2019 'Deck of the Year' Awards: DISCUSSION

[furrukhjamal]

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[Cardileigh]

Yeah, the have to get all the trophies engraved.

Lol

[BaconWise]

TOMORROW, folks!

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[laitostarr777]

*total nervous and anxiety intensifies*

[Harvonsgard]

[portcullis]

TOMORROW, folks!

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C'mon Amy, it's been Feb 7th for over an hour now (in the Eastern US, anyway. 5.35pm Friday for me)

[Harvonsgard]

C'mon Amy, it's been Feb 7th for over an hour now (in the Eastern US, anyway. 5.35pm Friday for me)

As far as I know, she is in Germany. Which means it is Friday for over 7 HOURS already!!! You're late Amy!

[laitostarr777]

C'mon Amy, it's been Feb 7th for over an hour now (in the Eastern US, anyway. 5.35pm Friday for me)

As far as I know, she is in Germany. Which means it is Friday for over 7 HOURS already!!! You're late Amy!

On my side, it is already February 7th, and 3:50PM XD
Living on the other side of the world

[furrukhjamal]

4:00pm of 7th where I live. DRUMROLLS please
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[Harvonsgard]

4:00pm of 7th where I live. DRUMROLLS please

[theCapraAegagrus]

Over/under on the results being announced in the 11th hour?

[Romeril]

Over/under on the results being announced in the 11th hour?

Guess what... Amy has other things in her life other than UC, such as a real job! We’re lucky that she spends so much of her free time making UC great for all of us! I especially appreciate all of the hard work she has put into the DotY awards. Thanks Amy!

So to answer your question, chances are pretty high that the results will be posted later on in the day. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m perfectly fine with that!

[portcullis]

Note to self: sarcasm has no place on the internet.

[Romeril]

Note to self: sarcasm has no place on the internet.

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[STLBluesNut]

Lol, one of my favorite skits from them.

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[theCapraAegagrus]

Over/under on the results being announced in the 11th hour?

Guess what... Amy has other things in her life other than UC, such as a real job! We’re lucky that she spends so much of her free time making UC great for all of us! I especially appreciate all of the hard work she has put into the DotY awards. Thanks Amy!

So to answer your question, chances are pretty high that the results will be posted later on in the day. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m perfectly fine with that!

Welcome to the boards...

[theCapraAegagrus]

Should I put a disclaimer in my signature? "95% of my content is dripping with sarcasm or hyperbole."

[arjun1616]

Should I put a disclaimer in my signature? "95% of my content is dripping with sarcasm or hyperbole."

Lol that’s the only way left I guess ( geez ppl )

[Räpylätassu]

Congrats to all the winners and especially Lotrek for having designed the deck of the year!!

Massive thank you to Amy for organizing the best DOTY's UC has had so far! Now we wait to next week for the prize contest results

[arjun1616]

Amy did it....the lineup was pretty tough too. Awesome winners and totally deserving especially silk by lotrek.... thank you amy for making this DOTY awesome..

Ps: it is literally 3 am where I live and I was determined to not sleep until I saw the results lol.

[justplaycards]

Big thank you to Amy for all the hard work and congrats to all the winners. Heres to another awesome year...

[PipChick]

Ps: it is literally 3 am where I live and I was determined to not sleep until I saw the results lol.

I'm so sorry to have kept you up so late! next year, I might have to plan announcement of the awards on a day/time that would fit better for everyone as it was also really quite difficult to find the time to get everything posted since I was at work til pretty late today lol

But yea, I'm so glad I could finally share the results of voting with y'all!

Some DOTY award placements were not so surprising, whereas others were - which were the most unexpected wins for you all?

[arjun1616]

Ps: it is literally 3 am where I live and I was determined to not sleep until I saw the results lol.

I'm so sorry to have kept you up so late! next year, I might have to plan announcement of the awards on a day/time that would fit better for everyone as it was also really quite difficult to find the time to get everything posted since I was at work til pretty late today lol

But yea, I'm so glad I could finally share the results of voting with y'all!

Some DOTY award placements were not so surprising, whereas others were - which were the most unexpected wins for you all?

It’s all good...I don’t mind really. We understand that you have a real life too( unlike most of us lol). Thanks again

Also ORDER deck not being in best use of color was so surprising I thought it would get at least a 2nd place.

[Timmargh]

[...] But yea, I'm so glad I could finally share the results of voting with y'all!

Some DOTY award placements were not so surprising, whereas others were - which were the most unexpected wins for you all?

Thank you for all your hard work, PipChick.

I'm glad Luminosity did so well, especially as I finally received the rest of my decks today.

[akicer]

Big thank to Amy for her devotion to DOTY.

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To me year 2019 is a small year for playing cards. Even with more cards designed and come to the market, there are less good ones imo

I almost feel sad glimpsing through the winner of DOTY 2019...

[PipChick]

For me, the category of most interest and, imo, the one of the strongest competition was those competing for the title of 'Best Rookie' - honestly, all those nominated decks are so so well-deserving of the recognition! Really great job from so many talented new designers and it excites me most to see what they'll come out with in 2020 as I'm certain will see more of these promising new deck designers in next year's DOTYs!

[MagikFingerz]

For me, the category of most interest and, imo, the one of the strongest competition was those competing for the title of 'Best Rookie' - honestly, all those nominated decks are so so well-deserving of the recognition! Really great job from so many talented new designers and it excites me most to see what they'll come out with in 2020 as I'm certain will see more of these promising new deck designers in next year's DOTYs!

I agree! I had a seriously hard time deciding who to vote for there...

[Bradius]

I third the comment about rookie of the year award. The number of talented new deck artists was amazing in 2019. All the nominees were deserving. Several were also recognized in other categories.

I had a hard time with DOTY as there were several great nominees. Congrats though to Lotrek for the award for Silk. It was an amazingly stunning deck and a masterpiece in hot foil application.

[sinjin7]

Some DOTY award placements were not so surprising, whereas others were - which were the most unexpected wins for you all?

I know a lot of people didn't view Best Fanning Deck as a significant award so they may not vote as seriously for that category, but I was still perplexed by the win by Goblin. Don't get me wrong, its a nice fanning deck, as are most full bleed backs, but the color scheme on the backs weren't that dynamic for me. My choice was Implicit V2, it was the only nominated deck with a foiled back, and multi-colored foil at that.

I, too, was extremely impressed with the quality of the Rookie category. It was the most difficult category for me to choose. My choice was Mirage. I felt it was a strong contender for best courts, best use of color, and best gaff cards in addition to being in the rookie category.

Obviously the big winner was Lotrek with Silk winning Best Overall Deck, but Alex Chin's 2019 NPCCD Series, Jody Eklund's Luminosity deck, and The Gentleman Wake's Parlour also shined as the only decks that won multiple categories.

One of the biggest surprises for me was the absence of any Jackson/King's Wild decks from the winners list. In fact, the only appearance of any Jackson deck was a second place showing in the Best Fanning Deck category, of all places. I guess it speaks to the strength of the overall quality of decks in 2019 where an artist as prolific and talented as Jackson gets shut out of our DotY Awards.

Congrats to all the nominees and winners. Special thanks to PipChick for an extremely well run contest. And a big thanks to all the prize donors, UC members have always been a big part of the donations, but this year we have quite an impressive showing from artists and companies as well and we should all be appreciative of their support.

[Thirdway Industries]

Thank you to all UC members for the awesome contest and congratulations for all the winners!

I am very happy there are some TWI decks on the list, especially Monolith for the Best Colors
Now, the difficult tast for me will be make something crazier.

Congratulations also to Amy for everything, she did an incredible job.

Also ORDER deck not being in best use of color was so surprising I thought it would get at least a 2nd place.

The Leader is surprised that ORDER wasn't the first one in EVERY category. There are many members of the Revolutio, here....