A quick question for anyone that might know the answer. Technically there's only two real finishes by USPCC, air cushion and magic finish, but CARC developed the special finish on the Erdnase 216 playing cards. Is that finish exclusively CARC or will others be allowed to use that finish for their own decks in the future?
It's a CARC exclusive. It's as I mentioned about the USPC version of the Golden Rule - he who spends the gold, makes the rules. CARC is a BIG customer at USPC. So if Bill Kalush is willing to pay for it, they'll make this custom deck to his specifications. I actually have a few test decks that led up to the creation of the Erdnase 216 - the man was paying for a number of complete deck runs JUST to test his ideas about a finish. He's one serious card man.
