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supernova wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:18 am

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:11 am Am I the only one that kinda dislikes that Jackson is skribbling in the gilded decks?
A custom seal would be way, way nicer, imo.

I suspect they are not going to print a separate tuck, so the signature is to differentiate the two. I think there will be a custom seal, if I understand what Jackson/Nick said over Instagram live. But $65 is a bit expensive...

Bradius wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 11:56 am I got busy today and just forgot about it. Yep, all gone. My time portal called it.

CPPCC wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 11:49 am Are they waiting for another ship? Or is it already the new improved edition?

Curt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:05 pm

CPPCC wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 11:49 am Are they waiting for another ship? Or is it already the new improved edition?

I would assume that the next print run would be the improved edition as I think KWP received and sold the initial 5k print run now.

Aces_Rye wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:06 pm Annnd.... the Gilded Edition is already up on eBay

Doesn't eBay have a presale policy? Let's see... yep
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/list ... cy?id=4252
"Presale listings must guarantee that the item will be shipped within 30 days of purchase"

Hmm... good luck with that.

JacksonRobinson wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:22 pm >< I guess they didn't read the "estimated delivery" of 4-6 weeks...

aznh wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:39 pm

JacksonRobinson wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:22 pm >< I guess they didn't read the "estimated delivery" of 4-6 weeks...

a little hard to do when the product page disappeared wouldnt u think>

Aces_Rye wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:06 pm Annnd.... the Gilded Edition is already up on eBay

Doesn't eBay have a presale policy? Let's see... yep
https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/list ... cy?id=4252
"Presale listings must guarantee that the item will be shipped within 30 days of purchase"

Hmm... good luck with that.

JacksonRobinson wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:23 pm All of the comments above are spot on. Some logistic things from my end.

-This is not cold foil at all and this specific process is something neither USPCC or Cardimundi can do at the moment. I was well soured with Cardimundi cold foil and Metal lux is even more restrictive. If this were done in hot foil you would not even come close to getting the detail we got in some of the small elements, like the background writing.

-I prefer having a matte uncoated tuck case as well from a personal aesthetic perspective, but matte doesn't always mean better quality. However, it is very subjective and even from my own point of view matte does feel more luxurious. However, we would not have been able to achieve some of the foiling detail that we did unless we had full laminated surface. The foiling is Mylar so you will only be able to get as "matte" as the mylar + ink ontop.

-I agree on the comments of the faces being too much holofoil and also think they could have benefited from more selective foiling. If you have a deck, take a moment and look at the back, we approached the back a little differently to test out a different approach to the printing. We printed an opaque design in white, over the foiling, to completely "matte" out the underlying foiling. You can see this in the background paper texture having ZERO holographic sheens to it. This is something that we did not do on the front as we wanted to test how the tight linework preformed on the foiling with NO opaque underlayer. Now seeing the success of the back design we are already tweaking the process and design to update the faces to use the same process as the back and create that more matte too shiny pop that I think you guys were missing and I think that will push this already solid deck even further.

-As for the handling, it is what it is. I in no way had expectations that this deck would feel or handle like a USPCC deck right out of the box and I'm perfectly ok with that. My own focus and pursuit is getting the best of all the different elements I can. I will not print with Cardimundi again, and USPCC just can't do what we did on this deck. On top of that, each card is basically a four-ply construction 2 ply of paper and 2 ply of Mylar top of with heavy ink coverage. I understand for some handling is a big factor and I think that is great, the more selective a collector is the better they will spend their money for their own tastes.

I haven't been as proud of a deck in a long time as I am with this one and I think for the price we set for it, it is a stellar value and incredible example of the leading edge of playing card manufacturing. Even with that said I think with tweaking the process and design just a bit it will be even better, and I have learned even more valuable lessons for the next project.

Jykwei wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:06 pm Hi guys, what I am about to say may not belong here, but I am not an expert in reviewing decks and I am not really posting a true deck review... before I begin, may I ask, what do you buy this deck intend to do with it? Does It include playing card games?
To me, since it is a relatively affordable deck, I have all the intentions to admire it AND to play card games - and to impress friends and families with them, maybe interest some of them to card collecting. I bought 3 decks the first round but I finally opened one today.
The cards were shrink-wrapped also. Took me a while to peel it open because the flap meant for peeling did not work. After I released the cards from the wrap, the cards were still stuck together. It’s a bit odd, but separating them was not difficult. I took time going through the cards and admired them slowly.
What worries me (and the reason of writing) is that it may not be a good deck to play card games with, because it is a thick deck, and the cards tend to glide on top of each other like plastic cards and clump together. Perhaps my hands are small, and perhaps after some use the gliding and clumping will go away, although the handling will always be a bit awkward due to the thickness. Does anyone play with them and what is your opinion? Thanks.
Lastly, the deck does not fan well, but it does look very nice (see picture) even if it is not gilded.

Jykwei wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:06 pm Hi guys, what I am about to say may not belong here, but I am not an expert in reviewing decks and I am not really posting a true deck review... before I begin, may I ask, what do you buy this deck intend to do with it? Does It include playing card games?

supernova wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:08 pm
Precisely as u said, since the deck isn’t too expensive, I went ahead to break it in - Shuffle, spring, dribble, fan (Faro is a bit tough). After some break in, I find that the cards actually fan decently well.

In terms of game play, I think it’s definitely possible. I don’t think the cards will be too clumpy. My concern is that the cards would be too shiny for prolong game play - I can imagine it being tiring to see so much glare.