collector's set.
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Really glad I was able to get in on these. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to use my limiteds from the other campaign. Now I can use them worry free with this set going straight into my collection. They look gorgeous I can't wait to get my paws on them. :)
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Really glad I was able to get in on these. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to use my limiteds from the other campaign. Now I can use them worry free with this set going straight into my collection. They look gorgeous I can't wait to get my paws on them. :)
Agreed! Stoked to get in on this one so I can keep these in the "collectors" section of my card collection...=)
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I give Erik a ton of credit on this campaign. Aside from the cards themselves, I think he handled the campaign itself really well, rewards were well thought out and he gave EVERYONE an opportunity to enjoy Mana No.3.
Congrats and well done my friend!
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I agree Sparks, it was a great project. It kept me interested for a long time.
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They posted some photos of the samples they received of the Tucks and Box set box. Looking pretty sharp. :D
They stress these are not the final production tucks, only samples.
Please note that the sample tuck boxes are only to test foil stamping and embossing and to test fitting for the actual playing cards. They are not the actual boxes for the production . This includes the Sybil Livida box, which does not yet have the metallic color for the box.
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I was super excited when I got the update on how they look but eventually forgotten about them until I checked my kickstarter account. Anyone has any insider info on what happened? There were speculations that the stock are held by the shipping company and they are unwilling to release it due to insufficient funds. It has been a very long wait and this is the second time that a Kickstarter project is just, in limbo. The first being the whole Zano Drone incident.
So, just curious, anyone receive these awesome decks already? This will be the last deck I'll be purchasing though.
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I was super excited when I got the update on how they look but eventually forgotten about them until I checked my kickstarter account. Anyone has any insider info on what happened? There were speculations that the stock are held by the shipping company and they are unwilling to release it due to insufficient funds. It has been a very long wait and this is the second time that a Kickstarter project is just, in limbo. The first being the whole Zano Drone incident.
So, just curious, anyone receive these awesome decks already? This will be the last deck I'll be purchasing though.
Only two times you got stuck in a project that went into limbo? You're lucky!
I haven't heard boo about these in a while.