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I'll take an early bird!

It's a single pair EB. There are still some double-pair EBs available. Let me check first with a friend who's out of town at the moment to see if wants it. I'm not sure if he got a chance to pledge. I'll keep you in mind!

jerichoholic wrote:I'll take an early bird!

what happened to EB are evil and should not be part of any campaigns? sorry could not resist hehehe

badpete69 wrote:

jerichoholic wrote:I'll take an early bird!

what happened to EB are evil and should not be part of any campaigns? sorry could not resist hehehe

It must be just the 1 of 1 that has everything included for $1 that is evil.

Yeah. I agree. That Mathis $1 pledge was brutal for me... Getting $1000 of stuff for a buck is hard hehehe

badpete69 wrote:Yeah. I agree. That Mathis $1 pledge was brutal for me... Getting $1000 of stuff for a buck is hard hehehe

Yep, watching you get $1000 of stuff for a buck was definitely hard

volantangel wrote:Sparks have you seen the cosmic lane version ? I have and it looks incredible, i might have to go out to buy that one item that ive been saying im gonna get...

I've seen things.........things I can't unsee, lol

To the people with insider info, you're killing us here with the teasing.

Hey Randy, I think some uv ink is a must stretch goal for the cosmic lanes.

Eoghann wrote:To the people with insider info, you're killing us here with the teasing.

Hey Randy, I think some uv ink is a must stretch goal for the cosmic lanes.

I'll post some images of the Cosmic Deck on Monday (here on UC). Hopefully that will get the funding at a little quicker pace. The Cosmic Deck will be 4-Color Process + Glow-in-the-Dark Ink. UV Ink or Embossing won't be possible with the Glow Ink, but it should look sweet!

My goal for marketing of this project is to reach as many Bowling fans as I can. It looks I'll be getting a Web Banner Ad going at PBA.com (Pro Bowlers Association) early next week. That should help get the Cards in front of some Bowlers eyes!

Thanks, Randy

How about a custom brick box?

HudsonDesign - I like you. You are very vocal and you speak your mind, but I think Randy's "Bowl-A-Rama" theme is fine. I like the bowling pins in the fan. If he had a bad theme, he could probably make lemonade out of lemons.

Eoghann wrote:To the people with insider info, you're killing us here with the teasing.

Hey Randy, I think some uv ink is a must stretch goal for the cosmic lanes.

Darn, I would live a boring life if I couldn't torment you all!

Hey Everyone,

As promised, here's a couple Renders of the Cosmic Lanes Tuck - Lights ON and Lights OFF Mockup.

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thanks, Randy

I like it with the lights on but I don't get it with the lights off. I was expecting it to glow more but it just looks like a black and white version. Hopefully it's going to look much better in real life. But that purple deck

Yashi wrote:I like it with the lights on but I don't get it with the lights off. I was expecting it to glow more but it just looks like a black and white version. Hopefully it's going to look much better in real life. But that purple deck

I'm pretty sure it's hard to render what "glow-in-the-dark" will look like in a picture. I have faith in Randy that we won't be disappointed... unless it doesn't fund!! Com'on , people! The desk is AWESOME!

vasta41 wrote:

Yashi wrote:I like it with the lights on but I don't get it with the lights off. I was expecting it to glow more but it just looks like a black and white version. Hopefully it's going to look much better in real life. But that purple deck

I'm pretty sure it's hard to render what "glow-in-the-dark" will look like in a picture. I have faith in Randy that we won't be disappointed... unless it doesn't fund!! Com'on , people! The desk is AWESOME!

I know but I expected it to be more "flashy". It's not like it's a bad thing though. At least he isn't over-selling it.
But yes, I can't wait for this to fund and for the cosmic lanes deck to be available.

Yashi wrote:I like it with the lights on but I don't get it with the lights off. I was expecting it to glow more but it just looks like a black and white version. Hopefully it's going to look much better in real life. But that purple deck

Hey Yashi,

I kept the "Glow" aspect subtle in the Lights Off Render, to better show the design elements where the Glow Ink will be present. I guess I could bump up the Glow factor some more. That part is all Photoshop, and it's all a guessing game.

thanks, Randy

I do like purple. Then to have the tuck box and back of card glow, that would be nice. Can you talk them into a 1000 minimum Randy? I know the swap tuck box is a 1000 minimum.

sprouts1115 wrote:I do like purple. Then to have the tuck box and back of card glow, that would be nice. Can you talk them into a 1000 minimum Randy? I know the swap tuck box is a 1000 minimum.

Hey Russell,

It's all Legends, no USPCC. No 2,500 minimums to worry about!

The Face Cards will all Glow as well!

Thanks, Randy

I put together a new Cosmic Lanes Deck image. I bumped up the Glow factor in the mockup.
Hopefully it gets to the Unlock level!!

thanks, Randy

Looks amaizing!!
Have you any prototype for this deck, or is it just in papper for now? I would love to see this in the real life! Lets make it happen!

Cosmic Cool!!
We have a combination bowling alley and pub here in town. You can watch the bowling lanes from the pub. They have Cosmic glow in the dark bowling every Friday and the establishment is called Sunset Lanes. Very fun. Any other Cosmic bowling lanes still out there?

http://www.sunsetlanes.ca/photos/ourcentre/index.html

dazzleguts wrote: Any other Cosmic bowling lanes still out there?

Hell yes! There are plenty around the greater Boston area but most are candle pin. It's my understanding that that form of bowling originated in Canada so have any of our Canadian members ever candle-pinned?

Here's an example of the Twitter promo I just posted for these cards:

vasta41 wrote:

dazzleguts wrote: Any other Cosmic bowling lanes still out there?

Hell yes! There are plenty around the greater Boston area but most are candle pin. It's my understanding that that form of bowling originated in Canada so have any of our Canadian members ever candle-pinned?

If by that you are referring to glow in the dark bowling, then yes i've done it at least once, it's fun.

Damn, it's nice. Great work as always Randy, I'll pick up a few of these.

I agree, something about these decks that makes me smile. I must have them!

I can't wait for the Cosmic Bowl to be unlocked. They look crazy fun right down to the colors used. Fantastic choices there.

vasta41 wrote:

dazzleguts wrote: Any other Cosmic bowling lanes still out there?

Hell yes! There are plenty around the greater Boston area but most are candle pin. It's my understanding that that form of bowling originated in Canada so have any of our Canadian members ever candle-pinned?

I never have here on the West Coast. But it is popular on the East Coast, especially in the provinces Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This link says Canada can't take the credit, or blame depending on how you feel about candlepin.
http://www.ficcosbowl.com/about_candlepin.html

"The candlepin game was introduced in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1890. It was created by a billiard-room owner, Justin P. White, and a Billiard expert John J. Monsey."


Back on topic, I might go for just the Cosmic Bowl deck, if that's possible.

Call me pessimistic but with a little over two weeks left and over $8,000 to go before unlocking the Cosmic Lanes deck, it doesn't appear this will fund I raised my pledge in anticipation- maybe if we all do the same we can get closer!

The ways it's looking, even if everyone added now for the cosmic lanes deck, I'm not sure if it would reach the goal.