2019 'Deck of the Year' Awards: NOMINATIONS

[PipChick]

Hi y'all,

So, although I realize it's not technically the end of 2019 and there very well could be a few more amazing decks released between now and then that would be eligible/qualify for consideration in our annual 'Deck of the Year' Awards of recognizing the best of the best, I still wanted to get a jump start on creating this thread for deck nominations and hopefully get people to start thinking about UC's 2019 DOTY Awards so it'll make it easier and less overwhelming when it's time to vote on Friday, January 10th - Friday, January 31st, 2020.

To learn more about the DOTYs, please visit the official 'Deck of the Year' Awards thread here.

Currently, we have a pretty comprehensive list of all the decks that have been released throughout 2019 thus far (which you can find in this google doc here) and this list will continue to be modified & updated as needed. It looks like a lot, I know, but do please keep in mind that this is only meant to be an extra resource for the UC community and you can personally choose to use it, or not - it's totally up to you If you do decide to take a look at the list, you'll see that the google doc provides links where you'll be able to view pics of the deck and includes filters which allow you to either search for a specific deck or filter out decks based on particular criteria such as artist/producer, date of release/shipment, etc. as shown under the title of each column (more info is provided in a note on the doc, or, if you have any questions, please feel free to PM me ) Personally, I find the simplest way to sort through those decks that qualify for this year is to use the filter under 'Shipping Status' which will state when the deck was shipped & delivered to backers/buyers and could be filtered month by month for the year.

Now, there's just a couple important announcements I'd appreciate if you all would read through in regards to this thread & submitting nominations for the DOTY Awards:

2. The intended purpose of this new thread is NOT to provide an opportunity for discussion and/or debate (we've all been there and done that already in specific threads for many of the decks that are eligible), but simply to serve as a sort of visual list for members to browse/scroll through and hopefully to aid those in voting for each of the various award categories that will be listed in their own separate posts that you'll see below. With that said, I respectfully ask that you all refrain from posting here on this thread. If you do happen to have any comments/questions/concerns regarding any content on this thread, please feel free to either reach out to me through PM or do so publicly in the Discussions thread to keep this one as uncluttered as possible. Again, this is just to be used as a simple visual list of nominations and nothing more.
   
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3. Nominations can be made by any member of UC, for any deck and for any of the following categories that will be listed below in each of their own separate posts. But, I'd like to try to keep things anonymous to deter the loudest voices in the room from possibly domineering over the opinions and/or voting of others. In order to do that, I request that anyone interested in making nominations to please do so directly through PM to me, 'PipChick' and you have my word that I'll update this thread with those nominations accordingly as soon as I'm able to. Once again, please refrain from posting here on this thread - thank you!
   
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4. To nominate decks/designers, simply PM me with the deck(s) you'd like to see be added to this thread and be sure to make note of whichever award category listed below you're specifically nominating it for and I'll ensure that it'll be added there. As nominations start rolling in, I'll do my best to update and modify this thread as soon as I'm able to, but if you don't see your submitted nominations added instantaneously, don't worry; just give me some time so that I may be able to do so and check back again later.

To keep things as anonymous and unbiased as possible, nominations submitted and added to this thread will ONLY include the following: name of deck, designer, producer, printer and, of course, a few pics to reflect what aspect of the deck is being considered for award. (ex. if a deck is specifically nominated for it's back design in that particular award category, I'll only be posting a pic of it's back design to keep other aspects from swaying the vote)

So, let us know what decks you think deserve to be nominated for recognition and be sure to spread the word - either through social media or trained carrier pigeons - to others that might be interested in joining the UC community in our little playing card corner of the internet to participate!

Final List of Award Categories are as follows:

• Best Tuck Case
  
  
• Best Ace
  
  
• Best Joker(s)
  
  
• Best Gaff / Extra Card(s)
  
  
• Best Pips
  
  
• Best Courts
  
  
• Best Use of Color
  
  
• Best Back
  
  
• Best Deck for Fanning
  
  
• Best Deck for Cardistry / Flourishing
  
  
• Best Deck for Magic
  
  
• Best Non-Poker Deck
  
  
• Best Rookie Deck
  
  
• Best Innovation
  
  
• Best Overall Deck

Let's make 2019 the year of the best DOTYs ever! YAY!

[PipChick]

BEST TUCK CASE


AMBASSADORS: Signature Edition, designed by Lotrek (OPC):

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SILK, designed by Lotrek (OPC):

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FABLE, designed by Lotek (OPC):



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52+Joker Club deck: 'The Entertainer', designed by Lotrek (Oath):




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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC):




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De Novo, designed by Rick Davidson (OPC):



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Nutcracker, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (EPCC):



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Monolith, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):



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ORDER: Electus Edition, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):




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Ascension: Signature Editions, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):





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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC):



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King's Game, designed by Karin Akulyan Akulyan - Bona Fide (EPCC):



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HELLO TIKI: V2, designed by Montenzi (USPCC & Cartamundi):




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Tavern on the Green, designed by Kevin Cantrell & produced by Tavern on the Green Restaurant and Theory11 (USPCC):




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Standards, designed by Kevin Cantrell & produced by Art of Play (USPCC):





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Lady Moon, designed by Kelly Thorn & produced by Art of Play (USPCC):



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Ephemerid: Deluxe Edition, designed by Fabien Barral - Mr. Cup (NPCC & Tuck by Studio Pression):



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Helheim, designed by Nicolai Aarøe - Design Imperator (NPCC):

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Mirage, designed by 화라 'Hwara' - 4xPixel & produced by Jin H Kim - Full Custom 52 (WJPC):




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Culturae Animalis, designed by Jack Brutus Penny (EPCC):

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House of the Rising Spade: Room 17, designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti (Cartamundi & tuck by OPC):



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Primordial, designed by Charles Adi - Blackout Brother & produced by Costa Pantazis (USPCC):




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Fillide, designed by Alessandra Gagliano - Jocu & produced by Anthony Mark Holt - Jocu (Cartamundi):



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Charlemagne, produced by Ljudmilla Kolga - Krishtofor (MAKWELL):



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Lunar Zodiac, designed by Gansukh D. & Oyundelger J. - Nomads Playing Cards (NPCC):

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Testament, designed by Ben Green (WJPCC):




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COMPOSERS: Ludwig Van Beethoven, produced by Michele Spatola - SixtyFourPlayingCards (NPCC):



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BEST ACE


SILK, designed by Lotrek (OPC):



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The Parlour, designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti - Stockholm17 & produced by Omar Chavez - 'The Gentleman Wake' (Cartamundi):



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Thorns & Roses, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):




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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC):



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Pinocchio, designed by Elettra Deganello & produced by Riccardo Conturbia - Passione Playing Cards (USPCC):




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Monolith, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):

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ORDER, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):

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HELLO TIKI: V2, designed by Montenzi (USPCC & Cartamundi):

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Tavern on the Green, designed by Kevin Cantrell & produced by Tavern on the Green Restaurant and Theory11 (USPCC):



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Standards, designed by Kevin Cantrell & produced by Art of Play (USPCC):




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Ephemerid, designed by Fabien Barral - Mr. Cup (NPCC):




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Primordial, designed by Charles Adi - Blackout Brother & produced by Costa Pantazis (USPCC):




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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):




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Axolotl, designed by Gustavo 'Guzo' Borboa Parra - Sextante Studio (Cartamundi):



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Don't Kill the Messenger, designed by Gansukh Dashvandan & Oyundelger J. & produced by Tsetseglen Ulziibaatar - Nomads Playing Cards (NPCC):



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Liber Ludorum, designed Ian Cumpstey - Northern Displayers & Skadi Press (Cartamundi):

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1st: v3, produced by Chris Ramsay (USPCC):



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BEST JOKER(S)


The Parlour, designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti - Stockholm17 & produced by Omar Chavez - 'The Gentleman Wake' (Cartamundi):



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De Novo, designed by Rick Davidson (OPC):



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Tavern on the Green, designed by Kevin Cantrell & produced by Tavern on the Green Restaurant and Theory11 (USPCC):



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Derren Brown, produced by Derren Brown & Theory11 (USPCC):



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Thorns & Roses, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):




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Ascension, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):

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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC):

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Six Strings, designed by Ade Suryana & produced by Kardify and Murphy's Magic (USPCC):



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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):



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Helheim, designed by Nicolai Aarøe, Svend Nielsen, Patrick Søgaard & Christian Berg - Design Imperator & produced by Marianne Larsen - Isolated Thunderstorm (NPCC):

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Chiaroscuro, designed by Nicolas Oliveros & Santiago Forero Molano - Obec Studio (USPCC):

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ARISTO, designed by Iaroslav Neliubov & produced by Alexander Golikov - ARISTO (USPCC):



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Fantasy, designed by Dustin Panzino - Inkwell Illustrations (Unknown):

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1001 Nights, designed by Soleil Zumbrunn & Dent-de-Lion du Midi - Art Playing Cards (USPCC):




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The Hydrogen Deck, designed by Nicola Nisco - Elemental Playing Cards (USPCC):



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BEST GAFF / EXTRA CARD(S)


The Parlour, designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti - Stockholm17 & produced by Omar Chavez - 'The Gentleman Wake' (Cartamundi):




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Jerry Nuggets: Reproduction, produced by Bill Kalush - EPCC (USPCC):



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ORDER, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):








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Culturae Animalis, designed by Jack Brutus Penny (EPCC):

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Mirage, designed by 화라 'Hwara' - 4xPixel & produced by Jin H Kim - Full Custom 52 (WJPC):

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REINCARNATION, designed by Charles Adi - Blackout Brother & produced by Adeel Anjum - Gambler's Warehous/PlayingCards.net

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[PipChick]

BEST PIPS


Royal Mischief Transformation Deck, designed by Patrick Valenza - Deviant Moon Inc. (USGS):







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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):









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Illuminated, designed by Caitlin Keegan & produced by Clarkson Potter (Unknown):





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De Novo, designed by Rick Davidson (OPC):




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Faunae, designed by Jon Carraher & produced by Douglas Koozer - Brain Vessel Creative (USPCC):

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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC):

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Thorns & Roses, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):




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ORDER, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):

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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC):

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HELLO TIKI: V2, designed by Montenzi (USPCC & Cartamundi):



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Ephemerid, designed by Fabien Barral - Mr. Cup (NPCC):



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Six Strings, designed by Ade Suryana & produced by Kardify and Murphy's Magic (USPCC):



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Primordial, designed by Charles Adi - Blackout Brother & produced by Costa Pantazis (USPCC):



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Samedi, designed by Chris Madden - Red Kraken Games (USPCC):




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Axolotl, designed by Gustavo 'Guzo' Borboa Parra - Sextante Studio (Cartamundi):





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1001 Nights, designed by Soleil Zumbrunn & Dent-de-Lion du Midi - Art Playing Cards (USPCC):






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Bicycle Monkey King, designed by Chapet Natawaru & produced by Kevin Yu & Riffle Shuffle (USPCC):



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BEST COURTS


SILK, designed by Lotrek (OPC):




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52+Joker Club deck: 'The Entertainer', designed by Lotrek (Oath):

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De Novo, designed by Rick Davidson (OPC):



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Trick or Treat, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (USPCC):

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Nutcracker, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (EPCC):

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Thorns & Roses, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):










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Ascension, designed by Steve Minty (USPCC):

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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC):







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HELLO TIKI: V2, designed by Montenzi (USPCC & Cartamundi):





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Pinocchio, designed by Elettra Deganello & produced by Riccardo Conturbia - Passione Playing Cards (USPCC):




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Monolith, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):
















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ORDER, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):














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King's Game, designed by Karin Akulyan Akulyan - Bona Fide (EPCC):




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Six Strings, designed by Ade Suryana & produced by Kardify and Murphy's Magic (USPCC):





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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):






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Primordial, designed by Charles Adi - Blackout Brother & produced by Costa Pantazis (USPCC):



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Florus Drama, Vol. I: Hunters of York, designed by Nicolai Aarøe & Martin Helgren (NPCC):



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Helheim, designed by Nicolai Aarøe, Svend Nielsen, Patrick Søgaard & Christian Berg - Design Imperator & produced by Marianne Larsen - Isolated Thunderstorm (NPCC):

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Mirage, designed by 화라 'Hwara' - 4xPixel & produced by Jin H Kim - Full Custom 52 (WJPC):






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Theos, designed by Roberto Pretari & produced by Paolo Tisato - PARAMA Playing Cards (USPCC & tucks by OPC):






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Faunae, designed by Jon Carraher & produced by Douglas Koozer - Brain Vessel Creative (USPCC):






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Culturae Animalis, designed by Jack Brutus Penny (EPCC):






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REINCARNATION, designed by Charles Adi - Blackout Brother & produced by Adeel Anjum - Gambler's Warehouse/PlayingCards.net

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Dreamers, designed by Luis Enrique 'Smithe' & Alfredo Conrique 'Pogo' - Copete Cohete & produced by Ho Yin Cheng - Card Experiement (USPCC):









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Liber Ludorum, designed Ian Cumpstey - Northern Displayers & Skadi Press (Cartamundi):






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Fantasy, designed by Dustin Panzino - Inkwell Illustrations (Unknown):

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Colores de Colombia, designed by Pilar - Lune Playing Cards & produced by Marco Luzi - Lune Playing Cards (NPCCD):

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Testament, designed by Ben Green (WJPCC):






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Euphorya, designed by Jeremy Schiavo & produced by Romain Key - Magie Factory (USPCC):



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Emanations, designed by Mahdi 'The Magician' Gilbert & Destino (USPCC):



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[PipChick]

BEST USE OF COLOR


52+Joker Club deck: 'The Entertainer', designed by Lotrek (Oath):



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Monolith: Black Edition, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):





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ORDER, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):

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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC):



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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):




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Magnum Force, designed by Basil Murad - BLOOD+CHROME & produced by Danny Hoshi - Forged Arts/RarePlayingCards.com (USPCC):





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Faunae, designed by Jon Carraher & produced by Douglas Koozer - Brain Vessel Creative (USPCC):






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Ephemerid, designed by Fabien Barral - Mr. Cup (NPCC):



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INSECTA, designed by Immy Smith (Cartamundi):




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Bicycle Reverie, designed by Junsheng Ye 'Barry' (USPCC):





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Bicycle Monkey King, designed by Chapet Natawaru & produced by Kevin Yu - Riffle Shuffle (USPCC):



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Testament, designed by Ben Green (WJPCC):



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ADRIFT, designed by Antoine Dreno & produced by Nicolas Nargeot - NOT A_ (Cartamundi):



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School of Cardistry: v5, designed by ITS Design Studio & designed by Jaspas - New Deck Order (Unknown):



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Fontaine Futures: Parrot Edition, produced by Zach Mueller - Fontaine (USPCC):



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BEST BACK


SILK, designed by Lotrek (OPC):

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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC):

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Invocation, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (USPCC & Cartamundi):

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Nutcracker, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (EPCC):



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Monolith, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi):




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De Novo, designed by Rick Davidson (OPC):



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Butterfly: Black Edition, designed by Stefan Eriksson & produced by Ondrej Psenicka (Cartamundi):



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Six Strings, designed by Ade Suryana & produced by Kardify and Murphy's Magic (USPCC):



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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):



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Bicycle Reverie, designed by Junsheng Ye 'Barry' (USPCC):



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POLLOCK, designed by Randy Butterfield - Midnight Card Company & produced by Mike 'The Doc' Wilson (EPCC):



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ADRIFT, designed by Antoine Dreno & produced by Nicolas Nargeot - NOT A_ (Cartamundi):



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BEST DECK FOR FANNING


Plum Pi, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (USPCC):

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THE ONE, designed by Alex Tse & produced by Make Playing Cards (MPC):




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Grid. series 3, designed by Luke Wadey (USPCC):




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Mono: Xero & Mono: Xero R, designed by Luke Wadey (Cartamundi):

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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC):

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Butterfly: Black Edition, designed by Stefan Eriksson & produced by Ondrej Psenicka (Cartamundi):

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Implicit: v2, designed by Gart & produced by Nathan Darma (Cartamundi):

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ADRIFT, designed by Antoine Dreno & produced by Nicolas Nargeot - NOT A_ (Cartamundi):

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Goblin, designed by Toomas Pintson - Gemini (USPCC):




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Z Deck produced by Alexander Melnik & Nikolay - December Boys (USPCC):

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BEST DECK FOR CARDISTRY / FLOURISHING


Cardistry-Con 2019, designed by Dan and Dave Buck - Art of Play (USPCC):



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THE ONE, designed by Alex Tse & produced by Make Playing Cards (MPC):




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Mono: Xero & Mono: Xero R, designed by Luke Wadey (Cartamundi):

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Headlong into Eternity, designed by B. Thom Stevenson & produced by Anyone Worldwide (USPCC):




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Chiaroscuro, designed by Nicolas Oliveros & Santiago Forero Molano - Obec Studio (USPCC):




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DÉRIVE, designed by Dimitri Arleri & Ladislas Toubart - Cardistry Touch (Cartamundi):




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Echo, designed by Bailiang Huang & produced by Lotus in Hand (Unknown):



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FLUX, designed by Bailiang Huang & produced by Lotus in Hand and Art of Play (USPCC):





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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC):




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ADRIFT, designed by Antoine Dreno & produced by Nicolas Nargeot - NOT A_ (Cartamundi):

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School of Cardistry: v5, designed by ITS Design Studio & designed by Jaspas - New Deck Order (Unknown):

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Isometric: no. X, designed by Trixie Chua & produced by Kenneth Aiden Foo (Unknown):




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Orbit: v7 & v7 Parallel edition designed by Daniel Schneider & Chris Brown - The Orbit Brown (USPCC):

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Cheetah, designed by Toomas Pintson - Gemini (USPCC):



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Oblique, designed by Adrian Valenzuela & produced by CardCutz (USPCC):

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Nihilism, designed by Shaowei Hsiung (HCPC):

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Z Deck produced by Alexander Melnik & Nikolay - December Boys (USPCC):

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Squeezers: v2, designed by Cameron Toner & Nate Lex - Organic Playing Cards & produced by Riffle Shuffle (USPCC):

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BEST DECK FOR MAGIC


The Parlour, designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti - Stockholm17 & produced by Omar Chavez - 'The Gentleman Wake' (Cartamundi):




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Jerry Nuggets: Reproduction, produced by Bill Kalush - EPCC (USPCC):




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Butterfly: Black Edition, designed by Stefan Eriksson & produced by Ondrej Psenicka (Cartamundi):




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Bitcoin, designed by Billy French & produced by Andrei Jikh & Patrick 'Kun' Kunvatanagarn - IPO52 (LPCC):




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Derren Brown, produced by Derren Brown & Theory11 (USPCC):

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The Conjurer, designed by Christian Ellingstad - Arcadia Playing Cards (Cartamundi):





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Paisley, designed by Dutch Card House Company & produced by Johanna De Jong - Diamon Playing Cards (USPCC):




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Emanations, designed by Mahdi 'The Magician' Gilbert & Destino (USPCC):




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Orbit: v7 & v7 Parallel edition, designed by Daniel Schneider & Chris Brown - The Orbit Brown (USPCC):



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BEST NON-POKER DECK

*DOTY Award category designated for decks that do not retain typical features needed for gameplay/poker (ie. tarot, oracle, hanafuda, ganjifa, art decks, etc.)*


Visconti Modrone Tarot, restored by Mattia D'Auge & produced by Mario Pignatiello - Lo Scarabeo (Unknown):






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True Black Tarot Deck, designed by Arthur Wang (Unknown):




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The Slow Tarot, designed by Lacey Bryant & produced by Bradley Platz - Modern Eden Gallery (Unknown):











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Green Glyphs Lenormand, designed by James R. Eads (Unknown):




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Sensu Hanafuda, designed by Antoniette Fazio-Johnson - IndianWolf Studios (LPCC):




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Carte Doriche, designed by Lorenzo Gaggiotti - Stockholm17 (MPC):









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The Poker Deck of the Drowning World, designed by Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick - Fledermaus Workshop (EPCC):




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Olde Fae, designed by various different artists & produced by Rachel Quinlan - Changeling Artist Collective (Unknown):






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BEST ROOKIE DECK

*DOTY Award category for designated for honoring & recognizing exceptionally well-done debute decks created by first-time 'Rookie' playing card designers (excludes first-time producers)*


Pinocchio, designed by Elettra Deganello & produced by Riccardo Conturbia - Passione Playing Cards (USPCC):







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Mirage, designed by 화라 'Hwara' - 4xPixel & produced by Jin H Kim - Full Custom 52 (WJPC):







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INVASION, designed by Dmitrii Lebedev - Rattle Shuttle (EPCC):






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Magnum Force, designed by Basil Murad - BLOOD+CHROME & produced by Danny Hoshi - Forged Arts/RarePlayingCards.com (USPCC):






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Fillide, designed by Alessandra Gagliano - Jocu & produced by Anthony Mark Holt - Jocu (Cartamundi):





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Faunae, designed by Jon Carraher & produced by Douglas Koozer - Brain Vessel Creative (USPCC):





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Culturae Animalis, designed by Jack Brutus Penny (EPCC):

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Blvck Spades, designed by Sengsavane Chounraman - Sengsavane Design & produced by Zain Gunsby - Blvck Spades (EPCC):





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Open Portals, designed by James R. Eads (USPCC):





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Illuminated, designed by Caitlin Keegan & produced by Clarkson Potter (Unknown):





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ACRE, designed by Anthonly Moore (Unknown):




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Arcadia: Pride of Peacocks, designed by Christian Ellingstad - Arcadia Playing Cards (Cartamundi):






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Don't Kill the Messenger, designed by Gansukh Dashvandan & Oyundelger J. & produced by Tsetseglen Ulziibaatar - Nomads Playing Cards (NPCC):







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The Hydrogen Deck, designed by Nicola Nisco - Elemental Playing Cards (USPCC):





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ADRIFT, designed by Antoine Dreno & produced by Nicolas Nargeot - NOT A_ (Cartamundi):





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BEST INNOVATION


SILK, designed by Lotrek (OPC):

• Use of alternating directions of thin linework in only one foil to create a 3D effect in the design

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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC):

• Use of a one-way mirror that, when one side is brightly lit while the other is kept darker, creates and allows for viewing the optical illusional effect of an infinity mirror in which a series of smaller and smaller reflections of the "Corridor" design appears to recede into infinity

video of the effect can be viewed here and here

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A Motley Pack, designed by Ishan Trivedi & produced by Sunish Chabba - Guru Playing Cards (USPCC & WJPC):

• Use of augmented reality mobil app technology to provide information and tell the story weaved between all 56 cards of the deck

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Playing Arts ZERO, designed by 55 different artists & produced by Vladislavs Korzinins - Digital Abstracts & ARIA AR Platform (USPCC):

• Use of augmented reality mobil app technology to animate the illustrations of a select few cards of the deck (currently, 14 total)

all 14 cards featuring animation with use of the AR app can be viewed here
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BEST OVERALL DECK


SILK, designed by Lotrek (OPC)

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FABLE, designed by Lotek (OPC)

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2019 NPCCD Series, designed by Alexander Chin (MPC)

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De Novo, designed by Rick Davidson (OPC)

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Nutcracker, designed by Jackson Robinson - Kings Wild Project (EPCC)

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Monolith, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi)

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ORDER, designed by Giovanni Meroni - Thirdway Industries (USPCC & Cartamundi)

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Luminosity, designed by Jody Eklund - Black Ink Playing Cards (USPCC)

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Tavern on the Green, designed by Kevin Cantrell & produced by Tavern on the Green Restaurant and Theory11 (USPCC)

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Ephemerid, designed by Fabien Barral - Mr. Cup (NPCC)

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Mirage, designed by 화라 'Hwara' - 4xPixel & produced by Jin H Kim - Full Custom 52 (WJPC)

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Faunae, designed by Jon Carraher & produced by Douglas Koozer - Brain Vessel Creative (USPCC)

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Culturae Animalis, designed by Jack Brutus Penny (EPCC)

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Visconti Modrone Tarot, restored by Mattia D'Auge & produced by Mario Pignatiello - Lo Scarabeo (Unknown)

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