PRESS RELEASE - MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2015
PFC AND EPCC ANNOUNCE THE SECOND ANNUAL PCF DECK DESIGN COMPETITION
NEW YORK - After what was a very successful first effort, PlayingCardForum.com (PCF) and the Expert Playing Card Company (EPCC) have decided to hold their second annual design competition for playing card deck designers. William Kalush, president of EPCC and sponsor of the contest, stated that “the initial contest was very beneficial for all parties involved - the artist, the forum and Expert - so it seemed natural to make it a regular, annual event.” Tom Dawson, owner of PCF and president of the 52 Plus Joker Club (52+J) for playing card collectors, commented that he was in full agreement with Mr. Kalush and was pleased to be hosting the contest on his forum.
Originally known as the “Discourse Deck Design Contest,” the PCF Deck Design Competition will follow the format of the first competition almost exactly. The contest will be organized by PCF’s Chief Operating Officer, Don Boyer, in coordination with Mr. Kalush, Mr. Dawson and 52+J Vice President/PCF Vice President Lee Asher. Entries will be judged by the forum’s general membership by way of election, and the winning design will be produced by EPCC, with the winning artist receiving 432 copies (3 gross, or 36 dozen) decks of their design. Last year’s winning design, the Evil Deck by Giovanni Meroni, is presently on sale and available at the Conjuring Arts Research Center’s online store - go to shop.conjuringarts.com for more details on the Evil Deck.
The contest time table will be as follows:
Tuesday, June 16, 12:00 AM EDT (04:00 UTC): the rules for the 2nd Annual PCF Deck Design Competition will be posted on PCF at
http://bit.ly/1FguX3Q for advance review.
Wednesday, June 17, 12:00 AM EDT: the competition will begin the design review stage, which will last for four weeks. Designers are encouraged (though not required) to post their designs at PCF’s Design and Development message board for the membership to review and provide comments.
Wednesday, July 15, 12:00 AM EDT: the official entry topic will be opened in PCF’s Playing Card Plethora message board. Designers will have one week in which to post their designs and officially enter the competition.
Wednesday, July 22, 12:00 AM EDT: the entry phase will close and no further entries will be accepted. Shortly thereafter, members will be asked to vote on their favorite design.
Wednesday, July 29, 12:00 AM EDT: the voting stage ends. If one design has received a clear majority (any amount greater than 50%) of the vote, it will be declared the winner of the competition. If there is a plurality, the two most voted-for designs will have a run-off election to last for two days, ending Friday, July 31, 12:00 AM EDT.
All artists and designers are cordially invited to participate in the competition! Remember, the rules will be posted at
http://bit.ly/1FguX3Q at midnight.
