Wild West Playing Card Project

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Hey Everyone,

Hope all is well.  I had some delays but I am happy to announce that my Wild West Playing Card Project is finally ready to launch in June!  We have completed the art work on the cards.  Each deck will have all custom faces and backs.  The Lawmen deck will depict Historical Wild West law legends and the Outlaw deck will depict Historical Wild West outlaw legends.  Here are a few pics of the face cards and tuck boxes.  Let me know what you think. 

I wanted the images of the cards depict the real historical figures but I wanted to still have the "playing card" feel to the portraits. 

Little Background on some of the Legends in the deck:

 King of Clubs - James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok of the Lawmen Deck of the Wild West Playing Card Project.

"Wild Bill of the American Old West is known for his skills as a scout, lawman, gunfighter and gambler. He was a professional gambler who was involved in several notable shootouts. In 1876, Hickok was shot from behind and killed while playing poker in a saloon. The poker hand he supposedly held at his death has become known as the dead man's hand. There are a few hands that were suspected of being the Dead Man's hand but the most widely accepted was black aces and black eights." per Wikipedia

Outlaw Deck's King of Spades: Jesse James.
Jesse James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, gang leader and was the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. The James brothers were most active as members of their own gang from around 1866 until 1876.   

[Don Boyer]

Looks great still - looking forward to seeing it hit KS!

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Looks great still - looking forward to seeing it hit KS!

Thanks Don!

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

"Cigar" Style card box that will hold two decks!  Just got the prototype and it is going to be awesome!  There will be a brown edition and the Black Limited Edition. 

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

I had a sample deck made for the Wild West Decks.  I created a black backed card for a "cut card".  I made it black and it looks really good.  I am thinking of making the Outlaw Deck Black instead of my Gold version.    I will probably make some tweaks on the Black Card but this is a rough draft but it convey the card as majority black.  What do you guys think?  Let me know.

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

 It was a tough decision but looks like the Black Back is the winner! Here is the version we are going with. Thanks again. Look out for the link I will post for the Kickstarter page so everyone can order their decks. This Saturday June 17th we go live at 11:00 AM Arizona time 2:00 PM Eastern. I will have some limited early birds (price discounts) on a few deck combos.

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

The Wild West Playing Card Project is now live. Cards depict the Lawmen and Outlaws of the Wild West such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and more. Click on the link below to go to the projects kickstarter page and order now. Ordering will only be available for 30 days. Click Here : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/86221149/wild-west-playing-card-project-lawmen-and-outlaw

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Hey Everyone, I have been working on getting the project ready for Relaunch. I am going with United States Playing Card Company and I have changed the shape of the suits. Some of the feedback is people did not like the shape of the spades. We have changed the shape of the suits. Here is a preview. Thanks, Justin

[Don Boyer]

Hey Everyone, I have been working on getting the project ready for Relaunch. I am going with United States Playing Card Company and I have changed the shape of the suits. Some of the feedback is people did not like the shape of the spades. We have changed the shape of the suits. Here is a preview. Thanks, Justin

Hey, how interesting would this design be if you made the Outlaw deck an all-black deck... 

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Hey Everyone, I have been working on getting the project ready for Relaunch. I am going with United States Playing Card Company and I have changed the shape of the suits. Some of the feedback is people did not like the shape of the spades. We have changed the shape of the suits. Here is a preview. Thanks, Justin

Hey, how interesting would this design be if you made the Outlaw deck an all-black deck... 

Good suggestion Don!  That would be cool, I will have to play around with that. 

[Don Boyer]

Hey, how interesting would this design be if you made the Outlaw deck an all-black deck... 

Good suggestion Don!  That would be cool, I will have to play around with that.

...and consider this - a stretch goal of a third deck, a "Wild West" deck that fuses the two designs, done in perhaps a gray motif (not white nor black)...

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Hey, how interesting would this design be if you made the Outlaw deck an all-black deck... 

Good suggestion Don!  That would be cool, I will have to play around with that.

...and consider this - a stretch goal of a third deck, a "Wild West" deck that fuses the two designs, done in perhaps a gray motif (not white nor black)...

Great minds think alike I was thinking about fusing the two decks together for a "Tombstone" Deck , Not sure if I can do a stretch goal or maybe down the road to do a "Tombstone" deck project. I would have the people that were involved in the shootout at O.K. Corral in the deck.  So I would have some of the same court cards but also add a few new ones if possible and then create a new back. 

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Fixed all the aces in the deck with the new Suits.  Relaunch coming soon, most likely in October or late September.

[Don Boyer]

Fixed all the aces in the deck with the new Suits.  Relaunch coming soon, most likely in October or late September.

Push the indices higher!  You want them as far into the corner as you can get them.

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Fixed all the aces in the deck with the new Suits.  Relaunch coming soon, most likely in October or late September.

Push the indices higher!  You want them as far into the corner as you can get them.

I agree, when it comes to printing we will look into pushing those higher.

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Just got the updated sample deck in the mail! Here is a shot at the one of the Jokers. The Lawman joker is ready to draw! Wild West coming soon in Oct.

[lms_jam]

I really like these I hope they get funded this time around. The changes look good and I was thinking if you did a third deck why not Indians.

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Thank you very much, Glad you like them!  Thanks for the suggestion as well! 

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Wild West Playing Cards Re-launch at high noon (12:00 PM Arizona Time) November 4th! Updated project will have new pips and will be printed by USPCC with the Bicycle Brand on the Tuck Box. The brown "cigar box" and limited edition black "cigar box" will be back with this new launch. Limited Edition box was all pledged for on the 1st day! Please like and share Jamm Pakd Cards Facebook page to spread the word of the project! With everyone's support I know we can make this project a success! Thank you very much for all the support!

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

We are now Live on Kickstarter! 
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/86221149/bicycle-wild-west-playing-cards

Thank you,
Justin - Jamm Pakd Cards

[NineLives]

More than two thirds of the way there Looking good, definitely hope you get funded this time!

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

More than two thirds of the way there Looking good, definitely hope you get funded this time!

Yes, thanks - we are looking good, I am going to keep on pushing forward.  I know we can do it!

[GerryLugsten]

Wicked design. Who does the design work for these? i'd love to see more of their work.

[Don Boyer]

Wicked design. Who does the design work for these? i'd love to see more of their work.

The guy who posted before you.  It's his project!  "Jamm Pakd Cards," a.k.a. Justin.  Back him now while his Kickstarter is still active!

[Jamm Pakd Cards]

Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to let everyone know that we are Funded! I am so excited that we were able to get this project funded. Thanks to all of you, we made this happen! We have 3 days left so please keep sharing and spreading the word of the project. Also, if you wanted to add any of the items to your order, now is a good time. Thank you all so much!