The Hive Playing Cards by Brendan Hong/KWF

[bhong]

Brendan,
Looks like you guys where pretty busy Saturday. How did the weekend go?

Thanks for asking Rob. We actually did really well. The first few hours we had some minor cart issues as the system (we're using Shopify's system so I'm glad nothing really "broke") was processing too many orders at once so sometimes it gave out errors that we were out of a certain item. Sales are still going strong and I'm honestly still a bit awed, dazed and amazed at the response to the deck.

[Rob Wright]

A few more reasons to buy this deck.

[Anthony]

Just beautiful.........have I told you how great these came out Brendan? 

Can't wait!

[Marcus]

I rarely get so excited for a deck that I can't wait for it to arrive in the mail, however this is one of those rare occasions. Absolutely gorgeous work, I hope you stay in the business of designing playing cards, Brendan.

[JacksonRobinson]

I normally don't like blowing kings wild own horn. But I don't mind talking great about Brendan. The hive in my opinion is was of the nicest, both in quality and design, decks of cards out there right now. The courts are fresh and interesting and also well designed. The tuck is very memorable and stands out a above all the other decks out right now. It is truly my pleasure to have Brendan with kings wild. His decks will be an incredibly fresh addition to my decks. As long as Brendan wants to keep designing cards I will keep championing him and making them a reality.

Never settle!

[Nurul]

These decks are definitely amongst my favourite design - it was just so cleverly done. Very glad you changed the name too :p

Have the decks started shipping?

[JacksonRobinson]

These decks are definitely amongst my favourite design - it was just so cleverly done. Very glad you changed the name too :p

Have the decks started shipping?

I'm currently In Chicago at the World's Fair of Money and will be back at the office on Sunday. The HIVE are scheduled to be delivered on Monday Morning. We will then start fulfilling all of the orders next week. They got a little delayed in the Los Angeles port because of the labor strikes, the same with my Independence LTD Collector's boxes. The HIVE actually traveled inside the black Independence boxes, so it will be very nice to see them both on Monday.

[_Daniel_]

All this poop talk ...maybe that is why the king is wearing a gas mask

Amazing..! 

Despite the name shenanigans these look really good, can't wait to see more.

[bamabenz]

Got my shipment of The Hive today.

IMHO, the standout feature of this deck is the wonderful colors. The green shading on the spades is beautiful.
The indices are clear,  even though the blacks are not true black and the reds aren't the primary color of a standard deck.
Very playable. Its a 10!

/bama
p.s. I'd love to see these with a smooth finish.

[bhong]

@ bambenz

Glad you like them. I know a fair amount of the domestic orders from first day of fulfilment are arriving in people's hands today so I've been anxious to see what people think.

Yep, there's no "true" black in the deck. It's all very dark blues or browns. The smooth finish would be cool to do and maybe something to consider for the next deck in the series.