Zenmarket day!

Sometimes I think I’m the only one who prefers the teal - or the frost for that matter - but I guess sand might be my least favorite because I’m already up to my knees in it living in the desert

Current door to door price for USA:

kevork wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 8:06 pm Hey, leave the 1988 to me

1988:

https://zenmarket.jp/yshoppingproduct.a ... hrtg_p0875

Set score confirmed - though the 1987 is still going to be a fight, it will be a fight I will win


I’ll see if I can find you an 88…

Just grabbed 82, 83 & 84 - might take a little while to track down the rest


Well, that was a bit of a treasure hunt, but it appears (yet to be confirmed) that I have scored the full set from 82 to 92…

I did push my limits, but unusual enough and the white boxes have all the scoring info which should be handy for many - the form factor does seem nice for keeping your scoring pool laid out on a small table

They were 12 bucks - seem pretty playable - also have a quality that says “paint color sample”

Fresh on zen - Panoramic Hanafuda…

It is one of the all time great jokers

And I did ask chatGPT4o yesterday to analyze it - for what its worth - it was entirely unconvinced it was AI

I’m going to watch some Andy Griffith

It is true that asking chat for an answer is hit or miss - and yes, I am wondering why I still ask it things

My son even hates me leaning on it for the quick reply art - but that I’m sticking with until the villagers arrive with pitchforks

That just sounds like the reason people hate to be lied to.

Loving the lie is perhaps a hype related concept, as I certainly don’t love JBP for any lie…

I asked it and it was quite forthcoming - the results came from directly from its “knowledge of artists of that type”, otherwise known as “thin air”

Apollocardzzzz wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 1:31 am Hello greetings from Chile. I got this deck at a trade show and I see it's pretty cool. I have the 52 cards, box and 1 joker. There is an extra 3 diamond. What would be its value? The cards are perfect

according to ebay, about 45 bucks:

No one likes being lied to, and it is honesty more than AI that is in question.

I do believe she does her own plates - so does the mighty AI: “ Elaine Lewis, known for her playing cards, does indeed engrave her own printing plates. She uses traditional engraving techniques, creating detailed and intricate designs that are then used for printing. Her involvement in the process a...

AI doesn’t just have an ingredient problem - it’s like having a parrot for a chef. It can sound convincing and it looks pretty, but its still got a bird brain and ain’t no ratatouille.

Love them bees

I think the way Ark is going it should be about three campaigns from now when they offer a Lamborghini with a deck in the trunk.

Sure, I could have given the AI a second chance at the text, but I do like the babble in this case…

Taiath the Grain!

Bone card sets came in - from my research the pointing Uncle Sam was 1917 WWI era, so these are likely from the 1920s…

I was hoping she was going to get traditional thick (dare I say hand wrapped) ones made - perhaps one day…

Picked up a copy of the new deck - hopefully someone will grab and post pics of the old so we can see if they are cleaned up…

https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/m ... cards.html


There are a few other hanafuda at MPC - two others I found of note:

I’m in for a pair of BT, and in cases such as this, a blatant, tireless and tiresome optimist.

honestly he has to do it. he’s the only one that can operate the machine that keeps track of it. we are training replacements but it will be years before they are ready…

I think I got confused with the other wallet style pics - thought that was the one you got

- the one above appears the same as mine, First Edition, but mine is black leather (or a very dark blue)

- also seem to have missed my notice or been forgotten, same labels as yours too…