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Choice Playing Cards Ben Kolozsi Green Deck live on KS

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Hey everyone. The newest design and color in the Choice lineup from Ben Kolozsi will be released at Penguin tomorrow (Wednesday the 21st). This is the first-ever deck in the Choice lineup to be blue, and it's also the first to offer a wildly different design from the original Choice decks.

Ben was inspired by the classic and now-unavailable Stud decks and worked hard with USPCC to get the clearance for this awesome tribute design.

We used the new Thin Crush stock from USPCC to really emulate the feel and handling of the vintage decks. This stock feels amazing - super thin and snappy, yet remarkably durable for such a thin stock. You really need to feel it to see what the fuss is about. AFAIK, fewer than 6 other decks on the market have used this stock so far.

This is designed to be a playable/performable deck, so it's not super duper custom. We do have a custom back, tuck, Ace of Spades, and 3 Jokers (because the old decks had 3 jokers, and we wanted to stick with the tribute theme). There's also a double-backer included. Faces and courts are Arrco style.

Those of you in Card Club have had your hands on these for a few weeks, and all the feedback I've gotten is that people really love the feel/handling as well as the fabulous shade of blue. These have been my favorite EDC deck for the past couple of months, I really love them.

We only had 2,000 printed, and you can get them at Penguin tomorrow. A few unretouched iPhone photos are attached. Thanks!
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Re: Blue Choice by Ben Kolozsi

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Cool looking deck! I indeed remind of the stud decks :)
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Re: Blue Choice by Ben Kolozsi

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The decks are available now, link below.

We have price break bundles of 3 and 12 decks. ALL quantities (even single decks) have free shipping in the US.

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7524" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Enjoy!
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Penguin magic is going live with the Red version of this deck tomorrow on Kickstarter including a limited Brown version of the deck

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Choice Cloverbacks by Ben Kolozsi and Penguin

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Hi everyone. Just wanted to give a heads-up on our new KS campaign starting today.

EDIT: NOW LIVE!

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Choice Cloverbacks are a follow-up to Blue Choice. The design has been adjusted, and there are 2 new colors - Classic Red and Casino Brown. Brown are limited to only 1,000 decks.

Like Blue Choice, these will be on Thin Crush stock from USPCC.

We have some great early bird levels, so please be sure to check it out! I'll post back here with a link to the campaign page once it's live.
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I had already posted a preview yesterday in this thread so I moved your post here for now. We can start a new thread when the KS go live
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Now live

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Yet another sub-$10 USPCC deck. Bravo and good luck!
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A $10 deck with little to no tuck features.
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$10 shipping 1 deck International
$15 shipping 2 decks international

Ahhhhh, no! Easy pass.
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Awesome deck. I have the blue ones already, backed a brick -- can't wait!!
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Thanks to everyone who has supported the campaign in the first week. We've hit 75% of our goal in a week, which is awesome!

For those who haven't backed yet there are still some early bird tiers left, so now is a great time to secure your decks at the best price.
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Hi everyone. Thanks so much to everyone who pledged so far, the support really means a lot - this deck is one of my personal favorites.

There is one week left in the campaign and we are a stone's throw from our funding goal. I know we'd all love to see the deck get printed, so please head on over to the campaign page and pledge for yours today.

Thanks!

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We're now heading into the final 24 hours of the campaign. Those of you who got the Blue Choice know how great the deck feels and handles, as well as the prices it's been going for on the aftermarket. The KS campaign is the lowest price that the Cloverbacks will be offered, so be sure to snag yours now before the campaign ends.

Thanks!

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Reylek wrote:We're now heading into the final 24 hours of the campaign. Those of you who got the Blue Choice know how great the deck feels and handles, as well as the prices it's been going for on the aftermarket. The KS campaign is the lowest price that the Cloverbacks will be offered, so be sure to snag yours now before the campaign ends.

Thanks!

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Are the Blue Choice cards available as an add-on?
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Unfortunately not, the Blue decks have been sold out for some time.
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2 more colors coming tomorrow on KS

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I know people like this style but these are so so boring to me...
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Totally fair, to each his/her own. We’re very aware that different users have different desires when it comes to design (some want plain Bikes, others want 100% custom, and others want semi-custom). The bar has certainly been raised over the years in terms of materials, features, etc.

This deck isn’t pretending to be anything it’s not - it’s intended to be an inexpensive worker deck that gives a bit more pop than a standard deck of Bikes.

In the world of custom decks where the prices are going ever higher, it excites us to be able to offer something super affordable. For early birds, we have $48 bricks with free worldwide shipping. I don’t know how to beat that.

Even the best price in the world can’t make you love a deck you’re not into though. And with more options than ever, all collectors have to be selective.

We have some killer decks in our pipeline for later on this year that will be more geared for the folks who want more customization :)

Thanks to all for your feedback and support!
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Just make sure to kick USPCC’s QM in the butt! I’ve seen horrible pictures of some of the old choice cards. Off center plus tilt; because only off center isn’t good enough for USPCC anymore.
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Thanks for the reply Reylek :D Went back and added an EB pair - $5/deck shipped? Why not :lol:
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hsbc wrote:$5/deck shipped? Why not :lol:
I just did the same thing! Can't beat that pricing for USPCC. I just wish the purple deck would be unlocked but unfortunately it looks like it will be a struggle to fund let alone reach the stretch goal..
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vasta41 wrote:but unfortunately it looks like it will be a struggle to fund let alone reach the stretch goal..
I don't think so, they're already over halfway there! I'll be surprised if this doesn't get funded
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hsbc wrote:
vasta41 wrote:but unfortunately it looks like it will be a struggle to fund let alone reach the stretch goal..
I don't think so, they're already over halfway there! I'll be surprised if this doesn't get funded
True, Penguin usually does a good job of promoting. They have a decent following, too although not as large as some youtubers.
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Purple is now available; mix and match is an option.
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Lol I literally dropped my EB pledge yesterday because I figured we’d never make it to the stretch goal. Then again, I was interested more because they were cheap than because I really wanted them.
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Re: Choice Playing Cards Ben Kolozsi Green Deck live on KS

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Hi everyone! I wanted to pop in and share some news.

Earlier this month, we opened up the campaign so that BOTH the Green and Purple decks will be available upon reaching our funding goal.

We have had many requests from folks wanting to adjust their original Early Bird pledges to now include the Purple decks.

In order to make this easier for everyone, we have re-opened the various Early Bird levels with the special pricing so that you can get exactly the decks you want. These levels will stay open until the campaign ends in a few days.

You can make your pledge here:

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If you want 6 each of Green and Purple, just pledge for a 12-deck level. You'll specify your color mix in your BackerKit survey after the campaign, etc.

Thank you all for your support! With your help, we can see the campaign through to a strong finish!

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