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There would only be one FINISH if they dropped the 'standard'/air-cusion finish and all decks are now 'magic'.

Embossed vs Smooth is something completely different. That is TEXTURE only.


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Again, things change at USPCC. I'd be happy to change the Knowledge Base article with the latest info. I'll await confirmation from the horses mouth though.
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it seems its nice to tell a little story on kickstarter. i wrote this a while back when i was looking for someone to draw these cards. of course things have changed and don't take anything in this letter seriously. it just sorta gives you a glimpse of what i was thinking at that time.




yea i have a long road ahead. USPCC only produces a box that holds 56 cards. i found a company that makes tarot card boxes Quality Playing Cards, Inc. they can make a box that can hold 64 cards.
i have a rough drawing of the box, but im at that point were i need an artist. i cant draw.

the main problem i have is that USPCC only prints on a 8 x 7 sheet. it would be wonderful if they made a printer that printed
on 8 x 8 sheets. that would be perfect for me. i have come up with a solution though. what if we made 2 cut sheets. one would be:

2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,C,B,Q,K,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,C,B,Q,K,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,C,B,Q,K2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,C,B,Q,K = 56 cards. we would need 5000 prints.


the other cut sheet would be (J = Joker):

A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,A,J,J,J,J,J,J,J,J,J = 56 cards. we would need at least 834 prints of these.


i can imagine this and im not looking forward to it, but i would have fold the box to hold 64 cards 5000 times. take the cards from the first cut sheet put them into the box 5000 times. take 8 cards with the aces and jokers from the second cut sheet
and put them into the box 5000 times.

you might be asking why the last 8 are all jokers on the second cut sheet. will thats going to be my gimmick. on kickstarter i dont want to give out buttons, stickers, hats, or t- shirts. ill give out jokers. in fact ill have 1668 sets of jokers to give away. (834 sheets x 2)

i could say something like this "the first 1000 people who buy a deck of cards ill give you a set of 4 jokers for free" to get the ball rolling. after that its just a deck of cards.


ill tell you a little secret this deck of cards is only the transitional deck. I have already thought of the second deck i want to make. and this second deck i want to sell to the casinos. who would be the better customer. i have even thought of the name of the game it will be called "Gold King"
what better name than the highest card in the deck. you have get it out of your head that the Ace is the highest card. its only because of the french revolution (1789) that the ace became the highest. the ace back then represented the common person. well im hear to say the french revolution is over and the
reign of the ace for 223 years is going to change. sorry i did a rant.

back to gold king. to understand how i came up with the name is you have to know how "Black Jack" came about. back in the 1950's vegas casinos were giving 10 to 1 on your money if you were dealt a Ace of Spades and any other black jack (Jack of Clubs, Jack of Spades)
so if your sitting there with a big bet and you were dealt the Ace of Spades. you were banging the table and yelling "Give me a Black Jack"

well that is what i want the player to do with my game. i want him to bang the table and yell "Give me a Gold King" basically its a combination of black jack, spanish 21, and the tarot cards.
right now at the casinos to make a shoe they open 8 decks of cards take out the 2 jokers and 2 filler cards. i want to make it easy to where they just open the deck put them in the shuffle machine and thats it.

so this where i ask if you can take on this project. what would $1000 get me. im a 43 master plumber who in my lifetime so far has been screwed out of about $12000, but im will to take a chance.

in the transitional deck the court cards King, Queen, Bishop, Chevalier, Jack are all going to have the same blue dreary, pompous faces. i want that, but the jokers are going to be special.

there are 4 jokers: Joker of swords, Joker of staffs, Joker of coins, Joker of cups. i think the Joker of staffs would be the easiest to make. he will have a staff with his likeness on it. i do have an example. here is some homework.

http://table-tango.pokerworks.com/2006/ ... florentin/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks03/d01015/d01015.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

now these cards have a renaissance style. im looking for a medieval style.
just check out the court cards and you have to get past the tits and ass. lol
the court cards tell a story and that is what im looking for. i want the jokers to tell a little story.
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I say quit while you are ahead, no one is going to buy these and there is no sense putting yourself through repackaging all those decks.

Casinos wont buy from a random person because they design their own decks with their own logos and make sure that there could be no chance of marking or anything.

And no one is going to give up about the Ace being the higher card, it is the highest so just deal with it.

And no one wants extra court cards or jokers with their deck.
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Delusional.

End of conversation.
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Guy, stop ignoring the posts of both potential buyers and experienced creators.

This is hilariously bad...
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"im a 43 master plumber who in my lifetime so far has been screwed out of about $12000, but im will to take a chance."

At for 43 years old and being a master plumber and to only be screwed out of $12,000 in your career, consider that a blessing. Most contracting business get screwed over for way more money than that. When I had my commercial flooring business, I probably didn't get paid close to a million dollars over the 20 years I had my business. So you are doing well and keep up the good work!!!

Thanks!
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I really wish I hadn't read sprouts last post

About a third of the way down the post blood started dripping from the corner of my left eye and I got this weird rushing sound in my ears.
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UtterFool wrote:I really wish I hadn't read sprouts last post

About a third of the way down the post blood started dripping from the corner of my left eye and I got this weird rushing sound in my ears.
Hah, I stopped 25% of the way through, just in time it seems!
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Strag wrote:
UtterFool wrote:I really wish I hadn't read sprouts last post

About a third of the way down the post blood started dripping from the corner of my left eye and I got this weird rushing sound in my ears.
Hah, I stopped 25% of the way through, just in time it seems!
I'm not sure how far I came, I blacked out while reading it.

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sprouts1115 wrote:
i have a rough drawing of the box, but im at that point were i need an artist. i cant draw.
I feel bad for the artist who accepted the job after reading that project breakdown!!

thanks, Randy
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He needs the artist BEFORE collecting anyones money.
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I don't even know why we are still talking about this project that will NEVER get funded. I think the Freakies deck would get funded before this one
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This is what I in-vision for the back of the card....This is basically the theme with the Texas Star, but with a circle.
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i'm also looking for thin borderers. and maybe no white outer cut boarder. i'm trying to see the fan. i like the small designs.
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First, the Joker of Clubs. You may see some changes later on, but the main symbolism is the staff; As in the Tarot Cards suits (Cup, Coins, Staff, Sword). Yes the Jokers represent the modern suit they are attached too.

Second is front of the box. It is to simple? I'm trying to glorify the 808 Series Bicycle Playing Cards. Looking for some criticism.
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I love the enthusiasm you have for making your dream of producing a deck of cards come true. However, I believe you should stick to being a collector (not a designer) of playing cards on all levels.
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I am so lost, the Joker is clearly french in design, but this is a Texas deck? What makes this deck "Texas?" I live in Texas and I don't want this deck. I can get a whole slew of "Texas" decks from any Buc-ees or Souvenir stand
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Magic_Orthodoxy wrote:I am so lost...
You and me both. :|

Sprouts, maybe explain this deck as if none of us know what you are trying to do.
Or did I miss when you did that?

Love that joker, btw. Just don't think it belongs here.

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What is up with the extra script here. I feel like I have herpes. Is this normal? I'm trying to update this thread. My Mac is running funny...

"Kickstarter preview: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/213 ... n=6d6f5cb2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

click on a card to enlarge it: http://texasplayingcards.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open (this.href);return false; did it enlarge? I noticed it didn't work on a computer.

looking for some criticism. values for the rewards on the kickstarter will be fine tuned. the menu will change soon."
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Sprout, nothing about you is normal.
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Walrus - Yea I know, but that is what I see when I try to edit the first post on this thread. Seems a bit strange with the extra text...
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sprouts1115 wrote:Walrus - Yea I know, but that is what I see when I try to edit the first post on this thread. Seems a bit strange with the extra text...
The script will add "onclick="window.open (this.href);return false;" to all your of your links everytime you edit or update your post, unless you use the URL button above that surrounds your link with "(url) ... (/url)", using brackets instead of parentheses.

Quote my post to see this example: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/213 ... n=6d6f5cb2
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Sharpie - Problem solved. Thanks! I like little tricks; They make my day.
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sprouts1115 wrote:Sharpie - Problem solved. Thanks! I like little tricks; They make my day.
There is no chance you are reaching funding on this deck... but go for it, maybe you will learn something.
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I hope this deck gets funded. Yeah it's a crazy idea but Sprout put his heart into this. I actually like the court cards. I am going to back this deck but I hope Sprout doesn't get too stoned and forget to ship them. I have to say a 64 card deck is more practical than the keyboard he came up with.
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