So like, I have been sitting on a box full of Dimlit Tarot decks that are literally paid for & waiting for me to give them to people as community copies, shipping & everything covered. I designed this deck back in 2021, crowdfunded a print run in 2022, and finally finished the guidebook late last year. So, if you're looking for a queer-to-the-core highly aesthetic tarot deck based on the Rider–Waite–Smith system, I have a deck for you! I just need you to fill out either this Google form or send me an email at nikoblankworksltd@gmail.com. I even have a complete guidebook available for the deck if you want to read up on the deck in advance! A quick summary of how I designed this deck under the cut, for those who want to know.
UPDATE: Wow this got a bigger response than I expected! The last two times I posted "hey I have community copies available, here's some more info," nobody responded. I guess that's the power of adding deck images to a chost. >.> The form is now closed, but if you missed your chance, don't despair! I'm not against running another crowdfunding campaign to make a reprint happen. If you want to be emailed if/when I launch such a campaign, you can fill out this notification Google form to add your email to the mailing list.
Me, before this post: "Hm, I should make a post so I can finally give out the 22 decks that I've been sitting on."
Me now, with 18 decks claimed in the past ~2 hours in the middle of the night: "Well, that's a response."
I'll edit the OP & close the form if/when I run out of copies to hand out, and if too many people ask for a deck while I'm asleep I'll operate on a first-come-first-served basis. Here's hoping I don't leave anyone disappointed...
I've updated the OP and closed the form. Sorry to everyone who missed this because I posted it in the middle of the night! If it's any consolation, I've made a new form (also linked in the edited OP) to collect email addresses for if/when I launch a crowdfunding campaign to reprint the Dimlit Tarot. If you want to be kept in the loop, sign up for the mailing list through the form and I'll be sure to contact you should that crowdfund materialize. I'll pull back the curtain on how I'll be using this mailing list below the cut.
When I crowdfunded this first print run of tarot decks, I did a lot of budgeting – and ultimately, I settled on a price point of $50/deck + $10 domestic shipping ($30 international) for a print run of 100. This is about the most I think I can comfortably charge for this deck; it's already on the high side for what I'm personally willing to pay for a tarot deck, not to mention the economic challenges in my target audience (i.e. queer, trans, and/or leftist countercultural folks). That is to say, if I'm going to crowdfund a reprint, I'm gonna need to sell at least 100 decks. I know the conversion rate from mailing list to backers isn't high – emails get missed, financial situations change, all sorts of reasons. Still, I've done the marketing song-and-dance before, and I can do it again should the need arise. Thus, I figure if 100 folks at least commit to saying "yeah, I'm interested enough that I want to know when a reprint campaign gets moving," that oughta be a good enough sign that the time has come to get the ball rolling.
In other words, if you find this chost years down the line and are like, "Dang, I really want to see this deck reprinted," sign up for the mailing list, and get your friends interested so they sign up too! So long as I'm alive, I'll be putting "too much time" into my hobbies, so I'm sure I'll have the designs around and ready to go.
