(KS) The Kids Deck by Justin Meitz - NOW LIVE!

[Justin Meitz]

@Justin - Your deck could be better.  YOu have an art deck.  So we should expect "1-way" courts and pip cards, but you still need to have indices.  It make sense to have the courts spelled out "King", "Queen", "Jack" I get your theme but you need the suit indicator under the rank.  Like in your queen just put a suit under the "Q" and your good.  If you flip it and put it on the other side your golden.   It's still a "1-way" front but the deck is functional.

I see the back of your card has the suits in it.  It's been done many, many times.  It makes your back "1-way" If you really want to use the suits that's fine, but make the the back somehow "2-way"

All great comments and I thank you for taking the time and letting me know your thoughts on the Kids Deck. I'll touch on a couple points that you mentioned.

Every card face in the Kids Deck has the number written out or as a numeral. I believe one of the pictures above was an early version that didn't have a numeral on the card. We wanted kids as well as adults to be able to easily identify what a card was.   

In regards to the back, yes it is a one way back and I did that intentionally. Remember, this is a deck for kids as well as kids becoming magicians. One of the decks that is widely used by magicians is a Stripper Deck. I wanted a deck of cards that kids could use as a Stripper Deck, without the Stripper portion. And I teach this in the DVD that is also part of the Kickstarter package. You can show the cards to a layman, have them select out a card, and then put it back the same way you would a stripper deck. 98% of people will never realize what is happening. And other than die hard card fanatics, having cards this way really doesn't matter. These cards look like they were made by kids and that's what I was going for. It's not going to be the same pips on each corner with a numeral.

I hope that answers your questions and again I really do appreciate the comments. I know this may not appeal to all die hard card fans but I think this is a deck that really speaks to kids as well as someone who loves fun cards. Chat later

[Don Boyer]

@Justin - Your deck could be better.  YOu have an art deck.  So we should expect "1-way" courts and pip cards, but you still need to have indices.  It make sense to have the courts spelled out "King", "Queen", "Jack" I get your theme but you need the suit indicator under the rank.  Like in your queen just put a suit under the "Q" and your good.  If you flip it and put it on the other side your golden.   It's still a "1-way" front but the deck is functional.

I see the back of your card has the suits in it.  It's been done many, many times.  It makes your back "1-way" If you really want to use the suits that's fine, but make the the back somehow "2-way"

Russell, if this was an "ordinary" custom deck (yeah, it's an oxymoron), I might agree with you, but it isn't.  It's not even, as you put it, an art deck.  It's a kids' deck, meant for kids who barely know what playing cards are, and made in a way that they can relate to because it looks like something they would have made with magic markers and oaktag.  It's PERFECTLY FINE in its present state of design.

[Justin Meitz]

Only 5 days till the launch of the Kids Deck! For those that have been asking, here is the red and blue back

[Justin Meitz]

Finished filming today for the launch this Friday. We have an Early Bird special for you!

[Don Boyer]

Will the faces of the red and blue decks be the same?

[Justin Meitz]

Will the faces of the red and blue decks be the same?

The red and blue Kids Deck faces are the same

[Justin Meitz]

The boy and girl Joker

[Nurul]

Here's a full card box layout of the red deck. It's like the bicycle standard box layout. Rather than show the back of the cards, he's opted to show some of the faces, which I find refreshing love the colours

[Nurul]

Now Live

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/394719098/kids-deck-playing-cards-designed-for-kids

Guys, just to let you know, which ever tier you pledge for, you get a bonus additional 3 free magic tricks and a million dollar gaff bill.

[Justin Meitz]

Now Live

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/394719098/kids-deck-playing-cards-designed-for-kids

Guys, just to let you know, which ever tier you pledge for, you get a bonus additional 3 free magic tricks and a million dollar gaff bill.

Thanks for posting!

[Justin Meitz]

This is the fun kids T-Shirt that comes with some of the funding tiers. Will make an awesome stocking stuffer!

[doubledouble]

I really want to pledge for this but isn't the pricing all off? Add on for individual decks has them at $7 each but they are $9 each in the tier or $23/25 for all 3 eb/regular tier. If they are $7 to add on shouldn't the EB be like $18 or something?

[Rose]

The international shipping seems to be off also: $22 for 3 decks? That should be the price of shipping 6 decks (with tracking)

[Don Boyer]

Yeah, Justin - you should really recheck those numbers for international shipping.  +$5 to ship a fake million dollar bill and instructions for three magic tricks is a little out of whack for ordinary first class mail out of the US.  The 3-deck packages for $22?  That's more like Priority Mail International prices than First Class.

[sprouts1115]

@Nurul - It might be better to put the Kickstarter link in the first post so ppl can find it easier instead of scrolling down to find it.  He needs all the help he can get.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/394719098/kids-deck-playing-cards-designed-for-kids

[Nurul]

you're right sprouts, that's been updated now, thanks.

Also, in regards to the shipping and other questions, Justin will address it with an update tomorrow

[Justin Meitz]

I really want to pledge for this but isn't the pricing all off? Add on for individual decks has them at $7 each but they are $9 each in the tier or $23/25 for all 3 eb/regular tier. If they are $7 to add on shouldn't the EB be like $18 or something?

Hi Everyone,

I have answered the international shipping questions via the FAQ's in the project. I hope that helps.

Also to answer your specific question, $7 is the price for add on if you were to select any tier. So if you were to select the first tier of $2 and add on a deck for $7 you would be at the second tier of 1 deck and that includes shipping. 3 decks for $23 (early bird) is $7.6 per deck and again you can add on a deck for $7. The normal tier (not early bird) is $8.3 per deck. At each reward tier the decks go down in price and they include shipping.

The honest truth is my per deck price is so inexpensive compared to other decks that are $12 per deck to just start out with. I am trying to give you all good deals

[Shebhnt]

I really like this, I especially like that you have included the trick for kids dvd in.  I'm a little low on funds but may be getting some soon (hopefully before the kickstarter ends) so I can grab that tier.