The Mainzer Losbuch - An English Translation With Cards

A project in Livingston, UK by Experts at the Craft Table
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A hand-bound English translation of an early text on cartomancy and card divination accompanied by a deck of 16th century playing cards
Backers: 67
Average Pledge Per Backer: £56

Funded: £3,740 of £1,700
Dates: Apr 11th -> May 1st (20 days)
Project By: Experts at the Craft Table
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Latest News

Campaign closed

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone that has backed the project and shared the funding page with their friends. The funding period has now closed so Kickstarter will be collecting payment now. If your payment fails, for example if there is not enough money in your... (Read More)

Final day of the campaign

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We're into the last day of the campaign and we're currently £9 short of another stretch goal. Assuming we get one more backer for a physical reward and nobody drops out, all backers of physical rewards will be getting a limited edition calfskin... (Read More)

Stretch goal unlocked!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The stretch goal for the more substantial game rules booklet has been unlocked. The current list of games to be included is; Karnöffel, Noddy, Hazard, Tarot, 9 Men's Morris, Piquet, Penneech, Daldøs (aka the game with no name), The Pleasant Game of... (Read More)

New stretch goal added!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're getting very close to the £2500 stretch goal, so I have added another one at £3000. If funding gets to £3000 I will have some leather stamps made up with the suit symbols from the 16th century deck and use them to make bookmarks from... (Read More)

Stretch goal unlocked!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The stretch goal for the Mainzer Losbuch font has been unlocked. We've now got a few days to raise £300 more to hit the next target. If we manage to get £2500 then I'll put together a more substantial game rules booklet that covers some other... (Read More)

New stretch goal added at £2500

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
If we get to £2500 in backing for this project I will add some more game rules to the already unlocked game rules stretch goal. This will include rules for playing tarot card games along with a few other period games that I feel would be fun... (Read More)

Stretch goal met!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
The first stretch goal for some game rules to use with the cards has been met. Thank you to everyone that has made this possible. I've dropped the next stretch goal for the Mainzer Losbuch font down to £2200 which we're already quite close to... (Read More)

Stretch goal added!

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
If funding reaches £2000 all physical rewards will include a copy of the rules for two card games printed on parchment paper; Karnöffel which dates to the 15th century, and Noddy which dates to the 16th century. As an added bonus the rules for a... (Read More)

Funding goal reached!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone that has backed the campaign and to those who answered the call and shared the page with their social circles.  We're now on our way towards the first stretch goal for the font created from the Mainzer Losbuch to be... (Read More)

2 weeks remaining

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone that's backed the campaign so far. We seem to have hit a bit of a plateau in generating additional support. As we approach the final stretch, I kindly request your assistance in sharing the campaign link on your social... (Read More)

New add-on item added - Poker sized Besançon majors

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Do you ever think of something and wonder how you were so stupid to not think of it before? That was me this morning. With the fact that the 16th century deck is equivalent to the minor arcana of the tarot in terms of card count, and the fact that... (Read More)

50% funded already!

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Huge thanks to everyone that's backed the project so far. I really appreciate all of you and it's great to see some familiar names from previous campaigns in the backer list.  It would be a massive help if everyone could share the campaign with... (Read More)

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