2019 'Deck of the Year' Awards: NOMINATIONS
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:31 am
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:
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:
Let's make 2019 the year of the best DOTYs ever! YAY!
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:
- 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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- 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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- 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.
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!
- 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!
