NEW DECK- Ogma Deck from Skulkor

[Don Boyer]

Skulkor's creepy ad campaign and secretive nature turned a LOT of people off.  For the Skulkor deck, most people got the impression that the deck was being postponed so long for shipment because they were using their order cash to pay for the print run that wasn't completed, rather than the cockamamie excuse they gave having something to do with making sure everyone gets their decks at the same time or some such nonsense.


USPC has exactly two finishes in use right now and two paper stocks.  The finishes are "standard" and Magic.  The stocks are Bicycle and Bee Casino.  There is no custom finish made just for these clowns, no more than a custom finish was used for De'vo's Blades series decks, despite all the hyperbole.  Magic Finish has actually become the default finish for custom decks out of the Custom Department - you have to request "standard"!  They saw so many people liked it so much that there was no point in not using it as the default.  I learned much of this recently in a conversation with a big customer of the Custom Department.

Skulkor campaign is indeed creepy, but back to the finish part. i do know that there are only 2 finishes magic and standard but how about the Ivory finish on the CARC cards. And supposedly the new finish on the new white lions. They do handle a lot better than most of the custom decks. IMO D&D's vintage plaid and the white lions B are two of the best handling cards i own. lets assume there are no other finishes, so the high quality of those decks are just purely comes from a good combination of stock and finish??

Card stocks come in two versions - smooth and textured.  Ivory Finish on a CARC deck is usually just "standard" finish on a smooth Bee Casino stock.  Most Bee and Bicycle decks with a smooth texture are labeled "Ivory", with a few Bikes being called "Smooth Finish" - it's all the same thing.  Aviators are pretty much smooth Bicycle stock with standard finish.  The one exception to CARC using only standard finish thus far is the black/silver Acorn Backs - they used Magic Finish to improve handling with the metallic ink.  The "Ivory" version of that deck was the first smooth stock to be coated in Magic Finish - it handles very nicely.

There are MANY factors that can affect the handling of a card, beyond the simple choice of stock and finish.  You should check out the "Fact or Fiction" sticky topic at the top of the Playing Card Plethora.

[chisairi]

got my ogma today!
i tried out the illusion thing they had in the video and it works! it's exactly the same as the video. the only thing is you really have to focus on the centre and let your eye do the rest while moving the card REALLY slowly in circular motion.

[Evan]

I got my Ogma decks today as well!
Unboxing video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCY-h_1KcCg

[chisairi]

ivory wax sealed ogma deck for $1!! 

[Don Boyer]

ivory wax sealed ogma deck for $1!!

You do realize that's like shouting "FIRE" in a crowded theater...OK, a small crowded theater, but still... 

What exactly do you mean by that?  Who is selling this deck at that price?

[chisairi]

skulkor is selling them.
they posted a picture yesterday saying $1 deck
and today they officially launch their iTwist trick

so it's a combo pack. buy the trick and add 1 dollar to get the ivory sealed deck. 

[twiscold]

these are not as good as i expected. Although the silver metallic ink was well done. The "gold" ink on the court cards are not even metallic, and the color is very brownish. IMO the so call new finish is just magic finish, they are extremely slippery right out of the box. the handling is good, but i bought them mainly to check out their gold/silver metallic ink, which is a fail to me.