Grinders and Brimstone Card PICS
almost 11 years ago – Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 08:45:40 PM

Hey Everyone,

I took some Card photos from my iPad this past weekend. The UV Spot Varnish layer on the White Gold's Back Card is really cool (seen in the second photo)! It's subtle to the touch, but really shows up visually in dynamic lighting.

Because of Chinese New Year, we are on the Print Schedule for the end of February. It looks like the finished Decks will be leaving Taiwan on March 2nd or 3rd. That means they should arrive at Gamblers towards the end of March / early April, and start shipping out to Backers shortly after. I'll have the Fulfillment Excel files cleaned up and ready for Gamblers, so it should be a clean process!!

Also, a reminder that the BackerKits will close on February 10th. There are a few who haven't filled out your BackerKits. Please do so, or send me a PM with your Shipping Address, and I'll add it into your BackerKit.

If anyone needs to make adjustments, our BackerKit is located at https://grinders.backerkit.com

Below are some PICS of the Grinders and Draconian Brimstone CARDS!

thanks, Randy

Physical Proofs APPROVED!
almost 11 years ago – Thu, Jan 07, 2016 at 08:41:13 PM

Hey Everyone,

I hope everybody had a great Holiday and New Years! I received the Physical Proofs for the Grinders and Draconian Brimstone Decks a few days ago, but I waited to post an Update until I heard from Legends on whether the necessary adjustments needed new Proofs for not. The great news is they can do the minor adjustments without new Proofs. So we're all Approved for Print!

Since the Proofs took a couple weeks longer than they had hoped (because of the intricate details in the Grinders' Foil plates), we didn't make the Approval in time to avoid the Chinese New Years printer shutdown for a chunk of February.

So, the finished Decks will print sometime before or after the shutdown, and they will leave for their slowboat ride to the U.S. in late February / early March. It's a little later than I had hoped, but it was unavoidable!

Below are some Photos of the Tuck Boxes and the Grinders 6-Pack Box (all of the Tuck shots have them also perched on the 6-Pack Box). My iPad photos don't do them justice, but the details on the printing turned out beautifully!!! Better than I thought they would! I've had all of the Tucks and 6PK Box on my Desk the last couple days. They're all pretty mesmerizing in good lighting!

The minor changes that will be made for the mass printing will be:

(1) - they accidentally printed the White Grinders Deck proof with the Silver Holographic Foil. The finished Deck will be printed with the correct GOLD Holographic Foil.

(2) - the Blue Foil on the Blue Grinders Deck is a little too dark. They are switching it to a Blue that is a little lighter.

(3) - the Light Grey on the Draconian Tuck is a little too light. They are switching it to a Pantone that's a couple shades darker.

The CARDS turned out perfectly!! I'll shoot some pictures of the Cards this weekend, and do a separate KS Update for them.

thanks! Randy

BackerKits SENT!
almost 11 years ago – Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 06:46:58 PM

Hey Everyone,

I just sent out the Grinders / Draconians BackerKits Please follow the Link you'll receive in your BackerKit Invite to fillout your Shipping Address, choose any Add-Ons, or add any extra Add-On items.

The BackerKits will be open until February 10th. If you have a Credit in BackerKit, your Card has ALREADY been charged that amount when the project's Funding Period ended on Kickstarter. February 10th is the date Credit Cards will be charged for any extra Add-Ons purchased through BackerKit (Draconians and/or Grinders).

Another way to get to your BackerKit is through the Direct Link below. Just enter your Kickstarter e-mail address and it should take you to your BackerKit setup.

https://grinders.backerkit.com/

I have also included an image of the items available within BackerKit, for easy reference.

PRODUCTION UPDATE:

The Physical Proofs for all of the Grinders and Draconian Decks are almost finished!! Last I heard they were expecting to ship my way sometime tomorrow. I'll post an Update with Proofs photos when I get them!

thanks! Randy

MidnightCards.com LIVE & Duel Deck Cross-Promo INFO
almost 11 years ago – Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 07:39:59 PM

Hi Everyone,

MidnightCards.com is now LIVE!!!

Also, this is for any Backer who qualifies for the Grinders and Duel Deck cross-promo. If you are a Backer of the Grinders campaign AND a Backer of the Duel Campaign ($24 or higher Pledge for EACH project), you will receive a FREE Grinders Poker Chip and Duel Poker Chip!

If you qualify for the Poker Chip cross-promo with the Duel campaign, please send me a PM with a simple statement of "Poker Chip". I need to figure out how many Poker Chips to order, and get going on them!

thanks, Randy

MidnightCards.com opening in 24 Hours!
almost 11 years ago – Mon, Dec 07, 2015 at 06:45:08 PM

Hey Everyone,

I'm happy to announce that MidnightCards.com will be opening tomorrow at 5:00 pm EDT!

The last of the original Draconians and Bowling Decks will be available, and also 56 Midnight Variety Packs. The storefront's opening design is purposely streamlined and clean. I will add features and pages throughout 2016.

There will be 5 different SKUs available at the launch:

Midnight Variety Pack - 56 available - $59.95 + Shipping

Draconian Pair - 80 available - $23.95 + Shipping

Bowl-A-Rama Pair - 85 available - $23.95 + Shipping

Cosmic Lanes Deck - 60 available - $23.95 + Shipping

Bowling Decks Trio - 100 available - $41.95 + Shipping

Below are some photos, and the copy explaining the Midinight Variety Packs. For anyone interested in some Decks, I'll see you tomorrow at 5:00 pm EDT!

Thanks, Randy

Years in the making! Each Midnight Variety Pack will contain 6 Decks and a custom 6-Pack Box. The 6 Decks will include 1 Draconian Spitfire, 1 Draconian Lighting, 1 Red Bowl-A-Rama, 1 Black Bowl-A-Rama, and 2 Mystery Decks from a pool of 112 Decks. I've been setting aside these Mystery Decks for years, waiting for an item such as this!!

10 of the 56 Variety Packs will contain a Chivas Regal Deck I designed back in 2007 for my day job (years before deciding on designing custom Playing Cards as a "hobby"). The Chivas Regal Deck was part of a holiday Gift Pack that contained a 750ml bottle of Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Scotch Whiskey and a Deck of the Chivas Regal Playing Cards. The Decks were never wrapped in cellophane, and I imagine they would be VERY difficult to find nowadays. Seeing as we're so close to Christmas, each of the 56 Variety Packs will be Gift-Wrapped. The perfect gift for a budding Playing Card aficionado! Below is a list of the 112 MYSTERY DECKS and their quantities:



(10) Chivas Regal Deck



(1) TBC Blue Luxury Deck - HANDMADE Version


(3) TBC Blue Luxury Deck


(6) TBC Red Luxury Deck 

(2) TBC White Luxury Deck



(1) Original ORNATE Sapphire Deck


(1) Original ORNATE Scarlet Deck


(6) Original ORNATE Emerald Deck


(6) Original ORNATE Amethyst Deck



(6) Honeybee Deck


(6) Never Forgotten Deck



(4) LUXX V2 Gold Deck


(4) LUXX V2 Silver Deck



(6) Unbranded White ORNATE Sapphire Deck


(6) Unbranded White ORNATE Scarlet Deck


(6) Unbranded White ORNATE Emerald Deck


(6) Unbranded White ORNATE Amethyst Deck



(6) Unbranded Obsidian ORNATE Deck 

(6) Bicycle Obsidian ORNATE Deck

(6) Bicycle Black Imperial Deck


(6) Red Imperial Deck



(4) Brazil Deck



(6) United Cardists Deck



(2) Boardwalk Deck 
(I only did production and color work for the Boardwalk Deck)