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God dammit that sure backfired.

Eoghann wrote:God dammit that sure backfired.

I'm like an oak. I'm big, strong, and I'm...well, sometimes anyway. try again next year but rename yourself Dan.

Get your vote in soonest! Just to be reasonable, one extra hour so you don't get disqualified when you screw up the first time. (sorry, Kai - I should have asked first). I'll be sleeping, Our Stupor Bowl was actually worth watching this year)

3:59AM NYC time, that's it (so, roughly 4 hours as of this writing)...

Sent in my vote. That was pretty tough. I kind of just stopped thinking at one point.

I voted Exploding Kittens as best crowdfunded campaign.

Mike Ratledge wrote:Get your vote in soonest! Just to be reasonable, one extra hour so you don't get disqualified when you screw up the first time. (sorry, Kai - I should have asked first). I'll be sleeping, Our Stupor Bowl was actually worth watching this year)

3:59AM NYC time, that's it (so, roughly 4 hours as of this writing)...

Sure, ill end the contest after i get home from work, which is about 2 extra hours (last chance for those who want to edit their votes as well !)
Ill post a big contest has ended.

Sooo we are coming up to almost 60 different voters, almost 120 different decks were nominated (no exploding kittens tho ), a few new ones but mostly familar names, if theres anyone who hasnt voted yet, go pm them and let them know its the last hours !


In order of votes:
Myself(Volantangel)
Ivan
Eoghann
Gamblers Warehouse
Montecarlojoe
Mike Ratledge (no prize)
rousselle
HudsonDesign
sinjin7
adhex5150
Culturlan
DragonSoul
TGunitedcardists
phantom1412
ryansworld4
Cbkimble
tdubben
Williaby
alric
Aussie888
nECr0MaNCeD
JokerzGamez
vasta41
Tscharger
cherrynukacola
Gu357
Becky C
Jonnypowpow
MagikFingerz
tranfrancois
flyers3003
Dentyne
Sher
jaytayo2212
JSELS
Donna Romine
badpete69
Alyooola
PrincessTrouble
Fes
Chach
Calypso
Jock1971
Happymongrel
SuicideKing
Lotrek
ntnguyen247
sms69x
Dukeboy
Firthetic
Bikefanatic
Slavich
rjtomlinson1977
ecNate
markjanderson
WillHart CthulhuWho1
DesignKiller
Yashi
Dazzleguts

With 25 prize tiers to choose from (as of the time of this post), your odds of winning a prize is pretty good. Great contest!

volantangel wrote:

Eoghann wrote:Early Bird Special!

Double points for the first tree who voted is my suggestion.

Did groot vote ? I didnt see groot's vote

And brent has volunteers to offer up another 3 amazing tiers of prizes to be won, our sincere thanks brent !

Just remember, you can't have groot without the letter g. G is the 7th letter of the alphabet. Australia is the 7th continent in order of size.
Clearly all voting Australians should get a 7 times bonus factor added on to their score.

sinjin7 wrote:With 25 prize tiers to choose from (as of the time of this post), your odds of winning a prize is pretty good. Great contest!

I agree. There are a few tiers I'd like, but I'm glad I jumped in on donating.

Aussie888 wrote:

volantangel wrote:

Eoghann wrote:Early Bird Special!

Double points for the first tree who voted is my suggestion.

Did groot vote ? I didnt see groot's vote

And brent has volunteers to offer up another 3 amazing tiers of prizes to be won, our sincere thanks brent !

Just remember, you can't have groot without the letter g. G is the 7th letter of the alphabet. Australia is the 7th continent in order of size.
Clearly all voting Australians should get a 7 times bonus factor added on to their score.

I agree with this completely.

I had to send PMs twice, hope I got one part of it right. I agree, a BEST DECK SET would be a good category.

Bikefanatic wrote:I had to send PMs twice, hope I got one part of it right. I agree, a BEST DECK SET would be a good category.

Dont worry i got you covered =) Always room for improvement next year !

Well, since the USA just had super bowl 49, Americans should get 49 points added to their score.

Cbkimble wrote:Well, since the USA just had super bowl 49, Americans should get 49 points added to their score.

I agree with that too.


<---- Dual Citizen.

chach wrote:

Cbkimble wrote:Well, since the USA just had super bowl 49, Americans should get 49 points added to their score.

I agree with that too.


<---- Dual Citizen.

Well, that's just cheating.

VOTING IS CLOSED

Now here are some numbers for you to chew on while i make the fancy table.

We have had a total of 59 Voters on 17 different categories, with a total of 963 votes cast (which is a completion rate of 96%) on 120 different decks (not counting the variations mind you). We have had 25 different prize tiers, giving away over 100 decks, numerous uncuts and prints and stuff you cant buy with money! I think that this is without a doubt the largest playing card award not just in the history of UC but basically all of the card world !!

I proudly present to you the winners of the 3rd Annual 2014 UnitedCardist Deck of the Year Awards !!!

[row]Categories[cell][/cell]
[cell]First Place[/cell]
[cell]Second Place[/cell]
[cell]Third Place[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Ace of Spades: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Independence by Kings Wild[/cell]
[cell]Grotesque by Half Moon Playing Cards[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Back Design: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Origins by Rick Davidson[/cell]
[cell]Gatorbacks by David Blaine[/cell]
[cell]Zenith by Encarded[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Court Cards: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Origins by Rick Davidson[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell]
[cell]Pagan by UUSI[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Pips: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Aquila by Three of Clubs &
Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell]
[cell]-[/cell]
[cell]Pagan by UUSI &
Grotesque by Half Moon Playing Cards[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Jokers: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Hive by Brenden Hong[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell]
[cell]Clipped Wings by Emmanuel Jose[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Deck Series: ➙[/cell]
[cell]UUSI 6-deck series[/cell]
[cell]Gatorbacks by David Blaine[/cell]
[cell]Unrest Series by Tomlinson Playing Cards[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Gaff Card: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Origins by Rick Davidson[/cell]
[cell]Aquila by Three of Clubs[/cell]
[cell]Oracle by Chris Ovdiyenko &
Whispering Imps by Chris Chelko[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Use of Colors: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Dia de los Muertos by Edgy Bros[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell]
[cell]White Ornates by Midnight Playing Cards[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Virtuoso Spring/Summer by The Virts[/cell]
[cell]Occults by Gamblers Warehouse/Cutthroat Playing Cards &
Zenith by Encarded[/cell]
[cell]-[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Deck for Fanning: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Zenith by Encarded[/cell]
[cell]Occults by Gamblers Warehouse/Cutthroat Playing Cards[/cell]
[cell]Dominion V2 by Devo &
Tenebre by 4pm Designs[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Deck for Magic: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Gatorbacks by David Blaine[/cell]
[cell]Whispering Imps by Chris Chelko[/cell]
[cell]Sharps Private Reserve by Legends Playing Card Company[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Uncut Sheet: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Sawdust by Emmanuel Jose[/cell]
[cell]Clipped Wings by Emmanuel Jose[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Tuck Box: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Origins by Rick Davidson[/cell]
[cell]LUXX by JP Playing Cards[/cell]
[cell]Zenith by Encarded[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Coin: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Origins by Rick Davidson[/cell]
[cell]LUXX by JP Playing Cards &
White Ornates by Midnight Playing Card Company[/cell]
[cell]-[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Venexiana Gold by Half Moon Playing Cards[/cell]
[cell]Dale Mathis Mechanised Playing cards by Dale Mathis[/cell]
[cell]Banshees by Jason Brumbalow[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙[/cell]
[cell]White Ornates by Midnight Playing Cards[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell]
[cell]Seven Seas by Brain Vessel Collective[/cell][/row]
[row][cell]Overall Best Deck of 2014: ➙[/cell]
[cell]Origins by Rick Davidson[/cell]
[cell]Venexiana Gold by Half Moon Playing Cards[/cell]
[cell]Requiem by Stockholm 17[/cell][/row][/table]

Now let me take a break before i embark on the task of calculating 59 votes..

What you can do now, is to take your own votes and calculate it, match it to your scores when i post it !

Wow. Thanks Kai! And congratulations to Rick Davidson!

Great to see Rick Davidson getting the deserved recognition.
Congratulations to every designer/creator that made 2014 a great year for card collectors!

My score: 49!

Well I'm hosed. I think I got 8 points hahaha.

sms69x wrote:Great to see Rick Davidson getting the deserved recognition.
Congratulations to every designer/creator that made 2014 a great year for card collectors!

My score: 49!

+1 for this

Also major thanks to Kai for his hard work.

31 points for me. Better than I thought I would do but I am kicking myself for 2 changes I made that would have made my total 40.

Well done to everyone who got their votes in and made this happen.

Congrats to Rick for making such a great deck of cards and winning the overall title!

And a massive thank you to Kai for doing the hard work of putting all this together.

I did much better than I anticipated
My score: 48

Volantangel - 47 Points

Best Ace of Spades: ➙ Grotesque
Best Back Design: ➙ Origins
Best Court Cards: ➙ Requiem
Best Pips: ➙ Pagan
Best Jokers: ➙ Hive
Best Deck Series (at least one release this year): ➙ Gatorbacks
Best Gaff Card (not gaff decks, eg. Gaff System): ➙ Origins
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Hive
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Virts Spring/Summer
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Occults
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Sharps Private Reserve
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Sawdust
Best Tuck Box: ➙ LUXX
Best Coin:➙ Oracle
Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙ Dale Mathis Mechanical Playing Cards
Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙ Seven Seas
Overall Best Deck: ➙ Requiem

13 Points for me.( i think)

More than i thought i`d get...I`m Chuffed

Ivan - 50 Points

Best Ace of Spades: ➙ Aquila
Best Back Design: ➙ David Blaine’s Gatorbacks
Best Court Cards: ➙ Origins
Best Pips: ➙ Aquila LE
Best Jokers: ➙ Hive Deck
Best Deck Series (at least one release this year): ➙ David Blaine’s Gatorbacks
Best Gaff Card (not gaff decks, eg. Gaff System): ➙ Aquila
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Aves Playing Cards
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Virts Spring/Summer 2014
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Encarded’s Zenith Prismatic Tuck
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ David Blaine’s Gatorbacks
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Requiem
Best Tuck Box: ➙ Aquila LE
Best Coin:➙ Origins
Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙ Venexiana Gold Hot Stamp Gold Foil Back
Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙ Origins
Overall Best Deck: ➙ Aquila LE

Eoghann - 42 Points

Best Ace of Spades: ➙ Grotesque
Best Back Design: ➙ Gatorbacks
Best Court Cards: ➙ Hive
Best Pips: ➙ Pocono Modern
Best Jokers: ➙ Clipped Wings
Best Deck Series (at least one release this year): ➙ Gatorbacks
Best Gaff Card (not gaff decks, eg. Gaff System): ➙ Oracle's Yes/No Card
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Dia de los Muertos (edgybros)
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Virts Spring/Summer
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Occults
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Angry Pussies
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Sawdust
Best Tuck Box: ➙ LUXX
Best Coin:➙ Oracle
Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙ Venexiana Gold Foiled Backs
Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙ Four Points
Overall Best Deck: ➙ Origins

Gamblers Warehouse - 26 Points

Best Ace of Spades: ➙ Steampunk Bandits
Best Back Design: ➙ Bicycle Occults
Best Court Cards: ➙ Double Black
Best Pips: ➙ Steampunk Pirates
Best Jokers: ➙ Pagan
Best Deck Series (at least one release this year): ➙ Zenith
Best Gaff Card (not gaff decks, eg. Gaff System): ➙ Fontaine Blue
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Occults
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Monarchs White V2
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Occults
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Gatorbacks
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Civil War (King's Wild)
Best Tuck Box: ➙ Origins
Best Coin:➙ Origins
Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙ Dale Mathis Mechanical Playing Cards
Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙ Origins
Overall Best Deck: ➙ Origins

MonteCarloJoe - 35 Points

Best Ace of Spades: ➙ The Crown (Jackson)
Best Back Design: ➙ Venexiana Gold
Best Court Cards: ➙ Requiem
Best Pips: ➙ Surena
Best Jokers: ➙ Requiem
Best Deck Series (at least one release this year): ➙ Sawdust (would argue his transformation decks form a series!)
Best Gaff Card (not gaff decks, eg. Gaff System): ➙ Origins
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Dia De Los Muertos (Colorful Deck)
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Dominion v2
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Hotcakes
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Tycoon
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Cult Movie Cards
Best Tuck Box: ➙ LUXX
Best Coin:➙ LUXX
Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙ Dale Mathis Mechanical Playing Cards
Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙ Grotesque
Overall Best Deck: ➙ Origins

Mike Ratledge - 48 Points, Not bad ! (not eligible for prizes)

Best Ace of Spades: ➙ Grotesque
Best Back Design: ➙ Venexiana Gold
Best Court Cards: ➙ Requiem
Best Pips: ➙ Requiem
Best Jokers: ➙ Grotesque
Best Deck Series (at least one release this year): ➙ Gatorbacks
Best Gaff Card (not gaff decks, eg. Gaff System): ➙ Origins
Best Use of Colors: ➙ Dia de los Muertos (Painted deck)
Best Deck for Flourishing: ➙ Virts Spring/Summer
Best Deck for Fanning: ➙ Occults
Best Deck for Magic: ➙ Occults
Best Uncut Sheet: ➙ Sawdust
Best Tuck Box: ➙ Venexiana Gold
Best Coin:➙ Origins
Best Innovation on a Deck of Playing Cards: ➙ Dale Mathis "3D" Playing Cards
Best Crowdfunded Campaign: ➙ Requiem
Overall Best Deck: ➙ Requiem