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Disenchanted_11 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:34 am

TorresOVER wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:28 am

laitostarr777 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:02 am

TorresOVER wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:21 pm Got them early
Very good looking but weird handling at all.

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Gilded or Standard?

imo both of them feel weird, unlike all the factory we familiar with. It's a new handling but in a bad way.

Is this personal preference or were all those good handling reviews a lie?

I will say that, we all know every extra finish like Holo/Gilded affect the handling, and they used a very thin and soft stock to do such a heavy extra finish on it & not stated who print it.

it's not as bad as the UNO cards or board game cards, but totally worst than most of the deck we usually use & seen in this fourm

TCC is likely using KingStar. The foil used for the Rainbow Holo tuck is the exact same foil used for the Three Kingdoms Holographic half-brick box. At least it appears to be. Patrick Zhu works closely with KSPCC and so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case.

kevork wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:51 pm A few minutes too late, but because it took me a while to take decent enough photos, here they are. Not sure what I do wrong to not get such good photos but it's likely my crap room lighting.

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The embossing on that is hella sick

CallOn84 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:26 am

kevork wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:51 pm A few minutes too late, but because it took me a while to take decent enough photos, here they are. Not sure what I do wrong to not get such good photos but it's likely my crap room lighting.

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The embossing on that is hella sick

You remind me one more thing. The David actually is an one way deck due to the shadow effect on the back design

So as City of Mirror

This would be a more fitting gilding for Rainbow Holo

Yes but like so many of the fancy gildings - they only look good in NDO

Disenchanted_11 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:30 pm This would be a more fitting gilding for Rainbow Holo

Close expectations! This, but it's chaotic like the cards and box foiling
PS: Wish I can get them deck

City of Mirrors

hsbc wrote: ↑Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:38 pm City of Mirrors

Be careful with the tuck - quite stiff and if you over fold them, it can break

Lithography

Rainbow Holo (Gilded)

hsbc wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:09 am Rainbow Holo (Gilded)

Thank you for opening this so I won't sacrifice mine XD yet....

Fantastic photos. Which is your favorite of the four so far?

thanks for the pics. not a fan of the pixel look on the first tuck.

EndersGame wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 3:01 am Fantastic photos. Which is your favorite of the four so far?

Thanks I skipped David, and got these mainly for the tucks City of Mirrors is probably my favorite art-wise, but the courts on the three I have range from weird to awful

V2 Coming August 12th
Preview Link

I dig those. I'll probably grab one of each.

Meh. Not for me, the AI art looks too generic

That doesn't look like AI to me. Regardless, I still like the designs.

They do disclaim that they used AI at the bottom of the campaign. For some reason it really stands out to me, but to each their own!

manu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 2:04 pm They do disclaim that they used AI at the bottom of the campaign. For some reason it really stands out to me, but to each their own!

"Use of AI
The initial drafts of the Cat & Dog, Fortress, and Peacock Court cards were created using artificial intelligence and then edited with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Procreate."

Yeah, I somehow missed that. Still like them, I'll wait till it goes live before I decide to buy though.

Here's a write-up I did about the current Fashion 2 project, along with some more pictures.

TCC Fashion V2 Playing Cards by TCC (Kickstarter)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tc ... ying-cards

Four custom decks with unique themes: pets, royal courts, cherry blossoms, and peacocks.

Kickstarter ends: Tuesday, August 27, 2024



In 2023, TCC produced a set of four custom decks dubbed TCC Fashion Playing Cards: Rainbow Holo, City of Mirrors, David, and Lithography. One of the goals of this project was to showcase new features in playing cards, including rainbow holographic foils, lenticular printing patterns, embossing, and UV color-changing ink.

Now they are producing a follow-up set of four custom decks, which again focus on novel effects and features. These are:

● Cat & Dog: Pet-themed illustrations and raster effects
● Fortress: European court illustrations with embossing and gold foil
● Sakura: Vibrant cherry blossom metallic foil
● Peacock: Peacock elements with flipbook animation



These decks will retail at around the $11.95 price point each, but are being offered for $6.99-$7.99 each as part of this Kickstarter project. All the decks are standard poker sized (62mm x 88mm), with 52 cards plus two jokers and two ad cards, and use TCC's M23 finish.

Here's some information about the four decks, and the features that are unique to each:

1. Cat & Dog Playing Cards

The ad copy mentions how many people consider their household pets like family, and TCC deliberately designed this deck with warm tones to depict our beloved fur babies. Orange and yellow have been used for the card faces and the pips. Some of the pips incorporate miniature cats and dogs.

A real highlight here is the tuck case, which has lenticular printing pattern, and depending on the angle at which it is viewed it changes from Cat to Dog.











2. Fortress Playing Cards

The goal of this deck is to pay homage to the glory, grandeur, and chivalry of the medieval castle. The courtly atmosphere surfaces on the court cards and number cards, with a truly customized look all round.

But the real feature here is the shimmering red foil and heavy embossing on the tuck box, which creates striking looks and a tactile feel, combined with an elegant design.











3. Sakura Playing Cards

Just like the Rainbow Holo deck from the initial Fashion project, the Sakura deck showcases the possibilities of holographic foil in an eye-catching way. There's metallic gold foil on both sides of the cards, and turning it in the light shows a spectrum of colours produced by the holographic effect.

The design gives a nod to tradition, but is still fully stylized, but there is a sense of minimalism, so that all the focus can be on the holographic foil.











4. Peacock Playing Cards

To capture the magnificence of the peacock's famous tail feathers, the card backs of this deck use holographic foil. The design of the court cards incorporates many peacock elements, and the number cards are also fully customized.

As a special feature, you can use your thumb to riffle the cards, to produce an animated flipbook animation that makes the feathers on the card backs move.











Add ons

Addons include uncut sheets, storage options like display cases and boxes. A gilded version of each deck is also available for $20 each ($30 retail), in a limited edition of 300 per deck. Wow do those look gorgeous!



Kickstarter link

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tc ... ying-cards

Decks look alright. They are each a few dollars too much for NPCC imo. High shipping costs to add on single decks is also a deal breaker for me.

JazzBaloo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2024 3:22 pm They are each a few dollars too much for NPCC imo.

This comment puzzles me. Why are you mentioning NPCC?

These are from TCC (China), not NPCC (Ukraine).

I stopped trying to make sense of the post with a $7 deck being too expensive.

Bruh... $7 is like the cheap price anyone can get for a deck, since now, any deck can costs from $15 up to $30. $45 to $70 is for those limited yada yada stuffs.

Also... hecking V2 TCC Fashion is now up the count for the Gilded Decks - now it 3 gillded from 4 decks compared to V1 - 2 gilded from 4 decks.

Right now I backed for Peacock and Fortress standard editions. Less than $30 USD for 2 decks plus shipping ain't bad at all.

Haha the uproar. Sorry I was tired and did a mix and match with deck prices from one campaign and shipping costs from another. Ya I think that's what I'll go with as it is best to my memory. Again, sorry lol