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Holding it in my hands right now!
Very fast delivery, I was seriously impressed. The package contains a small book with the deck in bubble wrap (yay!).
I was very impressed to see that Josephine had signed the book with best wishes, what an amazingly nice touch!
The deck is printed by WinGO (which seems to be a boardgame producer/publisher), so the cardstock reminds that of boardgames. It's sturdy and the cards have this specific "new boardgame" smell. There are the cutting marks (little dots) visible on the sides of the deck (as visible on several videos), but I think I will edge the deck and that will do the trick.
Shuffles wonderfully and feels good to hold otherwise. Doesn't give the Tarot vibe at all, in fact, the deck itself feels literally like cardboard (not in a bad sense), it seems to "activate" when you use it.
I must say I am not a fan of the font or the faux parchment at all. I am working through the Quareia modules currently and Josephine seems SO to the point, clear and "no BS" type of person, the LotR font (it seems to me that it is, literally, the same font used in the movies on maps and books) and faux parchment looks kinda tacky and cheap, and draws away from the mystique. I think this deck would have benefited immensely from Mary-Elesque approach of going with black borders (if borders are deemed necessary). Then the golden thin border around the image itself could have born the colour code (green, red etc) for the different realms.
Off to do my first Mystical Map now!
Very fast delivery, I was seriously impressed. The package contains a small book with the deck in bubble wrap (yay!).
I was very impressed to see that Josephine had signed the book with best wishes, what an amazingly nice touch!
The deck is printed by WinGO (which seems to be a boardgame producer/publisher), so the cardstock reminds that of boardgames. It's sturdy and the cards have this specific "new boardgame" smell. There are the cutting marks (little dots) visible on the sides of the deck (as visible on several videos), but I think I will edge the deck and that will do the trick.
Shuffles wonderfully and feels good to hold otherwise. Doesn't give the Tarot vibe at all, in fact, the deck itself feels literally like cardboard (not in a bad sense), it seems to "activate" when you use it.
I must say I am not a fan of the font or the faux parchment at all. I am working through the Quareia modules currently and Josephine seems SO to the point, clear and "no BS" type of person, the LotR font (it seems to me that it is, literally, the same font used in the movies on maps and books) and faux parchment looks kinda tacky and cheap, and draws away from the mystique. I think this deck would have benefited immensely from Mary-Elesque approach of going with black borders (if borders are deemed necessary). Then the golden thin border around the image itself could have born the colour code (green, red etc) for the different realms.
Off to do my first Mystical Map now!