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Kurama wrote:It has been said before, but as someone backing a lot of projects on KS, it is the first time a get the feeling of people with a clear view of what they want to do while listening and going with the flow of other people's ideas (born of enthusiasm).
More than everything else, it's the reason I am thrilled and want to see where this is going.
Once again, congrats you two! I am crossing my fingers too to see how far you will go, allowing you to surprise us again and again.

Thank you all for the great comments! Means a lot to us! I can tell you that I was a collector long before I was a youtuber and way before I was a producer of a deck. Hopefully that means I’ve been able to think like a backer. And I keep asking myself what would make me want to be a part of this project? What would make me be proud to say I backed it? And all we can do is try to achieve that. Lorenzo has been an amazing collaborator and it’s the synergy we hoped would make this possible. Again I am beyond humbled by the support. We may break 80k today! Unbelievable.


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STLBluesNut wrote:

TheGentlemanWake wrote:

TwoPiece wrote:Love the bottom seal design, Lorenzo/Omar.

Thank you good sir! It's all coming together nicely!


As an extra note, man some of the conversations we're having about the last three weeks (still that much left?!?!) will make everyone excited and pleased to be a part.

Oh sweet! You guys used my nixie tube clock idea! That is awesome! I suppose you guys COULD have thought about it before I posted here, but I'll just say it was mine lol. Looks great!


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it was a phenomenal idea Jason. I confess I had not thought of it until you said it.


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Posting this just to get Michael Jackson’s HEhehe image out of my post feed. [emoji23]


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Bradius wrote:

Lorenzo's outsourced staff working on checking the final design and pricing for upcoming reveal.

Omg lol. That is great!

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TheGentlemanWake wrote:

Kurama wrote:It has been said before, but as someone backing a lot of projects on KS, it is the first time a get the feeling of people with a clear view of what they want to do while listening and going with the flow of other people's ideas (born of enthusiasm).
More than everything else, it's the reason I am thrilled and want to see where this is going.
Once again, congrats you two! I am crossing my fingers too to see how far you will go, allowing you to surprise us again and again.

Thank you all for the great comments! Means a lot to us! I can tell you that I was a collector long before I was a youtuber and way before I was a producer of a deck. Hopefully that means I’ve been able to think like a backer. And I keep asking myself what would make me want to be a part of this project? What would make me be proud to say I backed it? And all we can do is try to achieve that. Lorenzo has been an amazing collaborator and it’s the synergy we hoped would make this possible. Again I am beyond humbled by the support. We may break 80k today! Unbelievable.

One can see this throughout the whole campaign. Your love for cards is clearly visible. This is why I always loved the "for players, collectors, card enthusiasts" on the tuck box.

Ladies and gentleman... I present the brick box mock up. A big caveat. This is still pending technical and cost approval. We are current looking in and double checking to make sure this very expensive box fits the model. Having said that I think Lorenzo DESTROYED this! Talk about elegant! BECAUSE it's not final yet, please let's not share it outside of this forum thread! Thanks!





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Wow! He absolutely nailed it again. I'm in love with Ravn brick box at the moment and this is just another step further. Brilliant!

Wow Omar, that is gorgeous! Lorenzo is a design genius!

Nice, this looks great! Thanks for sharing.


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Is it possible to open the brick without breaking the seal?

KT52 wrote:Is it possible to open the brick without breaking the seal?

Yes. The sleeve has slits in the flaps that slide into place. They are not glued.

... must resist... pledging for another brick... Damnit!!!

TheGentlemanWake wrote:

KT52 wrote:Is it possible to open the brick without breaking the seal?

Yes. The sleeve has slits in the flaps that slide into place. They are not glued.

Big question is whether the entire brick will be sealed in cellophane like the Heretic bricks

Kurama wrote:... must resist... pledging for another brick... Damnit!!!

That's exactly what I was thinking!

shermjack wrote:Big question is whether the entire brick will be sealed in cellophane like the Heretic bricks

thank you guys, working on a few details for the production process. Glad you like it.
And yes, that is the idea. Cartamundi will pack the split brick, put the sleeve with signature and nr., and then they shrink wrap it in protectic plastic exactly as ravn dual case, ravn purple haze brick and heretic brick.
That's the plan.

Thanks, Lorenzo...looks like I might have to purchase some single decks on top of my brick, which will probably not get opened

Looks like i'm going to have to add 15 bricks :/

chicken_ql wrote:Looks like i'm going to have to add 15 bricks :/

You know what I think would be an interesting concept and have yet to see? A special reward based on total amount spent and not based on how fast you are with ordering and being the first one.

KT52 wrote:

chicken_ql wrote:Looks like i'm going to have to add 15 bricks :/

You know what I think would be an interesting concept and have yet to see? A special reward based on total amount spent and not based on how fast you are with ordering and being the first one.

There's been plenty of campaigns with freebies/benefits for backers of $XX and above. But maybe you mean some kind of exclusive item or something? I don't think that would be well received, something being "locked behind a paywall" (to use a gamer term) usually isn't very popular.

MagikFingerz wrote:

KT52 wrote:

chicken_ql wrote:Looks like i'm going to have to add 15 bricks :/

You know what I think would be an interesting concept and have yet to see? A special reward based on total amount spent and not based on how fast you are with ordering and being the first one.

There's been plenty of campaigns with freebies/benefits for backers of $XX and above. But maybe you mean some kind of exclusive item or something? I don't think that would be well received, something being "locked behind a paywall" (to use a gamer term) usually isn't very popular.

Amen to that!

Yeah, that seal is amazing. I guess that brick is going to be left alone. Lorenzo was able to make a special price for sets of decks to the Attic Tier. I hope you can do something for brick backers as many are not going to want to break open sealed bricks, but need to have at least one or two of each deck to actually open and enjoy. I kinda would prefer the bricks not be sealed TBH, but not a huge deal. That seal will definitely push brick sales up some, darn you Lorenzo and TGW (crafty folk you are knowing this stuff is catnip to us).

okay, after an incredibly crazy week, I'm just finally starting to catch up on everything and DAAAAAMMNN are those brick boxes niiiiiiccce this whole campaign - and actually, the entire project in general from the very beginning of it's introduction here at UC - has just been an amazing ride for us all and, I think I speak on behalf of many in sincerely expressing incredible gratitude for allowing us the opportunity to share in this process the whole way through - truly outstanding and what this place is all about! And the success is so incredibly well deserving - I personally could not be any more happy and excited for y'all - congrats TGW and Lorenzo for all your amazing hard work in bringing us one of the most notably best projects of 2019! Y'all rock!

celebratory cat gif to all! lol

Bradius wrote:Yeah, that seal is amazing. I guess that brick is going to be left alone. Lorenzo was able to make a special price for sets of decks to the Attic Tier. I hope you can do something for brick backers as many are not going to want to break open sealed bricks, but need to have at least one or two of each deck to actually open and enjoy. I kinda would prefer the bricks not be sealed TBH, but not a huge deal. That seal will definitely push brick sales up some, darn you Lorenzo and TGW (crafty folk you are knowing this stuff is catnip to us).

That brick looks amazing! I'm in a pickle, I don't know what to do, someone needs to help me make a decision. I'm not one that feels like I need to have two of everything I buy (let alone a brick!) I usually find a deck I love and buy one and open it and admire it and then put it in my display.
I've been spending way too much money on cards lately. I'm currently away on a work trip and yesterday my wife sent me a photo of what's waiting for me when I get home... so far. but this brick looks so good I feel like I must have it but then I would also need to get one of each added on to enjoy (despite what I said earlier about having no qualms about opening decks I feel like with this brick box I would just want to leave it alone and not open it and close it a million times) so I would be looking at $191 here. Oof! What should I do!

First, you must have a great and understanding wife, so congrats on that front. Second, that situation looks far too familiar to me.

Perhaps a dedicated room? Perhaps a man-cave parlor is in order? Of course if you get a man cave, then a wife parlor is also in order. If you don't have kids I think that is a great idea. Before you go that far, you could do book cases as a display option.

One of my neighbors has an awesome garage he has set up into a man cave. He rolls up the garage door on game nights (most every decent weather weekend) and neighbors stroll in with beer (or a nice custom deck of cards) to just hang out for awhile.

Or you could go my route and just have boxes buried in every spot I can find since my house is already filled to the gills with people.

Oh, and back to the $191. How can you put a price on happiness? Pfft!

I am glad that I'm an early backer because... Oh boy, at $190 it would be difficult to justify a long with my current deck purchases alone this month. Anyways, I don't think I'll be opening the Split brick (I mean look the design work it's soaring with beauty) hopefully the good people at CaratCaseCreation can whip up a display case. Towards the end I'll be adding additional decks + the KS exclusive.


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Just got off a video chat with Lorenzo. Oooh boy. Exciting stuff we planned!

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600% unlocks the LTD KS exclusive edition. Unique tuck case with gold foil beetle on front. Duo tone back with cold foil. Gilded edges. 777 printed.

100k goal: 14 card Gaff pack add-on. Free for half bricks and above tiers. $7 to everyone else.

Everyone is already getting sticker.




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Floored... Once again... At this pace, my heart won't hold...

Floored... Once again... At this pace, my heart won't hold...

+1

100k goal

That is a given at this point. Wow..wow. To break 100k on your first kickstarter campaign.

Bradius wrote:First, you must have a great and understanding wife, so congrats on that front.

+1 - where do y'all find one of those btw?? asking for a friend...

Bradius wrote:Perhaps a dedicated room? Perhaps a man-cave parlor is in order? Of course if you get a man cave, then a wife parlor is also in order. If you don't have kids I think that is a great idea. Before you go that far, you could do bookcases as a display option.

my dream apartment would most def have an extra room, exclusively for board games and playing cards - lots and lots of playing cards... mmmm... oh yea... and def one with tons of shelving, storage and displays but instead, I don't really have enough room anywhere, so everything seems to be tucked away anywhere and everywhere lmao - def not ideal when I'm looking for a specific board game or deck lol

Bradius wrote:Oh, and back to the $191. How can you put a price on happiness? Pfft!

ya'know, it seems like Brad is starting to make a lot of sense these days...

TheGentlemanWake wrote:Just got off a video chat with Lorenzo. Oooh boy. Exciting stuff we planned!

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everything about this gives me chills in the best possible way...

TheGentlemanWake wrote:600% unlocks the LTD KS exclusive edition. Unique tuck case with gold foil beetle on front. Duo tone back with cold foil. Gilded edges. 777 printed.

I have a question here - you currently have 1,167 backers so how are you planning to offer the KS exclusive deck? Granted, not everyone is going to pledge for one but with these numbers you are essentially saying that only 2 out of 3 backers are going to get one (and that is, if you limit it to one per backer).

Are you planning to offer those on a ROFR basis only to those with brick orders or those who pledged on day 1 like Asad did with with his Mint decks?