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<blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 3041685" data-attributes="member: 141">It was very difficult for me to vote.&nbsp; I think that Todd's deck is probably the one that I would actually use in a game; the cartoonish look will fit many games best.&nbsp; But while I know that &quot;cartoonish&quot; doesn't mean low quality, I thought the artistic value of some of other decks was higher.&nbsp; Still, it's a fun deck.Derty Angel's has the biggest &quot;Wow&quot; factor, but I get the impression that they were already existing pieces of artwork that were assigned names of the cards.&nbsp; I think that the artwork should be driven by the card, though, and while these pieces are amazing, I don't think they are driven by the cards.&nbsp; (I feel the same way about Tarot cards that use paintings by old masters - it's better to have art specifically devoted to the card.&nbsp; Even if that art is of lower intrinsic quality).In the end I thought that Sialia's best captured the qualities of being &quot;perfectly symbolic, metaphorical, simple in design, complex in meaning, luscious to behold&quot; which would make a good deck. But I was very, very close to voting for Todd's deck anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cheiromancer, post: 3041685, member: 141"] It was very difficult for me to vote. I think that Todd's deck is probably the one that I would actually use in a game; the cartoonish look will fit many games best. But while I know that "cartoonish" doesn't mean low quality, I thought the artistic value of some of other decks was higher. Still, it's a fun deck. Derty Angel's has the biggest "Wow" factor, but I get the impression that they were already existing pieces of artwork that were assigned names of the cards. I think that the artwork should be driven by the card, though, and while these pieces are amazing, I don't think they are driven by the cards. (I feel the same way about Tarot cards that use paintings by old masters - it's better to have art specifically devoted to the card. Even if that art is of lower intrinsic quality). In the end I thought that Sialia's best captured the qualities of being "perfectly symbolic, metaphorical, simple in design, complex in meaning, luscious to behold" which would make a good deck. But I was very, very close to voting for Todd's deck anyway. [/QUOTE]

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