03/14/08 [DMFA #886] - Card game

[Brunhidden]

random curiosity- ive seen decks of cards similar to what you see 'the joker' use as weapons, essentially shurikens shaped like cards, would it be possible to actually play with those? if so that may be why they had them on their person.

then again its just as likely they have a throwing knife, throwing fork, and throwing spoon

[Pagan]

Man, it doesn't take lamanation or sharp edges to make a card deadly painful. I've got a friend, who with a regular playing card, gave me a welt by throwing it at me from across my bedroom. He's very good at throwing cards like weapons, not so good on the aim though...

[e_voyager]

Yes, I saw it on my good screen too. Its just kind of creepy on a darkscreen.

considering that all i have is a dark scree i know what you mean. it's is creepy but that adds to the atmosphere if you ask me.

[Fuyudenki]

Man, it doesn't take lamanation or sharp edges to make a card deadly painful. I've got a friend, who with a regular playing card, gave me a welt by throwing it at me from across my bedroom. He's very good at throwing cards like weapons, not so good on the aim though...

It's tricky, and near-impossible when they're not perfectly flat.

My brother and I learned how to throw cards, and immediately had a large-scale card battle in the back yard.  It was pretty cool.

[Rafe]

Reminds me - a couple of years ago some of us suggested that Amber come up with a deck of DMFA cards.  David Hopkins did three runs of Jack playing cards and despite the fact he kept raising the price on them (ended up at $15 a deck), they sold them out fast.

Amber said she would feel like she was horning in on Dave's idea if she did her own cards (as if playing cards were a new idea).  Everyone, including David and Katie Hopkins, told her to do it anyway.  What does everyone think?  Wouldn't it be nice to have a deck of your favorite characters?   Maybe even fifty-four of them (with jokers), if Amber  feels like doing it.   What would you pay for such a collection?  I'd say $10 at least.

[Dannysaysnoo]

Reminds me - a couple of years ago some of us suggested that Amber come up with a deck of DMFA cards.  David Hopkins did three runs of Jack playing cards and despite the fact he kept raising the price on them (ended up at $15 a deck), they sold them out fast.

Amber said she would feel like she was horning in on Dave's idea if she did her own cards (as if playing cards were a new idea).  Everyone, including David and Katie Hopkins, told her to do it anyway.  What does everyone think?  Wouldn't it be nice to have a deck of your favorite characters?   Maybe even fifty-four of them (with jokers), if Amber  feels like doing it.   What would you pay for such a collection?  I'd say $10 at least.

That would be pretty cool, actually.


Amber would be the joker, probably.

[Tapewolf]

Amber said she would feel like she was horning in on Dave's idea if she did her own cards (as if playing cards were a new idea).  Everyone, including David and Katie Hopkins, told her to do it anyway.  What does everyone think?

I think she should do it anyway 

What would you pay for such a collection?  I'd say $10 at least.

From a quick google scan for playing cards, they seem to run from £2 ($4) through £20 ($40) for an expensive set.  If I was offered a set of DMFA playing cards at $15, I wouldn't even blink.

[Ren Gaulen]

This talk about cards make me think about Zelazny's "Chronicles of Amber". It would be cool to have a DMFA deck.

[Kuari]

Reminds me - a couple of years ago some of us suggested that Amber come up with a deck of DMFA cards.  David Hopkins did three runs of Jack playing cards and despite the fact he kept raising the price on them (ended up at $15 a deck), they sold them out fast.

Amber said she would feel like she was horning in on Dave's idea if she did her own cards (as if playing cards were a new idea).  Everyone, including David and Katie Hopkins, told her to do it anyway.  What does everyone think?  Wouldn't it be nice to have a deck of your favorite characters?   Maybe even fifty-four of them (with jokers), if Amber  feels like doing it.   What would you pay for such a collection?  I'd say $10 at least.

I think there's a lot of things Amber should do so she actually can make a little more of a living off the comic...  but she seems overly nervous about it.  She really should look into these kind of things though.  It'd do well, without a doubt.

[Fuyudenki]

Playing cards are a great idea.  I'd think Amber for one joker, Fluffy for the other.

I was at one point collecting business cards from a company in an attempt to make a deck of playing cards.  Then they up and changed their business card design, and made it double-sided.(can't put cards on one side.)

I won't place a bid on the price, as I'm a stingy little monster, and will reliably suggest less than half of what most would consider a "reasonable price."  For example, I consider $20 US fair for brand-new video game releases, and $5 good for such titles as original Halo or Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

[Lucheek]

I would love  DMFA playing cards. My father collects cards, and we've baught almost all the sets in the world. (All bicycles, cards from National Parks and any place we visit, ect...) And brightly colored is a win in our family!

Speaking of witch...what happened to that calendar?

[Pagan]

Volfram, I greatly admire your cheapness. I am glad to know I have a brother out there who is as tight on his money as I am.

A deck of DMFA cards would be nice, and I guess I'd be willing to part $10-15 for it.

[Tapewolf]

Speaking of witch...what happened to that calendar?

Well the calendar itself died with the HDD, as you probably know.  Although if Amber can find time to recolour it and issue a new run, I'm sure it would go down a treat.

[Alondro]

The eye belongs to Cuddles - apparently, it changed the colour from mostly red to mostly yellow. The reasons for that were listed above.

You forgot to add the reason of "When there is less space to shade in, the normally small and easily blendable yellow highlights sort of dominated and gave off the appearance she had yellow eyes now."

Or maaaayyybe it's because her Hollow side is taking control! 

Bleach Bleach Bleach... 

[Ren Gaulen]

Or maaaayyybe it's because her Hollow side is taking control! 

Bleach Bleach Bleach... 

Here. Have some Bleach.

[Lucheek]

Speaking of witch...what happened to that calendar?

Well the calendar itself died with the HDD, as you probably know.  Although if Amber can find time to recolour it and issue a new run, I'm sure it would go down a treat.

What is the HDD?
I just remember the picture of the  cast dressed up like the Zodiac...

[DarkAudit]

Man, it doesn't take lamanation or sharp edges to make a card deadly painful. I've got a friend, who with a regular playing card, gave me a welt by throwing it at me from across my bedroom. He's very good at throwing cards like weapons, not so good on the aim though...

It's tricky, and near-impossible when they're not perfectly flat.

My brother and I learned how to throw cards, and immediately had a large-scale card battle in the back yard.  It was pretty cool.

Ricky Jay FTW. 

[Tapewolf]

What is the HDD?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive

[Fuyudenki]

and here I thought it was an abbreviation of HarD Drive.

Which is technically the same thing, but...

[Anri]

then again its just as likely they have a throwing knife, throwing fork, and throwing spoon

*puts on a cheesy English accent* But it all makes perfect sense if you just know your history!

[Anri]

Man, it doesn't take lamanation or sharp edges to make a card deadly painful. I've got a friend, who with a regular playing card, gave me a welt by throwing it at me from across my bedroom. He's very good at throwing cards like weapons, not so good on the aim though...

It's tricky, and near-impossible when they're not perfectly flat.

My brother and I learned how to throw cards, and immediately had a large-scale card battle in the back yard.  It was pretty cool.

Ricky Jay FTW. 

Bwahahah. And relevant to my last post, Ricky Jay was in Mystery Men!

[Naldru]

then again its just as likely they have a throwing knife, throwing fork, and throwing spoon

*puts on a cheesy English accent* But it all makes perfect sense if you just know your history!

Hoffmanite throwing fork and spoon

[RobbieThe1st]

Calender wise, we still have it in low-quality web version(I have a copy I got off missmab.com somewhere, I can't figure out where though). Now, being low quality, it wouldn't look good at full-size calender size, although a calender 5 inches wide or so would probably turn out fine.

Another option would be to get someone who has a copy of the calender to make a high-quality scan of each page, and then reconstruct from there.


Card wise, I have one picture Amber made, with a hand holding one card(Mikelo being the char on the card), but I cannot find it on this computer(I know I have it on my laptop however).


-RobbieThe1st

[Gamma]

A throwing spork would be better. -meh-
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Playing cards would be a good idea indeed. But it takes a good amount of capital to be able to have decent product runs of anykind. It's no simple silk-screening job thats for sure.
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Alondro, step away from the Strawberry haired warrior while you still can. 
If need be I'll find you a twelve step program.
I managed to quit cold turkey though.
My brothers not taking well to rehab, he really really needs to put down the mangas.
*note*My bro's the jock and I'm the nerd. Go figure. 

[Kuari]

Or maaaayyybe it's because her Hollow side is taking control! 

Bleach Bleach Bleach... 

*sighes and facepalms, then grabs Saria, who pulls out the baka mallet as a censored screen soon appears*

Right...  now that THAT'S out of my system....  I wonder how long it took them to stop trying to escape, and to start playing cards....  And why Go Fish?...  Also....  I think the Lizard might have her brain explode from using too many big words.

Possibility #2?  Woah, that Hooked on Phonics really works!!

[Rafe]

Speaking of witch...what happened to that calendar?

Well the calendar itself died with the HDD, as you probably know.  Although if Amber can find time to recolour it and issue a new run, I'm sure it would go down a treat.

...I just remember the picture of the  cast dressed up like the Zodiac...

I got my copy of the calendar:



And by the way Amber, if you'd like high-resolution scans of the artwork so you can skip recoloring it, I'd be glad to get them to you.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

From a quick google scan for playing cards, they seem to run from £2 ($4) through £20 ($40) for an expensive set.  If I was offered a set of DMFA playing cards at $15, I wouldn't even blink.

Likewise.

[Brunhidden]

random curiosity, who on the calender was cancer?

then again, is there a DMFA version for the Chinese zodiac?

[Rafe]

random curiosity, who on the calender was cancer?

These two:

[Pagan]

Can't stop laughing...
That's amazing...