Proofs Approved!!
over 7 years ago – Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 07:30:34 AM

Hey Everyone,

The last round of physical proofs for the ROME Decks arrived over the weekend, and they look great!! I sent the APPROVAL to print the Decks to Legends. We should be on the Print Schedule in 30 days or so. I'll send another update when I know the exact date of the printing.

I should be sending out the BackerKit invites around the end of next week. Please look out for them. I use BackerKit to keep track of Add-Ons and Shipping Addresses. It's a very important part of the process.

And here's some photos of the physical proofs!!

thanks, Randy

Errored Cards and TITANS Decks
over 7 years ago – Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 06:55:21 AM

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update to remind the few Backers who have Errored Credit Cards to please take care of it soon. Kickstarter will DROP you as a Backer if it's not cleared up in a certain amount of days.

thanks, Randy

TITANS ROBBER EDITION PLAYING CARDS

The last cross-promo for this project is very cool. Created by Jody Eklund, the TITANS Robber Edition Decks depict the Capitalist who acquired wealth by ruthless means and the women who fought for their rights. Jody has drawn these "Titans of Industry" with an illustrative style that caputres the feel of the era. Check them out here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/910678389/titans-robber-baron-edition-playing-cards?ref=nav_search

 

 

FUNDED!!!!
over 7 years ago – Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 03:07:00 PM

Hi Everyone,

We did it!!!!! Thank you all for the support. I think the finished Decks will turn out beautifully!

I received some great news from Legends Playing Cards this morning. The Physical Proofs are finished, and are on the way to Indianapolis now. I should have them around the end of next week. Lawrence mentioned that the Tuck colors are much more vibrant, and the detail of the Foiling is much cleaner since changing from the Sculpted Embossing to the Standard Embossing (details of the firs Physical Proofs listed in the "Risks and challenges" section of the KS project page). The Embossing will be less pronounced, but the Foil artwork will look a LOT better. I always believe that visual quality is much more important than tactile quality, so I'm thrilled by the news! I'll take some photos and post them when they arrive in Indy. If the Physical Proofs are good, we should be able to get onto the Legends' print schedule in late December or early January. There's a good chance fulfillment will happen in February! As always, I'll keep you updated as production progresses.

Kickstarter should be charging everyone's Credit Cards soon. If you receive an e-mail from Kickstarter that your Credit Card errored for some reason, please take care of it quickly. Kickstarter will DROP you as a Backer if it's not fixed in a span of a few days.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

thanks, Randy

Back Cards CLOSEUPS and APOTHECARY
over 7 years ago – Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:09:49 PM

Hi Everyone,

Here's a quick update with a closeup of the ROME Antony and Caesar Back Cards. They're the most detailed Back Cards I've ever created, and they're extremely unique from the norm!

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APOTHECARY DECKS:

My buddy Alex Chin has created a gorgeous set of Decks! The Apothecary is an homage to the mystical, to the handcrafted, to the detailed, and to the inspirational. It emphasizes the craft of what it takes to create playing cards, embracing the mystery of what we strive for.

The design is glorious and the colors are beautiful. Check them out soon, the project is in it's final hours!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seasonscards/apothecary-playing-cards-inspiration-you-can-touch?ref=user_menu

 

 

Production UPDATE and Imperial GOLD
over 7 years ago – Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 09:27:00 AM

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to give a quick update on how production's going for the ROME Decks. Today Legends sent over the last of the new Digital Proofs, and they looked great! Now they're getting started on the new Physical Proofs (the first round of Physical Proofs are the Tuck Box and Toga Sleeve prototypes I used for the project page's photos). With any luck, the Physical Proofs will be finished by the end of November. Assuming they're good, I would love to be able to get us on the Print Schedule sometime in December. If that's possible, that could mean a late-January to mid-February timing for fulfillment to Backers. That would be awesome!!

Here's a look at the Uncut layout for the Face Cards (CLICK IMAGE FOR HI RES):

 

IMPERIAL GOLD:

Also, I'm proud to announce that my first SELF-FUNDED Deck is available now on my website. The Imperial GOLD Deck is Limited to 1,000 Decks and printed by Expert Playing Cards on their Classic Finish. I printed them with Expert because they're a big part of the 52 Joker Convention (where the Decks were debuted). Expert and Legends use the same Printer, so the Imperial Cards have the same feel and finish as the ROME Deck will have (as do all of the Decks on my website - minus the Plastic Stock / Glow-In-The-Dark Cosmic Lanes Deck).

The Tuck Box for the Imperial Gold Deck is printed on a Gold Luminescent paper stock + 4-Color Process + Red Foil + Gold Foil + Embossing + an Individually-Numbered Seal Sticker that's printed in a Dark Red Pantone on a Gold Foil material. It's shiny!!

The Imperial Gold Deck is available at -   http://www.midnight-cards.myshopify.com/