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GandalfPC wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:43 am A shame it’s delayed, but somehow it feels right - patience is a virtue, and it seems sometimes a given

As a Lotrek newbie I’ll consider it a right of passage to have my first delayed deck

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:33 pm Imagine getting an e-mail with: "an industrie's first: Lotrék is on time!"

CHRONOS:

Another Industry First!

Hi all,

Lotrek is behind some of the most shout after "Industry firsts": From the first deck with hot foil on the back of the cards to "Golden Oath" -the deck printed exclusively with foil and many more.

But time had come for another one, maybe the most amazing of all:

(drum roll...)

A Lotrek deck delivered without delay!

(crowd cheering with tears in their eyes and hugging each other)


It was in late August when I decided to challenge my worst enemy: TIME! The idea was to design a deck from scratch, print it, cut it, pack it and have it ready to present it at the 52Plus Joker Convention.

Which I did!

It sounds incredible but this is the story behind

"CHRONOS" playing cards Collector's Edition

and it took us just 25 days to complete, from the first rough sketches to the finished product.

The deck is printed on double color pearlescent stock, has intricate gold foil on the back of the cards and what makes it really unique is the touch of my partner's hand: Melania Damianou using watercolor and other materials has "aged" all tuck boxes, making them literally unique: Each and every tuck case is different, as if they were discovered in an attic where they had been forgotten for decades.


The Collector's Edition is 220 decks in total, all numbered. Some of them were sold at the 52Plus Joker convention and the rest will be available on

SATURDAY Oct 26 at 10:00am NYC time

through our website


All orders will ship after a week, on the 2nd of November. Really!



Thank you,

OathPlayingCards

one backer that claims Lotrek is simply cutting corners when offering the 9$ Wylenti Edition

Bikefanatic wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:25 pm I'll admit Dynastinae was the least out of the 7 decks that I was feelin'. We had the opportunity to buy more on backerkit. I'm liking what I see.

brownsl wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:05 pm Very nice, can't wait to get them. This is the most I ever spent on a KS campaign.

TheGentlemanWake wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:53 pm If you think you were waiting a long time, This project felt never ending to me. It not only delayed my next KS campaign by 8 months but caused me to take on a tremendous amount of editorial work to make ends meet during the delay. Which of course has had massive ramifications on the youtube channel--which I've been unable to make content for. WHICH in turn will surely mess with the success of the next deck campaign. It's been a nightmare scenario to be honest. I've been ill from the stress.

JacksandJokers wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:25 am For those of you who missed out on the Prism deck we will have a couple available so if you're truly interested save your pennies.

JacksandJokers wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:25 am The plan is to sell them as part of a brick:

2 of each deck (Treasure & Wylenti deck included) + 1x Dynastinae & 1x Prism

CourtCurator wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:10 pm
Omar, so sorry to hear how hard on you this journey has been. All of your struggles will be worth it in the end. The creative work you are doing is top notch, and I think you will find that the growing community will support you in spades as you continue to develop your brand, despite the fact that lately you have had less time to dedicate to it than you would have liked.

TheGentlemanWake wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 11:53 pm Now it's just a waiting game until the packages are packed and shipped to backers!

Lotrek's decks arrived in our Germany fulfillment center where they will be separated and shipped to Texas for North American fulfillment. I would say realistically 2 weeks from now the packages should start to go out.

FINALLY!

If you think you were waiting a long time, This project felt never ending to me. It not only delayed my next KS campaign by 8 months but caused me to take on a tremendous amount of editorial work to make ends meet during the delay. Which of course has had massive ramifications on the youtube channel--which I've been unable to make content for. WHICH in turn will surely mess with the success of the next deck campaign. It's been a nightmare scenario to be honest. I've been ill from the stress.

PiazzaDelivery wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:34 pm I'm worried that new members of the custom card community may see Omar in a negative light and may stay away from future projects because of this. TBH tho, Lotrek's delays are such a well-established meme at this point that I think TGW deserves part of the blame for not adding like 5 months to the expected delivery date lol

That being said, can't wait to get my cards in-hand! 2 of everything except Prism.

Entaro wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:48 am

brownsl wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:05 pm Very nice, can't wait to get them. This is the most I ever spent on a KS campaign.

Yea to date this is still the most I've spent on a Kickstarter