wait until they split, then he'll have extra cards!
Kem or Faded Spade? (5 Viewers)
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I've never known the 1.0's to split. The 2.0's definitely do, however. The 1.0 and 3.0 stock bows and warps to all hell but I've seen no documentation of split cards.
Faded Spade needs to contract with Cartamundi or Dal Negro if they're going to survive as a brand. Every single iteration of their cards to this point has had major issues.
I'm on Trefl, now. Love them!
At this point, Dal Negro, Fournier, Angel, Cartamundi (Copag), and Piatnik are the only card manufacturers left that offer a consistent product that doesn't have any kind of major issues. Off the top of my head, this is a quick summary of issues I know of:
Kem: Well documented issues with bowing and warping
Faded Spade: Same as Kem, plus a bad record of customer service.
Modiano: Abhorrent customer service and well documented quality control issues.
King: Majority of bridge jumbo decks were warped with a group buy run a couple of years ago. Decks were offered to be replaced.
Am I missing any?
Kem: Well documented issues with bowing and warping
Faded Spade: Same as Kem, plus a bad record of customer service.
Modiano: Abhorrent customer service and well documented quality control issues.
King: Majority of bridge jumbo decks were warped with a group buy run a couple of years ago. Decks were offered to be replaced.
Am I missing any?
As said before FS do not have own printing equipment...
I belive that different versions differ significantly
I probably would have chosen the Angel.
NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
Many would have! Love the feel, incredible. Just another datapoint that people who otherwise dont care about cards like my friend seem to like Faded spade.
I have a setup of the Club Poker form Angel, but not as fond of them...they're tough to square up after a riffle. Maybe I just need to break them in a bit?
ktran
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Maybe I'm willing to trade. Are they bridge size?
I’m not willing to let them go just yet, but thx for the offer. Next to KEMs they offer the most flex of any card I own, and I like them thin.
ngmcs8203
Flush
I bought my first two decks of copag about 15 years ago. Just got 4 decks of Kem. The copag still have a great firmness to them. After a dozen shuffled of the kem decks I feel like they are too soft. Is that expected?
Where did you buy your KEMs? Wondering if its a modern or vintage version..
That softness is because they’re thinner and more flexible than Copags. They’re easier to shuffle, imo, and that’s one of the main reasons I prefer them.
ngmcs8203
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From their website.
ngmcs8203
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I was also surprised they didn’t come in a hard plastic box. Just a cardboard one.
Yeah, it looks like they stopped with the hard plastic cases a little over a year ago. Shame, really.
ngmcs8203
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For the price, they shouldn’t have. These cardboard boxes are just bad.
ngmcs8203
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I’m in for 2!
ngmcs8203
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Oh wait bridge size. Womp womp
Is there another size?
CUORE3
Two Pair
Have all deformed decks been replaced?
I bought 4 green decks, all deformed unfortunately
NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
This is just one discussion, many people like COPAG. One of the biggest knocks on copags are that the ink comes off before others do, little flecks and specks missing from my suits.Why is copag not in the mix? Kem and Faded Spade seems polarized in looks, feel and stiffness
Good cheap cards though, Ive had a few poker size decks last a long while.
I think we got refunds, not replacements?
potatolei
Pair
I just ordered some fs for my collection. Im looking forward to comparing them to the kems and copags
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