[Räpylätassu]My collection

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[Räpylätassu]My collection

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Hi there forum! I'm Roope, a 21 year old guy from Finland. I have always liked playing cards, but the spark to collect them actually came from my favourite video game, Fallout New Vegas. I loved FNW, from the first time I played it and a big part for me liking it was the gambling in the games casinos and collecting random cards to play the brilliant two player card game: Caravan. Particulary I loved the deck used in the casino Gomorrah and started to wonder that where could I get playing cards as cool as the cards at Gomorrah casino. (Link to the all the cards in the game here http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Caravan_card" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) (By the way, someone should get on these. Someone contact Bethesda, ask for permision to print them, release The Tops, Ultra-Luxe and Gomorrah decks, The Lucky 38 deck as limited edition and redesign the Sierra Madre deck and release them as a super limited edition and by doing so make my dream come true) Anyways back to the story, I started to look over at the internet for cool looking playing cards and it wasn't long until my first order from the Ellusionist. After I got the cards, that was it. I was hooked. Now I own almost 200 decks currently and more coming all the time.

I have always had extra clumsy fingers. I just can't draw, play any instruments, do crafts, or even write in a way that most people can read it. So handling playing cards is impossible for me. So that means that my prefrence in playing cards is purely in aesthetic side of them. In playing cards, it can be just a small, simple detail that makes me say "ok, I like this deck" or it can be a total overhaul which does it for me. I like both simple and elegant decks as well as totally crazy custom decks. I am sucker for black decks, red decks and "old and used" looking decks. Also I want all of my decks to have something different about them, so I am not really into getting every single different Bicycle 808 Rider Back color variation, special edition and so on.

So lets get to the decks. I organaize my decks by personal preference. There are 4 categories: Absolute favorites, second favorites, okay decks and mistakes.

Absolute favorites:

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Second favorites:

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Okay decks:

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Mistakes* (+ a few random decks)

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*Just want to say that Bicycle Allure, Pr1me and Sentinels are just on the okay deck/mistake line. I have no idea why I don't fancy the Allure and Sentinels, I just don't. As for Pr1me, I love the back design but I don't like the courts or the box. As for fatboyeatallday, I have no idea why I bought that deck, I'm not a cardist by any means. And I got those two Prime decks from D&D Mystery decks last year. I don't like their design. At all. Back is nice, so is the box but the faces and the pips are done in a style that I don't wish to collect. Yuck.

Edit: I edited this post at 3.12.2015 to make it smaller and more compact. Also I put some information on time.
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Re: [Räpylätassu]My collection at 20.2.2015

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Welcome Roope! Nice collection. The Calaveras are also one of my favourites.

I like the Gomorrah cards. The deliberately rough and ad hoc imagery reminds me of some of the work that Bill Sienkiewicz used to do, especially in Elektra Assassin. He was my favourite comic book illustrator.
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Re: [Räpylätassu]My collection at 20.2.2015

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I see unsealed decks - :ucstar: :ucstar: :ucstar: :ucstar: :ucstar:
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Re: [Räpylätassu]My collection at 20.2.2015

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Hi there and thanks for the comments dazzelguts and collector :) I have bought a few more goodies and more to come soon. Also I might get a new job, so that would mean money ---> more cards. MORE!

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So I have bought:
Templar deck
Pressers
Tycoon in red
Bicycle Redcore from Kickstarter
Bicycle Metal Deck
LUXX V1 Orange
Encarded Standard
Contraband
Defucontrum Nox from Kickstarter
Tenebre Rosso

This is going rather nicely. Still waiting for a Titanic Deluxe Edition and Venexiana Masked Edition deck from Kickstarter (excitement: OVER 9000!) and a small order from Dan&Dave (Those new Aristocrats [drool] and one Antler Limited Edition)

I'll be back.
Left my heart in SIERRA MADRE

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I dream of a world where wars are fought only by having dance offs. I also dream that a Finnish playing card designer would exist. The former seems more likely to happend.

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Are lobsters mermaids to scorpions?

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Re: [Räpylätassu]My collection at 20.2.2015

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Hello there! This is what I've been up to:


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So I have got:
2 Red, 1 Blue Vintage Aristocrats
MPC Impressions 1 Standard, 1 Stealth
Antler Limited Edition Red
Fournier 605's in both colors
Nomad deck
HMNIM deck
Bohemia Red
Muertos Mouning Gold
Titanic Deluxe Edition

I'm really happy with these. The Titanic, Muertos and Bohemia are easily in my favourite cards. Also the HMNIM and the Nomad are above average in my scale of how-much-I-like-my-cards-in-my-collection. The Founier's and the Antler are somewhere there on the middle and the Vintage Aristocrats and the Impressions are "lower-middleclass."

Also I got some cards coming in at the moment. From JP Playing Cards I ordered:
1 Diasporos Tequila deck (from the Prohibition series)
1 Pr1me Red
1 Kings Wild Tally-Ho
1 Kings Wild Silver Certificate
Normally decks that have American history and patriotic themes, such as presidents, civil war etc. are a huge turn-off for me, but I kinda like the Silver Certificate. They and those Tally-Ho's will also be my first Kings Wild decks. 1 Diasporos Tequila is a deck I really like so far as I have seen and Pr1me Red is there as a "what the heck, it look kinda cool and is cheap."

Also I managed to the get that sweet, sweet deal from Legends yestarday. So I will be having the complete set of Sharps Private Reserves coming up. Yay!

And lastly I founded a Run Bankroll Edition for 49 euroes last night. Seeing that some have paid 90 dollars for one on Ebay, that was a no-brainer.

Still waiting for Venexiana Dark and Joker and the Thief deck. CHOO-CHOO, EVERYBODY TO THE HYPE TRAIN!

So that's that.
Left my heart in SIERRA MADRE

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I dream of a world where wars are fought only by having dance offs. I also dream that a Finnish playing card designer would exist. The former seems more likely to happend.

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a penguin. Have you ever met a sad person with a penguin?

Are lobsters mermaids to scorpions?

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Re: [Räpylätassu]My collection at 20.2.2015

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Hello everyone! This is what I have got

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So I have got:
Complete set of Sharps Private Reserve
Kings Wild Tally-Ho
Silver Certificate
Run Bankroll Edition
Bicycle Gold
Quality Bee Red
Bee Erdnaseum
Pr1me Red
Artifice Blue v1
Arcane Black
Madison Hustlers Orange
Disparos Tequila
Black Sky Island
Gold Crown
Nautical Red
Bicycle Made Stork Club
Zodiac Playing Cards (from Sweden)

So quite a lot. Those Kings Wild decks were my first from Jackson. They won't be the last, they look spectacular! I also managed to get Run Bankroll Edition for only 49 euroes. I am not that interested in the other Run decks, but that Bankroll edition looks fine. Bicycle Gold looks much better than what I expected from the pictures. I am not a cardist, but I still got Quality Bee. Why? Because I like red decks and they were quite cheap. Also another Bee with Erdnaseum, it's a nice vintage deck to own. I was a little disapointed with Pr1me deck. The tuck box is not good and the cards don't look so nice either. I hope the Pr1me Arte deck will look better, as I am going to get that one sometime. I got Artifice Blue and Arcane Black more for a sake of having them really, though I like the Artifice more than I expected. Still hope the red one would be cheaper... As for Orange Hustlers, I got them pretty cheap and thought what the heck. They actually suprised me a lot, they look much better than I expected. My favorite Madison deck, hands down. I currently only have the Tequila deck from Prohibition series, but I am planning to get them all. It is also a sick looking deck, one of my favorites. I got Black Sky Island, Gold Crown and Nautical from Blue Crown. I like them all very much. Not my favorites by any means, but above average decks for sure. As for the Stork Club, I only got that one because of the very nice tuck box. It is also only Made deck I am interested in. A nice deck to own. That Zodiac deck I got from Sweden, from a small boutique. They are plastic coated, but I have seen a ton of decks that are worse quality. It actually has a nice old time tuck flap, which is what I like a lot. They are printed by Piatnik. I can post some photos about it, it has a quite crazy looking back design.

I still got some more cards coming in. Well, until the next update!
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"One makes a trip by day, but by night one sets out on a journey." -Moominmamma

I dream of a world where wars are fought only by having dance offs. I also dream that a Finnish playing card designer would exist. The former seems more likely to happend.

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a penguin. Have you ever met a sad person with a penguin?

Are lobsters mermaids to scorpions?

"I did not hit her, it's not true, it's bullsh*t, I did not hit her, I did naaaht! Oh hai Mark!"

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