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Don Boyer · « **Reply #25 on:** July 19, 2014, 01:08:04 AM »

[rubbing hands together in anticipation]

[/rubbing]

MrMollusk · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2014, 11:33:41 AM »

[rubbing intensifies]

Rob Wright · « **Reply #27 on:** July 19, 2014, 01:31:17 PM »

Quote from: MrMollusk on July 19, 2014, 11:33:41 AM

[rubbing intensifies]

Hands I hope!

Kings Wild Project · « **Reply #28 on:** July 20, 2014, 03:12:16 PM »

Three Big announcements:

1. I'm happy to announce that I have designed, with the cooperation of Expert Playing Card Company and the 52 Plus Joker Club, a unique deck of playing cards for distribution at the Club’s October Convention in Charleston. There, you will have the incredible opportunity to acquire decks from this limited edition of only 500. No expense is being spared for these very special decks - they will truly be historic! More details to come soon

2. We have really working on the story we want to tell with the National Pastime project and have decided to delay this project until October (World Series time) when Baseball will be on more peoples minds. We also have some refining on some short film stuff we are doing for the project.

3. Because we have delayed the National Pastime Deck it has allowed us to rearrange our calendar. We also just recently FINALLY got the licensing agreement ironed out with the US Army. I happy to announce that the Army project will be going live tentatively on Saturday August 9th. We have some awesome things planned for this project and it will be big in proper Kings Wild fashion. This project will definitely be on Kickstarter as I will be appealing to a large non card collector crowd. I will have more details soon but stay tuned and don't be shy to ask any specific questions here in the Kings Wild company thread.

Anthony · « **Reply #29 on:** July 21, 2014, 08:02:53 AM »

Awesome news on all fronts Jackson..........now, getting to Charleston some how $:-\$

aldazar · « **Reply #30 on:** July 21, 2014, 11:24:10 AM »

Can't wait for the Army deck!

In the meantime, any update/further info on timing and how to get hold of the Hive decks?

Kings Wild Project · « **Reply #31 on:** July 21, 2014, 09:19:53 PM »

Quote from: aldazar on July 21, 2014, 11:24:10 AM

Can't wait for the Army deck!

In the meantime, any update/further info on timing and how to get hold of the Hive decks?

The Hive decks are currently in transit from Los Angeles to Kings Wild HQ in Memphis TN. We are shooting for a release some time in August.

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #32 on:** July 27, 2014, 11:56:08 PM »

Hello everyone. I just wanted to make the official announcement about the release date and price point for the HIVE decks.

The HIVE decks will be exclusively sold on the Kings Wild Website on Saturday August 2, 2014 @ 12pm Central with a delivery of mid to late August.

Here is how the price breakdowns:

1 Deck - $18 plus shipping
1 Matching Number Set (1 Red deck & 1 Blue deck) - $34 plus shipping
1 Mix Brick (6 Red decks & 6 Blue decks) - $200 plus shipping

http://kings-wild-project.myshopify.com/products/limtied-edition-hive-playing-card-deck

Less than 800 of each color will be available.

Anthony · « **Reply #33 on:** July 28, 2014, 12:12:40 AM »

I'll be prepped and ready, thanks for the heads up Jackson.

DarkDerp · « **Reply #34 on:** July 28, 2014, 12:53:03 AM »

Thats a large chunk of change for a deck. Are the production costs at EPC a lot higher than uspcc?

Rob Wright · « **Reply #35 on:** July 28, 2014, 12:55:17 AM »

Don Boyer · « **Reply #36 on:** July 28, 2014, 01:07:57 AM »

Quote from: DarkDerp on July 28, 2014, 12:53:03 AM

Thats a large chunk of change for a deck. Are the production costs at EPC a lot higher than uspcc?

Actually, they're lower. But when you make a short run on a deck, the per-deck cost will always rise. Shorter the run, higher the price. USPC won't do a print run as small as you can get through EPCC.

Quote from: Rob Wright on July 28, 2014, 12:55:17 AM

Looks like someone's remaking an old USPC deck...again...

I wonder if he'll update it to include the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Coast Guard? Oh, and we can't forget Halliburton, Blackthorne, etc.

bhong · « **Reply #37 on:** July 28, 2014, 07:51:50 AM »

Quote from: DarkDerp on July 28, 2014, 12:53:03 AM

Thats a large chunk of change for a deck. Are the production costs at EPC a lot higher than uspcc?

Production cost always varies depending on what is done and how much is done.

I know that the price for The Hive might seem a bit high, but I think it's comparable to other smaller print run and a fully customized deck..

troy · « **Reply #38 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:48:56 AM »

Quote from: JacksonRobinson on July 27, 2014, 11:56:08 PM

Hello everyone. I just wanted to make the official announcement about the release date and price point for the HIVE decks.

The HIVE decks will be exclusively sold on the Kings Wild Website on Saturday August 2, 2014 @ 12pm Central with a delivery of mid to late August.

Here is how the price breakdowns:

1 Deck - $18 plus shipping
1 Matching Number Set (1 Red deck & 1 Blue deck) - $34 plus shipping
1 Mix Brick (6 Red decks & 6 Blue decks) - $200 plus shipping

http://kings-wild-project.myshopify.com/products/limtied-edition-hive-playing-card-deck

Less than 800 of each color will be available.

Will the shipping be the same as it was for the KingsWildFunded Tally-Ho deck?

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Your first single deck has a base shipping fee of either $4 Domestic or $10 International, and every additional deck has a base shipping fee of $1 Domestic or $2 International. If you would like to order multiple decks you will see a quantity dropdown menu located on the pledge details page just before checking out.

The time zone isn't friendly for me on this one...2:00 am!

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #39 on:** July 28, 2014, 09:57:41 AM »

Quote from: troy on July 28, 2014, 08:48:56 AM

Quote from: JacksonRobinson on July 27, 2014, 11:56:08 PM
Hello everyone. I just wanted to make the official announcement about the release date and price point for the HIVE decks.

The HIVE decks will be exclusively sold on the Kings Wild Website on Saturday August 2, 2014 @ 12pm Central with a delivery of mid to late August.

Here is how the price breakdowns:

1 Deck - $18 plus shipping
1 Matching Number Set (1 Red deck & 1 Blue deck) - $34 plus shipping
1 Mix Brick (6 Red decks & 6 Blue decks) - $200 plus shipping

http://kings-wild-project.myshopify.com/products/limtied-edition-hive-playing-card-deck

Less than 800 of each color will be available.

Will the shipping be the same as it was for the KingsWildFunded Tally-Ho deck?

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Your first single deck has a base shipping fee of either $4 Domestic or $10 International, and every additional deck has a base shipping fee of $1 Domestic or $2 International. If you would like to order multiple decks you will see a quantity dropdown menu located on the pledge details page just before checking out.

The time zone isn't friendly for me on this one...2:00 am!

The sell and shipping of the HIVE will be more like a normal webstore experience as they are already printed and will be shipped soon after ordering. Shipping will more exact in comparison to Kickstarter or the Tally Ho project as your Zip/Country Code will go into calculating your shipping costs.

bamabenz · « **Reply #40 on:** July 29, 2014, 12:45:04 AM »

Will the Art of Money Lost KS impact the Army KS launch on August 9?

/bama

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #41 on:** July 29, 2014, 03:01:32 PM »

Quote from: bamabenz on July 29, 2014, 12:45:04 AM

Will the Art of Money Lost KS impact the Army KS launch on August 9?

/bama

Yes, I'm just wrapping up some last details with production. Hopefully the ARMY KICKSTARTER will go live on Saturday August 23rd @ 12:00pm Central. And yes there will absolutely be Limited Quantity Items. With that said it has been a very long back and forth with the ARMY to get things in place so anything can happen but all the work I've been doing this past month would be for nothing so I'm pretty confident in the Aug 23rd release date.

Rob Wright · « **Reply #42 on:** July 31, 2014, 12:58:14 AM »

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Kings Wild Project The deck on the right is the original 1910 Army Navy deck. The left deck is the Kings Wild version.

Don Boyer · « **Reply #43 on:** July 31, 2014, 01:25:22 AM »

Quote from: Rob Wright on July 31, 2014, 12:58:14 AM

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Kings Wild Project The deck on the right is the original 1910 Army Navy deck. The left deck is the Kings Wild version.

JACKSON! Please - for the sake of tradition, DON'T change the deck's original number! Tigers are 101, Army and Navy are 303 (or 303x if gilded)! You of all of us should know that card collectors love tradition.

52plusjoker · « **Reply #44 on:** July 31, 2014, 07:15:10 AM »

Goood suggestion Don. My Tiger would not like 101 to be usurped by another!

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #45 on:** July 31, 2014, 08:16:37 AM »

Have no fear, the 101 will most likely change. The court card set on the 303s Army Navy deck (which is the one I have) is not my favorite. I really don't like the flesh color added to the faces or the style of figures used. One of my favorite court sets are that of one of my original Steamboat 999 decks. It uses a strong two color scheme of red and black and I will be utilizing that 2 color scheme in relationship to the branch.

e.g.

Army Black/Green
Navy Black/Blue
Marines Black/Red
AirForce Black/Silver

Playing cards are my art and if I wanted to just copy a deck it would be interesting or allow for any self expression. I don't really want to put 999 on it but don't feel right about putting 303 on it either if I change the courts. I most likely will put the No 13 on it as I used that for my Kings Wild Tally Hos. I don't believe in luck but I have always like the number 13.

Tradition is very important to me, but writing my own part of the story is as well not just copying, that is why most of the elements have changed on the tuck.

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #46 on:** July 31, 2014, 08:38:02 AM »

What ever courts I use I will be completely redrawing them to refresh the design.

Here are example and links of the three court sets I was talking about and for any one who wants to look deeper.

Tiger 101 US1
http://thecardguild.com/library/#/USPCC/US1_Tigers_101_1881/

Army Navy USh5 3032
http://thecardguild.com/library/#/USPCC/US5h_Army_Navy_303_1910/

Steamboat 999 US7
http://thecardguild.com/library/#/USPCC/US7_Steamboats_999_1883/

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #47 on:** July 31, 2014, 08:43:18 AM »

Here some VERY rough mock ups of what I was talking about for the color changes.

ecNate · « **Reply #48 on:** July 31, 2014, 10:44:51 AM »

Not knowing about the history of these decks, I had assumed when this was originally announced (what seems like years ago) these would be full custom court decks. Saddened to see they will be variations on traditional courts, but I'll still keep an eye on this project. I'm sure Jackson will make something just too cool about them for me to resist.

JacksonRobinson · « **Reply #49 on:** July 31, 2014, 10:47:27 AM »

Quote from: ecNate on July 31, 2014, 10:44:51 AM

Not knowing about the history of these decks, I had assumed when this was originally announced (what seems like years ago) these would be full custom court decks. Saddened to see they will be variations on traditional courts, but I'll still keep an eye on this project. I'm sure Jackson will make something just too cool about them for me to resist.

This specific deck is only one of a few decks I will offer during my Army project. I'm creating this specific deck only because the original is one of my favorite decks (more specifically the tuck) in my own personal collection. I assure you, you won't be disappointing int the custom courts of the other decks.