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GandalfPC wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:29 pm “Have you preordered the Royal Silk? Then, you just won a free deck! ”

Aha! Cheers.

I'm seeing more people on IG with these decks but don't know if they're in the States.

FWIW, I do not appear to have received this one yet, either. (Seattle area, USA)

I am also anxiously awaiting this deck here in Ohio.

Tracking from Deallez shows mine has been stuck in Germany since Aug 26th and either hasn't moved since then, or tracking hasn't been updated yet. Anyone else in East Asia/ Australia already got them yet?

Edit: Hey, it finally updated after Lotrek posted! Should be getting it either today or tomorrow.

I just got a notice from Gamblers that they will start shipping the US orders end of the week.

Lotrek wrote: ↑Tue Sep 06, 2022 5:32 pm I just got a notice from Gamblers that they will start shipping the US orders end of the week.

This is the test print deck right?

Yes indeed.

I was hoping there was more decks included!

He has said somewhere that he decided to send out the Test Print gift deck first rather than wait, even though most, if not all of the patrons said to wait. That's because he released the Test Print decks to the public as well and the public customers would not be aware or so understanding of Lotrek's delays.

Got an email from GW that my test decks have shipped.

Same!

Me too

Email arrived this morning

Email received. It's Gambler's Warehouse, so it might be two weeks before it actually ships. They love printing those labels early!

I always have to copy and paste the tracking from DHL to the USPS website.

A lot of the test decks seem like standard decks of the real thing.

Bikefanatic wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:13 pm I always have to copy and paste the tracking from DHL to the USPS website.

A lot of the test decks seem like standard decks of the real thing.

For Patrons Test deck, yeah. For Royal Silk test, this was meant to be the main deck but due to Lotrek's standards, he is going with a third printing and releasing this to the masses. It also helps him fund future projects. 555 decks at 50 euros each is a nice chunk of change.

kevork wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:22 pm

Bikefanatic wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:13 pm I always have to copy and paste the tracking from DHL to the USPS website.

A lot of the test decks seem like standard decks of the real thing.

For Royal Silk test, this was meant to be the main deck but due to Lotrek's standards, he is going with a third printing and releasing this to the masses. It also helps him fund future projects. 555 decks at 50 euros each is a nice chunk of change.

Help fund? Wait what? Did we have to pay extra for the "error" Silk? I don't remember that at all.

PiazzaDelivery wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:45 pm

kevork wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 6:22 pm

Bikefanatic wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 5:13 pm I always have to copy and paste the tracking from DHL to the USPS website.

A lot of the test decks seem like standard decks of the real thing.

For Royal Silk test, this was meant to be the main deck but due to Lotrek's standards, he is going with a third printing and releasing this to the masses. It also helps him fund future projects. 555 decks at 50 euros each is a nice chunk of change.

Help fund? Wait what? Did we have to pay extra for the "error" Silk? I don't remember that at all.

For people like me who weren't collectors or patreons back when you could buy the Royal Silk, yes. Otherwise, no you would get one for free. I suppose that does make my math off. Thanks for that reminder!

Got my test decks today.

^ That's great. Could've got my decks before yours but mine is scheduled for tomorrow.

I just received mine today as well. I am really impressed with the overall result. It may look like one foil, but it involves two foil applications that are nearly flawlessly combined. The handling isn't all that great, but not that bad either considering there is a lot of foil application on both sides. The only thing I did notice was some delamination or voids in the foil application. This is mainly on the courts. Only maybe one court card was significant. This issue was mainly noticed by me on the duller gold foil, and not the shinier gold foil. The others I would consider minor, but noticeable. Perhaps this was due to the textured card stock used. I seem to recall Lotrek mentioning that he had to use more pressure than he wanted, that caused some issues with some of the impressions becoming visible on the opposite sides. I didn't notice this issue on my cards though.

The texture he did on the tuck though...how?

I am pleased though with the result.

I got an email on August 24th, and when I click on tracking it says no parcel found. I don't like the sound of that at all.

james001a wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:44 pm I got an email on August 24th, and when I click on tracking it says no parcel found. I don't like the sound of that at all.

my previous package (maestro 3) showed no parcel found too
i'm using https://www.17track.net/en instead, which did show where my package is.

Wait, I'm confused (probably because I've just blindly paid the bill for 2 years). Are these Silk decks a seperate buy or included for Patrons?

portcullis wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:54 am Wait, I'm confused (probably because I've just blindly paid the bill for 2 years). Are these Silk decks a seperate buy or included for Patrons?

It is a bit challenging to keep straight. ha ha. These are related the Purple edition that was available for purchase last November to anyone. Lotrek was not completely satisfied with this print run, so he made it a 'test print' edition and has been sending them out for free as a gesture to recognize the long delay. Remaining test print editions were available for purchase by Patrons.

This is not the patron red edition, so if a patron did not purchase a purple edition, I dont think they will receive a free test print. There is a separate special Silk edition that will be given to patrons for the delay of the red edition.

-Everyone who ordered ROYAL SILK, got one TEST print as a gift.
-Those who wanted more than the one gift deck, had to pay for the extras.
-The OFFICIAL edition will begin printing soon(er or later).
-Purple ROYAL SILK is NOT part of the Patreon Rewards.
-Red ROYAL SILK is.
-A special edition of the Red ROYAL SILK with gold and silver foil will be gifted to every Patron in an effort to make them spare my life after all these delays.
-So far it works, I'm still alive and printing.

Lotrek wrote: ↑Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:16 am -A special edition of the Red ROYAL SILK with gold and silver foil will be gifted to every Patron in an effort to make them spare my life after all these delays.
-So far it works, I'm still alive and printing.

This is why you're my favorite creator who is active on UC.

I'm screenshoting that message Lotrek for future reference.

I couldn't resist to open a deck, I didn't want to shuffle the deck yet but will eventually. I now can look forward to the other decks, hopefully something else next month.