can't wait to get my hands on that smooth smooth linoid finish

Don I was just joking, I'm prolly gonna pick up this deck regardless of what they call it

shipping costs make this not that great of a deal if you're just getting the green crown deck, but it is a great opportunity to get one for essentially free if you're already planning on buying something else

well I open quite a bit of my cards, and I thought they looked really cool. It can be confusing if you're trying to quickly distinguish between cards, but just based on looks alone it was interesting and something that I don't think I've seen done quite like that before. I gave it points for originality and because it looks nice, and I'm all for new ideas in designing cards. Even though I agree with what you said, I don't think it's enough to give worst faces of the year or anywhere close to that!

purple artifice for worst fronts? I thought the faces looked awesome

i will make me list soon, first i gotta go through the decks i got this year

edit: also I think it would be a good idea to add a best overall and worst overall category. your call though

if you've got an hour to kill, this video could save your life (figuratively). Also, both speakers in this video deliver fairly entertaining speeches, so on top of it being informative it's also pretty fun to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc

tl;dr - don't talk to police

got mine today, and I have to say that this deck has lived up to any hype/expectations that it had. You really have to see the deck in person to appreciate the design. I'd describe it as somewhat like the ornate deck in terms of detail, but much more subtle which is a good thing. I really like the design on the ornate decks but it can be a bit over the top, so this amount of detail done in a way that isn't quite so loud is refreshing. The tuck box has to be one of the best I've seen, and the cutout in the back + the back design shown through it looks sick.

Twelve bucks a deck is a bit steep but it really is an amazing deck. One thing I was somewhat worried about was the handling, but the deck handles great as well. Seems like bee stock + magic finish, which is a great combo. I was worried because while I love the tendril deck design, for whatever reason it never handled that great. Maybe the stock + large amounts of ink is the reason, but whatever the reason it felt kinda cheap. For this deck though, handling is as good as any deck I own and overall I think the deck lives up to its price tag.

consider this my deck review because I don't really do videos. Bottom line, f you can afford it, get it.

firsy impression is kinda meh for me on the backs. I do think the court cards look nice though.

Quote from: sr15 on November 30, 2012, 12:44:49 AM

Black Centurions and Wynns go for over 20 bucks pretty regularly.

Wynns are not T11 decks

well they were sold by them but we're really just arguing semantics and I totally agree with the point you were making anyway. I haven't bought a T11 deck since red Jaqks (surpirse, not created by them) and a lot of what they've been putting out this year is snoozeland boring

Black Centurions and Wynns go for over 20 bucks pretty regularly.

Quote from: sr15 on November 27, 2012, 11:08:12 PM

is there any way to get a shipping # from my order info?

Your order might not have shipped yet, I haven't gotten everything out. When your order ships, you'll get an email and that wil have the tracking info in it.

If you can tell me your order number, I can let you know the status but everything should be shipped in the next 2 days.

just got an email, can't wait to get them

is there any way to get a shipping # from my order info?

out of all 3, yellow looks the worst. I only had red so I picked up a deck of the blue since they're on sale. Also, in case anyone missed it, the ornate sapphire deck is back in stock. I actually only have the scarlet version of those too since I found a pretty decent deal on ebay, but I've been looking for a good sapphire deal for a while and this is about as good a deal as you'll ever get on those decks if you're still looking for them.

As far as verve yellow, maybe at a later date. I don't think I would've even considered ordering from HOPC if the "deals" on a lot of other sites weren't so piss poor, but this is how it ended up and I'm definitely not disappointed with how it turned out. Been looking to get these two decks for a while so I'm pretty happy.