Magnum Force Playing Cards: Live on KS

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[vasta41]

Well I'm a sucker for all things 80's and this is very well designed so I'm in! If you hurry the 2 deck EB is $17.50 shipped- for 2 USPCC printed decks? Hell yes!! The only thing I don't like (as always) is how the front and back border colors don't match. But I love the design and price so much that I'm in regardless.

[PipChick]

One of the only times the video on the project page is actually worth watching! If you haven't seen it yet, DO IT! DO IT NOW! lol

[portcullis]

I'm seriously putting this out there, if anyone can name every cartoon referenced in the video, they deserve some kind of prize.

The only condition of entry is you gotta be Gen X!! Which, according to the latest research is anyone born between 1964 and 1984.


Edit: Holy ----!! the EB is only $30 shipped to AU.

WHERE'S MY WALLET?!?

[ICantShuffle]

They're not direct references, so how are you counting?

1984 reporting in. I always thought/was told I was a millenial. Oh well.

So far I noticed:

from the opening the DIC production fluorish
GI Joe
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Transformers
Dude looks like Shredder from TMNT
Jem and the Holograms
He-Man
She-Ra

Pretty much everything the used to be on Super Sunday as well.

[tmbdp2001]

If I hadn't spent so much on cards in the last week, I would definitely pick these up.

They're not direct references, so how are you counting?

1984 reporting in. I always thought/was told I was a millenial. Oh well.

So far I noticed:

from the opening the DIC production fluorish
GI Joe
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Transformers
Dude looks like Shredder from TMNT
Jem and the Holograms
He-Man
She-Ra

Pretty much everything the used to be on Super Sunday as well.

1983 myself. Everything I have ever saw said that Gen X ended in 1982, and people born in 1983-2000 are Millennials.

[Bradius]

And I graduated college in 1983.

Baby boomer

[vasta41]

I was born in '85 and I hate Millennials so I do not consider myself one. The closest grouping I consider myself in is something called "Generation Y" (according to Google: "the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of the baby boomers and typically perceived as increasingly familiar with digital and electronic technology."). I was born and had to live with (and without) things millennials will never know. I wish I were GenX because the 80's rock!!

[Adonael]

and I hate Millennials

There's nothing to hate, everybody is different and born into different circumstances within every generation. Progress must be made and society must change, if this doesn't happen our species will not survive, so get used to it. Besides there are plenty of studies showing the many ways millennials and post-millenials are doing better than the previous generations, including less self-destructive behaviour, despite the mess of issues and insane inequality they've been left to deal with. A person 80 years ago couldn't even conceive of the complexity of modern life today, being born into that will of course shape you somewhat.

As for the deck, being a 90's kid, it's a little before my time, but I do appreciate the excellent artwork!

[vasta41]

and I hate Millennials

There's nothing to hate, everybody is different and born into different circumstances within every generation. Progress must be made and society must change, if this doesn't happen our species will not survive, so get used to it. Besides there are plenty of studies showing the many ways millennials and post-millenials are doing better than the previous generations, including less self-destructive behaviour, despite the mess of issues and insane inequality they've been left to deal with. A person 80 years ago couldn't even conceive of the complexity of modern life today, being born into that will of course shape you somewhat.

As for the deck, being a 90's kid, it's a little before my time, but I do appreciate the excellent artwork!

Such a typical Millennial response J/K!! I obviously don't hate Millennials- many of my friends are Millennials as well as two siblings. I do hate the self-entitled attitudes many of them carry but that is true for all people born at any time. However, when I lost a soccer game as a kid, I LOST. No medal, no trophy. Instead I was given a desire to be better and win next year. Which I did and the victory was much sweeter after having experienced a loss without participation awards and tire pumping, much of which occurs far to often today if you ask me.
Sorry for ranting and even sorrier it had nothing to do with cards. Good news is this project is just about to fund!

[BloodandChrome]

Thanks so much for posting about this deck! I'm the designer and animator of this project, and I had an absolute blast working on this and am so stoked that it's finally out! Please feel free to ask me any questions about it, I'm happy to answer

As for the millenial discussion, quite interesting! It does seem that there is some contention as to who belongs to which generation, I suppose since I was born in 81 that makes me one. I hope that doesn't count against me haha.

They're not direct references, so how are you counting?

1984 reporting in. I always thought/was told I was a millenial. Oh well.

So far I noticed:

from the opening the DIC production fluorish
GI Joe
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Transformers
Dude looks like Shredder from TMNT
Jem and the Holograms
He-Man
She-Ra

Pretty much everything the used to be on Super Sunday as well.

Pretty spot on! There are also a couple of references to 80s movies with some of the designs themselves, including Robocop, Aliens, Terminator, etc.

I did my best however to offset the straight up reference-fest with some interesting lore for each suit (factions) and each character's bio. I'd actually love to know what everyone here things about those, it's all there on the kickstarter to read. Indeed there are nods to all kinds of tropes from the era, but I hope I managed to put enough of a spin to make it interesting.

Once again, thanks for the post on here. I'm new to the world of playing cards but since working on this project my interest has begun to increase. Looking forwrard to learning even more.

[vasta41]

Thanks so much for posting about this deck! I'm the designer and animator of this project, and I had an absolute blast working on this and am so stoked that it's finally out! Please feel free to ask me any questions about it, I'm happy to answer

As for the millenial discussion, quite interesting! It does seem that there is some contention as to who belongs to which generation, I suppose since I was born in 81 that makes me one. I hope that doesn't count against me haha.

They're not direct references, so how are you counting?

1984 reporting in. I always thought/was told I was a millenial. Oh well.

So far I noticed:

from the opening the DIC production fluorish
GI Joe
Thundercats
Silverhawks
Transformers
Dude looks like Shredder from TMNT
Jem and the Holograms
He-Man
She-Ra

Pretty much everything the used to be on Super Sunday as well.

Pretty spot on! There are also a couple of references to 80s movies with some of the designs themselves, including Robocop, Aliens, Terminator, etc.

I did my best however to offset the straight up reference-fest with some interesting lore for each suit (factions) and each character's bio. I'd actually love to know what everyone here things about those, it's all there on the kickstarter to read. Indeed there are nods to all kinds of tropes from the era, but I hope I managed to put enough of a spin to make it interesting.

Once again, thanks for the post on here. I'm new to the world of playing cards but since working on this project my interest has begun to increase. Looking forwrard to learning even more.

Welcome to UC! My thoughts on the character bios are, "wow that must have taken a lot of time!" Which is a good sign to me- proves you spent a lot of time on this. And it shows! Like I said before the only gripe I have is that the front and back borders don't match. It's not that big of a deal and there are many decks out there like that. In most cases I suggest a white border around the back but not in this case- the full bleed purple looks great. My next suggestion would be to make the front borders purple too but again, in your case I also don't think that would work. So all I can say is I still love it!

[theCapraAegagrus]

It's a weird deck.

Kudos to the creator, it's pretty nice, but it just isn't my thing. I'm certainly not surprised at its popularity, though. If my older brother was into playing cards, I'd guess that he would love these.

[BloodandChrome]

Indeed it's a weird deck, no doubt about that, and definitely not for everyone!

Yeah I went back and forth with the borders, and kept coming back to the way it's configured now because I felt that's what looked the best, hoping it wouldn't be a deal breaker for too many people! I'm glad you can look past it though!

[vedus]

When I checked it out initially my thoughts were, roughly in order:

* this is ridiculous
* the artwork is so cheesy
* it's just a bit over the top
* to the point where it's almost stupid
* I love it
* price is good
* welp, I guess I'm backing this....

[BloodandChrome]

When I checked it out initially my thoughts were, roughly in order:

* this is ridiculous
* the artwork is so cheesy
* it's just a bit over the top
* to the point where it's almost stupid
* I love it
* price is good
* welp, I guess I'm backing this....

Hahaha, amazing. That's about the order I would expect from anyone! Thank you so much

[rousselle]

"BloodandChrome" -- a direct reference to Battlestar Galactica?

[BloodandChrome]

"BloodandChrome" -- a direct reference to Battlestar Galactica?

Absolutely! On top of being a BSG fan, it seemed to fit perfectly with what I do

[theCapraAegagrus]

"BloodandChrome" -- a direct reference to Battlestar Galactica?

Calm down, Dwight.

[PipChick]

"BloodandChrome" -- a direct reference to Battlestar Galactica?

Absolutely! On top of being a BSG fan, it seemed to fit perfectly with what I do

I was thinking the exact same thing! This makes me super happy

Calm down, Dwight.

oh 2pc, just shut the frak up will ya

BSG is awesome! and if you disagree, you're just wrong lol

[BloodandChrome]

I guess BSG isn't for everyone either, haha.

Good news guys, Magnum Force has been fully funded in 3 days! Not bad at all for this first time playing cards designer, it means a lot that people have reacted favorably to this weird over the top deck. Thanks to everyone that pledged!

[PipChick]

Congrats on reaching funding so quickly - very well earned

And, it's great to have another designer to join our small, little community - welcome

[BloodandChrome]

Thank you PipChick! I'm honored to be here

[Adonael]

However, when I lost a soccer game as a kid, I LOST. No medal, no trophy.

I'll admit I don't know anything about this because I don't have any friends with kids, or have them myself yet! My childhood in the 90's/00's does seem different to today's, but I can't tell if that's because of too much coddling/overparenting now or just the difference between growing up in the country vs the city (I've found city people my age have way less stories from their youth than I do, and none of mine even involve alcohol because I don't drink lol), probably a bit of both. Either way, I hope not to be raising my own in the city, to be in a position where we can live far enough out for some open space.

Anyway I'd love for a 90's themed deck just like this. I'm thinking the stuff I watched like DBZ, Swat Katz, Street Sharks, Zoids and Spawn! Don't even get me started on the early 00's

[vasta41]

However, when I lost a soccer game as a kid, I LOST. No medal, no trophy.

I'll admit I don't know anything about this because I don't have any friends with kids, or have them myself yet! My childhood in the 90's/00's does seem different to today's, but I can't tell if that's because of too much coddling/overparenting now or just the difference between growing up in the country vs the city (I've found city people my age have way less stories from their youth than I do, and none of mine even involve alcohol because I don't drink lol), probably a bit of both. Either way, I hope not to be raising my own in the city, to be in a position where we can live far enough out for some open space.

Anyway I'd love for a 90's themed deck just like this. I'm thinking the stuff I watched like DBZ, Swat Katz, Street Sharks, Zoids and Spawn! Don't even get me started on the early 00's

I would LOVE to see this artist do a follow up 90's deck! Great idea. P.S. I lived in the city (Boston) my whole life, didn't drink (making up for it now!), and had PLENTY to do.

[BloodandChrome]

Anyway I'd love for a 90's themed deck just like this. I'm thinking the stuff I watched like DBZ, Swat Katz, Street Sharks, Zoids and Spawn! Don't even get me started on the early 00's

That's not a bad idea. I admit I was already a little older by the time the 90s cartoons came about, but I still remember a bunch of them. I'll definitely take this idea into account!

[ICantShuffle]

I got my decks in the mail today!!

Dude the tucks are like 3D embossed and have a spot UV gloss coating?! These are radical!!!!

I wish I had backed for more.

[vasta41]

I got my decks in the mail today!!

Dude the tucks are like 3D embossed and have a spot UV gloss coating?! These are radical!!!!

I wish I had backed for more.

I cannot wait for mine now!

[BaconWise]

Absolutely awesome job. I went in for the 4-deck tier as gifts for some of my other dumbass buddies who were born in the late-70s and early 80s. They are going to love these. This campaign was woefully under-funded in my opinion. I have to agree that a 90s deck should be a top priority for Blood & Chrome! Even without the inner tuck stretch and the card stock upgrade, this is a fantastic release. The cards handle really well and the outer tuck is brilliant. Cheers and thank you for making this 80s kid a happy camper.

[vasta41]

Got mine yesterday. AWESOME. So far a shoo-in for best rookie of '19.