Oni Playing Cards - Funded on Kickstarter!

[DevilishRogue]

Oni Playing Cards - Kickstarter Page

Oni Playing Cards - Etsy Page

New year... time to face your demons.

Oni Playing Cards is printed on Bicycle linen stock by the USPCC, and features original pencil illustrations of notable demons from Japanese myth. The French suits are replaced with Japanese alternate suits, including the monk's spade, cherry blossom, yen, and kanabo.







We would love to have your support in making this a reality! All the best,
- Dave

[Fess]

That is an intense card back! Wish the indices were a little more readable and traditional. They look pretty sharp and fit the theme well but are a little more difficult for my needs. Still, this is a cool deck.

[Don Boyer]

For a change, I don't mind the different pips in this deck.  They blend exceptionally well with the theme and are highly distinctive shapes while in at least some cases are close enough to older suits as to be recognizable.  The sakura (cherry blossom) is heart-shaped, the yen coins are similar to the Coins in a tarot deck (which evolved from the diamonds suit) and the two black suits are very similar to their Spanish-deck counterparts, the sword and the club.  Suggestion - yen coins have a square hole in the center, and a square turned 45 degrees looks just like a diamond; you could tweak the design to give that suit more of a reminder of its French-suit counterpart.

The art rocks, though I'd prefer a "Q" that looks a little more like a "Q" in the Queen indices.  I really like the wide frames on the court cards being faint and in the background, allowing the art to seemingly burst off the cards.

I wish you luck with this one.  It's making me wary of launching around the same time with the Renaissance deck! 

[DevilishRogue]

Fes, Don - Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. The six, nine, jack, queen, and ace indices are all being fixed/have been fixed for improved legibility.



Don - I REALLY like that diamond yen idea. I'll check back in later with an updated image.

[DevilishRogue]

The diamond suits have been updated with a square/diamond interior.
Thank you for the suggestion Don. I knew something was off with the original but couldn't place my finger on it.



We've reached 100%! If you want in on this Oni train, there's time to board at the Kickstarter page.

[Don Boyer]

Looks pretty good!  Looking forward to the launch.

[Cardfool]

Looks pretty good!  Looking forward to the launch.

The project was launched on KS weeks ago and is now funded

Congrats on the funding DR, looking forward to my decks!

[Don Boyer]

Looks pretty good!  Looking forward to the launch.

The project was launched on KS weeks ago and is now funded

Congrats on the funding DR, looking forward to my decks!

It's been a long weekend without enough sleep...  I went and backed for a pair.

[DevilishRogue]

Looks pretty good!  Looking forward to the launch.

The project was launched on KS weeks ago and is now funded

Congrats on the funding DR, looking forward to my decks!

It's been a long weekend without enough sleep...  I went and backed for a pair.

No worries.
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We're running a final 48-hour stretch goal for the Oni "Life or Death" poker chip, which features the skull of Shuten-Doji and the Sakura suit on the flipside. It will be a Kickstarter exclusive, and every pre-existing and new order (in the campaign only) will include one of these for free. When we hit $5,500 these chips will be added onto orders, as well as become an add-on for those who want more.

You can back the Oni Playing Cards campaign here.



Thank you again everyone for the good advice and support. See you on the other side! - Dave

[DevilishRogue]

Not to unearth this post from the dead, but I just wanted to thank everyone who came out to support us.

There will be a free eBook on my personal site soon, detailing all the Oni who appear in the deck. For example, Namazu, the Earthshaker:



Again, thanks everyone. Supplies of Oni are down below 21%, so order yours today. It is the first of a limited-edition set — now's your chance to get a copy.
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