* The back pattern is also kind of boringly generic. Seems like a mistake to have switched this up. Or Blue and Red backs, which they used on all their other sets. It would have been better, say, to use more of a Cerulean Blue and Olive Green for more contrast. I can easily see it taking a while to notice a green card which happened to mix into a blue deck, or vice-versa. This is more of a problem with the backs than the faces, because the back pattern is quite small and thus there is less surface area to convey the color. In certain light (incandescent, rather than fluorescent) the colors merge a lot more than they should. * I would have liked to see the shades of Blue and Green differentiated more clearly. The face designs are fine distinctive, but they don’t knock me out. * I like the typography and pip designs-clear, simple. I know there have been some gripes about this, but I’ll wait and see how they play in an actual game before deciding. * They do seem a little stiffer and thicker than what I’m used to, but then again these are brand new decks. * So far I like the finish, somewhere between slick and buttery/tactile. But I did mess around with them for about a half hour, shuffling and washing and picking them up repeatedly.
They didn’t arrive in time for last night’s game, so I haven’t had the chance to test them in game. Just got three Faded Spade 4-color set-ups for my two table tourney.
