Olympus Failed Project

[tanderle]

Hi guys. Unfortunately my Olympus playing card deck did not fund.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/28 ... ying-cards" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am looking for some advice for an eventual relaunch. I want to take a decent amount of time to get this right. I am thinking about going with traditional black/red. I may also customize all the aces. I am really looking for some of your thoughts as to why the project did not fund.

[BlueToy]

I actually like the color choices, though I understand why some would be put off with having yellow on white. Maybe make it a bit closer to yelllow orange instead, to give it more definition?

I like the design sense behind it, but I think the drawing style of the queens' faces looked cartoony compared to the kings and jacks. They lack maturity. Also I think you should change the gods you chose - foremost of which is Cronos, who is a Titan. A suggestion would be to look up suit and element associations and start from there (e.g. spades = air = intellect, hence athena would have been a better choice for queen of spades.)

Edited to add - good luck on your project! Hopefully it gets funded this time around.

[tanderle]

Agreed. Cronos is gone and will be replaced by Apollo. You might be right about the queens. I will try and make them look closer to a traditional deck of cards.

[BlueToy]

Out of curiosity, who was your printer choice on the first campaign?

[tanderle]

First I tried USPCC but then went with Legends because of the 1,000 minimum print run. That was more reasonable than USPCC's 2,000

[jaytayo2212]

Please stick with Legends - USPCC dropped the ball a bit on the Gambler's Warehouse Royal Pulp decks with card back registration, and I would be cautious about EPCC after the Dark Venixiana tuck swaps

[Lotrek]

Please stick with Legends - USPCC dropped the ball a bit on the Gambler's Warehouse Royal Pulp decks with card back registration, and I would be cautious about EPCC after the Dark Venixiana tuck swaps

We must be fair: It's not EPCC, it's the factory's fault and this factory is also used by Legends sometimes. Great quality but mistakes can happen and as far EPCC is concerned, they did more than their best to fix the problem. Initially I was really angry but they handled it very professionally.

[jaytayo2212]

Please stick with Legends - USPCC dropped the ball a bit on the Gambler's Warehouse Royal Pulp decks with card back registration, and I would be cautious about EPCC after the Dark Venixiana tuck swaps

We must be fair: It's not EPCC, it's the factory's fault and this factory is also used by Legends sometimes. Great quality but mistakes can happen and as far EPCC is concerned, they did more than their best to fix the problem. Initially I was really angry but they handled it very professionally.

Very true, my apologies - I came out really harsh. EPCC has been very consistent IMO with finish and card stock, and consistency is essential.

[tanderle]

I may reach out to EPCC as well when the time comes for a relaunch. What is their minimum print run?

[tanderle]

Potential color scheme. Looking to go to black and red suits. I'm working on all custom aces as well. I will post them as they are made.

[BlueToy]

Looking better. How about adding some lines around the eyes and corners of the mouth to make her look a bit older?

I also thing it would look even more appealing if you add more line details - more strands of hair, more lines on the crest of her helmet, more details on that spear, etc. Also, you outlined the hands pretty thickly which is overkill, especially the fingernails. Why not just use same line thickness you used on the face?

[BlueToy]

Tried playing around with the image using my mouse. I'm not saying that this is how I suggest you make it look like like -to the last detail. I just want to show how adding more details may make it look more interesting.

[tanderle]

Thanks. I totally see what you are saying. I'll mess around with it some more to add detail. I really appreciate the advice.

[tanderle]

I updated the Ace of Spades a bit to add more detail. Thoughts?

[tanderle]

Here are some of the updated cards. Biggest change is the updated facial features of the male gods.

[NCarter]

Its a real shame this idea has failed twice as its actually quite a nice deck.

The only thing that put me off this deck is that it just looks like your standard playing card deck but with beards, spears and lightning bolts. If they looked more "Greek" they might win.

[blejanre]

Its a real shame this idea has failed twice as its actually quite a nice deck.

The only thing that put me off this deck is that it just looks like your standard playing card deck but with beards, spears and lightning bolts. If they looked more "Greek" they might win.

This. No need to emulate the illustration style of standard courts. I think the deck could be killer if you did that. Right now, it's pretty average to me.

[ecNate]

I didn't care at all for the first attempt, but these actually aren't bad. Much improved. I'm much more selective these days since my display area is pretty well full so still no huge regret. If changes are made away from traditional court style that may change things for me...

[tanderle]

I officially relaunched. Thanks for the advice and support.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/28 ... cards-deck" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[TGunitedcardists]

Looking through the images, the Jack of Hearts head piece is waaaaay to close to the edge. Same with the Queen of Diamonds and a bunch more. Be careful...!

[Levent Suberk]

Everything seems okay with 128 backers today.

Good drawings.