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I can't see the image. FB link is gone for me.

From theory11 instagram posts

Initial peeks look great. Does anyone know any other details on this deck?

Before I even noticed the "Theory 11" at the bottom of the tuck I was thinking to myself, "Hmm this looks like a T11 deck." And sure enough it is! Their style is always great but it's starting to get monotonous. At least custom pips (and hopefully courts?) this time.

well, kardify.com got more pictures and I have to say, they look really nice.

Is is me or Theory11 tucks look the same? They have a lot of black and gold themed tucks.

Bikefanatic wrote:Is is me or Theory11 tucks look the same? They have a lot of black and gold themed tucks.

There are multiple companies that use very similar designs for tucks/backs/courts/aces. Theory11, Ellusionist, and Elite just to name a few. They have a good fan base so they don't have to change too much. Some only recolor their designs and yet other have a similar style but the artwork is different for each deck. You just have to choose what you like.

In all fairness to T11, E, and others, they *do* occasionally try something that is a completely different style from their other decks. Hell, Dan and Dave even occasionally produce decks that don't have repeating courts.

I'll also note that there are more ways to innovate than by changing up your design style. T11 has blazed a few trails in tuck boxes, especially when it comes to different kinds of material and printing. You're correct that several of their tucks seem to emphasize gold foil on black, but with the Red Monarchs (V1 only) and Medallions, they experimented with a creamy stock that feels amazing to the touch; with the Green Monarchs, they experimented with printing the entirety of the tuck's interior for an interesting effect. Likewise, Ellusionist, and to a much larger extent, CARC, have also mixed things up by mass producing decks on different kinds of card stock.

So, yeah, you're not mistaken that many Theory 11 tucks look similar. But, I'm inclined to cut them a healthy amount of slack as far as all that goes.

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I really like these. I wish the courts filled up more white space but I love that they (and the pips) are custom. The backs are a little boring but overall a great value for $10 with all the card customizations and tuck box bling.

At first look I was kind of "meh" about the courts but flipping through the other pictures they grew on me. Not "holy crap yes" but enough to go for a $10 ($14 s+h) deck.

On Instagram, each pip had it's own color but I'm glad that the deck is the traditional red and black pips only. The touch of inks is cool too.

This is now available in Red & Green from Barnes & Noble for anyone interested.

jerichoholic wrote:This is now available in Red & Green from Barnes & Noble for anyone interested.

I actually came across these accidentally while ordering a book on Barnes and Noble's site. Here are a few photos.

This just a tuck swap or does the red tuck has different color pips?

All I know is I've got to get to a B&N. Odd that T11 hasn't advertised an apparent deal with them as a reseller.

Bikefanatic wrote:This just a tuck swap or does the red tuck has different color pips?

Tuck swap with red or green card back, same design like the black deck. Faces all the same.

So there are a lot of T11 decks on B&N.com and I just bought the green and red Nationals for $17.61 shipped. I seemed to have got an automatic free shipping discount then I used code GIVETHANKS to receive 20% off! I'll double post this on the 2017 holiday sale sticky too.