Quote from: geekplayingcards on November 09, 2012, 12:05:01 PM

Hi all, I am Michael Mindes, and I am the person responsible for the creation of this deck (although I am not the artist, so it is hard to claim that...)  Anyways, I will try to answer any questions that you may have here, so please ask away.

In the meantime, we have posted the artwork for the King of Hearts and Joker #2, please enjoy.

Kickstarter link, if desired: http://kck.st/TuxWjn

Thanks,

Michael

Hey, Michael - thanks for coming by!  Allow me to welcome you and thank you for the additional pictures!  Your project looks like it's going to hit its goal very, very soon!  Any possible future plans?  Any stretch/overfunding goals you're considering?

Yes, we have stretch goals defined on the project page:

@$10,000 - The deck funds, and will be delivered to you promptly upon completion.

@$15,000 - Custom deck sealing stickers for the decks instead of the USPCC standard sealing sticker.

@$20,000 - Custom dealer button design created.  Rob will create the design, and we will make it available
on this project for you to get your own made if you desire.

@$30,000 - Poker chip design created.  Rob will create the design, and we will make it available on this project for you to get your own made if you desire.

@$40,000 - Poker Optimization - Those of you who play poker know that having 2 decks with different color backs is ideal, and with this stretch goal, we'll give you that.  USPCC counts there as separate decks for pricing and minimums, so we cannot afford to do this until funding goes over $40,000.  For clarification, every 2 decks will have alternating color deck backs.

@$60,000 - Additional custom card back instead of just having a different colored back.  Artist Rob Lundy will make this extra fancy. Rob estimates that creating such a back will take a full day of work.

@$90,000 - Additional custom card back instead of just having a different colored back.  Artist Rob Lundy will make this extra fancy.  So, every group of 2 decks will have 2 unique and awesome extra fancy backs. Rob estimates that creating such a back will take a full day of work.

I am not a fan of the face card art. I prefer decks that stick closer to the normal bicycle style. I feel if I performed with this people would not think it was a regular deck.

I do understand and respect that particular issue.  There are certainly many ways that a trick could be ruined, and increasing suspicions of a "trick deck" is one of them.