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One more to add to the list:

There will be a silver gilded Moresque which will be available for Patrons of which around 450 will be made

Thanks Strag! That was VERY helpful. Don't know why Lotrek didn't just come out and tell us himself, but I really appreciate your reporting!

To be fair to Lotrek, I think he's made it clear this isn't his strong suit. What I did was dig through a bunch of messages on various places (Insta, here, email, Patreon) then run it past him to see if my understanding was correct. He pretty much confirmed it with some additional commentary and then said he was happy for me to share it. Just consider me Lotrek's secretary for this

Go check out Deckin Around's recent 24hr run with Lotrek here. I realized I never saw it after reading this thread last week.

Turns out Lotrek explained in detail all the delays he faced/s AND he shows you the sample of the decks he's done. You can see the gilded Maestro with borders, a sample of the old and current double gold foiled Royal Silk. It starts at min 13 onwards and takes about 10 minutes.



TL;DR:
He uses 2 printers for his decks. 1 for CMYK, 1 for foiling. So any issues, he has to wait for both to be free to do his decks.

Maestro he's scrapping all but 500 after gilding the bordered version as he wanted to do a borderless version. So that's going to be an exclusive Patreon Maestro variant.

Royal Silk he stopped midway to use double gold foils (but this one he's already revealed last year) . To print Royal Silk, he's had to make a total of 24 plates to print the 2x hot foils.

Still, he should have at least dropped a note on Patreon to tell us to watch the interview if we want to get an update and see the samples.

Appreciate the summary Eric.

Thanks for sharing Eric.

I remember the section involving Lotrek. I missed the first part of the talk and was glad when it was posted so I could go back and listen to Lotrek's discussion again. It really does cover a lot of territory with a designer that, for whatever reason, doesn't talk to us much. What is funny to me, is that once he does talk, he talks! I was specifically fascinated on his discussion of using UV reactive inks to quickly dry the inks for a high degree of accuracy. He also pointed out some of the complexities of layering print and foil in that each added layer can affect what is under it. It really boggles my mind the amount of accumulated printing knowledge in his head at this point. He is someone who knows a whole lot about a very specialized aspect of printing.

He should just share his UC, Patreon and Instagram passwords with Melania. Ladies are usually more "postative"

He'll have more time for playing his magic flute

Eric Lee wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:14 am Go check out Deckin Around's recent 24hr run with Lotrek here. I realized I never saw it after reading this thread last week.

Turns out Lotrek explained in detail all the delays he faced/s AND he shows you the sample of the decks he's done. You can see the gilded Maestro with borders, a sample of the old and current double gold foiled Royal Silk. It starts at min 13 onwards and takes about 10 minutes.

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I think the YouTube embed not working is down to Safari being an inferior browser. *checks Firefox* Yep, it's Safari.

Anyway: https://youtu.be/-HDym8db4vo

Timmargh wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:07 pmYep, it's Safari.

Anyway: https://youtu.be/-HDym8db4vo

Weird, Safari on me iPhone works.

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:28 am

Timmargh wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:07 pmYep, it's Safari.

Anyway: https://youtu.be/-HDym8db4vo

Weird, Safari on me iPhone works.

It must be my setup then as it doesn't work for me on Safari for iOS or macOS.

Just one more reason for me to switch to Firefox.

Timmargh wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:37 am

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:28 am

Timmargh wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 3:07 pmYep, it's Safari.

Anyway: https://youtu.be/-HDym8db4vo

Weird, Safari on me iPhone works.

It must be my setup then as it doesn't work for me on Safari for iOS or macOS.

Just one more reason for me to switch to Firefox.

def avoid those browsers
personal tracking/privacy is out the window

use brave for macOS #1

The red royal silk decks are our rewards and the purple ones we bought separately...I don't know if that's a question or statement.

Bikefanatic wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:34 pm The red royal silk decks are our rewards and the purple ones we bought separately...I don't know if that's a question or statement.

It's factually correct

Patrons now have an opportunity to get one deck of the Moresque gilded for now. Very exciting news in the Patreon update but still have to wait.

From instagram, upcoming Patreon deck’s Suicide King…

Loving these courts on this deck.. I’d say my favourite so far is the KoH.

There’s just something about the way he’s gabbing himself in the head, that I think most can relate to the last 2yrs lol.

Keep up the great work Lotrek,
Cheers,

KW

Really happy he's back to doing his custom courts. Lotrek confirmed that the hesitancy seen on the KoS was that of a king who didn't want to use his power.

His Venexiana series had the most expressive courts I have seen. Dark Venexiana was amazing. This should be right up there , if not beating them.

has shipping commenced n r we goin 2 get tracking kingdom

another month of waiting

wasn’t this his update apr 13

Behind a closed door that reads: Sssssh! Lotrek is sleeping" we have been working on our most amazing and ambitious project EVER: Shipping the decks you ordered, within just a few days! 

Six months into the second year on Patreon, I'm feeling for those that are still patreons (unfortunately I had to cancel my support due to finance) and hoping they won't have to wait so long for the second year's rewards.

finally lotrek courts i like and it is a patreon deck. perhaps if patrons can order extras someone could pic one up for me =p

Hello friends. I have been way out of the game for a long time so if someone can clarify for me my attempt at a recap below, that would be great.

Patrons Decks: 2020: Not shipped or delivered for anyone??
Patrons Decks: 2021: Not shipped or delivered for anyone?? The reward is the Royal Red Silk deck?? The amount of decks we get depends upon the tier we are in?
Patrons Decks: 2022: Obviously it is still 2022, so the decks are still a work in progress, but do we know what the deck is?

Thanks

Pablo393 wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 8:34 am Hello friends. I have been way out of the game for a long time so if someone can clarify for me my attempt at a recap below, that would be great.

Patrons Decks: 2020: Not shipped or delivered for anyone??
Patrons Decks: 2021: Not shipped or delivered for anyone?? The reward is the Royal Red Silk deck?? The amount of decks we get depends upon the tier we are in?
Patrons Decks: 2022: Obviously it is still 2022, so the decks are still a work in progress, but do we know what the deck is?

Thanks

Lotrek's first Patreon year is 2020 (year runs from Oct 2020 to Sept 2021). This is the Patreon Deck above and Royal Silk. Oct 2021 began the current cycle, but nothing shared thus far as he is still working on last year's (Oct 2020) commitment. 2022 will not start until this Oct.

shipping started ? ? ?

yet ? ? ?

I will imagine that it is ok to post this from his Patreon:

From April 25th


The test print for the PATRONS playing cards was finished a few days ago. We used a new printer and the quality of print is amazing! Here you can see all the courts, Ace of Spades and samples of the figure cards. Feel free to comment as this was a test print and some tweaks and adjustments will be done. The cards shown here are cut by hand, so the corners are a bit rough.

The final print is in about 10 days!

Please note that this was a print to test various aspects of the production and the final deck will have two foils on the back and one foil on the faces. The current test print has only black and metallic gold ink on the back.
We absolutely can’t wait to proceed to the final print which will complete last year’s patrons rewards.

Pablo393 wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 8:34 am Hello friends. I have been way out of the game for a long time so if someone can clarify for me my attempt at a recap below, that would be great.

Patrons Decks: 2020: Not shipped or delivered for anyone??
Patrons Decks: 2021: Not shipped or delivered for anyone?? The reward is the Royal Red Silk deck?? The amount of decks we get depends upon the tier we are in?
Patrons Decks: 2022: Obviously it is still 2022, so the decks are still a work in progress, but do we know what the deck is?

Thanks

I can confirm Steampunk52 is correct:

Patrons Decks 2020-21:
Patron deck (as shown by GandalfPC above), Royal Silk - Red edition & 1x Ltd Royal Silk deck (For Patrons who were in from the start - Oct 2020). The number of Patron & Red Royal Silk decks are determined by which tier you are in.

Patrons Decks 2021-22:
Still a work in progress however I believe a sister deck to the Royal Silk is a part of this.

I wasn’t in his patreon for last year - as I was still a bit wet behind the ears to even know such a thing existed then - but I would give my eye teeth for that Ltd Royal Silk - it is spectacular.

Thanks all. This is great stuff.

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 1:39 pm I wasn’t in his patreon for last year - as I was still a bit wet behind the ears to even know such a thing existed then - but I would give my eye teeth for that Ltd Royal Silk - it is spectacular.

What are "eye teeth"? I may trade you for mine if they are worthwhile

I believe they are the ones that show when you smile

“Eyeteeth are the canines in the upper jaw that are right below the eye sockets. “

I stand corrected, but I also stand by my offer


According to Colgate: “One of the longest, strongest, most stable, and most prominent teeth in your mouth, eye teeth are, in particular, your upper canine teeth or cuspids.” So, high value chompers indeed.