№ 17 Playing Cards- V.01 (coming 8/15/14 on CL)

[Rob Wright]

STOCKHOLM17  Playing Cards

№ 17 Playing Cards- V.01
Printed by MakePlayingCards.com
Promotioinal deck for CardLauncher.com


This deck was a secret project created after the Heretic Kickstarter Campaign. Made for the official launch of the crowd funding website Cardlauncher.com.
Version 01 is printed by MPC (Make Playing Cards)
There will be a second version later on, with better features, tweaks and improvements.

•Designed in July 2014 (Version 01, as pre-series)
•Printed by MPC (MakePlayingCards.com) in July 2014
•Delivered to CardLauncher.com in July 2014
•PROMOTIONAL VERSION (V.01)

Visit CardLauncher.com to find out how to get one.

Release date: August 15th 2014.


•Poker size
•54 cards (52 + 2 jokers)
•Linen finish, new MPC paper stock.
•520 produced
•Tuck-box with 2 holographic custom seals
•PRE-SERIES (LIMITED EDITION)

[Don Boyer]

Oooh.  An MPC deck.  I can't wait.

[JacksonRobinson]

I really like this deck unfortunately I think the Cardlauncher branding on the ace breaks the narrative of the deck. I would rather see it have a custom ace that goes with the theme and and then brand Cardlauncher using banners or text like most Ace of Spades. The Ace of Spades would be the place to really play up the No. 17 element of the deck rather than just the Joker.

[Will W.]

What's the deal with card launcher?  What is going to make it different/better than kickstarter?

[ecNate]

LOVE this deck, looks awesome.

I really like this deck unfortunately I think the Cardlauncher branding on the ace breaks the narrative of the deck. I would rather see it have a custom ace that goes with the theme and and then brand Cardlauncher using banners or text like most Ace of Spades. The Ace of Spades would be the place to really play up the No. 17 element of the deck rather than just the Joker.

Well it is a promo deck (given to every 25th new member) for Cardlauncher, which has a spade in the logo.  I can see why it was chosen to be on the AoS, but agree it looks a bit weird there since the design is different.  Plenty of other decks use the AoS for logo so it kinda works.  There will be a v2 though in the future so hopefully that will have a more fitting design.

What's the deal with card launcher?  What is going to make it different/better than kickstarter?

"Subscribe here for notification 2 days before CardLauncher
opens: 12:01AM EDT (New York City) time on August 15th
Don't be late: every 25th new backer gets a free rare deck!
Be the first to use exclusive "Backer Cart"®, "multi rewards selector"® technologies also "True Shipping+Handling"®
and an industry first: "Guaranteed Rewards Delivery"®"

We'll have to wait and see how it all plays out, but from what I've heard the main thing is they focus on card projects and really help the designer along with way, making connections with printers/fulfillment and guidance to increase chance of success and rewards delivery. 

[Don Boyer]

What's the deal with card launcher?  What is going to make it different/better than kickstarter?

The short version...

PROS: focused on cards, uses escrow accounts to insure deck projects get completed (or funds get returned, if the creator flakes out).

CONS: focused on cards, won't get the casual traffic that Kickstarter gets.

Yes, it's a pro and a con.  The site is catering specifically to card designers to meet their needs, but the most successful Kickstarter decks don't succeed on collectors alone.  Jackson himself mentioned in another topic that 40% of his buyers are collectors, leaving the remaining 60% to people who discovered his deck by reading an article, performing a search, serendipity, etc.

[MrMollusk]

Even for a promo deck, I don't think the "card launcher" on the AoS really fits. Maybe if it wasn't the main focus of the ace, or if the deck's theme was completely based on the website. The problem is that it's still a gorgeous deck that stands alone without the relation to Card Launcher, so branding the most significant card of the deck with it just seems strange. The fact that the name is also absent from the box makes it even more out of place.

As for Card Launcher, I'm not very confident in it's success. King's Wild Funded and Deckstarter were both formed by designers with HUGE reputations. After just 2 decks (Amazing decks, but still only 2) I'm not sure that he has a big enough following to get the website off the ground. The deck certainly is good bait, but I have no clue if it will be enough.

Hopefully this will also be available for resale eventually. I love the design.

[DarkDerp]

Even for a promo deck, I don't think the "card launcher" on the AoS really fits. Maybe if it wasn't the main focus of the ace, or if the deck's theme was completely based on the website. The problem is that it's still a gorgeous deck that stands alone without the relation to Card Launcher, so branding the most significant card of the deck with it just seems strange. The fact that the name is also absent from the box makes it even more out of place.

As for Card Launcher, I'm not very confident in it's success. King's Wild Funded and Deckstarter were both formed by designers with HUGE reputations. After just 2 decks (Amazing decks, but still only 2) I'm not sure that he has a big enough following to get the website off the ground. The deck certainly is good bait, but I have no clue if it will be enough.

Hopefully this will also be available for resale eventually. I love the design.

I believe they have other decks and designers lined up for funding.

[Card Player]

This is a beautiful deck.

Shame it's MPC. MPC has it's place but not for something like this.

I barely buy Kickstarter Decks but Card Launcher, I'm going to give it some time to see how well it works before I consider buying anything from it. I would love to hear a review from anyone using it.

What's the deal with card launcher?  What is going to make it different/better than kickstarter?

The short version...

PROS: focused on cards, uses escrow accounts to insure deck projects get completed (or funds get returned, if the creator flakes out).

CONS: focused on cards, won't get the casual traffic that Kickstarter gets.

Yes, it's a pro and a con.  The site is catering specifically to card designers to meet their needs, but the most successful Kickstarter decks don't succeed on collectors alone.  Jackson himself mentioned in another topic that 40% of his buyers are collectors, leaving the remaining 60% to people who discovered his deck by reading an article, performing a search, serendipity, etc.

I agree. There is a pro and a con. I wish I had the time to put together my own list.

[Sher143]

This promo deck from MPC will not be a campaign.  It will be given away to every 25th person who registers at CardLauncher and backs a project (of his/her choice) without cancelling. The back design of the card actually has CardLauncher in small letters.  Other projects are lined up to go live on opening day. 

[sprouts1115]

I think the court cards look a bit skinny, but that's my opinion.

http://plainbacks.com/standard_cards_title.html<----this site shows some cool old elements...

[MrMollusk]

Even for a promo deck, I don't think the "card launcher" on the AoS really fits. Maybe if it wasn't the main focus of the ace, or if the deck's theme was completely based on the website. The problem is that it's still a gorgeous deck that stands alone without the relation to Card Launcher, so branding the most significant card of the deck with it just seems strange. The fact that the name is also absent from the box makes it even more out of place.

As for Card Launcher, I'm not very confident in it's success. King's Wild Funded and Deckstarter were both formed by designers with HUGE reputations. After just 2 decks (Amazing decks, but still only 2) I'm not sure that he has a big enough following to get the website off the ground. The deck certainly is good bait, but I have no clue if it will be enough.

Hopefully this will also be available for resale eventually. I love the design.

I believe they have other decks and designers lined up for funding.

That would certainly help the launch.

Any idea who's on board?

[Rob Wright]

Being a promotional deck, I don't mind it being from MPC. I'm assuming V.02 will be made by EPCC or USPCC

[shadowkat]

Any idea who's on board?
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I figure since I am the only one in the world other than the artist to ever hold one of Lorenzo's N°17 decks, I might as well enjoy it. The latest MPC 310gsm French casino black core bond paper with linen finish is just superb! Handles perfectly right out of the box, once you sever the CardLauncher hologo 3D seal and examine this very fine deck. Perfect alignment, absolutely no registration drift, it's just not possible, color faithful to Pantone Matching System + CMYK. The decks will be available if you don't win one on August 15th by pledging one of our premier decks campaigns about the 20th in VERY limited quantity, one (or both) per backer, and you must support one of the first four project campaigns to be eligible.

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New decks waves come 15 days apart on CardLauncher the first six weeks to give both the artists and the pledge backers a little breathing room. I will let them launch naturally after that, but perhaps every other Sunday day is a good? Maybe alternate Saturdays instead? What does everyone prefer? Natural chaos or controlled perfect mix? Alternate Saturdays, Sundays?

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[BiggerDee]

The MPC angle is interesting. After their KS, they pledged to upgrade their equipment in an effort to approach the quality of USPCC decks. I wonder if this deck is a fruit of those labors, or if those upgrades are still in the works?