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Morganjj Regular user 168 Posts |
Ah, thanks Phill - I should have realised stuff was on - it's a bit hard to keep track of cons and who's where from Australia sometimes!
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Morganjj Regular user 168 Posts |
Full points for customer service - replacement decks got to Australia in record time. Thanks for that - must have gone out pretty much immediately via express post.
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
Hi guys. Five years since the black and gold, 36 pages here on the MC - that's a lot.
What's cool about this project, kind of exemplified by this ginormous thread here on the forum, is how we've been able to iterate based on first hand feedback from people using the deck day in day out - professionals thrashing decks out irl, people entertaining friends and families with something super reliable and flexible. People wanting to update their existing routines with the kind of foolproof control a good reader deck gives you. People looking to innovate something completely new, leveraging the huge range and ease of use of the Optical Marking System. Everyone has a wishlist of "why don't you add..." and, wherever we can over the last 5 years, we've tried to do it: We added the repeater for the suits to read the deck from a spread, we added the four corner markings, increased the size of the repeaters, changed the 10 from 0 to X (that was a big one), made the backs one way, increased the one waying, removed the theme, went to standard royals, took advice on the various colours, switched to USPCC, randomised the back to bust those people I caught trying the riffle test on it (nice try guys!) etc etc. These were all decisions driven by discussions with people who USE the deck. And because the deck is so widely used, over such a long time, we get a lot of great advice. Thank you to everyone so far. So, all that said, we are about to release the V5 ELITES. And the update is a big one. The biggest yet. We've kept everything people loved about the Green ELITES, tweaked and fixed them (often in ways that no-one would ever consciously notice). But we've also added a number of huge new features that can be used on their own, in combination (or just completely ignored if you just want another deck of ELITES). I've had such an exciting time dreaming up new material and I'm so bummed I won't be able to show everyone the new deck at the session in Jan or at Blackpool or whatever, because we've got tricks that will fool almost anyone, even people who know and use the ELITES. And I'm going to miss hitting everyone with that stuff. Hopefully we'll be ready to open preorders properly over the next week (hopefully) but just as a super minor teaser: everyone who said the deck would look great in a really strong red: you were right. Phill
The new Elysian Duets, marked cards featuring my unique Optical Marking System:
-+: https://phillsmithcreative.com/products/elysian-duets :+- |
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alexK New user 83 Posts |
Phill that sounds amazing!
The Green Elites and Blue Alphas are my absolutely favourite deck of cards. It's the best marking system on the market right now. I'm so ready for the next generation of it and still hope the elites color will not change *fingers crossed* |
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
Ah might have some bad news for you then. The V5 decks are a scarlet red. We wanted to change to signify the updated version - once we have this rolled out we are working on a production cycle that will let us do shorter runs of different colourways. Check out the red V5s and down the line, if there's any hunger for the V5 deck on the forest green back, we'll be able to do it.
Phill
The new Elysian Duets, marked cards featuring my unique Optical Marking System:
-+: https://phillsmithcreative.com/products/elysian-duets :+- |
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CamilleMagic New user 14 Posts |
This is great news !!! Can’t wait to see the new decks, and very interested to know more about the new features 😀
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simplymagicweb Inner circle Norfolk, UK 1410 Posts |
Scarlett Red.... Take my money already! My favs were the rouge so can’t wait for this BOOM
Magically,
Website - www.simplymagic.co.uk Twitter - www.twitter.com/simplymagic19 Facebook - www.facebook.com/SeanGoodmanMagician Creator of BDZ, Holidayz, The Grayle, DUO, Secret Servante, Genetics, Vision, Tick Tock, Starstruck, CelebriDate, MagiDate, Focus, SIGMA and R2R |
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
A lot of people liked the rouge and we talked about bringing the same colour back, but because we have changed suppliers we couldn't guarantee the colour match between generations, so rather than swing and miss we decided to push the saturation and make it DOUBLE RED. The deck is closer to Bicycle red and the box is *very red*.
Phill
The new Elysian Duets, marked cards featuring my unique Optical Marking System:
-+: https://phillsmithcreative.com/products/elysian-duets :+- |
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Fenomeno New user 47 Posts |
Is there a mailing list to keep up to date?
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simplymagicweb Inner circle Norfolk, UK 1410 Posts |
Quote:
On Nov 29, 2020, phillsmiff wrote: Great news. My only issue with the latest set is the box tbh, which kept coming apart? None of the other sets had this issue so hopefully the Scarlett release also sorts this?
Magically,
Website - www.simplymagic.co.uk Twitter - www.twitter.com/simplymagic19 Facebook - www.facebook.com/SeanGoodmanMagician Creator of BDZ, Holidayz, The Grayle, DUO, Secret Servante, Genetics, Vision, Tick Tock, Starstruck, CelebriDate, MagiDate, Focus, SIGMA and R2R |
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charlie_d Loyal user 247 Posts |
I'm hoping for a Phill Smith Edge Marked deck at some point. Any chance?
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
We did have some issues with the tuck not being stuck with the first run of V4s (the green deck) which we were pretty furious about and have switched suppliers. The red tuck box seems very sturdily fabricated.
Edge markings, I have not dug into very much because I didn't feel like I had anything to add to the world compared to the Butterflies. That said, I have got an edge marked deck I've been working on for a while and I'm looking at getting it produced in 2021, and I think it's got something unique and useful and positive that makes it worth pushing forward with. I have talked to DMC about the possibility of doing a borderless ELITES deck and although we haven't actually done that yet, hopefully if our new supplier pans out we could look at running a special in 2021 and maybe rolling edge marking into that. Phill
The new Elysian Duets, marked cards featuring my unique Optical Marking System:
-+: https://phillsmithcreative.com/products/elysian-duets :+- |
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charlie_d Loyal user 247 Posts |
Awesome. Take my money. How do I preorder...? Looking forward to the v5's too, it'll be nice to have a contrast.
The Butterflies are stellar in terms of functionality but the problem is - butterflies. I need decks that look like classic card decks. Nothing too gaudy, no theme in particular, just something low-key that will register as a deck of cards rather than attracting comment. Elites, Monarchs, Bees, the Diamond Jim deck... all perfect. The GPS deck is another one that has amazing functionality but is too gaudy and has too much of a theme. I'm neither a yachtsman nor a disney priness so these decks just don't work for me. I really, really wish they did. |
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
OK so the preorder is open now, and you can find the full details of the deck plus some lovely photos from DMC by going here:
https://store.dmcmagic.com/products/dmc-elites-v5 Phill
The new Elysian Duets, marked cards featuring my unique Optical Marking System:
-+: https://phillsmithcreative.com/products/elysian-duets :+- |
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Bambu Elite user California 498 Posts |
Do the price include shipping to the USA?
The Peek Project $22.50
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simplymagicweb Inner circle Norfolk, UK 1410 Posts |
Look fab - I’m a bit thick though how the stacked deck markings work?
Magically,
Website - www.simplymagic.co.uk Twitter - www.twitter.com/simplymagic19 Facebook - www.facebook.com/SeanGoodmanMagician Creator of BDZ, Holidayz, The Grayle, DUO, Secret Servante, Genetics, Vision, Tick Tock, Starstruck, CelebriDate, MagiDate, Focus, SIGMA and R2R |
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charlie_d Loyal user 247 Posts |
Awesome. Thank you Phill! Also, Sean - I was thinking the same thing and then I saw it in the photo on the site. Don't want to give it away but; the ad copy is totally fair: "in glancing at the back of a single playing card for LESS THAN A SECOND (and from a distance of up to SEVEN FEET) you will know not only the card’s exact VALUE and SUIT, but also its precise POSITION in the deck!"
I don't actually use mnemonica but this deck has me tempted to change stack, because there's a few great effects that suddenly become instant and totally effortless. |
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simplymagicweb Inner circle Norfolk, UK 1410 Posts |
So I assume you need another deck stacked and the marked card also has its position in the other deck? Yeah it must be that! Nice if it is
Magically,
Website - www.simplymagic.co.uk Twitter - www.twitter.com/simplymagic19 Facebook - www.facebook.com/SeanGoodmanMagician Creator of BDZ, Holidayz, The Grayle, DUO, Secret Servante, Genetics, Vision, Tick Tock, Starstruck, CelebriDate, MagiDate, Focus, SIGMA and R2R |
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phillsmiff Inner circle UK 1794 Posts |
The shipping is not included, but we will be shipping US orders from within the USA.
The stacked deck markings are basically just the position of each card in Mnemonica - so from a shuffled deck the numbers will be random, but if you put *this deck* into mnemonica sequence, the top card will be marked 1, the second card 2, the third 3 etc etc. This makes it super easy to do lots of effects - imagine you have spectator B take the top half of the deck, B takes the second half - they shuffle their thirds and each take a card at random and remember it, then they swap their chosen cards, and bury them in their half of the deck. They can then *shuffle* their piles again, and then put the two halves together and cut the deck as many times as they like. You can then spread the cards across the table *face down* and tell each of them the names of the cards they chose. You don't even need to *know* Mnemonica to do this kind of thing, it's easy. Phill
The new Elysian Duets, marked cards featuring my unique Optical Marking System:
-+: https://phillsmithcreative.com/products/elysian-duets :+- |
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simplymagicweb Inner circle Norfolk, UK 1410 Posts |
Yeah Phil the addition marking for the card is genius mate BRAVO. When will they be ready to be shipped Phill?
Magically,
Website - www.simplymagic.co.uk Twitter - www.twitter.com/simplymagic19 Facebook - www.facebook.com/SeanGoodmanMagician Creator of BDZ, Holidayz, The Grayle, DUO, Secret Servante, Genetics, Vision, Tick Tock, Starstruck, CelebriDate, MagiDate, Focus, SIGMA and R2R |
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