Social Media Roundup: New Decks Announced at Cardistry-Con Hong Kong

At this year's Cardistry-Con in Hong Kong, a few cool decks were revealed and released during the event. Check it out:

Tally Ho Cardistry Con 2018 (Bicycle Cards)

Cardistry Touch Pulse

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Pulse cardistry cards (CC edition) by @cardistrytouch what do you guys think? #cartamundi #cardistrytouch #customplayingcards #playingcardscollection #cardistry

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Technique Signature

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Signature Series is a collaboration between Technique and the best Cardists in the world 🌎 The first deck in this series is for none other than @notseano 🔪 Five months in the making, his positive vibe in the community and amazing blindfold skills are incorporated in this latest deck! Watch the full 4 and a half minute Cardistry video with the link in our bio! 🔥🔥 More info coming everyday! Show your cuts below! 🔪🔪🔪

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Bitcoin Playing Cards (Andrei Jikh X Patrick Kun)

Cardistry-Con 2018 (Art of Play)

RipnDip x Fontaine

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cool

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MPC ONE Cardistry deck

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The new MPC ONE Cardistry deck at Cardistry-con 2018. Did you get one? #makeplayingcards #dananddave #cardist #cardistry #cardistrycon #cardistrylife #cardistryporn

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COPAG 310 Cardistry

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Another view of the Copag310 cardistry deck #showoff #customplayingcards #cartamundi #playingcardcollection #cardistry #truelinenb9 #alpha pc by: @francoisduboisvideo

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HYPE V2

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NOW AVAILABLE. BE SURE TO ALSO CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL RELEASE TRAILER ON OUR YOUTUBE.

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Cardistry-Con Championship

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Cardistry con championship @cardistrycon #cardistry #cardistryjam #cardistrycon #playingcards #cardart #cardporn #useyourcards

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Deal of the Week: Exclusive Cardistry-Con 2018 Variety Box

Just saw this on Cardistry-Con's newsletter and it's an incredible deal if you want to level up your collection with cardistry decks. Some new, some old and some really rare, the exclusive bundle include a collection of 12 decks from Cardistry-Con 2018 Sponsors. Although the mix is random, they guarantee each box includes one Cardistry-Con deck from USPC and one super limited Cardistry-Con Championship Edition deck from Cartamundi. Also, packaged inside a COOL custom magnetic brick box from our friends at Art of Play. Includes custom Cardistry-Con Patch and Sticker Pack. Priced at $175 and only limited to only 132 sets from cardistry-con.org.

Discover more deals, coupon codes and offer on tuckcase.com

Cardistry: The Cardistry-Con Awards 2018 Nominees Announced

Each year, cardists from around the globe come together on the last day of Cardistry-Con to celebrate and honor the major achievements in cardistry each year. The Awards Ceremony bestows accolades in five fields: Deck of the Year, Move of the Year, Video of the Year, Breakout Cardist of the Year, and Cardistry-Con Champion.

Last week, the organizers put out an open call for nominations in the first four categories. Below are this year’s official nominees, based on followers votes.

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Congratulations to all nominees! The House of Cardistry members will be voting on the first four categories, and the results of those and the CCC will be announced live at Cardistry-Con on Sunday, September 23rd.

DECK OF THE YEAR
Chinatown Fontaines by Zach Mueller x Chinatown Market
Dots by Anyone Worldwide
Somnium Playing Cards by Matthias Berger and Hai Do
The Orbit Deck: Fifth Edition by Chris Brown
Virtuoso Fall/Winter 2017 Deck by Virtuoso

MOVE OF THE YEAR
2JZ by Leo Flores
Flappy by David Beancurd
Hothead 2 by Tobias Levin
Kama Sutra by Noel Heath
Waterbend by Joe Feldpausch

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blitz by Lotusinhand
Last Minute by Anyone Worldwide
Mix 08 by Tobias Levin
The Orbit Jam 4 by Chris Brown & Co.
Turbo by Noel Heath

BREAKOUT CARDIST OF THE YEAR
Dabi H.A. 
Joe Feldpausch 
Joe Ninomiya 
Luis Mecalco 
Salvador González 

CARDISTRY-CON CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS
Dabi H.A.
Luis Mecalco 

The Cardistry-Con Awards Ceremony will be taking place in Hong Kong on Sunday, September 23rd at 11am (Hong Kong Time), and will also be broadcast live via social media (@cardistrycon).

Cardistry: Cardistry-Con 2018 Playing Cards

The Cardistry-Con 2018 Playing Cards are now available on Art of Play. Released in conjunction with the event, this exclusive deck is inspired by vintage Hong Kong graphic design in red colorway. Images provided by antno. Find more of his cool images on Instagram (@antno_).

The deck is designed by Los Angeles based cardistry brand Entry. The semi-custom deck features an original custom back and ace of spades in a retro monochrome colorway.

The indices and courts are standard but recolored to match the overall color palette of the deck.

Printed by the United States Playing Card Co. on thin stock preferred by cardists. The decks are available now for $15 on ArtofPlay.com. Limited Edition of 4,000. Like previous Cardistry-Con decks, we expect these to sell out. Don't miss out!

Images provided by @antno_. Find more of his cool images on Instagram (@antno_). 

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Cardistry: Cardistry-Con Championship Announces New Format. Audition Starts May 14

The new format for the Cardistry-Con Championship (CCC) has just been announced this week. The first notable change is the structure of the competition where the single-elimination tournament style will be introduced this year.

We’re changing up a few things for this year’s CCC, and one of them is the structure of the competition itself. This time, we’ll be employing the single-elimination tournament style: cardists will be paired up against another cardist, and the winner of each pairing will then be paired up against another winner from the previous round, until only one remains. We hope that the change this year will make things more exciting, and will provide more variety from the top 16 candidates chosen to compete in the competition itself. #cardistrycon #cardistry #CCC18 #bestcardistalive

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16 cardists will be paired up against each other and the winner of each pairing will move on to the next round until 1 remains ( Champion!). This format is similar to that used in the popular WKC. According to the @cardistrycon's post on Instagram, they hope that the change will make things more exciting and provide more variety from the top 16 candidates chosen to compete in the CCC.

In further CCC news, the second judge for the championship this year is none other than @patch.god of @bestcardistalive! In this video, Patrick divulges a couple other changes we’ve made to the competition this year, which will hopefully give participants more freedom as far as their entries go (although, please note that the “no time limit” rule only applies to the round entries, not the audition videos). We’ll be revealing the third and final judging faction this weekend – in the meantime, please show Patrick plenty of love in the comments below! ⬇️ #cardistrycon #cardistry #CCC18 #bestcardistalive

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Also, there will be no themed rounds AND no time limit during the elimination round, giving contestants more freedom to distinguish themselves. The organizers of CCC will begin accepting audition videos on May 14th of which, 16 contestants will be selected for the elimination format. CCC is expected to take place from June to September, leading up to Cardistry HK on 21-23 September.

2018 Cardistry-Con Award Winners List: Anyone Worldwide Dominates

Each year, on the last day of Cardistry-Con, cardists from around the world celebrate and honor the major achievements in cardistry with the Cardistry-Con Awards. Five categories are up for grabs: Deck of the Year, Move of the Year, Video of the Year, Breakout Cardist of the Year, and Cardistry-Con Champion.

Here's how the House of Cardistry members voted:

DECK OF THE YEAR
Chinatown Fontaines by Zach Mueller x Chinatown Market
Dots by Anyone Worldwide (Winner)
Somnium Playing Cards by Matthias Berger and Hai Do
The Orbit Deck: Fifth Edition by Chris Brown
Virtuoso Fall/Winter 2017 Deck by Virtuoso

MOVE OF THE YEAR
2JZ by Leo Flores
Flappy by David Beancurd
Hothead 2 by Tobias Levin
Kama Sutra by Noel Heath (Winner)
Waterbend by Joe Feldpausch

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Blitz by Lotusinhand
Last Minute by Anyone Worldwide
Mix 08 by Tobias Levin
The Orbit Jam 4 by Chris Brown & Co.
Turbo by Noel Heath (Winner)

BREAKOUT CARDIST OF THE YEAR
Dabi H.A. (Winner)
Joe Feldpausch 
Joe Ninomiya 
Luis Mecalco 
Salvador González 

CARDISTRY-CON CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS
Dabi H.A.
Luis Mecalco (Champion)

Cardistry: Tickets Released for Cardistry-Con 2018. Sold Out in 30 Seconds!

Tickets for this year's Cardistry-Con went on sale early Friday morning and as expected, all 200 spots were snatched up in less than 30 seconds this year. The event this year will be held in the bustling city of Hong Kong on 21st-23rd September.

Aaaaand we’re sold out! Tickets got snatched up in less than a minute this year, so if you weren’t able to register for #cardistrycon in that time frame, please join our waiting list at the link in our bio. To all the lucky ones - we look forward to seeing you there! #cardistry #cardistrycon

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Tickets are priced at $195 this year (up $30 from last year) and a new limited VIP ticket priced at $445 was introduced this year. The price of admission is well worth it with the experience and a chance to meet and hang out with your favorite cardists from all around the world. The infamous swag bag alone (given to all attendees) is well worth the price of admission.

If you are still interested, join the waiting list.

Art of Play Released The Cardistry-Con 2018 Video, and It Is AWESOME!

Art of Play just released the official Cardistry-Con 2018 video! The yearly conference organized by a passionate group of individuals from across the globe. In 2018 the 5th annual meetup was held in Hong Kong from September 21st - 23rd.

Relive the experience with this cool 6-minute Video highlighting some favorite moments of the con. Video presented by The U.S. Playing Card Co., produced by Dan and Dave and directed by François Dubois.

This article was originally posted on cardistrybeast.com.
  

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Cardistry: Watch the Recap of Cardistry-Con 2018 Hong Kong

Hong Kong hosted cardists from all over the world to share, inspire, learn and collaborate, and have an absolute blast together in September this year. The event includes talks, panel discussions, live performances, exclusive video screenings, workshops, contests, and giveaways. Check out two cool recap video from Cardistry-Con 2018 by December Boys (Instagram: @decemberboysUA).

Originally posted on cardistrybeast.com


 

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News: We Just Released Issue Seventeen of Kardify Magazine

The Kardify Magazine #17 is here! Patrons who pledge $3 or more on our Patreon page. The monthly magazine compiles selected articles we’ve published from mid-September to mid-October. Our goal is to help you stay on top of the latest playing card news, releases and previews.

Funds received from the magazine will help us keep the site running and growing, and bringing new quality content to you. Our aim is to support designers by backing on crowd-funded projects and supporting magic and playing cards retailers with their new releases. If you want to support us, please head over to our Patreon page.

If you have an idea for an article you would like us to pursue, do get in contact with us. We hope you enjoy the read. In this issue:

+ Merah Putih: Find out what we think about this limited edition deck by Ade Suryana.

+ Bitcoin: A cool deck by Andrei Jikh, Patrick Kun and Billy French. Funded in under 10 hours, these stunning decks are on track to be in the Top12 most funded playing cards on Kickstarter.

+ Pollock Artistry: A collaboration between Midnight Cards and Mike Wilson, the second after the OCULUS deck.

+ Fontaine Guess & Wine: A new record for Zach Mueller! Sold out in 10 minutes but not without technical difficulties resulting in 45 minutes delay to the launch.

+ Squeezers: Have a look at the fun deck with a cool vibrant tuck box.

+ Tally-Ho Cardistry-Con 2018: A vibrant deck released by Bicycle Cards in conjunction to Cardistry-Con 2018 in Hong Kong.

+ Betrayers: Find out more about Giovanni Meroni's next release. Absolutely love the new artwork!

+ Voyagers: Produced by Theory11 the deck is inspired by the open road- with a spirit of adventure.

… and more! 52 pages of articles and deck images. Enjoy!