The Princess Bride Playing Cards from USPCC
A project in Austin, TX by Erik Dahlman000days
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Inconceivable! An amazing new illustrative deck based on The Princess Bride movie.
Backers: 2525
Average Pledge Per Backer: $54
Funded: $136,009 of $10,000
Dates: Oct 22nd -> Nov 26th (36 days)
Project By: Erik Dahlman
Backers: 2525
Average Pledge Per Backer: $54
Funded: $136,009 of $10,000
Dates: Oct 22nd -> Nov 26th (36 days)
Project By: Erik Dahlman
$136,009
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 26 @ 22:30 -0500 GMT
1360%
of goal
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Last stretch goal before we finish! 
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We are posting our last stretch goal. We have set a record for our highest funded day and if we complete this we have reached ALL of our stretch goals as well. If we hit this, we'll have every artist on the project sign the collector card and... (Read More)
Yet another stretch goal has fallen
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are just killing it today! Which is good, because this is the last day and I didn't want to just knock it down. I was hoping for a good beating and you guys have delivered, thank you :-) Everyone that is getting a Collector's Box in their... (Read More)
Stretch Goal for $123,000 Completed!
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I promise that after today, I'll cut back on the updates. We've completed three stretch goals already today and we're on our way to finishing a fourth. We're also about $6,000 away from setting a record for our biggest day. We're running a hangout... (Read More)
Stretch Goal for $120,000 Completed!
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
So yesterday we ALMOST set a new record for our highest funded day. I think that we could potentially do that today, but we'll need everyone's help to spread the word. There are a few ways that you can help. The first is simply by clicking here. The... (Read More)
New Stretch Goal - $120,000
November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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New Stretch Goal - $115,000
November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Only one more day to go!
November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone that has backed the project so far and helped us get to the $105,000 mark. Let's see how many stretch goals we can get through today. Kicktraq is showing that we set a new record for our second highest funded day yesterday. Since... (Read More)
Stretch Goal for $100,000
November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We reached the $95,000 stretch goal already! Everyone that is pledged at the $40 reward tier (or higher) will receive the following magnet for free: Kicktraq says that we are totally on track to keep going, so let's push for the new $100k stretch... (Read More)
New Stretch Goal for Free Stuff!
November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone for helping us yesterday with the second biggest day of funding yet! You can check out how well we did by clicking on this link here. ContestIf you haven't checked it out yet, we're giving away some cool Princess Bride swag over on... (Read More)
The Impressive Clergyman from Deck #2
November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
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Last 5 days
November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning backers! We are now only 5 days away from the end of the project and things are heating up. As I write this, we're just shy of $75,000. New Stretch Goals We have the opportunity to make some magnets on this project as well which we can... (Read More)
New Reward Levels!
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We're doing a Google Hangout today at 3PM CST. We'll be working on some of the cards and the collector's box. Collector's box? Yes, see below :-) 2 New RewardsCollector's Box - Limited Edition - $100 We've developed a special limited edition... (Read More)
Movember Continues...
November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We're now entering our last week of the project. So if you were waiting to pledge, it's getting pretty close to that time to do so before you miss out. Thanks to everyone that has pledged so far, we couldn't have gotten this far without you! Please... (Read More)
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Google Hangout is Live
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Deck #1 - The Impressive Clergyman
November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
"Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam..." We'll be doing another Google Hangout today while we work on one of the final rewards for the project and a couple of new cards. These... (Read More)
Google Hangout is Live
November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi guys, We're doing another Google Hangout here if you would like to stop in. We'll be discussing some of the new stretch goals as well as ideas for some new reward tiers. If you have any feedback on the cards or other add-ons we would love to... (Read More)
Coins and Poker Chips
November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone that joined us in the Google Hangout yesterday. Hopefully you had fun seeing the artwork put together and talking to us about some of the upcoming stretch goals for the project. For anyone that missed it, you can watch it on... (Read More)
Google Hangout is Live
November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys, we're starting a hangout here now: http://bit.ly/HPi1fj and on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/derjRSZUOWY Feel free to drop in, say hi, and talk to us about the project. (Read More)
King of Spades for Deck #2
November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We'll be doing another Google Hangout later today for anyone that would like to jump in and participate. We'll be showing some preview art for some of the upcoming cards as well as discussing a few more ideas that we have for the project. Coin #2... (Read More)
$55,000 Stretch Goal Completed!
November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We met our $50,000 stretch goal so we unlocked the coin for Deck #1. Just add $10 to your pledge to get one! We also decided that instead of making you choose between coins and dice, we would just allow the dice as an add-on from here on out.... (Read More)
Bow to the Queen of Slime, the Queen of Filth, the Queen of Putrescence. Boo. Boo.
November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
It's not very often I get to write update titles like this, so I'm going to enjoy it while I can. Here is the Queen of Spades from Deck #2! Don't forget that we have almost unlocked the coin for Deck #1. If you would like to help get us there and add... (Read More)
Tuck box for Deck #3
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We just got the artwork in for the third tuck box. Let us know what you think! We'll be updating the front page with this info and then making a big push to let everyone know about the project. If you have any ideas of places we can advertise or post... (Read More)
Coin for Deck #1
November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We have the first design for Coin #1. Everywhere you see a dark gray line is where we would have the silver metal. We hope that you like it! If you would like to add this to your rewards, just increase your pledge by $10 for each coin that you would... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #5 Completed!
November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We just broke through the fifth stretch goal! We will now be making a custom seal for the third deck as well. This means that all three decks and their custom seals have been unlocked. Now that all three artists are in rotation, we'll have a lot more... (Read More)
Special Event in Austin, TX
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
So it looks like we're on the verge of breaking the $45,000 stretch goal so that we can reveal the coin (which is winning 3 to 1 right now) for the first deck. For those that aren't familiar with the coins we have done in the past, these are 1.75"... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #4 Completed!
November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We just broke through the fourth stretch goal! We will now be making the third deck as well and have brought on our third artist. Here is what they have completed on the card since yesterday: Stretch Goal #5: $45,000 - Custom Seal for Deck #3For... (Read More)
Deck #2 - Tuckbox
October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've gotten some more artwork in for the second deck to give you a better idea of what to expect. To give you a little background, we're using the same artist that is doing the iOS and Android versions of The Princess Bride game. You can check that... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #3 Completed!
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We just broke through the third stretch goal! The second deck will now get a custom seal as well. How do I get all of these decks? Right now we have unlocked two different decks. These are completely separate from each other and have their own... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #2 Completed!
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We just broke through the second stretch goal! Here is the card back for Deck #2. You'll notice that we have a completely different artist and style with this deck. Hopefully we are making it very hard to choose which one you like the best. We'll... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #1 Completed!
October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
In less than 24 hours we broke through the first stretch goal! I will be happy to keep coming up with these if we can continue this pace :-) Here is the custom seal that will be created for Deck #1... Stretch Goal #2: $30,000 - Unlock Deck #2When we... (Read More)
24 hours - 200% Funded!
October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I knew how much I loved The Princess Bride but I never could have expected how many of my fellow Kickstarters felt the same way. Thank you so much for helping us not only achieving our goal but doing it twice in the same day! Since this happened a... (Read More)
USPCC running The Princess Bride playing cards Kickstarter
October 22nd - via: tabletopgamingnews.com
USPCC (or the US Playing Card Company for those that like names typed out long-hand) has a Kickstarter campaign going to create playing cards with art inspired by The Princess Bride. And yes, they’ve already done the “Inconceivable!” joke. (Read More)
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