Illuminatus Playing Cards is live on Kickstarter!!
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:25 am
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Project Update: Considering the feedback received on the pledges, we have decided to postpone the project launch to January. We will be updating the project pledges, and we will inform you in advance of the new launch date. We apologize for this inconvenience. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/21 ... ng-cards-0
Re: ET LUX IN TENEBRIS LUCET!
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:14 am
by Cardians
Can’t wait to see more.
Cheers,
KW
Re: ET LUX IN TENEBRIS LUCET!
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:01 am
by STLBluesNut
hey hey welcome back. i am very interested to see more.
Re: ET LUX IN TENEBRIS LUCET!
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:38 pm
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Thanks! Hope you’ll be there!)
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:17 pm
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Project go live on December 27: 10am PST in Los Angeles, 1pm EDT in New York, and 6pm GMT in London.
Hey good stuff guys. But did you happen to not only have permission to use, but also to alter the original Illuminati, earth, air, fire, and water ambigrams by John Langdon? (https://www.johnlangdon.net/works/angels-demons/).
It would've been more cool if you just use the originals and give him credits for it. Thank you.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:41 pm
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Greeting! Unfortunately, this author's ambigrams did not fit very well with the design of our cards, so we created our own reading, which was the most suitable. Thanks for the offer!
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:46 pm
by Disenchanted_11
Sviatoslav Pashchuk wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:41 pm
Greeting! Unfortunately, this author's ambigrams did not fit very well with the design of our cards, so we created our own reading, which was the most suitable. Thanks for the offer!
Sorry, what do you mean by this? It was clearly a copy-paste and then added a few flairs.
The ambigrams in Wordplay are protected by the copyright of the book as an entire work.
Other ambigrams on this website are protected by the copyright of the website as an entire work. All rights reserved.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:09 pm
by Disenchanted_11
I would love to have an answer if you have the permissions or not, please.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:10 pm
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Disenchanted_11 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:53 pm
Stated on John Langdon's website:
The ambigrams in Wordplay are protected by the copyright of the book as an entire work.
Other ambigrams on this website are protected by the copyright of the website as an entire work. All rights reserved.
We are in touch with professor John Langdon!
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:11 pm
by Disenchanted_11
Sviatoslav Pashchuk wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:10 pm
We are in touch with professor John Langdon!
Thank you.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:16 pm
by PiazzaDelivery
Glad to know that metallic inks will be used, something that would have improved my previous Agitcom decks by leaps and bounds. However, the standard-adjacent courts are more 'standard' than they are 'adjacent' and so Ima have to pass
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:39 pm
by Evilgamer
locking gilded editions behind wooded box/multiple deck editions? Im out.
The design is good enough to pick up A single deck, but not enough to reward that business practice.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:37 pm
by Disenchanted_11
I like the Illuminati. I love Angels & Demons novel the ambigrams were comissioned for. I love John Langdon's work.
I'll let the fact that the arts were found to get plagiarised, so long as they ultimately get the proper permissions and credits. Which I would definitely hope so or else the project should be taken down.
I will be in for a standard 3-deck set if so.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:04 pm
by double_left
Evilgamer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:39 pm
locking gilded editions behind wooded box/multiple deck editions? Im out.
+1
must be a new thing everyone is learning off of some creators
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:29 am
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Disenchanted_11 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:37 pm
I like the Illuminati. I love Angels & Demons novel the ambigrams were comissioned for. I love John Langdon's work.
I'll let the fact that the arts were found to get plagiarised, so long as they ultimately get the proper permissions and credits. Which I would definitely hope so or else the project should be taken down.
I will be in for a standard 3-deck set if so.
As I say previously, we have agreement with Mr. Langdon.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards coming tomorrow!
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:33 am
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Evilgamer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:39 pm
locking gilded editions behind wooded box/multiple deck editions? Im out.
The design is good enough to pick up A single deck, but not enough to reward that business practice.
Thank you for the feedback. I think it’s possible to add pledge without collectible boxes, only gilded editions.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:17 pm
by Constantine
How's it going guys? I was looking forward to this.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:23 pm
by Disenchanted_11
They've now added a $120 Gilded Set pledge to the project preview page.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:10 am
by Evilgamer
Disenchanted_11 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:23 pm
They've now added a $120 Gilded Set pledge to the project preview page.
40 per deck is pretty steep
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:22 pm
by STLBluesNut
after seeing these posts about a project preview page i went and had a look as i am generally excited about sviatoslav's campaigns and art. i really like the amazons, pin up and el recuerdo decks. many of his other decks showcase his wonderful art style as well. i also like blingy and fancy tucks like this illuminati so i was excited to see more of the campaign.
i hate saying this as the decks mentioned above are some of my favorites in my collection, especially el recuerdo. the courts for illuminati are just deeply disappointing. with the amazing talent shown in his previous decks' courts, these standardish style courts are a real let down. its like you finally save up the money, make a reservation and buy a suit to go to the premier, 5 star steak house in town everyone has been talking about to show up and they are serving only hot dogs. perhaps like seeing a lambo and going to the dealership to find out it has a lawnmower engine inside.
lots of love for you but this is a miss. for me, imo.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Disenchanted_11 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:23 pm
They've now added a $120 Gilded Set pledge to the project preview page.
40 per deck is pretty steep
Well gilded versions normally goes double the standards.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:11 pm
by Disenchanted_11
STLBluesNut wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:22 pm
i hate saying this as the decks mentioned above are some of my favorites in my collection, especially el recuerdo. the courts for illuminati are just deeply disappointing.
Perhaps this is intentional and it really fits into the whole theme and design.
This is a win for traditionalists.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:24 pm
by Harvonsgard
The hype about the Illuminaten is quite boring. Even more boring than the standard courts or the overused imagery.
At least the courts are reworked and don't look as retarded as USPCC, Arrco or Copag standard courts.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:33 pm
by Constantine
At this point, any hype generated would have been gone. We're near the end of January and still no news.
Apart from the war in Ukraine, I don't think the delay is purely all about modifying the pledges, as there's been very little changes regarding that.
Hope to hear soon from the creators.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:43 pm
by th4mo
Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:24 pm
At least the courts are reworked and don't look as retarded as USPCC, Arrco or Copag standard courts.
I'm usually not one for censoring or political correctness. But just in case you are not aware, Harv, this is a very offensive word in the U.S. (and I believe most English speaking countries), particularly when used like this.
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:28 pm
by GandalfPC
The low hanging fruit of kindness should never be left to rot.
(Political correctness being said low fruit being the implication)
As for words getting abused from time to time, wether from overseas or from old folks like me who slept right through a word falling off the ok list - it is a minefield one is sure to get caught in sooner or later…
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:38 am
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
Hello everyone! Apologies for the delay. Our team member, my brother Volodymyr, is currently serving in the army and also handles the design work in our projects. This limits our availability to make changes promptly. We appreciate your patience and we’re happy to announce that the project will go live tomorrow: January 31, Los Angeles 10am PST, NY 1pm EDT, London 6pm GMT+. See you tomorrow!
Re: Illuminati Playing Cards postpone project to the January!
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:48 am
by Sviatoslav Pashchuk
STLBluesNut wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:22 pm
after seeing these posts about a project preview page i went and had a look as i am generally excited about sviatoslav's campaigns and art. i really like the amazons, pin up and el recuerdo decks. many of his other decks showcase his wonderful art style as well. i also like blingy and fancy tucks like this illuminati so i was excited to see more of the campaign.
i hate saying this as the decks mentioned above are some of my favorites in my collection, especially el recuerdo. the courts for illuminati are just deeply disappointing. with the amazing talent shown in his previous decks' courts, these standardish style courts are a real let down. its like you finally save up the money, make a reservation and buy a suit to go to the premier, 5 star steak house in town everyone has been talking about to show up and they are serving only hot dogs. perhaps like seeing a lambo and going to the dealership to find out it has a lawnmower engine inside.
lots of love for you but this is a miss. for me, imo.
Greeting! Yes, this is really the first deck where I tried my hand at more classic images. Also, please don't worry too much about it, because the next deck will have custom drawings;)
