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I don't really like that Lotrek...I love it. Great work as always. Looking forward to seeing the rest.

Dale? He's working on something "next", but it's not this.

Y'all calm down, it will at least begin to unravel in 18 hours or less.

It's a glass deck. It could bring a tear to your eye b/c if you weren't careful you could cut yourself.

Mike Ratledge wrote:Dale? He's working on something "next", but it's not this.

Y'all calm down, it will at least begin to unravel in 18 hours or less.

The master riles up everyone and then tells us to calm down hahahahaha I don't see any nervous nillies yet

I'm thinking it'll have layers, like an onion. Bringing tears to your eyes as you're not sure if you should peel open the next layer. A deck in a tuck in a slip case in hand wrapped parchment in a velvet baggy in a leather lined wooden slip case a la the Scarlet Tally Hos.

It has to be real gold leaf/foil on both the back and faces !

Gold and Platinum leaf, swarovski crystals on the tuck, hand painted with gemstone dust paint

Something to do with garnet perhaps- a teardrop shaped gemstone?

I really dislike these "teaser" threads but I guess most people must like them or they wouldn't participate. And heck, it's also a great way for designers to get cheap/free new ideas. I will, however, leave this definition of luxurious here:

extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, especially in a way that involves great expense.

Looks like at least the great expense part will be true...

Strag wrote:I really dislike these "teaser" threads but I guess most people must like them or they wouldn't participate. And heck, it's also a great way for designers to get cheap/free new ideas. I will, however, leave this definition of luxurious here:

extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, especially in a way that involves great expense.

Looks like at least the great expense part will be true...

Great post Strag!

People do eat it up, don't know why. Must be human nature. These decks will meet everyone's expectations - and the definition in every way.

Let's just hope "luxurious" equals good. It could be expensive and have all the bells and whistles, but also not be a cohesive and attractive theme.

SpecialK wrote:Let's just hope "luxurious" equals good. It could be expensive and have all the bells and whistles, but also not be a cohesive and attractive theme.

So very true. Give him an hour or two, it's time to at least begin to solve the mysteries...

Let's see. This should settle any questions! Lotrek, your stage.

Strag wrote:I really dislike these "teaser" threads but I guess most people must like them or they wouldn't participate. And heck, it's also a great way for designers to get cheap/free new ideas. I will, however, leave this definition of luxurious here:

extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable, especially in a way that involves great expense.

Looks like at least the great expense part will be true...

You couldn't had nailed it better, Strag. The deck will be a pure joy for the hands, eyes, heart.

As for the free ideas, I'm definitely keeping the onion scented deck!

Ooh title change.

Eoghann wrote:Is it Lotrek's Byzantine? Or a different project?

Not cool intentionally throwing me off like that. [MURRAY]

Hmm seems like we have duplicate posts now: http://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php ... ons#p72021" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; [BACON]

vasta41 wrote:Hmm seems like we have duplicate posts now: http://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php ... ons#p72021" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. [BACON]

No. This post is about the IMPERIAL Edition. It is quite different.

Lotrek wrote:

vasta41 wrote:Hmm seems like we have duplicate posts now: http://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php ... ons#p72021" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.. [BACON]

No. This post is about the IMPERIAL Edition.

Ah, I see. Well pray tell- what makes this deck so luxurious?

Wow that merge was highly confusing. Details would be good!

Coming soon!

SpecialK wrote:Wow that merge was highly confusing. Details would be good!

You're right. "ICONS" will be a set of 3 decks:

The SECULAR edition
The SACRED edition
The IMPERIAL edition

The first two editions will be separately launched later this year. The IMPERIAL edition -launching in a few days- is going to be a very special one, having features that like Venexiana Gold will appear for the first time in a deck of playing cards. "Luxury" was not my purpose in the first place. I wanted to make a deck inspired by the incredible splendor of the Byzantine empire. When the elements were put together, I realized that the deck will indeed be the most luxurious of modern era.

Now, what makes it so special will be revealed in a couple of days.

Perhaps all the cards have a die cut, making them...



...Holy.

Gosh, he'd love to, but for more than 50 or so, just not practical. It will be different.

And here I thought for sure that Horatio would give away that I wasn't actually guessing.

Marcus wrote:And here I thought for sure that Horatio would give away that I wasn't actually guessing.

What do you mean? Caruso is srs bsns

You should've gone a step further and put it in a comic strip.

MagikFingerz wrote:

Marcus wrote:And here I thought for sure that Horatio would give away that I wasn't actually guessing.

What do you mean? Caruso is srs bsns

You should've gone a step further and put it in a comic strip.

There's always a next time!

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Okay, time to unveil the mystery...

The first deck ever with both Gold and Silver hot stamped foil on all card backs, in velvet covered tuck case.

Hot damn that's shiny! Outside velvet or inside velvet tuck? Or both?