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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => Topic started by: Don Boyer on January 09, 2013, 03:33:41 AM
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He posted this on FB. No title, no release date, just this - for now...
If I had to guess, I'd say the theme is absinthe! Lovely shades of green - you don't see that often enough in cards these days.
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Absolutely fucking awesome!
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that looks incredible
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Lets get happy on Absinthe! I love this deck
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Another name for Absinthe. The Green Fairy. On his Facebook Page he said the theme was Fairies. Green, Fairies, Absinthe. Lol. As Always, great job by him!
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Woaw.. that looks very promising! :D
Like those green fairies.. they kind of remind me of the normal Bikes, (the fairies makes me think of the angels) but... green... and waaay more awesome :P
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It is beautiful, but it needs touchup - unless he flips one of the shields along the side, this is a one-way back.
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I like the colour scheme!
im not so into too much flowery patterns though
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Wowzers this will be trippy
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Seems to suit Lance's style of design. Very 'in your face' but in a good way. It pops I guess.
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I like the colour scheme!
im not so into too much flowery patterns though
It's actually leafy, not flowery - there's no flowers on it!
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Nice card back . can't wait to see the court cards !
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Seems to suit Lance's style of design. Very 'in your face' but in a good way. It pops I guess.
I will agree with you on that - the design is nothing short of awesome. Very curious how this deck unfolds.
It is beautiful, but it needs touchup - unless he flips one of the shields along the side, this is a one-way back.
And, you're complaining why?
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The back looks rather impressive, kind of a slight change of theme in my opinion. Let's see what the faces look like.
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I love the colors, we do not see that often.
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It is beautiful, but it needs touchup - unless he flips one of the shields along the side, this is a one-way back.
And, you're complaining why?
The majority of collectors and practically every card player prefers a two-way design on the card back. How do you not know that?
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Ladies and gents, fear not. This back is not the finished product...more along the line of a teaser without that bullshit blur effect we've become accustomed to. So that being said, feel free to expect a two-way back.
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Lance sure has a very distinct style of art, luckily it's pretty damn cool. Very excited to see how the tuck ends up looking. Might have to add another LM deck to the collection!
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Modifying that design to be a two-way back would probably be the easiest thing Miller has ever done
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This is definitely a really great design! I love the choice of Green hues. :) Fairies and Absinthe... what more can we ask for!
Job well done Mr. Lance Miller!!!
I will be expecting this in my collection sooooooon. Im so excited!
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Please feel free to correct me if my theories are wrong:
majority of collectors
If a card collector does just that...collect cards...how does it matter if the back's one-way or two? I certainly don't mind.
practically every card player
I can see deceptive gamblers and magicians using a one-way back in their respective fields. If it's an obvious one-way, I wouldn't appreciate it, as would the next person. However, if it's something discrete like this, or the Karnival decks, I see many people who can reap the benefits.
This back is not the finished product...more along the line of a teaser without that bullshit blur effect we've become accustomed to.
So, like the Expo deck?
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Please feel free to correct me if my theories are wrong:
majority of collectors
If a card collector does just that...collect cards...how does it matter if the back's one-way or two? I certainly don't mind.
practically every card player
I can see deceptive gamblers and magicians using a one-way back in their respective fields. If it's an obvious one-way, I wouldn't appreciate it, as would the next person. However, if it's something discrete like this, or the Karnival decks, I see many people who can reap the benefits.
First answer: "collectors" covers the whole gamut of card people: magicians, collectors, flourishers, poker players, etc. Of those groups, magicians and poker/card players would be the largest. Poker players wouldn't touch a one-way back with a ten-foot pole, out of concern that some card sharp will use them to their disadvantage. Magicians tend to stay away from them as well, for similar reasons. You did catch that "and practically every card player" part, right - the part you edited out of the quote? If it's Go Fish or War, no one cares, but for any serious game (except, bizarrely, bridge), players prefer two-way backs. If you don't mind, good for you and good for Lance, assuming you were his only customer... But as stated, that image is only a preview, not the finished back.
BTW: while some of the early one-way backs from Karnival were more subtle, some are ridiculously obvious. Only decks of theirs where I haven't spotted a one-way mark (yet) are Karnival Earthtone9 and both editions of the Karnival Death Heads.
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Incredible design Lance! This deck is going to be awesome!
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Hey all, I haven't really posted here in a while, sorry about that. I've been lost in the throws of creation of my new deck. I wanted to share an update with you guys and ask for some feedback. Here is a current "standing" version of my new deck. It's far darker than I first imagined this deck in my head, but I want to know which variation you like better. The darker version or the lighter version? Weigh in on the topic on my facebook page and be part of the creative process: http://facebook.com/lancemillerdecks
- Lance
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Hey all, I haven't really posted here in a while, sorry about that. I've been lost in the throws of creation of my new deck. I wanted to share an update with you guys and ask for some feedback. Here is a current "standing" version of my new deck. It's far darker than I first imagined this deck in my head, but I want to know which variation you like better. The darker version or the lighter version? Weigh in on the topic on my facebook page and be part of the creative process: http://facebook.com/lancemillerdecks
- Lance
I definitely prefer that version, Lance. It has more pop, and has a bit more mystery within the design, it looks very interesting and majestic, although however you need to fix that one way back!
EDIT: Also, I know Evan will LOVE those thin borders, don't you Evan? :P
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Hey all, I haven't really posted here in a while, sorry about that. I've been lost in the throws of creation of my new deck. I wanted to share an update with you guys and ask for some feedback. Here is a current "standing" version of my new deck. It's far darker than I first imagined this deck in my head, but I want to know which variation you like better. The darker version or the lighter version? Weigh in on the topic on my facebook page and be part of the creative process: http://facebook.com/lancemillerdecks
- Lance
I LOVE the new version. Now that I've seen this one, the other one looks vacant by comparison. I'm sure there'll be some that miss the negative space, but the contrast between the green and black makes up for that. I also really like the thin, colored borders. Those'll look AWESOME in a fan. But I personally think it would look even better if the crests on the back were 2-way. (I know. We've beat that to death.)
Just a quick question, is this just going to be a singular deck, or will there be color variants like the Actuator?
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Version two is definitely my preferred version but I wonder if this is the last of the teasers? As far as the two way vs. one way back design is concerned, I think we have to keep an open mind. We should consider that Lance works hard to appeal to so many styles within the industry. We are an industry of magicians, cardists, collectors, artists and designers. While he weighs heavily on our specific requests, he must consider the bigger picture. I’ve seen far more crude one ways so I think this will be perfect for everyone.
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Lance, I think it's great. I'd suggest lightening up the other elements so they don't get lost in the black background.
Will you be keeping this as a one-way back?
BTW: how about some info on the deck's theme? Some have guessed fairies, some absinthe...
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Without a doubt like the lighter one 100x more.
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This is a reply I issued over on UC, but still seems to fit over here as well in terms of general response:
With so many people commenting on the one-way back I feel it necessary to clarify my current thought process, while hopefully you all keep in mind, this is a work in progress.
My initial design actually had the shields flipped opposite of each other, then I got to thinking about the practical applications of one-ways, and the fact that in my previous decks a lot of folks said my one-ways were too subtle and even unusable. So I started thinking about this design and performance settings, and I really delved into looking at it from a laymen perspective. They would not notice or even think to consider that the little point on the shield was what told you their card, if you craft your performance well and, like all great performers, misdirection would lead them to consider an alternate means of discovering their card, thus leaving you clean on the real effect.
I've shared the design already with some rather prominent performers in our field and they unanimously agreed that it is a nice one-way that would pass even the most perceptive of laylays given the proper performance and handling. I'm not sure why but I like both shields sitting in that upright position more xD
As far as requests for theme info, I'm not quite ready to let the cat out of the bag on the name or theme, but suffice it to say we have some real sharp people here that are all over it.
- Lance
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There were three actuator versions that were all well-received, I don't see why there can't be 2 (light and dark) or more versions of this deck. I'd buy/back both for certain.