This is one of the stranger campaigns I've seen. Launching at the same time she's supposed to be at Gen Con doing an artist exhibition is poor planning and bad timing. I sent her a message with several questions that she hasn't gotten back to me on. I'm guessing it will still be a couple days before I hear anything, Gen Con is no easy in and out. I am interested in seeing how this deck evolves over the next few weeks.
There are some problems with it aside from the obvious price point. I certainly won't be picking up any bricks of these.
The card back, I like that it doesn't look like a collage of Mythos ideas spammed across it. I do not like that she framed the radiating lines as she has. Leaving them open then framing that space as she has currently creates a ripple illusion for some people. It's a big no no to do that. I subscribe to the old, if it's going to be simplified make it easy to look at, school of thought.
Ace of Spades, I've never been a big fan of images with a spade stamped on somethings head or face. Great image of the head with wings. Slapping a spade on it doesn't do anything for it, or the spade. The background is negative space, why not use that? Or better yet, just leave the spade off entirely and let the indices do the talking. Also don't understand why she's using 808 branding.
Courts, the visible ones have a trend of having their mitts off to the larger side. While I like that courts move out of their frame, and appreciate the sense of motion in the Queen of hearts, I hope to see some more inventive poses. They kind of make me want to do the hokey pokey and shake my hands all about.
The Pips, a little bland given the high price of this deck. Should have a little something custom about them. I like the font choice the indices look nice.
The Tuck, I don't understand. Cool looking tentacles, down on the KS page the paintings look very nice. Would rather see something else though. The deck feels much cleaner than that, the card backs, the pips, the framing on courts, etc. Three color choices, none of which match the color of the card back. Yea, I just do not understand.
I'm willing to give it a shot, see what it turns into. Only because I have an EB, even if it is an expensive one. I always reserve the right to withdraw my pledge, which may very well happen. I've not backed any other Cthulhu decks on KS, and I don't own any Cthulhu decks either. Not because I don't like Mythos stuff. I do, I have backed board games and card games and I enjoy reading H.P Lovecrafts writings. The decks are just, not really usable for me. This one shows more promise than the others I've seen. So, willing to give it a try for now.
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