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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => Topic started by: Rob Wright on January 09, 2015, 01:43:46 AM
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https://kingswildfunded.tilt.com/hive-2-designed-by-brendan-hong
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HIVE 2 King of Clubs, coming in January to Kings Wild Funded.
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edited topic title to match new project
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Hate to be "that guy", Rob - but shouldn't the Hive 2 deck have its own thread as they are separate from the first edition albeit part of the same series? ;)
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Hate to be "that guy", Rob - but shouldn't the Hive 2 deck have its own thread as they are separate from the first edition albeit part of the same series? ;)
I leave that up to Don. We've been kind of bunching series together.
What do you think Don. If it is a new KS project for a Deck in a series, make a new topic. If it is a restart of a failed project, combine with the old?
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Hate to be "that guy", Rob - but shouldn't the Hive 2 deck have its own thread as they are separate from the first edition albeit part of the same series? ;)
I leave that up to Don. We've been kind of bunching series together.
What do you think Don. If it is a new KS project for a Deck in a series, make a new topic. If it is a restart of a failed project, combine with the old?
This is not a restart. The original deck sold-out. This is a new deck.
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Hate to be "that guy", Rob - but shouldn't the Hive 2 deck have its own thread as they are separate from the first edition albeit part of the same series? ;)
I leave that up to Don. We've been kind of bunching series together.
What do you think Don. If it is a new KS project for a Deck in a series, make a new topic. If it is a restart of a failed project, combine with the old?
This is not a restart. The original deck sold-out. This is a new deck.
Sorry for any confusion. My question to Don was a general one, about all projects.
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Sorry, I haven't had much presence as I've been busy finish up this deck. It's about 98% done as of today. Just minor details left.
As Marcus, kindly said, it's another deck. Different from the first two decks, but it's within the same series. I decided to continue with the Hive name as a way for me to work on re-imagining playing cards without needing a more narrower theme. Like before, I've been inspired by a lot of classic designs and European playing cards.
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Hate to be "that guy", Rob - but shouldn't the Hive 2 deck have its own thread as they are separate from the first edition albeit part of the same series? ;)
I leave that up to Don. We've been kind of bunching series together.
What do you think Don. If it is a new KS project for a Deck in a series, make a new topic. If it is a restart of a failed project, combine with the old?
It would be one thing if it was just a recolor of the first deck or something similarly near-identical - like a new color of Artifice or Monarchs. But this looks to be something wholly new and as such deserves a topic of its own. I'd say Brendan is using the familiar name for name-brand recognition more than anything else, similar to what was stated in the post before mine.
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Wow. Like what I'm seeing so far. Can't wait to see the rest. :D
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Hey everyone!
For those interested, the deck will go live on Kings Wild Funded @ noon central this Saturday (17th of January). I'll post a link then.
Stay tune to the Kings Wild Facebook page as we'll be posting more images of the deck leading up the crowdfunding release date.
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Looking forward to these!
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Brendan,
From the AoS and the KoC as well as the back pics on FB it looks like you've dialed-back the color gradients, at least compared to the first Hive deck. Is that solely an artistic decision, or does it have to do with production?
/bama
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Brendan,
From the AoS and the KoC as well as the back pics on FB it looks like you've dialed-back the color gradients, at least compared to the first Hive deck. Is that solely an artistic decision, or does it have to do with production?
/bama
It's solely an artistic/creative decision. I wanted to switch rendering styles this time around to avoid the deck feeling like version 1.1 kind of thing or the deck feeling repetitive. I've seen sometimes how repetition of rendering style can get boring sometimes and I really wanted to avoid that.
EPCC did a great job printing things for Hive 1 and honestly, the textures and gradients came out amazingly. I'm surprise at how well it came out. I'd definitely love to create another deck in that style again in the future.
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Gotta say, based upon what little I've seen so far, I like the court art better this time around than the first time around. Don't get me wrong; the first deck had an interesting style to it. But this one, so far, calls to me more. Depending upon price point, I'll likely be going in on a pair.
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It's solely an artistic/creative decision. I wanted to switch rendering styles this time around to avoid the deck feeling like version 1.1 kind of thing or the deck feeling repetitive. I've seen sometimes how repetition of rendering style can get boring sometimes and I really wanted to avoid that.
EPCC did a great job printing things for Hive 1 and honestly, the textures and gradients came out amazingly. I'm surprise at how well it came out. I'd definitely love to create another deck in that style again in the future.
I agree that EPCC did a wonderful job. Could USPCC have done as well?
The original Hive deck reminds me of Maurice Sendak's art. At first I thought the cards were hand drawn and colored until I realized the pips were uniform.
I pulled out the blue Hive deck to show my in-laws a week ago, and my high-school age nephew-in-law's eye were glued to the face cards. That deck did not make it back home with me.
Anyways, while I'm sure that Hive 2 will be fantastic, I'm looking forward to a different theme with the textures and gradient. Maybe something inspired by Grimm's fairy tales?
/bama
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A few extra pics from KWP
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I want to stress these are renderings, but we're going to try as hard as possible to ensure the real product looks as amazing. The Green tuck is the standard edition while the Black and Gold is the limited edition.
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who's already sitting at their computer waiting?
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who's already sitting at their computer waiting?
I've been here since November. ;D
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who's already sitting at their computer waiting?
I've been here since November. ;D
2013! ???
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That limited edition deck (both the cards and the tuck) look freakin' awesome!!
Pretty much guaranteed to sell out. Great stuff :D
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That limited edition deck (both the cards and the tuck) look freakin' awesome!!
Pretty much guaranteed to sell out. Great stuff :D
Easily, these are going to go fast I think. I'll be all over them anyway. :))
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https://kingswildfunded.tilt.com/hive-2-designed-by-brendan-hong
Have at it. Already half funded. The LE's are going quick.
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I got in with the 4 deck combo ($56 pledge tier).
If I missed out on backing this campaign, then I know I'd probably look back at this day and end up extracting my own teeth in anger... with a hammer and pliers... and without any form of anaesthetic.
In simple terms, for me this was a "must buy". I'm taking it for granted that the funding goal will be reached, and so I'm looking forward to receiving the decks :D
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https://kingswildfunded.tilt.com/hive-2-designed-by-brendan-hong
Have at it. Already half funded. The LE's are going quick.
With as quickly as these are being gobbled up on kings wild funded, I can't help but wonder how big these would explode on KS with the much larger audience there. Not quite two hours in and they're already past the $10,000 mark. It's great to see so much love being shown to Brendans work. Much deserved, these decks are full of character. Hive, they're the Bees knees, haha.
In simple terms, for me this was a "must buy". I'm taking it for granted that the funding goal will be reached, and so I'm looking forward to receiving the decks :D
haha, I'm right there with you. I wanted them when I saw the delicious minty green. The black and gold LE's changed everything for me in an instant. Not just the nifty tuck mind you, the golden card back. Did NOT see that coming at all, even though it made and makes perfect sense haha. I think these are going to be wonderful. I should "must be having a snooze." Instead I'm "haha, look what I have coming!" excited and happy. These are one of those joyful reminders of why and how much I love this hobby. Obsessing over decks of cards, one of my favorite past times.
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ordered one LE deck...I had trouble getting my card info to go through early in the process but it finally worked. Also I wish there was a way to manage my pledge in case I change my mind. Anyone know if you can do that?
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ordered one LE deck...I had trouble getting my card info to go through early in the process but it finally worked. Also I wish there was a way to manage my pledge in case I change my mind. Anyone know if you can do that?
All you need to do is contact Brendan or Jackson, they'll take care of you on the spot. :)
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Got in for 4 decks. Really like these ones!
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ordered one LE deck...I had trouble getting my card info to go through early in the process but it finally worked. Also I wish there was a way to manage my pledge in case I change my mind. Anyone know if you can do that?
All you need to do is contact Brendan or Jackson, they'll take care of you on the spot. :)
I think that question is part of the FAQ at the bottom of the campaign's page.
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Already at $12,224 (of the $13,000 pledge goal) after four hours, pretty impressive when it's funded via KWF!
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Let's just say they're there. Anyone else feel like it was a little anti-climactic? I would not have minded a higher goal with more extras. Hell, even the deck itself lends PLENTY of room to expand its detail. What do you guys think?
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Let's just say they're there. Anyone else feel like it was a little anti-climactic? I would not have minded a higher goal with more extras. Hell, even the deck itself lends PLENTY of room to expand its detail. What do you guys think?
I'm going to bite, expand how? I will admit that we wanted to keep the the whole project simple. We're funded now, but I think when you first launch a project there's no guarantee how good a deck is or how great the price is, it'll be fund. We had ideas for some items that never made it just due to price or logistic.
If you've got any issues with pledges or what not, shoot me an email at brendan@kingswildproject.com and let me know the issue and what your email address (and amount in case you accidentally pledged more than twice but didn't mean to) is if you want it refund
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We need a Hive coin, Brendan. ;D
(I know, I know. They're expensive as hell. Just dreaming a bit. Would look sweet with the beehive on one side.)
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I really like how simple it was. Just 2 decks one of them limited and no extra fluff. Some of the kickstarter can end up with silly amounts of tiers and addons
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Let's just say they're there. Anyone else feel like it was a little anti-climactic? I would not have minded a higher goal with more extras. Hell, even the deck itself lends PLENTY of room to expand its detail. What do you guys think?
I'm going to bite, expand how? I will admit that we wanted to keep the the whole project simple. We're funded now, but I think when you first launch a project there's no guarantee how good a deck is or how great the price is, it'll be fund. We had ideas for some items that never made it just due to price or logistic.
If you've got any issues with pledges or what not, shoot me an email at brendan@kingswildproject.com and let me know the issue and what your email address (and amount in case you accidentally pledged more than twice but didn't mean to) is if you want it refund
If keeping the project simple was one of the plans then I'll take back what I said. Negativity is not what I meant to communicate. :)
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mag makes a good point as well.
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Let's just say they're there. Anyone else feel like it was a little anti-climactic? I would not have minded a higher goal with more extras. Hell, even the deck itself lends PLENTY of room to expand its detail. What do you guys think?
I'm going to bite, expand how? I will admit that we wanted to keep the the whole project simple. We're funded now, but I think when you first launch a project there's no guarantee how good a deck is or how great the price is, it'll be fund. We had ideas for some items that never made it just due to price or logistic.
If you've got any issues with pledges or what not, shoot me an email at brendan@kingswildproject.com and let me know the issue and what your email address (and amount in case you accidentally pledged more than twice but didn't mean to) is if you want it refund
If keeping the project simple was one of the plans then I'll take back what I said. Negativity is not what I meant to communicate. :)
You were totally not negative. I was just curious what you would have wanted to see.
Add-ons and extra are always a balance. Sometimes, they can be really cool like the Chris Ovdiyenko's limited edition deluxe deck for the Oracle. That worked so well and was extremely brilliant of him. And then sometimes, we've got all this extra stuff that feels, to me, like junk that doesn't help the campaign. I think it just ends up costing more for the creator and creating this complexity that's not needed.
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haha, anti-climactic. Evan, these took off like a rocket and weren't even on KS. It doesn't get any more climactic than that in my opinion. These decks have had all kinds of wow going on with them. :))
Congratulations on funding so quickly! I may need... more. ;D
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:) oracle is my favorite deck. Maybe it's a taste thing why I said thAt. Just ignore me guys, I'm a noob!
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Thanks for the support everyone!
Congratulations on funding so quickly! I may need... more. ;D
You can definitely pledge for some more :D
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I ordered:
3 limited
7 unlimited
Just love the artwork and they are very card game friendly too. Decks of the year candidates.
Can't wait for Hive 3.
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:) oracle is my favorite deck. Maybe it's a taste thing why I said thAt. Just ignore me guys, I'm a noob!
Hey, don't sweat it. Everyone had to be a n00b at one point - it doesn't last! You've got to think it was pretty cool that you had a question and the deck's creator was there to help you answer it!
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I second the idea that a coin would be nice to have!
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I second the idea that a coin would be nice to have!
Nah. I already collect cards. If I start collecting coins, where does it stop? My wife is always upset looking at my collection already. :))
Honestly, people - there's absolutely nothing wrong with a nice, SIMPLE campaign. Cards, perhaps an uncut sheet, and that's it. Some early and successful campaigns didn't have all the flea market add-ons! If the deck is good enough to stand on its own - let it stand on its own! It's like you're begging Brendan to take more money from you!
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Heh yeah my wife complains about my card collection all the time too!
Out of curiosity Don, how do you organize/display yours? Would love to see some pics!
You're 100% right there's nothing wrong with a simple campaign... On the other hand there's nothing wrong with a beautiful coin either ;-)
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Usually, I don't say anything about coins vs whatever add-ons. What people like is what people like but this time... I do need to speak up.
There are UNCUT SHEETS available for $15 here!
There's still LE decks available as well!
Where do you find the access point for these goodies? Right here! (https://kingswildfunded.tilt.com/hive-2-designed-by-brendan-hong)
Even with shipping uncuts are $25, that's not bad at all. I wonder, since you can fit decks in a tube and KWF knows how to do that, if there would be some way to combine shipping and save a little cash.
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Usually, I don't say anything about coins vs whatever add-ons. What people like is what people like but this time... I do need to speak up.
There are UNCUT SHEETS available for $15 here!
There's still LE decks available as well!
Where do you find the access point for these goodies? Right here! (https://kingswildfunded.tilt.com/hive-2-designed-by-brendan-hong)
Even with shipping uncuts are $25, that's not bad at all. I wonder, since you can fit decks in a tube and KWF knows how to do that, if there would be some way to combine shipping and save a little cash.
Thanks for the plug.
As for the uncuts, it's totally possible to combine uncuts with decks, but honestly, sometimes the result isn't as great as we like. For this one, we've decided to do it separately to prevent any potential issues. It's one of those better safe than sorry. I know the extra postage sucks, but I hope you guys can understand.
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Heh yeah my wife complains about my card collection all the time too!
Out of curiosity Don, how do you organize/display yours? Would love to see some pics!
You're 100% right there's nothing wrong with a simple campaign... On the other hand there's nothing wrong with a beautiful coin either ;-)
Very little of my collection is on display. The bulk of it lives in two places.
In one corner of my bedroom, I have stacks of "monster boxes" - boxes used by CCG/sports/trading card collectors with a 5,000-card capacity. I've learned that they hold 125 poker decks in standard packaging very nicely. I think I have either ten or maybe twelve of them, most of which are full to capacity. Those are all sealed decks. I'm also using two for holding deck donations for the kids I perform for at the hospital.
Next to that, I have a stackable drawers, all of which are variants of this product from Staples (http://www.staples.com/Staples-6-Drawer-Mobile-Organizer/product_809574). I discovered these when I saw Kevin Reylek using either these exact units or something similar. I have two units side-by-side, with two double-tall drawers at the bottom and eight single-tall drawers above. Each single drawer hold 45 decks. The double-talls have more than double capacity, but they're also filled with things like oversized packaging and the like. I do have one of those filled with nothing but trick decks - and it's about full to capacity by now. What that capacity is, I have no idea! Ideally, I'd buy a third unit by now, but ideally I'd also remain married to my wife - the two scenarios appear to be mutually exclusive!
Now, if no one objects, we should stop getting tangential and let Brendan have his deck topic back! If you'd like to continue the chat, either PM or an appropriate topic would be best... :))
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You guys need to pick up those last LE decks, I'm way too tempted to grab some more. ;D
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You guys need to pick up those last LE decks, I'm way too tempted to grab some more. ;D
Haha, I know what you mean. I can't do that just yet though. The Tuesday has just begun. Or will in a few a hours, all that. After after, if I can I most certainly will. :))
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You guys need to pick up those last LE decks, I'm way too tempted to grab some more. ;D
Haha, I know what you mean. I can't do that just yet though. The Tuesday has just begun. Or will in a few a hours, all that. After after, if I can I most certainly will. :))
Everyone is certainly welcome to grab some more LE Hives if they'd like. In fact, I encourage it ! :D
Thank everyone for their support whether they pledged for a two or shared the link with someone that would like it.
I know it's a different system than what people are use to so I apologize for some of the kinks that have popped up. All I can say is that new systems often do that and we're going to feed back to the CrowdTilt people so they can know how to improve it. I will say that system does give us quite a lot more control over Kickstarter. No system is perfect, but it's getting there.
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Hive 2 is here!
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Those are gorgeous, any online retailers selling them?
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Those are gorgeous, any online retailers selling them?
Sorry no, we printed just enough decks to fulfill the orders from the project and no decks were wholesaled to anyone.
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Those are gorgeous, any online retailers selling them?
Slight correction to Jackson's comment. http://www.collectableplayingcards.com/ had ordered some of the Standard Edition when they arrive their stock of it, I believe.
Print fun for those interested:
Green - 1175
LE - 750
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The limited edition Hive 2 tuck is among the most impressive tuck boxes I've ever seen in my life. Be very proud Mr. Hong (and Mr. Robinson).