bluepanther Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 GREAT JOB!!!!! After your finally thumbs when you get them................can the masses order them as well? Thanks If xander allows it; anyone can order them. But obviously he would deserve something in return for letting people get them. Some green for his time and efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 At present my intentions are to get the sample deck, confirm the quality and cut of the cards: make sure the colours print well and that the cards are durable, etc. Who knows, I may have to go with a different supplier, or I may have to redesign some aspect of the cards. Once I have a firm plan, I will let you guys know! I also contacted Mr. Caroland and Mr. Johns about this, but they have not responded to me, sadly. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geckilian Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Well over here I'm certainly hoping the test deck turns up sooner than later. As you already know I'm very, very keen to see how it's turned out. Again a huge grats on getting this far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Well, today is business day 9. So it will arrive sometime between today and 3 weeks from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhallin Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I'm itching for a look at this as well. A stack of these will make for great tourney prizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I absolutely adore these cards and I must have them by paying you a significant markup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedrake Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 I really like the cards. I really like the idea...have a question but will send it via pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xGIxJOKERx Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Any word on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I am still waiting for my sample deck to arrive. With any luck it should show up this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) The cards arrived last night. I took some pics. Overall, I am quite happy with how they turned out. The clear plastic case they came with is actually pretty nice (I was expecting a pretty flimsy case). The spacing from the numbers to the edge isn't optimal, so I will likely adjust that a bit, but the colours turned out very well. The cards themselves feel pretty good. They have a decent feeling surface, and can be spread with ease. They are a bit stiff when it comes to riffle shuffling, but they feel like a new pair of cards in this respect. I snapped some pics: Edited October 18, 2011 by Xander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I guess it works Looks very nice.. I can see what you mean about the numbers and the card edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Shine Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Very nice! I still want a deck of those of my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) It seems the Malifaux big wigs have not gotten back to me about my custom deck. I guess they must have a don't ask, don't tell policy with regards to this stuff? I will be making a list of everyone who wants a deck, though I am still not sure on the details of how I will make this happen. I may end up having to just bite the bullet and take on some stock. We'll see. I don't exactly have a lot of cash float for this, but hey, I really like this deck and would love for others to get a chance to use it. Thanks for the comments guys! Edited October 18, 2011 by Xander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadilon Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Sign me up too! They look pretty awesome. One suggestion: you might randomize the background a little bit, maybe by suit, so that when you splay them out they don't have that common repeating pattern. It wouldn't take much. Just a shift of a 1/4" here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadilon Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Are you using any Wyrd intellectual property? I just see a unique design for a deck of cards. Its not like you are using their suit logos or anything. I do understand getting their blessing. Never hurts to check. But I am not sure they have much to complain about here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hi Cadilon! (Great Twitter coverage of GenCon!) I considered having unique stains for each card, but I decided it just wasn't practical. Even shifting the cards doesn't hold much interest for me. I actually don't mind the repeating pattern. it made it very easy to make them all "face up" while sorting through them. I didn't use anything directly created by Wyrd, no. I also used GPL licensed face cards (and have now contributed my jokers to that set, the author liked them very much!). I know in their rulebook it states they have a patent pending for their game system. It's possible that the use of "Rams, Crows, Tomes and Masks" would be a breach of this patent, when they get it. If I were to straight up sell them online, say, I wouldn't be able to advertise them as cards for use with Malifaux. I would have to say something like, "A custom deck of playing cards featuring 4 non-traditional suits: Ravens, Goat Skulls, Spell Books and Harlequins. The deck features two jokers, Death and Life." So it the deck does kind of float in a grey area, but still, I wanted Nathan and Eric to know about the deck... as I've said, I'd love if they wanted to use the designs for a formal set of cards and maybe drop me a few coins for my efforts. But based on the fact that I haven't heard a response from either of them, I am inclined to think that this will not happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaroon42 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I would also be up for grabbing a couple sets if this thing gets rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusInnomen Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I would be up for two copies of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tspot Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 These are really cool. Great work. Cheers, T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themurphyfella Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wow. They are cool. Sign me up for a set if you get this rolling at a half way reasonable price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4CK Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 put me down for 2 set's please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocky Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 2 decks please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirigakurenoHaku Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Well these are absolutely brilliant! I must say, I have been wanting to see something similar to a traditional deck and you have that here! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 How much were you charging for these? Put me down for 2. Possibly alot more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darg Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 They look great well done, all your hard work has certainly paid off. I'm definitely interested in a couple of decks and If financing an order is an issue I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't object to some kind of deposit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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