Quote from: Leif on March 12, 2015, 04:03:42 AM

I like it. This last year or two I have been much more drawn to T11's than E's decks.

It might be more accurate to say you've been preferring T11 over Madison/McKinnon decks!

Completely agree. the prohibition decks are incredible looking. If E offered them outside the deck set, and without the stupid box they would be schooling theory11.

Wow...that is a lot in one deck....

How about a Pirate Cowboy Viking Ninja Cthulhu Steampunk Zombie Robot Circus Elves Orcs Devil Ghost Deck?

One for each number. 

As long as it's printed on the web press and has skulls I'm in PurpleIce.

Legends site has NOC v4 for sale as well as a Draconian double set.

Quote from: Justin O. on February 18, 2015, 11:28:59 AM

Man, the Fontaine decks can't seem to catch a break. I don't understand where all of the criticism comes from?

Perhaps because they're as exciting as dirty dishwater and half as hard to make?

I get the whole "minimalism" thing, but there's a fine line between minimal and boring.  Fontaines are on the wrong side of that line.  I could buy red NOCs and a white marker and have nearly the same deck in ten minutes - right down to the Ace of Spades design!  And that would still be longer than it took to design the originals.

When I saw this topic - I was DYING of laughter.  Nearly woke up my stepson!  I would back this deck just for the hysterically funny statement about some of today's lazier deck designs!  Reminds me of the YouTube video purporting to be an ad for the next-gen iPhone - and it's INVISIBLE, too!

I still don't get the hate.  There has got to be a backstory. From what I see there have been 2 fountaine Kickstarter projects. The cards are not marketed ostentatiously ie Daniel Madison/Ellutionist  with every color change billed as game changing/ mind blowing/  pushing the limits.
 The fountaine site is filled with how to demos and examples. The cards are simple and part of a brand image focusing on cardistry. In this current market  Fountaines with 2 decks, 1 a recolor based  and marketed on a guy's ability and community of cardistry hardly seem offensive.

So what gives?

I think that link then forwarded to legendsplayingcards.com/products/sharps which has been renamed privatereserve.

Quote from: sprouts1115 on January 20, 2015, 08:22:57 PM

The Lions den.

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Aside from quoting part of the deck's name and showing us a pretty picture, were you actually trying to say something?

I believe he was demonstrating that lions have 4 claws not 3 like the thing that clawed the lions den deck.


http://danielmadison.co.uk/ARTICLE-Biography.html
Also It looks like Madison has updated his story. The Lions Den is apparently the name of the place he was caught cheating  and beaten up for being too awesome and totally badass.

The Tally Ho Blaine decks tend to get sticky over time.

Is that code for something?

I wanna add that he also wrote

I want to thank http://unitedcardists.com and http://www.playingcardforum.com and all my Facebook friends for helping me stay on track with this design. You all have been essential in my progress as a card designer even though the feedback has been very tough to handle sometimes, but it is necessary. I need continued feedback to update this design, so everyone can be proud of it! Thank you!

The name and the stone and setting will be changed. I need your help! Please leave some feedback!

Couple things, Lonnie Dalson Is a freaking awesome name. And if you read this Lonnie I plan on using it for a song I just sold as a pen name.

Im not  sure of Lonnie's vision or ultimate plan. It looks like he has pondered a few different directions from film making to card design. He is willing to stick his neck out, take tough criticism and appears to be searching for a form of expression.   Art at the core is for the  artist, the term "starving artist" wouldnt exist if it wasn't. (they would be called dumb dumbs that should of gone to business school.)

Whatever form of expression Lonnie settles on I hope he keeps in mind that money and funding do not correlate to artistic worth.

HollyJJ- here is the video for your viewing pleasure.
http://www.countingthecards.com/p/blog-and-comments.html?m=1

Great. That's gonna take a while to unsee.

Wait, what exactly does "US $200.00 or  $34 for 6 months†" mean?

It means $200 dollars upfront  but if you  don't have all moolah but really really feel you should still be online buying a  stack of paper, dont fret cause it could still be yours with 6 convenient monthly payments of $34.

I would think a John Hancock slapped on a bunch of the same doodads would do about nada in the long run. Without coming  from a legendary show or another interesting  "origin story" it really doesn't feel so collectable.

Ill fancy a wager!  My guess is  backs will be black.