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From what I see I LOVE it so far.
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I will hazard a guess that they are marked
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist

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@levi.magic wrote:Black Water Ranch Playing Cards by @obanjones and @ellusionist

E's latest mystery deck! Cowboy-esqe theme. They seem to be on the thicker B9 stock, but with a smooth finish. They remind me of Studs. Nothing wrong with it, but the design doesn't really suit my fancy. They have the artificial weathering in the design, which is done well. Courts have an old time feel, and a little BWR brand is on all of them. Pips are easy to see. Comes with a doublebacker and duplicate QS. Printed in PRC.
This is Ellusionist Mystery Drop 22 FYI
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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Just got these in the mail. Of interest is the "Manufactured in PRC" on the bottom, so not Cartamundi this time.
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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Not bad. I wish the backs were a little better but not bad. So were these printed by EPCC?
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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I am a bit of a 'western' collector but those backs resemble so many others and I don't think the western icons work as well in miniature
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I like the back of the box for card backs better, if one were to fix the one way issue there
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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Agreed. I actually really like the "vintage" style of the faces, and the tuck is simple but has its charm. The backs are what will unfortunately keep me from using these, although perhaps they will grow on me
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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GandalfPC wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 6:50 pm I like the back of the box for card backs better, if one were to fix the one way issue there
You're right, that would have worked much better. Generally the first thing you lay eyes on is the tuck and you think - this looks good, and then you discover they have completely different backs. Not quite the case here as the background is the backs but another wasted opportunity IMO
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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vasta41 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:25 am Not bad. I wish the backs were a little better but not bad. So were these printed by EPCC?
Their Mystery Deck listing for it confirms it yeah. I haven't been able to keep up, but I believe this could be among the first (the first?) Expert deck by Ellusionist. I'm pretty sure they've stuck with USPC/Cartamundi since forever.
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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How can I purchase one of these?
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Re: Black Water Ranch from Ellusionist (ill. Oban Jones)

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austingoodrich wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2023 10:59 am How can I purchase one of these?
For the time being, it's here: https://ellusionist.com/products/mystery-deck
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