★★★★★ - BEST OF 2012 WINNERS - ★★★★★

[darkinertia]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙fathom
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙silver split spades
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year):➙call of cthulu
Best Court Cards: ➙vaudeville
Best Pips: ➙artifice
Best Jokers: ➙artifice
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙dan and dave v7
Best Deck Series: ➙NOC
Best Gaff Card: ➙
Best Use of Colors: ➙cthulu
Best Purchase Decision: ➙cthulu
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙cthulu
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙cthulu
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙cthulu
Best Deck in General: ➙cthulu


my favorite deck all year is call of cthulu by far...thin borders, amazing green backs,great pip placement...i love it

[badpete69]

My Placeholder

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Artifice Series by Ellusionist
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Dominion by De'vo
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Watcher Deck by Mysdirection
Best Court Cards: ➙ Butterfly Deck
Best Pips: ➙ Dominion by De'vo
Best Jokers: ➙ Call of Chtulhu Deck
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Bee Coterie Deck
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Ornate Decks
Best Purchase Decision: ➙
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Dominion Deck
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Theory 11 Steampunk Deck (just because I was 3 for 3 first place that night in the tourneys
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Artisan Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙
Best Deck in General: ➙

[crazyfandecks]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙white mornach from T11
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙Verve Elan Rouge Edition of HOPC & Erik Mana
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙Seasons of Alex Chin
Best Court Cards: ➙Seasons of Alex Chin
Best Pips: ➙Fathom from Ellusionist
Best Jokers: ➙Seasons of Alex Chin
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙Altruism from TBC(u know what i mean)
Best Deck Series: ➙Seasons v1 of Alex Chin
Best Gaff Card: ➙Seasons of Alex Chin
Best Use of Colors: ➙Ornate of HOPC & Randall
Best Purchase Decision: ➙Silver Splitspades of David Blaine
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙Ogma from Skulkor
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙Dominion from Handlordz
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙Ornate of HOPC
Best Deck for Magic: ➙D+M Player of DM & T11
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙White Mornach
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙Seasons collector's box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙De'vo Wooden Blades Blood Metal Holder
Best Marketing: ➙Sultan Republic of Ellu
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙Fathom of Ellu
Best Deck in General: ➙Fathom of Ellu

[twiscold]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Vintage Plaid
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Silver Split Spades
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Aurum
Best Court Cards: ➙ Aurum
Best Pips: ➙ Aurum
Best Jokers: ➙ Mana
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying: ➙ Vintage Plaid color changing stripe from different angles
Best Deck Series: ➙ Seasons
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Coterie Bee
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Silver split spades
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Silver Split Spades
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Ornate
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Vintage Plaid
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Vintage Plaid
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Sultan Treasury
Best Packaging:: ➙ S&M v7 box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Seasons porper clip
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Vintage Plaid
Best Deck in General: ➙ Silver Split Spades

[blueeys702]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Actuators - Lance T. Miller
Best Court Cards: ➙
Best Pips: ➙
Best Jokers: ➙
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙
Best Gaff Card: ➙
Best Use of Colors: ➙
Best Purchase Decision: ➙
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙
Best Deck in General: ➙

[GenyaArikado]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Artifice Series
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Artisan Deck
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ N/A
Best Court Cards: ➙
Best Pips: ➙ Sentinel Deck
Best Jokers: ➙ Karnival Assasin
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Altruism Deck / Gold Crown
Best Deck Series: ➙
Best Gaff Card: ➙
Best Use of Colors: ➙
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Red Artifice
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ De'**Silver Edition Blade 1st run
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ De'**Silver Edition Blade 1st run
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Purple Artifice
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ N/A
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Artisan Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Dominion Dice
Best Marketing: ➙ De'** Blade deck
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙
Best Deck in General: ➙

[Fluffykitten]

Here are your categories:

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙Animal Kindom by Theory 11
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Hornet by Circle City
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Call of Cthulu by Albino Dragon
Best Court Cards: ➙ Animal Kingdom by t11
Best Pips: ➙ vanda
Best Jokers: ➙
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙
Best Gaff Card: ➙ americana
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Americana
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ call of Cthulhu
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ hornet by cccc
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate) artisan guild wood box
: ➙
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ call of Cthulhu
Best Deck in General: ➙

I'll come back to fill in the other stuff I just have to check some release dates

[Wildereachday]

Holding my spot. Will update soon.

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Artifice Black Club
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Snow Owls, if you don't consider the extra card issue.
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Curator
Best Court Cards: ➙ Black/White Actuators
Best Pips: ➙ Heraldry
Best Jokers: ➙
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙ S&M v7 box. Not the best price, but a neat way to recapture the series.
Best Gaff Card: ➙
Best Use of Colors: ➙ S&M v7 box
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Silver Split Spades on sale
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Heraldry
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Black White Lions
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ LTD
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Coterie Bee Shipping box for 3+ decks.
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙
Best Deck in General: ➙

[john]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Artisans
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Heraldry
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Tendril
Best Court Cards: ➙ Seasons
Best Pips: ➙ Heraldry
Best Jokers: ➙ Hornet
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙ Crowns
Best Gaff Card: ➙
Best Use of Colors: ➙Ornate
Best Purchase Decision: ➙Silver Split Spades
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙Hornet
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙Vortex
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙CARC skull and crossbones
Best Deck for Magic: ➙CARC skull and crossbones
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙currator
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙Luxury deck brick boc
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙Clips
Best Marketing: ➙ HOPC
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙White Arrco
Best Deck in General: ➙Hornet

[MrMistoffelees]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ White Monarchs (theory11)
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Curator Deck (HOPC)
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year) : ➙ Bohemia misprints (Uusi). As good as released imo since they're in hand, and the only diff is the tuckbox finish (and we're not even voting on tuckbox design).
Best Court Cards: ➙ Seasons
Best Pips: ➙ Bohemia misprints
Best Jokers: ➙ Mana
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Altruism (best for the quiz, and also worst for the Q of hearts)
Best Deck Series: ➙ Split Spades Lions (thanks to Silver, and the Blue/Red/Sepia box)
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Coterie Bee (Gold)
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Bicycle Spectrum
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Cards of Legend, USPC version (Fangamer)
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ null vote
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ null vote
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Animal Kingdom
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Artisan
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Curator Deck
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Artisan Collector's Edition Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Seasons Joker (peacock) Porper card clip
Best Marketing: ➙ Smoke & Mirrors v7 (the marketing was so good the release was underwhelming)
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Vintage Plaid
Best Deck in General: ➙ Curator Deck (close fight with Seasons, but there was the Primavera misprint, while the Seronda was too ink-heavy for aristocrat that the cards wouldn't separate after taking them out of a card clip. after peeling them apart the surfaces were mottled and patchy)

Might have voted for Actuators (black/white) somewhere, but too bad, haven't received them yet, nor Vortex...

[alric]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Artisan
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Silver Split Spades
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Seasons Seronda & Bohemia
Best Court Cards: ➙ Seasons Primavera/Seronda, Blue Bloods & Bohemia
Best Pips: ➙ Ogma
Best Jokers: ➙ Silver Split Spades
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying : ➙ Madison Players
Best Deck Series: ➙ Split Spades Lions
Best Gaff Card: ➙ any double-backer
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Kite (Puppet & Kite), Spectrum
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Artisan Collector's Box, Silver Split Spades sale
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Arum, Seasons Seronda, Mana
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Dominion
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Bee Coterie, U.S. Reg Plaid decks
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Phoenix Apocalypse 2012
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Bohemia, Spectrum
Best Packaging (not tuckbox): ➙ Ornate Brick Boxes, Artisan Collector's Box
Best Deck Accessory: :➙ custom brick boxes
Best Marketing: ➙ Uusi
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Blood Metal
Best Deck in General: ➙ Seasons Primavera/Seronda

You need to include a category for best Ace of Spades.

[nur1988]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ PURPLE ARTIFICE
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ AMERICANA
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ SEASONS 1ST ED
Best Court Cards: ➙ VAUDEVILLE
Best Pips: ➙ ARCANE DECK
Best Jokers: ➙ ARTIFICE
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ SULTAN TREASURY
Best Deck Series: ➙ ARCANE AND ARTIFICE
Best Gaff Card: ➙ ANY FROM ULTRAGAFF
Best Use of Colors: ➙ CHINATOWN "GAME OF DEATH"
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ ARTIFICE COLLECTION
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ V7
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ DANIEL MADISON PLAYERS
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ BICYCLE STANDARD
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ ARTIFICE
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ LTD
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ RED ARTIFICE IN AIP BOTTLE
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ GOLD CROWN GOLD CLIP
Best Marketing: ➙ DANIEL MADISON PLAYERS
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ NOC
Best Deck in General: ➙ ARTIFICE PURPLE

[lordlupus]

Can someone advise whether HOPC/TBC is a Major Company or a Mid-Size Company? Some voted their deck as major and some as mid-size...

Can we define who are the mid-sized?

To be updated...

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ White Monarch
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Gold Crowns
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Coterie Bee
Best Court Cards: ➙ Bedeceived Mystery
Best Pips: ➙ Aurum
Best Jokers: ➙ Bicycle Toidoki
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Extra card for Altruism
Best Deck Series: ➙ Aurum (simply beautiful)
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Coterie Bee
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Bicycle Be@rbricks
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Coterie Bee
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ N/A
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ N/A
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ N/A
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Coterie Bee
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Gold Arcane
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Black Artifice Case
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Aurum Lucite
Best Marketing: ➙ (unfortunately) S&M V7 flourishing trailers
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Coterie Bee
Best Deck in General: ➙ Gold Crowns

[TheDirkPitt]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Altruism
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Americana
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year) : ➙ Aurum
Best Court Cards: ➙ Americana
Best Pips: ➙ Curator
Best Jokers: ➙ Hornet #6
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Altruism hunt.
Best Deck Series: ➙ Seasons
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Bee Coterie
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Ornates
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Brick of Hornets
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ n/a
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Aurum
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Skull and Bones
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ n/a
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Curator by far.
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Ornate box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Clips
Best Marketing: ➙ HOPC
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Hornet #6
Best Deck in General: ➙ Aurum

[ibrahimjaber]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙Artisans
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙Ornates
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙Actuators
Best Court Cards: ➙Brio Verve
Best Pips: ➙Purple Artifice
Best Jokers: ➙Purple Artifice
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙Sultan Treasury
Best Deck Series: ➙ Fultons
Best Gaff Card: ➙Skulkor
Best Use of Colors: ➙Fultons
Best Purchase Decision: ➙Artisans
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙Fultons
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ORNATE
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙Players
Best Deck for Magic: ➙Artisans
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙Curator
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙Blue Crown Luxury Brick Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙Ogma Pearl Clip
Best Marketing: ➙Rebels
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙Bicycle Archangels
Best Deck in General: ➙Bee Coterie

[Oswin]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙Artisan
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙Americana
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙Blue Blood
Best Court Cards: ➙Blue Blood
Best Pips: ➙Actuator
Best Jokers: ➙Mystery Deck
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙Actuators
Best Gaff Card: ➙Pandora Actuators
Best Use of Colors: ➙Spectrum Deck
Best Purchase Decision: ➙
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙
Best Deck for Magic: ➙Tally-Ho n°9
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙Eco Card Clip
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙
Best Deck in General: ➙

[lill02]

Here are my votes

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ JAQK
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Gold Crown
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Oriental Deck
Best Court Cards: ➙Seasons
Best Pips: ➙Curator
Best Jokers: ➙ White Lions B Blue
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙Altruism
Best Deck Series: ➙ Smoke&Mirrors
Best Gaff Card: ➙White Lions Stealth Cards
Best Use of Colors: ➙Ornate Scarlet
Best Purchase Decision: ➙Artifice purple
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙Smoke&Mirrors v7
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙Pro Cardistry
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙Animal Kingdom
Best Deck for Magic: ➙White Lions B Blue
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙Smoke&Mirrors Deluxe Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙Altruism
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙NOC
Best Deck in General: ➙Smoke&Mirrors v7

[Prophet]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙
Best Court Cards: ➙
Best Pips: ➙ Fulton's Clip Joint
Best Jokers: ➙ Fulton's Clip Joint
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙
Best Deck Series: ➙ Artifice
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Americana ace
Best Use of Colors: ➙
Best Purchase Decision: ➙
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Artisan Case
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Ornate poker chips
Best Marketing: ➙ Sultan Republic
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙
Best Deck in General: ➙

[botherboy]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙White Monarchs
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙verve
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙Blue Blood
Best Court Cards: ➙Seasons
Best Pips: ➙Vaudeville
Best Jokers: ➙Artifices
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙Altruism
Best Deck Series: ➙Fulton's
Best Gaff Card: ➙Pandora
Best Use of Colors: ➙Animal Kingdom
Best Purchase Decision: ➙Actuators
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙Ogma
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙Pro-Cardistry
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙Vintage Plaid
Best Deck for Magic: ➙Medison Players
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙MMD
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙Artisan Collector Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ORNATE Poker Chips
Best Marketing: ➙Smoke&Mirrors v7
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙NOC
Best Deck in General: ➙Bee Coterie

[siegismyname]

Decided to give this a go

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Monarchs
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Silver Split Spades
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Seasons 1st Edition
Best Court Cards: ➙ White Lions
Best Pips: ➙ Ace Fultons
Best Jokers: ➙ Smoke and Mirrors v7 (Carbon)
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Altruism
Best Deck Series: ➙ White Lions
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Bee Coterie KoH gaff
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Game of Death (love the yellow)
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ White Monarchs
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Ace Fultons
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Smoke and Mirrors v7
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Vintage Plaid
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ White Lions B
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Magic Con 2012
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ White Lions brick box (love the optical illusion)
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ David Blaine Card Clips
Best Marketing: ➙ Smoke and Mirrors v7
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Archangels
Best Deck in General: ➙ Madison Players

[chess]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Brimstone
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Curator
Best Court Cards: ➙ Americana
Best Pips: ➙ Americana
Best Jokers: ➙ Plaid Deck
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ N/A
Best Deck Series: ➙ Bohemia
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Americana Ace of Hearts
Best Use of Colors: ➙
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Curator
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ N/A
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ N/A
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Hornet
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ N/A
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate):➙ N/A
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ N/A
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Curator
Best Deck in General: ➙ Curator

[Angel_Magic]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Purple Artifice
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Ornate
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Seasons v1
Best Court Cards: ➙ Seasons v1
Best Pips: ➙ Tendril
Best Jokers: ➙ Mana
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Altruism
Best Deck Series: ➙ Split Spades Lions
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Corterie
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Tendril
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Monarch
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Seasons v1
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Fathom
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Purple Artifice
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Madison Players
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Seasons v1
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Luxury Deck Brick box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Ogma Card clip
Best Marketing: ➙ S&M v7
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Fathom
Best Deck in General: ➙ Seasons v1

[bananannian]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Fathom
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Curator
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Tendril
Best Court Cards: ➙ Purple Artifice
Best Pips: ➙ Core
Best Jokers: ➙ Purple Artifice
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Sultan Treasury
Best Deck Series: ➙ Bedeceived series
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Americana "Shot Ace"
Best Use of Colors: ➙ The Grid
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Fathom
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Mechanic
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Mechanic
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Americana
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ NOC
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ LTD
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Ritual card case
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Seasons card clip
Best Marketing: ➙ Sultan Republic
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ NOC
Best Deck in General: ➙ Purple Artifice

[simonartm]

Best Deck from a Major Company: White Monarchs (T11)
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): Brimstone Deck (Circle City Card Company)
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): Actuators by Lance Miller
Best Court Cards: Actuators
Best Pips: Ornates
Best Jokers: Split Spades Silver Edition
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): Altruism
Best Deck Series: London 2012
Best Gaff Card: Queen of Hearts from Actuators Artist's Edition
Best Use of Colors: Sultan Treasury
Best Purchase Decision: Ornates
Best Deck for Flourishing: NOC
Best Deck for Fanning: Sentinels v2
Best Deck for Poker or Games: Hornet No. 6 (CCCC)
Best Deck for Magic: NOC
Best Uncut Sheet: MMD by DeVo
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): Aurum
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc): DeVo's Card Clip
Best Marketing: Rebels Deck
Best Under-Rated Deck: NOC
Best Deck in General: Aurum

[Paul Middleton]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ DM Players
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ Hornet
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ Aurum
Best Court Cards: ➙ Seasons
Best Pips: ➙
Best Jokers: ➙Bicycle Enigma
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ DM Players
Best Deck Series: ➙ Seasons
Best Gaff Card: ➙ Coterie Bee Gold
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Ornate
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Coterie Bee Gold
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Coterie Bee Gold
Best Deck for Magic: ➙
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Luxury Brick Box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ Tendril Eco Clip
Best Marketing: ➙
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙Hornet
Best Deck in General: ➙ Aurum

[m42nguyen]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ Artifice Black Apex
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ White Lions BLack Label
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year) : ➙ Spectrum
Best Court Cards: ➙ Curator
Best Pips: ➙ Ritual
Best Jokers: ➙ Fathom
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙ Altruism
Best Deck Series: ➙ Artifice
Best Gaff Card: ➙
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Purple Artifice
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ Smoke and Mirrors box set
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Silver Monarchs
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Bicycle Hemp
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Madison Players
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Curator
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ Artisans collectors box
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙
Best Marketing: ➙ JAQK (with wine)
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ Grid
Best Deck in General: ➙ Smoke and Mirrors v7

[depressoboy]

Best Deck from a Major Company: ➙ n/a
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): ➙ n/a
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): ➙ The Grid
Best Court Cards: ➙ Cthulu Deck
Best Pips: ➙ Americana
Best Jokers: ➙ Cthulu deck (White Rabbit)
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): ➙n/a
Best Deck Series: ➙ n/a
Best Gaff Card: ➙ n/a
Best Use of Colors: ➙ The Grid
Best Purchase Decision: ➙ The Grid
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ n/a
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ n/a
Best Deck for Poker or Games: ➙ Hornet
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ n/a
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Americana
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): ➙ n/a
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc):➙ n/a
Best Marketing: ➙ n/a
Best Under-Rated Deck: ➙ n/a
Best Deck in General: ➙ n/a

[Collector]

Best Deck from a Major Company: reconsideration: Purple Artifice (Ellusionist) | new: Animal Kingdom (Theory11)
Best Deck from a Mid-Size Company: (more than 3 releases per year): Timeless (RSVP Magic)
Best Deck from an Independent Designer: (Less than 3 releases per year): Blue Blood (Uusi) ↔ Randy's Ornate Playing Cards (Midnight Cards Company)
Best Court Cards: Timeless (RSVP Magic)
Best Pips: Fulton’s Clip Joint (D&D) ↔ Ritual Playing Cards (Elite Playing Cards)
Best Jokers: Cthulhu Playing Cards (Albino Dragons) ↔ Phoenix Apocalypse (CardShark) ↔ Mana Oracle Ed. (Mana Playing Cards)
Best Unannounced Surprise After Buying (ie map inside sultan treasury): Queens in “The Blue Crown Luxury First Limited Edition” and 2s in Floral Decks by Aloys?
Best Deck Series: Artifice (Ellusionist)
Best Gaff Card: Timeless (RSVP Magic)
Best Use of Colors: Randy's Ornate Playing Cards (Midnight Cards Company)
Best Purchase Decision: do not buy S&M reprints (D&D)
Best Deck for Flourishing: -
Best Deck for Fanning: -
Best Deck for Poker or Games: the Coterie Bee Playing Cards (Zenneth Kok)
Best Deck for Magic: -
Best Uncut Sheet: Curator (Emmanuel Jose)
Best Packaging (not tuckbox, ie Black Artifice Case or Randy's brick boxes for Ornate): Randy's brick boxes for Ornate (Midnight Cards Company)
Best Deck Accessory: (Clips, Chips, dice, etc): Randy's Ornate chips (Midnight Cards Company)
Best Marketing: SeasonsPlayingCards (Seasons) ↔ RSVP Magic (Timeless, Butterfly) ↔ Uusi (Blue Blood)
Best Under-Rated Deck: Timeless (RSVP Magic)
Best Deck in General: Seasons (SeasonsPlayingCards)

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Best back design: Fathom (Ellusionist) ↔ Seasons (SeasonsPlayingCards) ↔ Fulton’s Clip Joint (D&D)
Best Ace of Spades: Actuators (Lance T. Miller) ↔ Artisan Playing Cards (Theory11)
Best Tuck Case: Rebels (Theory11) ↔ Vaudeville (The Blue Crown)
Best Theme Deck: Cthulhu Playing Cards (Albino Dragons) ↔ Cards of Legend (Nelde + Fangamer)
Best Innovative Deck: Core Playing Cards (Timothy Niou) but not sure about 2012 as a year of production.
Best Satanic Deck: Karnival Inferno (BBM)
Best Charity Deck: Animal Kingdom (Theory11)
Best Tattoo Deck: Karnival ZRay Deck (BBM)

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