D&D 5E Deck of Many Things manufacturing issue from review to delay to dndbeyond article.

[Charlaquin]

It would actually be kind of interesting if the card size difference was real rather than a defect: one size for the original DoMT and the other for the new cards. Since there's no game where the size would matter, having two slightly different sizes would make it quick and easy to separate the two decks.
But I suppose that's unlikely, given this sort of defect is apparently common with other cards.

That would be a good idea if the goal was to always keep the original deck and the “deck of many more things” competely separate. But since the intent is explicitly for DMs to be able to pick and choose cards from both to make their own custom deck(s) to suit their campaigns, having them be different sizes would be awful.

 

[darjr]

 

[Zaukrie]

I have the pre-order page open.....if only we somehow got a card deck you could use in Foundry.....I don't think dndbeyond can support a non-standard card deck (and even then, it would be a table in the product, so, unsure if using the actual deck is supported online at all).

 

[Zaukrie]

I actually have the cards from an old Dragon (or Dungeon) magazine still......I should post a pic.

 

[darjr]

I actually have the cards from an old Dragon (or Dungeon) magazine still......I should post a pic.

Yes please

 

[QuentinGeorge]

I'm really enjoying the weird turn against Youtube that's been going on around here the last couple of months. It's fascinating.

The face there is pretty tame, actually. This is more "annoying thumbnail face"

 

[Parmandur]

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Oh, I have no doubt that they are uneven, and it is a bum deck that WotC should replace for him. Just that the size difference is caused by the warping defect.

 

[dave2008]

I haven't watched the video, but are we sure that you HAVE to tear the box? I watched someone tear their copy of the Campaign Case before we figured out how to open it. Sometimes the way to open it is just counter-intuitive.

As updated in the OP, the cardboard is not a slipcase but a replacement for plastic shrink wrap protection (more environmentally friendly).

 

[FitzTheRuke]

As updated in the OP, the cardboard is not a slipcase but a replacement for plastic shrink wrap protection (more environmentally friendly).

Right, so it's not really "the Box", but the packaging has art on it, making it feel like a shame to open.

 

[dave2008]

Right, so it's not really "the Box", but the packaging has art on it, making it feel like a shame to open.

Yes, it makes sense though - you can't see through cardboard so it might be difficult to sell it in a plain cardboard box.