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The color scheme feels similar to Legends Egyptian. Not sure I'm into the gradients on the royal cards.

Name of the deck is Omnia: http://www.kardify.com/2015/04/first-lo ... o.html?m=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Well the name has a very definite Paul Carpenter feel but the art still makes me think of Origins. A collaboration perhaps?

Since I have inside knowledge, Eoghann (and others) are right on the money.

Gio wasn't going to say much until Delirium is fulfilled, but since we have outed him, I suppose I can talk him into talking it up a bit. I have more pix, but I think mine are all older than the ones he shows in the Kardify article.

Let's see...

Do I get a cookie?

Hi guys! Okay it's time that I say something I suppose

As many of you said, Omnia will be the third project of Thirdway Industries.

I was of course here from the start, and was having a lot of fun with the great teaser Kardify did. They'll also publish an article on this week, that will spoil some cards and the tuckbox. I love change style, so I thought it wasn't so easy catch me. Anyways I have to congratulate Eoghann for his sharp eye. He busted the only things I decided to leave ad Delirium legacy. Really, I'm impressed from such attention. Also I have to thank anyone thought my deck was made by the legendary Rick Davidson. Probably it's for the color scheme, I never used gold before. Well, this time I will use a lot of it. As you know, I'm not too subtle with colors

Hope you had fun with the first part of the teaser and you like the deck so far. The best has yet to come anyways. From now on I'll break the silence and I will answer any question, as I always do. I'm writing this from a mobile phone. On a tra in. Be patient if I wrote silly things ahah

So, while I was convinced right from the start that this wasn't from Rick (the uniform line thickness, which isn't how Rick rolls, and different shading style were my primary basis for that), I was equally convinced that it wasn't from Giovanni (coloring, as noted previously), so he definitely fooled me.

That said, I really do like the way this looks, and I'm all over this action when it launches. Well done, sir!

Easy in. Nuf said.

I was super-angry with Eoghann that spolied me in less than a minute, but I really laughed a lot when I saw this:

Eoghann wrote:Scratch that. It's definitely Giovanni. The flower, the hand style, the *ahem* cleavage, beauty mark, eye and head shape. Threw me off with the breast tattoo but I'm betting the house on Giovanni.

I do like this one. I'll probably be in on this one.

Aww, Mike. The big reveal was supposed to be later

Thirdway Industries wrote:I was super-angry with Eoghann that spolied me in less than a minute, but I really laughed a lot when I saw this:

Eoghann wrote:Scratch that. It's definitely Giovanni. The flower, the hand style, the *ahem* cleavage, beauty mark, eye and head shape. Threw me off with the breast tattoo but I'm betting the house on Giovanni.

Sorry I spoiled it so soon.
Those little details were unmistakably yours.

Eoghann wrote:

Thirdway Industries wrote:I was super-angry with Eoghann that spolied me in less than a minute, but I really laughed a lot when I saw this:

Eoghann wrote:Scratch that. It's definitely Giovanni. The flower, the hand style, the *ahem* cleavage, beauty mark, eye and head shape. Threw me off with the breast tattoo but I'm betting the house on Giovanni.

Sorry I spoiled it so soon.
Those little details were unmistakably yours.

Don't worry, I was kidding about the "angry"
The truth is that I'm really happy that you and a lot of other people here were paying attention to details on my decks.

Noticed that 10 minutes after Dan I concurred hehe. Those details were too hard to ignore. put me down for a prototype hehe

badpete69 wrote:Noticed that 10 minutes after Dan I concurred hehe. Those details were too hard to ignore. put me down for a prototype hehe

Lol I saw, you were fast too

Oh yes, a prototype is already booked for you. (I already have some prototypes printed)

This will be my first Thirdway Industries deck. I think the design is really nice and very playable. I like what has been shown. Multiple deck purchase from me!

Well, you already know who the designer is...but I think there are other surprises in the full article just posted by Kardify

http://www.kardify.com/2015/04/first-lo ... omnia.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Have fun!

Ditch EPCC. I want these cards in 2015.

Eheh I know, they are usually slow. They are working to improve their speed, and we are working to made this a little faster than usual (basically approving and maybe even hard-proofing everything during the campaign. I can't promise anything now, but we're working to do this)

Despite the painful wait -I'm impatient as hell- , I think they made a great work with Delirium. I was in love when I saw the prismatic stock the first time

June cannot come soon enough!

I can't wait too!

But I want to be sure that almost my Delirium and Evil Decks are delivered before start a new campaign.
I'm writing "almost" and not "all" just because I Signature Edition will be a little slower than regular decks and probably will delivered in June.

Was wondering what's behind the name? At first glance, it would seem the names would need to be swapped around:



Suprema for the more elaborate, regal design (golden one)
Oscura for the darker one
Illuminia makes sense. It's more "heavenly" and bright.

These look brilliant. Looks like Giovanni does it again! I really like these a lot.

A little story about the name:

When I started this project (Jan 2015) I was thinking to make a Thirdway Industries "Standard Deck". I designed some (a lot :p) of courts, and then decided to find a name and a main theme (It was "standard", but I wanted something that could characterize it a bit)

I started to brainstorm and found some names that should communicate "standard/classic", then the name "Omnia" (Omnia means "everything" in latin) popped up. I liked that name a lot, and decided to make some "graphic" researches about the concept of "everything".

I found the Uroboros, the self eating snake symbol of "the ethernal return"...and Omnia become a "little" (just a little.........) less standard than I planned

Uroboros is very important in this deck - it's hidden everywhere, and it's on every tuck box and back.
The versions represents the parts of the eternal cycle of the life(Illumina), the death (Oscura) and the ascension to divinity (Suprema).

There are a lot of details, surprises and symbology --- don't want spoil everything now

Here is the card back with Uroboros I hope this explanation is fun

Fes wrote: These look brilliant. Looks like Giovanni does it again! I really like these a lot.

Thank Fes! Very happy you like them!

Wishing these were USPCC but will still back them. LOVE the backs!

With 3 people out of the gate posting here that it is totally you, myself included...I think next time you need to be even more sneaky. No, please don't. I hate those blurred image or zoomed in previews.

Anyhow, looking forward to these, but so many options! Hopefully you'll keep sharing prior to the project so we can learn more well ahead of time. These look awesome and super fun, as we have learned to expect from you.

@ecNate I was tempted to use more sneaky images But my main goal was show Omnia in a fun way, so I didn't cared too much if it could be busted easily. I was also aware that United cardists are hawk eyes, so I know from the start that should had been only a matter of time. Well, maybe I thought you need at least hours and not minutes.
I will share some extra informations about the project here, so you can decide what to pledge for before the campaign starts.

Thirdway - I like your name but I don't like your cards. Try to keep traditional. The QoS has the flower and the scepter while the other queens have just a flowers. The queens should have flowers not swords. I like your KoH. It shows the sword going through the head. Just know, the first suicide King had something like a dagger going into and not through his head. Actually, the first deck had the KoH and KoD with an axe and the KoC and KoS with a sword. It Makes sense and it's probably true. Some guy's interoperation of the KoH morphed into 3 Kings with a sword and one with an Axe. Know the history... I love seeing old half seals on cards. Seals are the key....

Hi Sprouts1115, thank you for the feedback! In Omnia, usually the most "classic" cards are the "Omnia Oscura" ones.
I was inspired by a standard Bycicle, where the QoS have both the scepter and the flower. However, Suprema and Illumina are more "personal"...and I like more aggressive queens with huge weapons than flowers