The Advice Thread

[Luke]

My local printer shop needs at least a $75 minimum *whoa* (and that's a friendly price).

I'm all familiar with cards as I go through at least two hundred decks a year, and since this is more of a novelty gift I'm fine with linen. My main thing is that only the Royals are customized. Might have to call customer service to see if that is an option.

[fastbilly1]

I didn't know doing custom playing cards was such a popular thing.

For long out of print boardgames, it is the way to go. A reprint of Dune with expansions, paper board and with everything bridge sizes (no tokens), can be made for about $100. A complete copy is well over $500. Even the French version goes for over $350:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dune-Board-Game ... 258c21295a
Thank you, Herbert estate for not allowing a reprint. Causing the pricing to go screwy

Prices have come down since Rex got released (which is Dune in the Twilight Imperium universe), but they are still high. Base game routinely goes for $120+. So a fan made version of the entire game, instead of just the base, for less than the price of the base, is how alot of people get to play games like this. Also fan versions usually get fixes on the cards (the original dune had crib sheets for each player to explain what cards did - most fan versions have them on the card).

You know, or they take fictional games and make them real:


Getting into the specifics of cards. Well I worked on pitching cards for a long time, following the teachings of Ricky Jay - my record is 98ft without wind. So knowing how cards are made and the types of them helped alot. A standard plastic coated poker card, weighs alot more than a air cushioned linen. Which is like using a medicine ball. 90% of cards you have ever used were around 300 gsm linen stock - unless you used alot of cheap playing cards growing up. Some companies get creative, like Magic cards are made from two types of cardstocks bonded together.

Personally, I use Bicycle Rider Backs as often as I can. I buy bricks of them when they go on sale.

But now I am getting way off topic.

My local printer shop needs at least a $75 minimum *whoa* (and that's a friendly price).

I'm all familiar with cards as I go through at least two hundred decks a year, and since this is more of a novelty gift I'm fine with linen. My main thing is that only the Royals are customized. Might have to call customer service to see if that is an option.

Sounds about right. If they are not setup for an 9 or 18 card sheet, or do not have a dedicated card printer. Playing cardstock is just a weird luxury item.

I do have to question how you go through two hundred decks a year. Unless you toss them out after a night of play, or you shuffle them with razor blades between your fingers. I have atleast five different colored decks we rotate through at random when we play cards for money, to make sure no one is cheating. They make rider backs in about 15 varieties around the world so its not hard to get them (I just have friends traveling to the area grab me a couple packs while they are there).

[Luke]

I do have to question how you go through two hundred decks a year.

I probably go through somewhere between four to six hundred decks now that I think about it. Have eight fresh unopened decks right now, and I need to shop for more before the weekend.



I entertain a lot, and some people like fresh cards every other round, and sometimes they want a new deck every round (depending on their luck). Friend's can keep their winning deck, and if not a loser can call the deck. And a lot of times I keep the decks for family play and to practice card tricks.

People like to see a seal being broken on a new deck, so if I'm playing twenty hands a night I might have to go through twenty decks.

[Exhuminator]

So Luke runs an underground casino in his house. Who knew? Not the feds, for sure!

[MrPopo]

Hell, that's more changes of decks than Vegas does.

[Luke]

So Luke runs an underground casino in his house. Who knew? Not the feds, for sure!

It's all 100% legal, I'm a DD, I pay all taxes, and my wife is a-okay with the strippers*

What the security guard does with his money is his own business though.


*usually

[Exhuminator]

my wife is a-okay with the strippers*

*the MALE ones

FTFY

[Luke]

Hell, that's more changes of decks than Vegas does.

Pfft.

I only do five card stud. Some guys are super-superstitious about the color of the deck (even if the only choices are blue or red). Some dudes don't like the feel of the deck. So when you buy decks in bulk, they're cheap and easy to toss out if needed. That and people who win big love to keep the deck and people who think shenanigans are going on want to inspect the cards.

Fifty cents a deck isn't much.

[Luke]

my wife is a-okay with the strippers*

*the MALE ones

FTFY

Have you been around an actual male stripper?

I have. I mean...I have a friend who has.

He told me the women are mostly repulsed and can't wait to leave the strip joint. Even the Chippendale's.

[Ack]

Have you been around an actual male stripper?

I have. I mean...I have a friend who has.

He told me the women are mostly repulsed and can't wait to leave the strip joint. Even the Chippendale's.

So have I. Some folks I know hired a male midget stripper for a guy's birthday party as a joke. He came dressed as an Oompa Loompa. He mostly just hung out and was a pretty cool guy all around.