Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
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Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
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The Nautical Deck was designed by artist Edo Huang, and is reminiscent of a classic bordered Bee design. Everything about the deck is inspired by the sea. From the rope-like pattern & life preservers integrated into the back design, to the rope border on the court cards,
and the impressive ship joker.
The cards are printed on a thin, flexible, and durable stock that's manufactured and hand-finished in Shanghai. The more they are used, the better these cards perform! The cards have a fine embossed texture, with a feel and handling unlike any other deck we've produced to date.
More details (and the cards themselves!) will be revealed at 8PM eastern time on Thursday, August 29th only at The Blue Crown.
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Color me intrigued. Weren't the FatBoyEatAllDay cards made in Shanghai?
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
chach wrote:Color me intrigued. Weren't the FatBoyEatAllDay cards made in Shanghai?
Taiwan. However the global titan decks from conjuring arts are from Shanghai.
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I don't see a back design. Whenever something is left out I always think it's on purpose, and for a reason.
...I know, I'm getting more paranoid with every deck release
...I know, I'm getting more paranoid with every deck release
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
It's okay, Tom! There's no KickStarter trickery going on hereMagikFingerz wrote:I don't see a back design. Whenever something is left out I always think it's on purpose, and for a reason.
...I know, I'm getting more paranoid with every deck release
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Oh, come on! We all know the big companies are full of tricks toovasta41 wrote:It's okay, Tom! There's no KickStarter trickery going on hereMagikFingerz wrote:I don't see a back design. Whenever something is left out I always think it's on purpose, and for a reason.
...I know, I'm getting more paranoid with every deck release
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
No court cards as well, typically we can expect to see standard courts then. First time a major company has adopted a non-uspcc deckMagikFingerz wrote:I don't see a back design. Whenever something is left out I always think it's on purpose, and for a reason.
...I know, I'm getting more paranoid with every deck release
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
hi people.
my name is edo huang from indonesia, I'm the creator of this deck.
the back design for this deck similar to bee deck and they will available in 3 different colors.
court cards and numbers card will be standard but i replacing black color with blue.
if anything you want to ask regarding the design or the deck itself please let me know or just contact me via Facebook, twitter or instagram.
thank you very much
cheers
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my name is edo huang from indonesia, I'm the creator of this deck.
the back design for this deck similar to bee deck and they will available in 3 different colors.
court cards and numbers card will be standard but i replacing black color with blue.
if anything you want to ask regarding the design or the deck itself please let me know or just contact me via Facebook, twitter or instagram.
thank you very much
cheers
edo
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
Thanks for dropping in, it's always nice to see another deck designer on the boards! Looking forward to see how the court cards look with the revised border.edohuang wrote:hi people.
my name is edo huang from indonesia, I'm the creator of this deck.
the back design for this deck similar to bee deck and they will available in 3 different colors.
court cards and numbers card will be standard but i replacing black color with blue.
if anything you want to ask regarding the design or the deck itself please let me know or just contact me via Facebook, twitter or instagram.
thank you very much
cheers
edo
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
Second if you're counting CARC's Global Titans.volantangel wrote:
No court cards as well, typically we can expect to see standard courts then. First time a major company has adopted a non-uspcc deck
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Someone as back photos !? Court cards !? Thanks
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
According to Kevin at TBC they are printed at the same factory as CARC's Global Titans also.
Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
hi guys.
if you follow the blue crown's instagram and my instagram @edohuang
we post photo of the back designs already..but not completely showing all the backs, just a small little glimpse..
i can sure you gonna like this deck, the box i designed similar to classic Bee tuck case.
less than 24 hours you gonna see the complete images for the nauticals..
hope to hear from you people.
cheers
edo
if you follow the blue crown's instagram and my instagram @edohuang
we post photo of the back designs already..but not completely showing all the backs, just a small little glimpse..
i can sure you gonna like this deck, the box i designed similar to classic Bee tuck case.
less than 24 hours you gonna see the complete images for the nauticals..
hope to hear from you people.
cheers
edo
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like the backs are standard bee backs with a border instead of full bleed. That, coupled with minor re-coloration of the court cards, doesn't make me feel too excited about this "custom" deck. I don't like this trend in using overseas card manufacturers. I'm convinced this is just a cost cutting measure to increase profit margins and not an improvement in quality or innovation. The card stock on some of these overseas cards are good (Global Titans, FatBoyEatAllDay, Legends, etc..), but the finish is always lacking when compared to the USPC.
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
i agree with Alric here on the finish of those "overseas" cards.
they start to loose their fanning ability very fast BUT they handle so well in cuts/flourishes and keeping the shape...i like them for that.
well i´ll be checking them out for sure.
they start to loose their fanning ability very fast BUT they handle so well in cuts/flourishes and keeping the shape...i like them for that.
well i´ll be checking them out for sure.
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
Well, they are for sale now.
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Not too appealing. I'll pass.
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Not too appealing. I'll pass.
Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
They are wanting $17.25 for shipping a brick. 6 of red and 6 of blue with the free white, and no other options fo shipping. Well thats B.S. in my book and i'll pass.
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
I'll probably end up picking up a set when I find them locally. I've sailed competitively before, and have family who used to be in the maritime trade.
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
I think only the blue deck works imo, but still pretty boring, this theme has great potential
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
I like the design. Would have bought a brick if they are USPCC decks.
But well they are not. I'll pass for now, might pick up one each later.
But well they are not. I'll pass for now, might pick up one each later.
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http://playingcardcollector.net/2013/08 ... sa-nemetz/ I think these cards make for a much better nautical deck imho. This is just side tracking tho.
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Re: Nautical Playing Cards by The Blue Crown
So, I'm of a very mixed mind about this deck.
First, I like the backs. I realize they are not amazing, but they appeal to my sense of of design. They tell me, "These are cards you can play with daily. Use with confidence." These are the kinds of decks I'd expect to find lying around the summer cottage at the lake. That is, if I had a summer cottage at the lake.
But the "nautical theme" is anemically developed with the image of thick ropes being draped over the Aces and bordering the courts. Ah, yes, then there's the courts. Here's where I'm of a particularly divided mind. I guess if these were USPCC cards, I'd have no real issues. The courts are a simplified version of the standard Bike courts:
(Sample of courts taken from a standard Bicycle Rummy deck, left, and the Nautical Blue deck, right.)
But... these weren't printed by USPCC. Which means USPCC's court designs were tweaked and then printed elsewhere. As a writer, I always feel a bit irked when I see someone's intellectual property misappropriated like this.
They do include a gaffe with the regular back on one side and a gaffed back on the other:
(One of these backs is not like the other...)
Lastly, out of the box, these have a very different feel from Bikes. They have a much stiffer, more durable feel to them than a typical USPCC card; they are almost plastic-like in their snappiness. They also, out of the box, fan for sh**, just like some plastic cards tend to do. (Specifically, the Nauticals are mildly clumpy out of the box.) The ad copy says that this is the kind of deck that gets better the more you use them. I definitely get a sense of durability with these puppies, and I wonder if it may well be the case that breaking these in will make them a friendlier card.
I plan to put one of these blue decks in my standard rotation to see how it stands up after some normal use. I suspect they may hold up at least as well as the deck of Bees I keep putting to the test. But regarding the courts... and, for that matter, the standard Bicycle fonts and pips on the number cards... yeah, that bothers me.
First, I like the backs. I realize they are not amazing, but they appeal to my sense of of design. They tell me, "These are cards you can play with daily. Use with confidence." These are the kinds of decks I'd expect to find lying around the summer cottage at the lake. That is, if I had a summer cottage at the lake.
But the "nautical theme" is anemically developed with the image of thick ropes being draped over the Aces and bordering the courts. Ah, yes, then there's the courts. Here's where I'm of a particularly divided mind. I guess if these were USPCC cards, I'd have no real issues. The courts are a simplified version of the standard Bike courts:
(Sample of courts taken from a standard Bicycle Rummy deck, left, and the Nautical Blue deck, right.)
But... these weren't printed by USPCC. Which means USPCC's court designs were tweaked and then printed elsewhere. As a writer, I always feel a bit irked when I see someone's intellectual property misappropriated like this.
They do include a gaffe with the regular back on one side and a gaffed back on the other:
(One of these backs is not like the other...)
Lastly, out of the box, these have a very different feel from Bikes. They have a much stiffer, more durable feel to them than a typical USPCC card; they are almost plastic-like in their snappiness. They also, out of the box, fan for sh**, just like some plastic cards tend to do. (Specifically, the Nauticals are mildly clumpy out of the box.) The ad copy says that this is the kind of deck that gets better the more you use them. I definitely get a sense of durability with these puppies, and I wonder if it may well be the case that breaking these in will make them a friendlier card.
I plan to put one of these blue decks in my standard rotation to see how it stands up after some normal use. I suspect they may hold up at least as well as the deck of Bees I keep putting to the test. But regarding the courts... and, for that matter, the standard Bicycle fonts and pips on the number cards... yeah, that bothers me.
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