Cardistry deck by Montenzi / April Fools'

[montenzi]

Hi!

I'll launch this Kickstarter campaign on April 1st, 7pm EDT.

Art and idea by Vladimir Mayakovsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Mayakovsky

The design is ready but will be available on Kickstarter page only.

Here is a sketch and translation:

"There are no, nor have there ever been,
better pacifiers.
I am ready to suck until I am old (literally, "until old years").
Sold everywhere.
Rubber trust."

I took the translation from this book: "Russian, Book 2: Russian Through Propaganda By Mark Pettus"

I am thinking of using "cards" vs "pacifiers" and "play/shuffle" vs "suck" in English version. Just need to make sentences shorter.

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[JuFiN]

Love the theme! Please more pictures of the design!

[shermjack]

Love the colors and art! Can't wait to see what you do with this deck!

[Smocito]

That green and red remind me of a flag...

[Decknowledgy]

Need more pics, or else the tuck keeps reminding me of Natalia Silva......

[ICantShuffle]

Something tells me the launch date is significant...

Montenzi, what is up your sleeve?

[hsbc]

April 1, is this real? Usually I love montenzi decks but this is... not for me

[montenzi]

I like avant-garde and futurism movement as the style, and mainly how artists used this style in typography/posters/advertising. It's incredible!

[PipChick]

I like avant-garde and futurism movement as the style, and mainly how artists used this style in typography/posters/advertising. It's incredible!

meeee tooo!!

The style is retro-cool and very fitting for a deck aimed at cardistry - knowing you & your work, would it be safe to assume custom courts???

[vasta41]

knowing you & your work, would it be safe to assume custom courts???

I think it's safe to assume about 37 renditions of custom courts.

[rousselle]

I'm certainly on board. But then, I was a Russian and Soviet Studies major in college....

[wingedpotato]

I'm certainly on board. But then, I was a Russian and Soviet Studies major in college....

My first read of that was "But then, I was a Russian and Soviet SPY..."

[ICantShuffle]

That's an interesting major, was it like a history/sociology specialization?

I think Montenzi could do something wicked with this type of deck. It'd be cool to just keep the Cyrillic, though.

[montenzi]

I think Montenzi could do something wicked with this type of deck. It'd be cool to just keep the Cyrillic, though.

a. For sure! b. Custom courts!!! c. Cyrillic - yes

The quote from their Futurist manifesto (1912):

"And if for the time being the filthy stigmas of your “common sense” and “good taste” are still present in our lines, these same lines for the first time already glimmer with the Summer Lightning of the New Coming Beauty of the Self-sufficient (self-centered) Word."

p.s. I prefer to use "World" instead of "Word".

[montenzi]

Today...

But now I'd like to show some back designs. They will not be used in this project

I am planning to produce two editions, so they are 2nd edition sketches.

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[vasta41]

Since this is a cardistry deck I understand the choice for full-bleed backs even though I don't really like them. But the colors are awesome, as with all Montenzi decks. Looking forward to seeing the actual backs!

[theCapraAegagrus]

This better be your April Fools joke, Montenzi...

[montenzi]

This better be your April Fools joke, Montenzi...

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[theCapraAegagrus]

This better be your April Fools joke, Montenzi...

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[montenzi]

@TwoPiece, it means https://bit.ly/2HRVvpw

[hsbc]

Those colors хорошо means 'good' in Russian, pronounced roughly hah-rah-SHOW

[montenzi]

Ok. This so-called "2nd edition" is what I planned to release today.

* Printed by Cartamundi.
* Limited edition of 398 decks with COLD FOIL
* B9 stock

Enjoy!

Live on Kickstarter! Almost funded (link below):

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Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mo ... ing-cards/

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[Bradius]

That link does not work for me and I cannot find your project on Kickstarter.

[Pablo393]

I thought this was an April Fool's joke???

[Decknowledgy]

That link does not work for me and I cannot find your project on Kickstarter.

April Folly, Brad.

[Bradius]

Was there ever a question?

[hsbc]

The fake Kicktraq is a very nice touch

[montenzi]

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Albert Einstein

[rousselle]

Nice set-up. Nice execution. You got me. You were playing the long game on this one. Well done.

[montenzi]

Nice set-up. Nice execution. You got me. You were playing the long game on this one. Well done.

"The game" is not over...

When I have time to revisit this project, I'll remove "April First" text from the back. After that, everything is possible!