The House of the Rising Spade

[Mike Ratledge]

HMMM.. hard decision
...
Don't know. ABBA

The old Swedish rock group?

I vote B, just works better - I think.

[Azid]

HMMM.. hard decision
...
Don't know. ABBA

The old Swedish rock group?

-BUSTED-

[KT52]

I vote B, was never a huge fan of borders.. I feel like the black makes it less obvious

[Bikefanatic]

I like A better than B

[Mike Ratledge]

I like A better than B

We're never going to agree on everything, but I suspect that the actual end result will be closer to "C" - i.e. somewhere in between or around the corner from A or B.

[caramelo]

Make 2 decks, one of each!!

[Räpylätassu]

Make 2 decks, one of each!!

I like the way you think.

[Bradius]

I think I will just leave it up to Lorenzo to decide the best border for the deck. He is a great artist and has never let me down. That said, A is still better

[Adonael]

I'm against black in the first place, I think brightness and colour works in this deck's favour, so it has to be A for me!

[RichK]

Big change from the A or B vote. From his FB page, "Another one ready! gosh it is taking ageeees" :

[theCapraAegagrus]

I'm against black in the first place, I think brightness and colour works in this deck's favour, so it has to be A for me!

Good thing you didn't save this for Black History Month...

[Stockholm17]

Hi all!
I might do both, it depends by the costs.
The plan is to finish the deck, make a couple of decision and get the quotations from the producers.

All options are open, but uspcc's imprecise registration scares me a bit.... I will see.

Here is a nice rendered fan by Nicolas Molines (Instagram)

[Stockholm17]

Today I worked on the pips and even if I said that I wanted it indexless, I found this tarot-like layout that works quite well.
The standard index is gone of course, and there is no small pip under the number as you can see.
I let them "rest" for a while and work on the jokers and the rest.



As you know, this is not a functional deck. Of course you can play with it, but in another way. Poker players are going to pick another one among thousands of designs
To me is important to keep the design consistency, keeping readability and quality.
This old deck designed by Thomas Crehore made in circa 1820 was my starting point.

[Spectre]

My most anticipated new deck purchase of the year. What a beautiful design. I can't wait for the campaign to start.

[Stockholm17]

Hello!
another weekend is over and I more work to show: the ace of spades for the white version.
The one for the black version will be a bit different (just the layout).

I hope you like it. Disregard the printing resolution, it is my inkjet.

[Stockholm17]

and here is the variant for the black version, called Cartomancer.
I improved the design, better readability with a night sky and more symmetry

[Gonzalo]

and here is the variant for the black version, called Cartomancer.
I improved the design, better readability with a night sky and more symmetry

Oh.

This... is... stunning.

[intlgrrl]

WHEN ALREADY!?!?!??!

[Stockholm17]

Jokers! golden background for the black version (Cartomancer), white background for the classic one (in white).
I am working on the tuckbox at the moment and on the campaign structure (rewards and prices). I am waiting for quotations and I hope I can launch in a month or so.

I hope you like them

[Lotrek]

I do!

[Wizard_of_Os]

Every time you update your progress, I get more excited for when you release them! Your designs are impeccable.

[TheGentlemanWake]

Looking forward to this! I'll be reviewing them as soon as I get my hands on them!

[Stockholm17]

thank you everyone, working now on the tuckbox... it is taking some time.
And Spoiler alert: there will be a special limited version as I use to do, still working on it

[Cardians]

It's nice to see Lorenzo pull out another limited version for this deck. Your craftsmanship goes without notice. Can't wait to see what you have in store. Keep up the amazing work.

[Bradius]

I think he means your craftsmanship does not go without notice. A double negative, but you get the point. Awesome,neat stuff you do that need to be acquired. Those last Gemini Experimental decks were sold out fast!

[lecardcollector]

I only have 2 Purple and Maroon Ravn decks and that deck is absolutely stunning! I really hope this gets funded at a time when I have a sound economy. Lol

[Siege]

Hells teeth this deck looks gorgeous. What strikes me about it is that I can see elements of all Lorenzo’s other decks coming together in the one design. Obviously No.17 and Heretic, but I’m also feeling the Requiem artwork and vibe. Or is that just me ?

And he’s been learning sigilisation, which adds another dimension to the deck (A.O. Spare would be proud).

If there was ever another designer itching to do a tarot deck it’s this feller. Imagine that.

[Stockholm17]

Thank you for the great feedback, I finally managed to make the rendering of the tuckboxes... I spent the whole week on these.
In the beginning the guardian animal was not planned, but I thought it might give an extra touch.

[Kage X]

That tuck box looks amazing!

[gcxmr2]

awesome tucks! any ideas on when the kickstarter will be out?