Christmas Playing Cards by EPC

[vasta41]

Available here for under $10: https://elephantplayingcards.com/pages/christmas-2020
Price will go up soon and it will most likely sell out soon as well according to an email. No mention of printer but based on the price and EPC's history I'm assuming WJPC. Can you please confirm, Fud?

Also no mention of the artist. I'm curious, do you know who drew these? Being that it's a Christmas deck I have to ask...

[vasta41]

For the record I love this deck, I'm just busting balls. I think it looks more like an Emmanuel deck than a Natalia deck due to the transformation aspect. I just wish it were a different printer (if it is in fact WJPC).

[Fes]

Very Nataliaesque look to me eye because it's Christmas and all must be compared I guess. This is it's own deck and the indices are decent. I'll pick up a copy of two at some point soon. It will also give me the opportunity to check out the new WJP that's supposed to be good.

I'm a sucker for a fun Christmas deck, with readable indices. Naturally that means I'm overlooking the weak sauce rushed card back. Circles like the snowflake is making ripples in a pond, really? Climate change I guess. The nonsense frame going on with the leafs and flakage. Come on team Christmas it's 2020. (Card back makes me wish it was Natalia. Actually the whole deck could spruce a bit.) I'ma buy it anyway, what does that say about me? I'm a sucker for a house about to be laid waste by falling clubs. ThumP ThuMP THUMP.

[Fud]

Hi Everyone,

I didn't make a big fuss about this deck because:
1) It was a comparably rush job started on a whim.
2) It is not in line with our other decks.
3) It has low quantities
4) I know the reputation for cutesy Christmas decks on here given a certain someone who rhymes with Schmatalia.

To be honest, I'm a bit embarrassed by some of the rough edges that I saw after pulling the pin; but this was really intended to be a test of some things so I'm happy with how it performed against the purposes I had for it.

No mention of printer but based on the price and EPC's history I'm assuming WJPC. Can you please confirm, Fud?
Also no mention of the artist. I'm curious, do you know who drew these? Being that it's a Christmas deck I have to ask...

Yep, WJPC printed these. Hence the $10 price tag with discounts for multiples.

Designer was a lady I work with on a general graphic design basis who wanted to try her hand at a deck: Nata... No, her name is Susana

Circles like the snowflake is making ripples in a pond, really? Climate change I guess. The nonsense frame going on with the leafs and flakage. Come on team. Actually the whole deck could spruce a bit.)

... Groan ...
I know.

Price will go up soon and it will most likely sell out soon as well according to an email.

Yes - I wasn't kidding. 55 units left in the warehouse, but a few more on Amazon which will soon be jumping up just to slow things down.

[Fes]

Hahaha Natal... Susana did great. I already picked a couple up.

[montenzi]

@Fud, was it a "standard" or "butter" finish? Handling? Quality? I don't see any embossing on cards.

[Fud]

@Fud, was it a "standard" or "butter" finish? Handling? Quality? I don't see any embossing on cards.

It was spec'd as butter finish, though they feel a tiny bit thicker than the Circuit decks. It was in the midst of a large production run but I don't think that should make a difference.

There is air cushioning on the cards, the tuck is just print - no inner, no embossing, no foil. I'll have to rectify that next year.

[rousselle]

Hey, Ben: for what it's worth, I'm trying to buy product on your shop (I really like the discounts on the Christmas deck), but I'd like to get a Mosaic or two, but the page for those just brings me back to the Christmas deck.

Any chance this can be fixed soon?

[vasta41]

Are there plans to reprint this?

[Fud]

Hey, Ben: for what it's worth, I'm trying to buy product on your shop (I really like the discounts on the Christmas deck), but I'd like to get a Mosaic or two, but the page for those just brings me back to the Christmas deck.

Any chance this can be fixed soon?

Hi Rousselle, how were you trying to get to the Mosaic decks? I checked the Store, the home page and a few other links; all point to the correct page. How are you navigating there?
In the interim, the Mosaic URL is https://elephantplayingcards.com/pages/mosaic

Are there plans to reprint this?

Possibly, though not for another 10 months if I do. Though it would be more of a souped up deck with design modifications and enhancements.
If I do that I'll send an email to everyone who has bought this edition and give them a special discount for V2

Ben

[tikogarza]

That art reminds me of someone that never sent my decks...

[jerichoholic]

That art reminds me of someone that never sent my decks...

Yep me too

[Fud]

That art reminds me of someone that never sent my decks...

Yep, that's why the question is raised on every single cutesy Christmas themed deck (and rightly so). I addressed it above.

[Harvonsgard]

The paranoia is strong in this thread .

[Fud]

The paranoia is strong in this thread .

To make things simpler I'll stop anyone ordering from the website.

Because there are no more decks left there.

Their sold out.

All gone.

There are a few still left on Amazon, but the price is incriminating with stock. Not sure if they will make it to BF / CM

[Fes]

Congratulations on another sell out Ben! Moving product like mad. Good stuff.

[BaconWise]

Definitely a festive and well-executed deck. I am getting more picky as time goes on, so I would have ordered if the tuck had some upgrades to the plain stock. Any plans for embossing with future releases?