Arcadia Windmill Back Playing Cards

[masagin303]

Kickstarter launched.

• 56 Custom playing cards.
• Cards will be printed by Cartamundi on True Linen B9 Finish.
• Three available colors - blue, metallic red and white with gold cold foiled backs.
• All variations also have a gilded edition - Red with silver gilding, blue with copper gilding and white with gold gilding.
• Tuck boxes are letterpress printed in Italy.
• EU friendly - meaning EU orders are shipped from within the EU so you don't have to pay import duties.
• US and International orders fulfilled by Gambler's Warehouse.

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[GandalfPC]

Liking those courts

[Entaro]

Look forward to seeing more of these, seem like they have a good vintage look and if so I'm in

[Harvonsgard]

Not as good as the Harmony back imo, but still a cool vintage vibe deck.

[masagin303]

So far I like the windmill theme a tiny bit more but I will wait for the final decision until I have them on the table. Anyway, they both match my taste very well!

[masagin303]

This is live now! EBs for 24 hours.

[Entaro]

Had been a little interested just because I like their cards and the classic look, but upon seeing this is 6 decks I'm out... So burnt out on campaigns being so many decks, especially with these being a classic look I don't need a million foil and gilded versions. What made the harmony backs so awesome to me was the classic look and color, had it been foiled and gilded I'd have passed

[Bikefanatic]

I don't favor many tucks with a sideway look.

[masagin303]

Had been a little interested just because I like their cards and the classic look, but upon seeing this is 6 decks I'm out... So burnt out on campaigns being so many decks, especially with these being a classic look I don't need a million foil and gilded versions. What made the harmony backs so awesome to me was the classic look and color, had it been foiled and gilded I'd have passed

I\m simply ignoring gilded variants because they don't really make any sense for a standard-ish deck (same tuck boxes as well) so it's just 3 for me.

[masagin303]

So this unfortunately won't be happening.

I would recommend two things for eventual relaunch. Lowering the goal a bit and scrapping the gilded decks. Gilding doesn't suite decks like these. These cards asks to be used, played with. I want a brick of these for a reasonable price so I have plenty to use. Well let's see what future brings.

[rousselle]

I like Arcadia's designs, but this one was just a little overpriced. If they'd set the price lower and made metallic inks and foiling and gilding stretch goals, I think they'd have ultimately taken in far more pledges. YMMV.

[Reylek]

I really like this design, but I also am in the camp that felt the price was just a tad too high. I also don't think the metallics really worked with the design.

Higher-end materials aren't always needed. If he had offered these in non-metallic Red & Blue for about $12/deck I would've been 100% on board.

[masagin303]

I agree. My 2c I shared on the campaign comments:

1. lowering the goal,
2. scrapping gilded versions,
3. focus on red/blue variants),
4. white as an extra (possibly with gilding?),
5. lowering the price of red/blue so I can grab a whole brick

[Eric Lee]

I agree. My 2c I shared on the campaign comments:

1. lowering the goal,
2. scrapping gilded versions,
3. focus on red/blue variants),
4. white as an extra (possibly with gilding?),
5. lowering the price of red/blue so I can grab a whole brick

6. DON'T launch your project right when every designer are also launching/releasing their decks. I had to cut so many purchases and KS pledge. A Feb re-release should be good as most backers will have had their bank account replenished.

[hsbc]

[hsbc]

The regular decks have finally shipped from Cartamundi, a bit later than expected. The decks to USA are shipping with UPS though and not by sea, so the shipment will not take too long.

The gilded decks however are shipping 11th or 12th of May I have been told. This means that those of you who have ordered gilded decks will unfortunately get your decks later than those who haven't ordered gilded.

I haven't received many images from the production, but here is a small teaser from Boschiero & Newton

[hsbc]

[rousselle]

Gotta say, they certainly delivered with that design.

If I can grab these on some kind of a decent sale, I'll be grabbin'.

But, maybe I'm just tilting at windmills.

[brownsl]

I am not sure why but I really like the courts.