[Buyer's Guide] Midnight Cards

[Justin O.]

Big thanks to Randy Butterfield for a Midnight Cards list, with Print quantities included! (something I will unfortunately not be able to maintain throughout these lists, but would love to). Some must haves on this list for any collection, Midnight Cards has a solid reputation for bringing us great designs.

Midnight Cards Decks:
(Print quantities in parenthesis)
44 DIFFERENT DECKS = 93,092 TOTAL PRINTED DECKS

ORNATE Sapphire Deck (2500)
ORNATE Scarlet Deck (2500)

ORNATE Amethyst Deck (2500)
ORNATE Emerald Deck (2500)

TBC Blue Luxury Deck (2500)
TBC Red Luxury Deck (2500)
TBC White Luxury Deck (2500)

United Cardists Deck (2500)

Imperial RED Deck (4000)
Imperial BLACK Deck (2500)

Unbranded White ORNATE Amethyst (4310)
Unbranded White ORNATE Emerald (4202)
Unbranded White ORNATE Sapphire (4320)
Unbranded White ORNATE Scarlet (4428)
Unbranded Obsidian ORNATE (2040)

Bicycle White ORNATE Amethyst (1000)
Bicycle White ORNATE Emerald (1000)
Bicycle White ORNATE Sapphire (1000)
Bicycle White ORNATE Scarlet (1000)
Bicycle Obsidian ORNATE (2292)

Brazil Deck (2500)

LUXX Blue Deck
LUXX Brown Deck

Draconian Spitfire Deck (2000)
Draconian Spitfire (holographic seal)
Draconian Lightning Deck (2000)
Draconian Lightning Deck (holographic seal)
Draconian Brimstone Deck (2000)

LUXX V2 Silver Deck (2000)
LUXX V2 Gold Deck (2000)

Bowl-A-Rama RED Deck (1000)
Bowl-A-Rama BLACK Deck (1000)
Cosmic Lanes Deck (1000)

Never Forgotten Deck (2000)

Honeybee YELLOW Deck (2500)
Honeybee BLACK Deck (2500)

Grinders COPPER Deck (2000)
Grinders BLUE Deck (2000)
Grinders WHITE GOLD Deck (500)

LUXX Elliptica Red Deck (1000)
LUXX Elliptica Blue Deck (1000)
LUXX Elliptica Green Deck (1000)
LUXX Elliptica Purple Deck (1000)

Imperial GOLD Deck (1000)

ROME Antony Deck (2000)
Antony Toga (600)
Antony Gilded (60)
ROME Caesar Deck (3000)
Caesar Toga (600)
Caesar Gilded (60)


**If anyone has a complete list for other designers/companies feel free to PM it to me and I will start a thread for it!**

[Azid]

LUXX Blue Deck (2000) <-- has a numbered seal with xxxx/1111 ?
LUXX Brown Deck (2000) <-- has a numbered seal with xxxx/1111 ?

Draconian Spitfire Deck (2000) <-- there is also a version with a holographic seal, limited to 300 decks sold by Legends
Draconian Lightning Deck (2000) <-- there is also a version with a holographic seal, limited to 300 decks sold by Legends
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As for the Luxx V2 there are also some with holographic seals & gilt versions

**If anyone has a complete list for other designers/companies feel free to PM it to me and I will start a thread for it!**

I appreciate this buyers guides, good work! But i think this should be moved to the Knowledge Base ?

[Justin O.]

As for the Luxx V2 there are also some with holographic seals & gilt versions

Good call, updated the holo seal decks as seperate items. Unsure about the x/x values, perhaps this is just total print run? Numbers were provided by Randy Butterfield, but I can edit the ammount or remove the value if we are unsure.

I appreciate this buyers guides, good work! But i think this should be moved to the Knowledge Base ?

Good call, I have never actually looked at the Knowledge Base forum, I will have to look around over there. Mods feel free to move the [Buyer's Guide] threads if you feel it's appropriate

[EndersGame]

This is an amazing list that shows a wide range of talents and diverse skills in design! Using the latest numbers for the print quantities of all the decks he's made so far (which I got directly from Randy), I did the math and discovered that by my count he has produced around 93,000 decks of cards already! By the end of the year that should easily exceed over 100,000 decks, which is a tenth of a million! That's a staggering, for which he deserves to be congratulated! Well done Randy, and keep up the great work!

Given what this thread is about, I'll also share links to a four-part series of extensive pictorial reviews that I just published, which feature virtually the entire catalogue of decks that Randy has designed so far:

Part 1: The ORNATE series

Part 2: The Imperial series and Draconian series

Part 3: The Bowl-a-rama series and Grinders series

Part 4: The Ancient Rome series, and other decks

[Bradius]

For the Rome Decks, there are also the toga sleeves, which I think were limited to 600 quantity each for Anthony and Caesar decks. Also, there were guilded versions of Anthony and Caesar, which were limited to 60 decks each.

[RandyButterfield]

I had a local holiday show today, so I got caught up in doing inventory and numbers afterwards. I was also curious at how much the numbers have changed since I last totaled up the different Decks and their print quantities. I guessed low (2500 each) at the print quantities for the Honeybee Elites and Bicycle Inspire Decks, so I’m not certain about those.

I didn’t even realize it passed over the 200,000 number for printed Decks! I’m definitely proud of passing that milestone!

Thanks, Randy


MIDNIGHT CARDS DECK LIST and PRINT QUANTITIES:

***** 72 DIFFERENT DECKS = 214,942 TOTAL PRINTED DECKS *****

ORNATE Sapphire Deck (2500)
ORNATE Scarlet Deck (2500)
ORNATE Amethyst Deck (2500)
ORNATE Emerald Deck (2500)

TBC Blue Luxury Deck (2500)
TBC Red Luxury Deck (2500)
TBC White Luxury Deck (2500)

United Cardists Bicycle Deck (2500)

Imperial RED Deck (4000)
Imperial BLACK Bicycle Deck (2500)
Imperial GOLD Deck (1000)

Unbranded White ORNATE Amethyst (4310)
Unbranded White ORNATE Emerald (4202)
Unbranded White ORNATE Sapphire (4320)
Unbranded White ORNATE Scarlet (4428)
Unbranded Obsidian ORNATE (2040)

Bicycle White ORNATE Amethyst (1000)
Bicycle White ORNATE Emerald (1000)
Bicycle White ORNATE Sapphire (1000)
Bicycle White ORNATE Scarlet (1000)
Bicycle Obsidian ORNATE (2292)

Brazil Deck (2500)

LUXX Blue Deck (2000)
LUXX Brown Deck (2000)

Draconian Spitfire Deck (2000)
Draconian Lightning Deck (2000)
Draconian Brimstone Deck (2000)

LUXX V2 Silver Deck (2000)
LUXX V2 Gold Deck (2000)

Bowl-A-Rama RED Deck (1000)
Bowl-A-Rama BLACK Deck (1000)
Cosmic Lanes Deck (1000)

Never Forgotten Deck (2000)

Honeybee YELLOW Deck (2500)
Honeybee BLACK Deck (2500)

Grinders COPPER Deck (2000)
Grinders BLUE Deck (2000)
Grinders WHITE GOLD Deck (500)

LUXX Elliptica Red Deck (1000)
LUXX Elliptica Blue Deck (1000)
LUXX Elliptica Green Deck (1000)
LUXX Elliptica Purple Deck (1000)

ROME Antony Deck (2000)
ROME Caesar Deck (3000)

LUXX Redux Red Deck (1000)

Bicycle INSPIRE Blue Deck (2500)
Bicycle INSPIRE Red Deck (2500)
Bicycle INSPIRE Black Deck (2500)

Snake Oil Elixir Deck (3000)

Honeybee YELLOW Deck V2 (2500)
Honeybee BLACK Deck V2 (2500)
Honeybee METALLUXE Deck (1000)

OCULUS Deck (5200)

Rage KNIGHT Deck (1250)
Fury KNIGHT Deck (1250)

Draconian WILDFIRE Deck (5000)
Draconian WIGHT Deck (3000)

Midnight EUCHRE Deck (1000)

Bicycle EMOJI Deck (65000+)

52 Plus Joker 2018 Club Deck (500)

Honeybee ELITE Deck RED (2500)
Honeybee ELITE Deck BLUE (2500)

POLLOCK Artistry Deck (2200)
POLLOCK Cardistry Deck (2200)
POLLOCK Borderless Deck (1000)

WILD WEST: Deadwood Deck (2250)
WILD WEST: Black Hills Deck (2250)

EUCHRE V2 Deck (1250)

Parisian Deck (1000)

OCULUS Reduxe Deck (2000)

EUCHRE V3 Deck (1250)

INDIANA Euchre Deck (1250)

[EndersGame]

I had a local holiday show today, so I got caught up in doing inventory and numbers afterwards. I was also curious at how much the numbers have changed since I last totaled up the different Decks and their print quantities. I guessed low (2500 each) at the print quantities for the Honeybee Elites and Bicycle Inspire Decks, so I’m not certain about those.

I didn’t even realize it passed over the 200,000 number for printed Decks! I’m definitely proud of passing that milestone!

That's an incredible achievement - congratulations Randy!

I've also featured Randy and his work in an article here: Designer Spotlight: Randy Butterfield

Warm regards, Ender

[rousselle]

These are decks to add to the list above, but Randy might be able to confirm whether I got the order correct. That said, though, I think I've probably come pretty close to getting it right. Note that I have not looked into the print runs of each project. Oh, and let me know if I missed any!

Anyway, here goes:

2020
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King of Tigers Gold Deck
King of Tigers Blue Deck

2021
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ROME Augustus Deck

SLOTS Liberty Bell Deck
SLOTS Wicked Leprechaun Deck
SLOTS Lucky 7 Deck

Bicycle Honeybee Black
Bicycle Honeybee Black Gilded
Bicycle Honeybee Yellow
Bicycle Honeybee Yellow Gilded

Cardinals Poker Deck
Cardinals Euchre Deck

NERDS Decks
JOCKS Decks

2022
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Red Rising Deck
House of Mars Deck

Euchre V4 Deck
Lone Hand Euchre Club Deck

Sketch Deck
Draft Deck

2023
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Gilded Sketch Deck
Gilded Draft Deck

Ireland Deck
Green Gilded Ireland Deck
Orange Gilded Ireland Deck

Divination Black Deck
Divination Blue Deck
Divination Black Gilded Deck
Divination Blue Gilded Deck

House of Tudor Deck

2024 (announced)
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Honeybee Worker Edition Red
Honeybee Worker Edition Blue
Honeybee Special Edition Pink

Draconian Crimson


Now, I've enjoyed Randy's work right from the beginning, but what amazes me as I look over these lists is just how freakin' varied his output is. From the light-hearted to the grand, from the deftly managed standards to the absolutely full-throttle, customized-beyond-all-reason decks. He's also had long, productive collaborative relationships with more than one creative partner, each producing their own distinct underlying style.

[RandyButterfield]

I forgot all about this list! Rousselle, I was wondering what you were referring to in the Crimson thread.
Thank you for the complement! After doing the shows for many years, I’ve learned that you have to have quite a varied selection for the non Playing Card audience. The older women are drawn to the Cardinals Decks, a wide range of women like House of Tudor, guys really like Draconians… Part of the reason we did the Divinations was to fill a void for goths or horror fans.

Since 2019, I’ve printed two more print runs of the Indiana Euchre Deck - each at 2,000. Indiana Euchre is now my highest quantities Deck, at 5,250 (not counting the Emoji Deck). And I’ll need to print more Indiana Euchre later this year. Hoosiers love that Deck! I have a Michigan Euchre Deck designed and ready to go, when I have an opening for it.

Tiger Gold = 2,100
Tiger Blue = 700

Rome Augustus = 3,000

Slots Liberty = 1,200
Slots Wicked = 1,200
Slots Lucky 7 = 1,200

Bicycle Honeybees = Kevin Reylek would know the print quantities for those

Cardinals Poker = 2,000
Cardinals Euchre = 2,000


Nerds = 1,000
Jocks = 1,000

Red Rising = 5,000
House Mars = 5,000

Euchre V4 = 2,000
Loner Hand Euchre = 2,000

Sketch = 2,500
Draft = 2,500
Not sure how many Gilded Sketch and Draft Decks PCD produced

Ireland = 2,000 (100 Green Gilded, 100 Orange Gilded)

Divination Blue = 2,000 (80 Gilded)
Divination Black = 2,000 (80 Gilded)

House of Tudor = 2,000

Not sure of print run quantities for the new Honeybees

Draconian Crimson will probably 2,500 Black Tuck and 500 Red Tuck

Thanks, Randy