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ecNate wrote:Plus, there was even a thread from Nov 2016 that I posted. I've been waiting a REALLY long time for this deck...

yea, same here - It was announced to be available sometime in October, but I *think* I recall seeing somewhere that release has been pushed back another month; either way, I'm glad to see it FINALLY seems to actually be in the works this time around lol

I seriously have been anticipating this deck for waaayy too long! can't wait

ecNate wrote:Plus, there was even a thread from Nov 2016 that I posted. I've been waiting a REALLY long time for this deck...

Sadly it was also confirmed this will be US Game Systems again. Good news is there will be an uncut version which is a MUST.

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MODS - can we get these 3 threads merged?

Yeah, that would be a good idea. Otherwise we'll have a 4th thread in 2019 when it's supposedly finally, actually, seriously, going to come out!

Eric Lee wrote:

ecNate wrote:Plus, there was even a thread from Nov 2016 that I posted. I've been waiting a REALLY long time for this deck...

Sadly it was also confirmed this will be US Game Systems again. Good news is there will be an uncut version which is a MUST.

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MODS - can we get these 3 threads merged?

Yeah, that would be a good idea. Otherwise we'll have a 4th thread in 2019 when it's supposedly finally, actually, seriously, going to come out!

Done!

Eric Lee wrote:Yeah, that would be a good idea. Otherwise we'll have a 4th thread in 2019 when it's supposedly finally, actually, seriously, going to come out!

Eric Lee, you called it; the deck has been pushed back yet again (GAAHHH!!!) and has now been announced for sometime early next year in 2019...

TwoPiece wrote:I LOVE transformation decks.

May I ask what a transformation deck is? It's not a term I have come across yet.

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STLBluesNut wrote:

TwoPiece wrote:I LOVE transformation decks.

May I ask what a transformation deck is? It's not a term I have come across yet.

A transformation deck is a distinct type of design approach in which the pips are deliberately incorporated into a custom design and make up the elements of an overall image or scene. For a deck to be considered a true transformation deck, the pips need to remain in their standard size, color, placement/position and orientation as they would on a standard deck; otherwise, when the pips deviate from what is standard in any one of these aspects in any way, the design is then only considered to be a semi-transformation.

You can best see this in these examples:

PipChick wrote:also, here are some more pics of the single cards that had originally been added to orders of the 1st edition Royal Mischief decks:

see how the pips all maintain standard placement/position & orientation - this is a true transformation design. An example of a moden semi-transformation deck (still a WIP that has yet to be released) can be seen in the designs of the 5th Kingdom Deck where many of the pip shapes are almost hidden in the images/scenes.

Thank you very much for the lesson. That is really cool and must be a royal pain in the ass to do that for all cards and keep a cohesive theme and style.

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STLBluesNut wrote:

TwoPiece wrote:I LOVE transformation decks.

May I ask what a transformation deck is? It's not a term I have come across yet.

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You can also read up a very good write up by EndersGame on Transformation decks here. Also listed are some of the modern decks you can still buy.
https://playingcarddecks.com/blogs/all- ... ying-cards

Not to hijack this thread but IMO the best example of modern day transformation decks are Emmanuel Jose's decks: http://emmanueljose.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These are a bit of a different style but I'm looking forward to them. Especially since Emmanuel went AWOL many years ago

PipChick wrote:

STLBluesNut wrote:

TwoPiece wrote:I LOVE transformation decks.

May I ask what a transformation deck is? It's not a term I have come across yet.

A transformation deck is a distinct type of design approach in which the pips are deliberately incorporated into a custom design and make up the elements of an overall image or scene. For a deck to be considered a true transformation deck, the pips need to remain in their standard size, color, placement/position and orientation as they would on a standard deck; otherwise, when the pips deviate from what is standard in any one of these aspects in any way, the design is then only considered to be a semi-transformation.

You can best see this in these examples:

PipChick wrote:also, here are some more pics of the single cards that had originally been added to orders of the 1st edition Royal Mischief decks:

see how the pips all maintain standard placement/position & orientation - this is a true transformation design. An example of a moden semi-transformation deck (still a WIP that has yet to be released) can be seen in the designs of the 5th Kingdom Deck where many of the pip shapes are almost hidden in the images/scenes.

I really love the 5th Kingdom deck idea. If properly executed, it could be a magnificent deck.

vasta41 wrote:Not to hijack this thread but IMO the best example of modern day transformation decks are Emmanuel Jose's decks: http://emmanueljose.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These are a bit of a different style but I'm looking forward to them. Especially since Emmanuel went AWOL many years ago

Oh yes, for me as well. Reading that he was Ben Jone's inspiration for the Pipmen transformation deck really kicked me into full-on serious collector mode. Trying to find Emmanuel Jose's decks have been something of a personal quest for me. Managed to get all except for Clipped Wings. Cheapest I could ever find on ebay was more than I was willing to pay then.

If you follow his instagram or FB, you can see he's got 3 other decks done. 1 was fashion, 1 was sports, I can't recall the theme for his 5th. Now sadly it's all dog and cat papercuts. Very nice no doubt, but oh to see those 3 decks in some sort of print.......

Eric Lee wrote:...but oh to see those 3 decks in some sort of print.......

Amen, brother.

STLBluesNut wrote:

TwoPiece wrote:I LOVE transformation decks.

May I ask what a transformation deck is? It's not a term I have come across yet.

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I do know that TheGentlamanWake is planning to do a review on at least one transformation deck somewhere in the future in his youtube channel. I do hope that it gets released soon. Also apperantly Sunish (Guru Playing Card Company) is working on a transformation deck.

PipChick wrote: Eric Lee, you called it; the deck has been pushed back yet again (GAAHHH!!!) and has now been announced for sometime early next year in 2019...

NO!!! Where did you see that update? On Oct 7th he said "Received the PDF layout from US GAMES for the Royal Mischief Transformation Playing Cards..(Thanks, Paula!)..I actually forgot about this deck! Coming very soon!" I really hope you just heard a bad rumor...

ecNate wrote:

PipChick wrote:
Eric Lee, you called it; the deck has been pushed back yet again (GAAHHH!!!) and has now been announced for sometime early next year in 2019...

NO!!! Where did you see that update? On Oct 7th he said "Received the PDF layout from US GAMES for the Royal Mischief Transformation Playing Cards..(Thanks, Paula!)..I actually forgot about this deck! Coming very soon!" I really hope you just heard a bad rumor...

It was written so by Patrick himself in this FB post on the wall of the 'Playing Card Collectors Club' group on Oct. 8th - read it and weep as I had

PipChick wrote:

ecNate wrote:

PipChick wrote:

It was written so by Patrick himself in this FB post on the wall of the 'Playing Card Collectors Club' group on Oct. 8th - read it and weep as I had

Coming very soon! (Early 2019)

I love how he declares that Early 2019 is very soon! Early 2019 is very soon???? What kind of timeline is he working on? Ah well, considering it's taken nearly 2 years for this deck even to have a launch date, 4-5 months can be considered very soon!

UPDATE: Patrick recently posted that he received the proofs and the deck "will be published very soon"... still lol

And we got a preview pic featuring some of the other card designs:

Early 2019 is going to see transformation decks for sure

guru wrote:Early 2019 is going to see transformation decks for sure

most definitely - the year of transformation! yay!

FINALLY! some more progress pics from Patrick's IG of production samples:




But still no update/news of a rough estimation of when we could actually expect this deck's release; only reassurances that it'll be "coming soon" which, we all know could either be any day now, or months later lol

with GPCC's Motley Pack, 2019 seems to really be shaping up to be the year of transformation and I couldn't be more excited for it lol bring it on!

Good evening friends,

Thanks so much for the feedback.

The Royal Mischief Transformation deck was all ready to head to the printers back in Oct 2018, but a somewhat "controversial" card had to be swapped out at the very last minute! (It took over a month to develop a worthy replacement, and I actually like the new version better!) Both versions will eventually be posted on the deviantmoon.com page.

Thanks for your patience! ...It looks like a Q1 2019 release is eminent. I will keep you updated as we get news from USG!

Regards,
Patrick

Woo woo, can’t wait!

I’ll be looking at these in depth in a review.


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TheGentlemanWake wrote:I’ll be looking at these in depth in a review.

Were you ever able to get the Royal Mischief V1 deck you were after?? and if so, will that deck also be reviewed too?? please

I did NOT procure a v1. I have the v2 with indices. I will review those too. Really I would love to do all three in the same episode. But I need that v1 to make that happen. Even if someone loans me an open copy.

TheGentlemanWake wrote:I did NOT procure a v1. I have the v2 with indices. I will review those too. Really I would love to do all three in the same episode. But I need that v1 to make that happen. Even if someone loans me an open copy.

okay, so I literally have ONE V1 deck open but never used - don't think I even ever shuffled it actually - I can loan it to you for the review, but would DEF wanna get it back lol - if you'd really like, hit me up and we can arrange to make it happen

Awesome, thanks for the update. This will still be available in uncut form, yes???

Way late to the party on this one. Was there a already a pre-order for this deck, or is that just a placeholder for the eventual release on the DM website?

Brendt00 wrote:Way late to the party on this one. Was there a already a pre-order for this deck, or is that just a placeholder for the eventual release on the DM website?

The Transformation deck is yet to be released, so you’re still good.

We are still waiting for an update from the publisher! The release is eminent, according to them

Yes, we will have signed uncut sheets available for a limited time on the deviantmoon.com site, along with hand inked secondary use styled art cards.

Thanks again for your support!