IMPERIAL Playing Cards - Designed by Randy Butterfield
A project in New York, NY by House of Playing Cards000days
:
00hours
:
00minutes
Funding Successful
A new deck of premium playing cards inspired by Fabergé Eggs. Created by Randy Butterfield, designer of the ORNATE series.
Backers: 474
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38
Funded: $18,209 of $10,000
Dates: Aug 13th -> Sep 15th (33 days)
Project By: House of Playing Cards
Backers: 474
Average Pledge Per Backer: $38
Funded: $18,209 of $10,000
Dates: Aug 13th -> Sep 15th (33 days)
Project By: House of Playing Cards
$18,209
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 15 @ 20:30 -0400 GMT
182%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Now you can share!
Help your backers reach your daily goals and help others see how you're doing. It's easy, with Kicktraq Mini.Here are a few quick snippits of code you can use to embed your personalized widget on your website, in your blog, and even on your favorite forum.
HTML for websites & blogs
Copy HTMLBBCode for forums
Copy BBCodeReddit code for... well, Reddit
Copy Reddit CodeSpecial Note: Kickstarter recently disabled remote embedding for images on project pages, so embedding code doesn't work on project pages (yet) - just everywhere else.
You can read more about it here.
Latest News
ORNATE white and Obsidian. The definitive campaign with 10 decks. Exclusive images
March 4th - via: maxplayingcards.com
ORNATE white and Obsidian. The definitive campaign with 10 decks. Exclusive images (Read More)
FINAL STRETCH GOAL: Imperial GOLD Deck!! 
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone, We're coming down to the last few days, and we want to go out with a bang! A GOLD version of the Imperial Deck has always been our feature Stretch Goal throughout the planning of the project. Although funding hasn't been as high as we... (Read More)
3D PRINTED EGGS
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, I'm not a big fan of hyperbole and feel that the work should speak for itself. With that said, I have to hype these some because I think these new 3D Printed Eggs from the IMPERIAL Deck are really cool! 3D Printing is a fascinating... (Read More)
BLACK 6-Pack Box UNLOCKED
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, I went ahead and Unlocked the BLACK 6-Pack Box a little early! It is now ready to Pledge for or add as an Add-On item. Like the RED 6-Pack Box they will each be hand-signed by myself and they will come with SIX (6) BLACK Decks. Unlike... (Read More)
Black GAFF Card Winner and Imperial Avatar
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, The Black Double Backer (Version A) Won by a wide margin! It received nearly half of the overall Votes. Here's a look at the Black and Red GAFF/EXTRA Cards together. I think it's suiting that the Red GAFF is more of an Artistic version... (Read More)
Decision to REMOVE the Hammer and Sickle symbol
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, I've made an executive decision to remove the Hammer & Sickle symbol. It has been purged from every element EXCEPT for the RED 6-Pack Boxes. The RED 6-Pack Boxes have been already printed back in February, at the same time as my... (Read More)
Black GAFF Card VOTING
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I hope everyone's having a great Labor Day Weekend! Let's get the Voting started for the Black GAFF Card. Just like we did with the Tuck Box Voting, just leave a comment with your choice in this Update. Tuesday night, around 8:00 p.m. EDT, I'll tally... (Read More)
Surprise GOLD Finish Coin Added!
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, In the spirit of Fabergé, we have added a Surprise GOLD piece to the project! The 2" Antique Gold Finish IMPERIAL Coin is available as an Add-On item for $13 U.S. or $16 INT. I have also added an extra Pledge Level, called the Ultimate... (Read More)
Imperial Playing Cards. A behind-the-scenes look to the royal eggs design
August 28th - via: maxplayingcards.com
There are some creators out there that have become a reference in the playing cards world due to their talent and art but also to their fine work. If you make the top ten list of those creators, one of the first five positions would be occupied by Randy Butterfield (Midnight Card Company), the creator of the amazing Ornate decks and other cool playing cards. (Read More)
Red Gaff Card and date for next Voting
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, The Gaff Card for the Red Deck is a nod to the very first Imperial Egg by Fabergé, the Hen Egg. Instead of the Hen and a Chicken Egg, we have the Russian 2-Headed Eagle opening to reveal a Gold Eagle's Nest with three Golden Eggs... (Read More)
Black Imperial VOTING Results
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, As expected, Version A wins by a landslide! I went ahead and purged all images of Version B from the project page and pop-up windows. Thanks to everyone who Voted. It was a great turnout! If you enjoy the uniqueness about the IMPERIAL... (Read More)
Black Imperial Tuck Box VOTING
August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Alright, let's get it going!! All you need to do is add a comment of "A" or "B" to make your Vote. thanks, Randy CLICK HERE FOR A HIGHER RES VERSION (Read More)
Cool Ad Card and Voting reminder
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, Tomorrow at 12:00 Noon EDT we'll start the Voting on the Black Tuck Box. I'll post an image tomorrow for reference, but if you want to compare them now just click on the Black Tuck Box Render in the project page. The pop-up image is a... (Read More)
First Stretch Goal Announcement
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all of our Backers for helping us hit the Goal in less than a week!! As you may have noticed from the new Project Hero image, the custom Black 6PK Box is the first Stretch Goal. The amount we need to hit to unlock it is $13,500. The... (Read More)
Exclusive Interview: The Blue Crown's Kevin Reylek Talks Kickstarter And House Of Playing Cards
August 20th - via: tuckcase.com
A couple of days before Randy Butterfield launched his latest project, Imperial, last week on 8/13 he posted a letter regarding the way it would be released. Earlier this Summer it was announced that House Of Playing Cards (HOPC), part of The Blue Crown Network, would take on the full release but in Randy’s letter we were made aware that both Randy and HOPC changed directions and Imperial would launch on Kickstarter. (Read More)
Venexiana Shoutout
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, In case you've missed it, there's a very artistic and fully-custom Deck that has 43 hours left of it's funding period. The Venexiana Deck is created by Lotrek, a Greek artist who's also designed some other great looking Decks. The theme... (Read More)
Adds-On info and Collectors Art Book
August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, We've been getting a lot of questions about how to add any Add-On items. The easiest way is to click on the blue "Manage Your Pledge" button towards the top right of the project page and adjust the total dollar amount to account for any... (Read More)
IMPERIAL Jokers
August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone, It was exactly one year ago today that my ORNATE Sapphire and Scarlet Decks launched on HOPC! To celebrate the anniversary, I'm running a little something on my Facebook page for the next 24 hours. If you want to check out the details... (Read More)
Wow - thank you so much!
August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Just a quick update to say thank you to everyone who has pledged so far! We've made an amazing 60% of our goal in a mere 16 hours! At this rate, it definitely looks like the campaign will go through and the Imperial decks will be here... (Read More)
Kickstarter: Imperial Playing Cards by Midnight Cards (HOPC)
August 14th - via: playingcardcollector.net
Randy Butterfield (Midnight Cards: Ornates Playing Cards, The Crown Deck: Luxury Edition) in cooperation with HOPC decided to launch their new decks of playing cards on Kickstarter. The design of playing cards are inspired by Fabergé Eggs. There will be two editions of these playing cards – Red Imperial and Bicycle Black Imperial (limited and available only for this Kickstarter compaign). (Read More)
If you have additional news that doesn't appear here, shoot us a link!