Hi all,
The symmetric version of the Singularity Deck Third Edition is just about ready to go! As soon as the printing issue I mentioned yesterday (https://www.patreon.com/posts/singularity-deck-72454602) is resolved, I’m going to submit the symmetrical versions of the cards to the printers. The hope (knock on wood) is that both printed versions should be live in October.
For the print and play fans, the files have been uploaded to...
2022-09-27 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
I have some good news regarding the latest proof copies I received of the Singularity Deck Third Edition: The fronts of the cards look great (including the Hourglass Suit).
And some bad news: for some reason the proofs I received had a major problem with the backs of the cards which is holding things up from release.
A bit more on the bad news first, then I'll show off some of the pics from the hourglass suit. As you can see in the photo below, there appears to be two color variations of the card backs. This make...
2022-09-26 17:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Thanks everyone for the feedback on the Hourglass suit! I'm working on the final tweaks and should get the proofs ordered soon. Once I receive what should hopefully be the final set of proofs, all of the updated borderless cards will go live on Drive Thru Cards.
In other news, the Multideck Maker: Piecepack layouts and art assets have been added to the Patron Drive Multideck Maker Folder: https://www.patreon.com/posts/huge-thanks-link-28259219<...
2022-08-28 17:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Great news, the borderless cards look excellent. Most importantly, the concerns about the color bleeding through to the edge seem to be largely unfounded. Also, the lack of a hard-edged border also makes the cards look much cleaner and any variations in positioning much less noticeable.
There was a minor color variation issue, unrelated the borderless change, that I'm working out with Drive Thru Cards at the moment, but that should hopefully be resolved soon.
For now, I took a bunch of quick cell phone photos. I'll take s...
2022-08-21 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Here is the latest version of the hourglass/spacetime suit, and I think it's getting pretty close to done. As always, I'd love to hear any thoughts or feedback.
First up are the court cards, including the newest cards the clock tower and omega:
I still need to clean up the placement of some of the sand so it ...
2022-08-21 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Just a quick update that the proofs for the borderless Singularity Deck have been ordered along with the proofs for the new spirals suit. Drive Thru Cards is still a bit slower than usual so they say it will take between 3 and 5 weeks to show up.
In the meantime, I've updated the tiff files and the print and play PDFs for the Earth and Cosmos suits and added both for the new Spirals suit.
You can find them in the Singularity Games Drive -> Singularity Deck -> Singularity Deck 3.0
Nex...
2022-07-30 22:04:27 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Thanks to everyone for the feedback on the spirals suit as its taken shape. I've made a few refinements and cleaned up some alignment issues and such. I think its ready to go, but I wanted to give everyone one last look before I order proofs. Let me know if anyone has any other thoughts. Thanks!
2022-07-28 17:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
One more post for the day. I think I've come up with a solution for the alpha-omega card question for the spiral suit.
There was a preference for the hex wormhole design, however there was a concern about the fact that it could be hard to tell the two cards apart.
Here is what I'm thinking as a solution:
Go back to the "traditional" format for the alpha-omega pairing found in the Earth and Cosmos sets:
However, instead of depicting the earth as in those sets, go with an image of the moon:...
2022-07-23 22:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Given the ideas and potential changes to the Singularity Deck brought up in my previous post, I thought this would be a good time to bring up some other potential ideas for the deck.
I've gotten the request to swap the dice for numbers a few times, so I wanted to explore some options and get feedback.
For this post I'm only showing off white bordered designs to not confound the discussion by adding too many variables. Check out the previous post if you're not sure what I'm referring to.
A bit of background before I dig in...
2022-07-23 21:40:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
A patron reached out to me to let me know the Singularity Deck Third Edition cards they received from Drive Thru Cards had some inconsistent printing results, causing a noticeable border variation across the cards. Drive Thru Cards tends to be good about replacing anything that's printed a bit wonky. However, it has made me consider a few options for possibly improving the design long-term and I wanted to get everyone's feedback before we commit to any changes.
First of all, what is the potential problem exactly?...
2022-07-23 21:30:00 +0000 UTC
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Store your Singularity Piecepack in style by keeping it in the double-deck Singularity Box. Use the new Singularity Piecepack insert tray to conveniently keep everything organized.
You can find the files in the patron drive: https://www.patreon.com/posts/huge-thanks-link-28259219
Patron Drive -> Singularity Boxes -> Box Inserts -> Piecepack Tray Insert
2022-07-21 15:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hello all of you fine folks,
I've refined the court cards for the wormhole suit and wanted to get some feedback on the alpha/omega cards.
First up is the king, which has a new item: shuffled/cardistry cards.
The queen is pretty similar to what has already been shown off, with a few minor improvements.
The Jack has a few minor modificati...
2022-07-20 15:00:08 +0000 UTC
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I've been struggling a bit to figure out what the third court card should be for the hourglass suit. I've previously shown off a Jack depicting an executioner and a King depicting death.
Ben Mdm had an idea that I really loved whereby the courts cards suggested the story of a deposed king: jack would be the executioner, the queen would become the death card, and the king would be a skeleton.
Here are some early variations I'm working on...
2022-07-19 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Thanks everyone for the feedback on the rough draft spiral and hourglass suits.
I wanted to show off some more in progress cards:
First up the playing cards item for the spiral court cards.
Trying to balance the level of detail on the cards within the cards is a bit tricky, but I think I've struck a nice balance with these. I'm still tryin...
2022-06-26 17:50:48 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
I wanted to announce a few possible changes to the Singularity Games patreon and solicit feedback before anything fully goes into effect.
I'm planning to formalize specific tiers. This gives me a bit more control over things (for example like making a commercial 3D printing license tier) and I think it will help things grow and hopefully become a bit more sustainable in terms of the work/time invested.
All of that said, if anyone has any feedback, please do let me know. I'm truly grateful for everyone who has suppor...
2022-06-26 17:50:22 +0000 UTC
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Hi All!
The Singularity Piecepack Second Edition Cosmos Suits are now available on the Game Crafter.
Singularity Piecepack 2 - Cosmos Tiles & Tokens: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/singularity-piecepack-2-cosmos-tiles-tokens
Singularity Piecepack 2 - Cosmos Dice & Pawns: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/singularity-piecepack-...
2022-06-21 17:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Thanks to everyone for responding to the project poll earlier this month! It really did help me direct my focus.
Most of the interest seemed to be on finishing the spiral and hourglass suits for the Singularity Deck, so that's where I've been putting my attention so far this month.
Conceptually, the spirals/wormhole suit was always supposed to blend in alongside the other suits, while also functioning as a bit of a wild suit that bridged the Earth and Cosmos suits.
The way this was achieved in the second edition was by usin...
2022-06-19 17:56:10 +0000 UTC
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Hello to all you wonderful people,
After a bit of a break I wanted to run through some of the things I'm currently working on and put up a poll to help guide where future effort should be spent. Below you'll find some more thorough descriptions of the projects listed in the poll. If you have any questions about anything, please let me know.
The current work in progress projects:
Cosmos Piecepack Second Edition: I received the cosmos piecepack set from the Game Crafter. I'm taking some photos and working on getting those pur...
2022-06-01 15:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
I'm going to put the patreon on pause for May as I catch up on some stuff behind the scenes and some outside work projects. All this means is that you won't be charged for May. Nothing needs to be done on your end.
In meantime I wanted to show off a preview of something I've been working on for the last few months: a third edition of the magnetic boards.
Some of the biggest changes are the fact that it can be printed in two...
2022-04-30 19:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Just a quick update on the Singularity Piecepack and some future directions:
The Singularity Piecepack 2 - Cosmos Print and Play files have been added to the patron drive. Patron Drive ->Singularity Piecepack\Singularity Piecepack 2
The Game Crafter is a bit backed up, so the proofs wont arrive for about a month. Once I get a look at them, I'll let everyone know as soon as the Cosmos Piecepack is ready to be picked up.
For the future directions of the Piecepack my plan is to create an updated version using ...
2022-04-28 22:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
I've finally had the time to take some non-cellphone photos of the 3rd edition of the deck.
If you want to pick a copy of the deck head over to the discounts code page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/drive-thru-cards-34406353
I did want to clarify a point from the previous post, the deck purchase links above and the images of the deck below are the final versions of the third edition earth and cosmos suits. I have a lot of...
2022-04-23 16:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I'm excited to say that I got the new Singularity Deck proofs from Drive Thru Cards and they look fantastic!
There is always a bit of a risk when going from digital files to the printed version, but I'm thrilled to say I couldn't be happier! After working on the third edition off and on for nearly three years it's a great feeling holding the cards in my hand.
It will probably be a few more months before things are ready for the off...
2022-03-30 16:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
I'm excited to show off the full rough draft of the Third Edition of the Singularity Deck.
First of all a huge thanks for everyone who has supported this project along the way!
Before I send things off for a test print, I want to start getting more eyes on the design.
Here are a few areas of concern for me, but I would love whatever your thoughts and feedback are:
1. Overall, does the artwork feel cohesive and consistent?
2. Do any cards clash or stand out (in a negative way)?
<...
2022-02-22 00:00:03 +0000 UTC
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I'm excited to show off what I have in mind for the Singularity Deck third edition card back.
First of all, a bit of history of how the card back has evolved over each edition:
First edition card back:
Second edition card back:
The main change between the first and second editions wa...
2022-01-20 16:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe holidays.
To compliment the autumn-themed Pumpkin Suit (https://www.patreon.com/posts/pumpkin-suit-58108873), I created a Snowflake Suit:
The print and play files can be found in the patreon drive: Singularity Deck -> Singularity Deck 3.0 -> Singularity Deck - Seasons
T...
2021-12-28 18:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hope everyone had a fantastic November!
I just want to give a shout out to everyone who has supported Singularity Games. It really means a lot to me that folks are not only interested in all of these projects but are also willing to support their development. Thanks again!
I'm really excited to share the next step in the Singularity Deck 3rd edition journey - The Singularity Deck Font.
You can download and install the font ...
2021-11-30 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hope everyone is having an spooky October!
I love the fall, so while working on the 3.0 art I thought it would be fun to make a fall inspired suit: The pumpkin suit.
...
2021-10-31 21:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
I wanted to show off some icons designs by fellow patron SallyExponential:
If you wanted to use the icons for your own Multideck Maker projects, you can grab them from the Singularity Games Drive (https://www.patreon.com/posts/huge-thanks-link-28259219) -> Multideck Maker -> Deck Components -> Patron Designs.
The design were inspired by Spanish and German suited playing cards.
Cups:
2021-10-01 02:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Hope everyone is well!
I'm at the design stage for the 3rd edition of the Singularity Deck where most of the work is refinement and detail oriented. Since much of the progress has been incremental it makes it tough to show off anything too flashy at the moment. That said, I wanted to share some more in progress artwork for some of the cards.
2021-10-01 02:27:05 +0000 UTC
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