Red Fox Playing Cards / KS

[Decknowledgy]

[brownsl]

At first I liked the looks of these and then I saw the courts. What am I looking at?? Some standard looking courts, others not. Why?

[Bradius]

Thanks for posting Decknowledgy. I was thinking...meh another kickstarter of blah cards. It is a marked deck, and i am not a fan of marked decks.

However, I really like the color and the artwork. A few Early Bird slots open. It is a bit pricey with shipping ($21). But, it is enough to pick up one at least. They are printed by USPCC. The Red Fox ambigram is cool too. There is a lot more to this deck than shows up at first glance. In my case, I like the courts. I guess you could call some of them standardish, but none could be mistaken for USPCC standard courts really. It is definitely a quirky deck, but in a good way for me. But....Canadians. Can I really trust them?

This design is probably not to everyone's taste, but I sure like it.

[Decknowledgy]

At first I liked the looks of these and then I saw the courts. What am I looking at?? Some standard looking courts, others not. Why?

One is the artist himself, the other Chris Ramsay.

[Bradius]

One is the artist himself, the other Chris Ramsay.

Oh lord. I'm out.

[brownsl]

One is the artist himself, the other Chris Ramsay.

Oh lord. I'm out.

[shermjack]

Love the artwork, hate the personalized courts Easy PASS

[STLBluesNut]

The only thing I dislike about this deck is the courts. As much as I normally dislike standard ish courts, I would prefer they all looked like the standard courts instead of some of them being people.

Very neat colors and colored pencil style. Even without foil or embossing the tuck looks really fun. I didn't look at the campaign yet but I hope that is at least a matte stock.

I may save this one to get a 48 hour notification.

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[theCapraAegagrus]

The back design is good. That's about it.

[venomatic]

I sorta like these, but never understood why some designers customize some court faces but not the others... just creates this blatant inconsistency

[redfoxplayingcards]

At first I liked the looks of these and then I saw the courts. What am I looking at?? Some standard looking courts, others not. Why?

Hey guys! Red Fox Playing Cards here. I can definitely answer this question, which seems to be the concern of a few on this board. I can't speak for other card designers, but I can fill you in on why our deck is designed this way. It will be a bit of a long post, but it doesn't really scratch the surface as there is so much to say.

You are right in that there are standard "looking" courts and others not. If you look closely at the details, they are only similar to standard courts which was our goal. Take the Jack of Clubs for example, which has a hot dog collar, a snake, fish, and hints of lego and minecraft etc. This card is dedicated to my son. The Queen of clubs has a cupcake, princess slippers rainbow etc. and and is dedicated to my daughter. I'm on the King of hearts, my wife on the Queen of hearts, and yes, Chris Ramsay(My fellow Canadian) is the king of clubs - look closer and you can see his deconstructed logo, puzzle pieces and lightning bolts for his new Tesla. The rest of the courts at the moment are not dedicated to anyone, but all of their design is in line with artwork on the back, and their faces have been modified for a bit of a younger look. We wanted courts that were personal to what we wanted, but at the same time recognizable courts that could be used in magic and game play(as there is an unmarked version of this deck as well).

We have plans for future designs utilizing the Red Fox logo and fox with a total revamp of the back, jokers, and Ace. The pip cards will stay the same, and the courts will get a bit of a makeover to match the new design, but the cards that are dedicated to people will remain so, and not only that, we will be adding dedicated courts. The original courts tell a story, our story, and future decks will be a progression of our story. We could have made all the faces similar to standard, but it wouldn't be our story.

When my wife started drawing this design back in January, I didn't even know what Kickstarter was(I thought it was a charity fundraising site). My wife dedicated 4 of the courts to our family and the plan was to print maybe a dozen decks or so for myself and my own magic needs. As time went on, Chris Ramsay became a part of our deck for multiple reasons and we realized there was a demand for our cards. Next year someone by the name of Richard Bellars will be joining the ranks because of how he has been a part of this campaign.

I will not simply be adding "famous" magicians because they are famous to the courts. We are only adding those that are a part of why Red Fox is what it is.

I totally get that the custom courts might not be everybody's cup of tea, nothing ever is. My wife's favorite food is lobster, where as I would not eat lobster if you offered me $1000. At least we agree on our card design, haha. By the looks of the campaign, it looks like alot of other people agree with us as well, which I am truly thankful for.

With that said, hopefully that gives you all some insight.

Buy or don't buy them and lets still be friends

And yes, you can trust a Canadian