I am assuming when you say each deck is unique that you are referring to the tuck only, but all the cards will be the same. I am not a tuckist, so I am not as enthused as others who clearly are. I'm far more interested in what the back design will be and what the courts will look like. Depending on ...

Sunish, I think you are mixing up copyrights and patents. I went on the Snotes website and as far as any IP is concerned, I've only seen reference to a trademark and copyright, but no mention of a patent . Obviously, the Fleur de Lis Group, LLC obtained a trademark for their name, Snotes, which is n...

Sorry about the confusion, Bradius and Harvonsgard are correct: the improvement I was referencing was the selective holo foiling on the v2 and I haven't bought any yet because I'll wait until the handling improves to an acceptable level. Jackson stated he would be trying to improve handling on his C...

JacksonRobinson wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:20 am Did you get a sample new legal tender deck to try from someone?

Not yet. I will wait on friends and certain reviewers to get their feedback.

There was so much that was awesome with last year's contest. Two of the best things were the prize donations, not just from members but from artists and companies as well, and the overall participation. The elephant in the room was how long and slow the prize selection process took. I would like to ...

This version is definitely an improvement, but I'm not getting any for $20.00 until the handling gets better. EPCC China still doesn't do it for me. Jackson's Robin Hood deck, while utterly beautiful, handles horribly. I'm talking even worse than the original Legal Tenders, so that was a step backwa...

I think one of the reasons T11 stays in business is because there are so many tuckists among collectors. The typical T11 tuck would be the equivalent of most KS deck's version of an upgraded "limited' tuck with all the foiling and embossing, but T11 gives it to you at a $10.00 price point due t...

Well done with the Thanksgiving/Black Friday bonuses! Too often KS creators think a "bonus" is just unlocking another item that their backers have to buy. In this case, you're offering a coin and a deck for free, those are some pretty legit bonuses. Plus, I love the fact that you're offeri...

TheGentlemanWake wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 1:47 am UUSI is on my deck designer hit list... TGW x UUSI would make me very happy.

YES!!!

how will that part of the flap stay closed and flat is essentially what im asking It almost looks like the entire face of the deck is covered by a deck seal that needs to be sliced in half to open the tuck. If that's the case, then these can't really be closed again once opened (kind of like Pandor...

Another amazing deck. I think the tuck borders on almost being a bit gimmicky, I fear it would be somewhat inconvenient to get the cards in and out easily. However I will reserve judgement until I have them in hand. Definitely innovative, though. The cards themselves are spectacular, and I love the ...

Uusi never disappoints. I personally like the courts and absolutely love the back design. It has an Aristocrat Banknote vibe.

The Ghost Cohorts have a double backer and an extra Q of Spades. The tuck is semi-glossy and no embossing or other bells and whistles.

I think the Chinese printer is great in regards to the printing and foiling, I don't think that's ever been the issue. I've yet to have a satisfactory experience with any deck, handling-wise, from EPCC/LPCC China. I used to expect some degradation in handling with the use of foil, but with USPCC's M...

@Ice_Panda - I totally get where you're coming from. As a collector, I prefer decks that handle well and are playable, it's as important as the design for me. Classic example: I never pick up NPCC decks anymore. All lot of decks printed by them have awesome artwork, but they are so unpleasant to han...

I think this Robin Hood deck is the best work I've seen from Jackson to date, and that is saying something considering his body of work. Thematically consistent and beautiful, and the selective use of foiling on the courts is so much better than the all-over foiling on Legal Tender, these are simply...

I'm not in any rush to get any of the decks from the second shipment. These are the remaining 3000 decks from the initial print run. I'll wait for the second print run where Jackson makes improvements and scales back the holo foiling on the faces. Maybe even the handling can be improved by then. Lik...

The actual cards are only decent. The tuck is good looking, but a bit gimmicky. The one thing I did like was the black box and how it slides open to reveal the 3 deck variants, pretty cool and definitely unique. I thought $60.00 for the black box option was pretty fair. I do agree with others that i...

Any deck can be faro'd in either direction if you know what you're doing. However, almost all decks can faro in one direction more naturally or much easier than the other direction depending on which method they are cut, due to the slight bevel created on the edge in the direction of the cut. A deck...

I always liked the Virts, nice guys and awesome cardists. Their first deck was ground-breaking and shamelessly copied by pseudo designers making similar geometric color-blocked back designs that have now come to define so-called "cardistry" decks. I even tolerated the numerous recolors, at...

This is my feelings on re-prints: If a designer advertised the original version as an exclusive limited deck never to be reprinted, and then (s)he goes ahead and reprints a v.2 months or years later, then I would call B.S. This move is called "Pulling a Buck" (see the S&M fiasco). If a...

It's a given that any one deck cannot satisfy everyone. When you produce a deck, you have to have a target demographic. Having said that, it's better to have a deck that is versatile and checks as many boxes as possible to appeal to the broadest group of people so you can increase sales. Collectors...

I got my mixed brick and I continue to be blown away that cold-foiled decks can maintain this level of handling. If there is one thing I would nit pick about is that I wish the courts had more variation. If you had just a quick glance at all the courts, they almost look like repeating courts. They a...

I think he meant three decks, one that's nose bleed expensive being an "industry first", a second one that just regularly expensive, and a third deck that's not too expensive.

I'll start by seconding everything Rousselle said in the preceding post. Man, I’ve been away for a while and I missed this juicy legal controversy. If you’re not interested in legal matters, please skip this overly long post to the last paragraph. So much to unpack here, so let’s start with: Did Jac...

The Buck twins have a long history of pulling junk like this. They claimed the S&M v.6 deck was sold out, and then 6 months later they magically found about a hundred more bricks in their "attic". They promised they would never reprint any of their Smoke and Mirrors variants during the...

It would be great if I believed it, but as I said in the comments, Natalia's Muertos campaigns had surveys filled out almost 3 years ago. So until I have cards in hand, and they are the correctly printed cards (I don't know how these could be printed now with the world essentially shut down) , I wi...

The cold foil definitely has made Carta Mundi very attractive. Cold foil is not as "shiny" or reflective as hot stamped foil, but the color options, price, and handling makes it hard to beat. I just can't get behind how soft CM stock is, so I still lean towards USPCC. Now that CM and USPCC...

We have a thread just for Touch of Modern in the General Playing Cards Discussion forum, where members post the various decks that show up on ToM's site. I don't think its being updated that much anymore since most long time collectors are well aware of the site by now. ToM basically buys overstock ...

Not really, imo. I don't own much LPCC/EPCC decks but I find them more consistent in their feel/handling than USPC cards. All subjective of course. I would say Cartamundi is the most consistent out of'em regarding card feel. My guess would be that they apply more varnish than others and are through...