I'll do my best Just to let you guys know, I plan to have a different name for this deck. The "Transformation Deck" is too general.

I see what you mean, but I quite like it. I guess that's just because that's how I know it now. But I mean, it's your deck, call it what you like. I'm sure you can think of a better name if you think this one isn't good enough. Good luck!

At least them seem to acknowledge there is a problem. Hopefully that'll mean that they extend the deadline.

That's what I was coming to realise. I thought I'd check here anyway, in case anyone perchance knew a site. And there's always a chance that someone on here, or someone who joins in the future may have them, and would be okay with selling them to me. But thanks for the feedback.

Anyway; I love what you've done so far enough that I'll probably buy them no matter what you do but I think the way your designs have been made on the front, the back would not suit a completely borderless design.

I agree. I think your deck would definitely suit a bordered design better than a borderless.

Quote from: Lushbob on December 05, 2011, 12:27:20 PM

I'd love to pick up a deck of these, I really would. But I've got a lot of decks lined up that I need desperately, and I'm pretty short of money as it is. I might think about getting a deck of these a little later, but at $24 for two decks, I can't afford it at the moment. But it honestly looks brilliant!

Let me guess - international buyer?  UK, perhaps?

Indeed, a UK buyer. Yourself?

This guy just sounds pretty dodgy in general. Another reason why I won't be buying any of his ugly decks.

I certainly hope it does work out. I just can't get my head around this. It's so ridiculous.

I've only ever seen 1 other.

Sorry

CBJ

Wow. Very impressive! Do you have any idea of a name for it, other than 'mini'? And do you know what the cards inside look like? I'm not sure if that's sealed or not.

I would like to find out the full story on these prototypes one day.  I got 2 sets of these off of ebay (traded one set last year).  It was really weird. The seller I bought them from sold things like baby clothes, disney stuff, etc. not playing cards.  She listed the set in some weird category with a weird title and I just got lucky and stumbled onto them.  She said she couldn't remember how she came across them to sell. Weird!

I'm just saying this in case you didn't see, but there was a link posted above to an article about them: http://www.magictimes.com/archives/2010/2010-09_30-spotlight.htm
I think the general idea is that this was the original design for the decks. And the svengali deck came with two decks, one normal, and one all the same card, but slightly shorter. This allowed you to assemble your own svengali deck, and have two decks of it, both with the same force card. Seems kind of pointless though, which I'm guessing is why they only included one ready made svengali deck in the final edition.
Also, out of curiosity, how much did you pay for both of these sets?

What's the mini deck in the far bottom right with the green spade on the front?

As Alex said, they are made by hand, not the traditional printing presses. I think they use a cmyk digital printer to print the deck and then punch/cut the cards out. Probably takes more than a couple hours to do, hence the high cost.

Yeah, I guess you're right. But still, it's quite a hefty price. I guess that's the price of hand made cards though, eh?

Oh, and about the border issue. I'd probably recommend having a border. I don't personally have a distinct preference, but I know that many people prefer a deck with borders. And on the whole, I think borders make decks look a lot more neat and tidy, and a little more professional too.