Queeng Playing Cards v2.0
The first ever, multi-ethnic deck of cards where men and women are equal.
Our Story,
Queeng Playing Cards is a project that my father and I started on a family vacation 3 years ago.
We were relaxing by playing a game of gin rummy when I turned to my dad and asked “Why is the queen card worth less than the king?”
It was an innocent question, but when my dad couldn't come up with a good enough answer, we decided to do something about it. I created a new card system where the kings and queens are equal, but we still end up with a winner. We swapped two jacks for lovely princesses and designed a female joker, and it was incredibly successful!
In just one year, we sold more than 50,000 decks to 15,000 backers all over the world!
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You might be wondering why I am calling this "Part 2" of the story.
Well, though we got a lot of great feedback, we also heard from some supporters that our cards were not actually totally equal. I realized that a diversified representation of ethnicities wasn’t there, like it doesn't exist. This doesn’t actually represent the people of the world as we really are, and if we are going to give kids these cards to hold in their hands and play with, don't we want them to see an accurate depiction of the world?!
So here we are, at part 2!
We went back to the drawing board and started from scratch. We wanted to make a deck that truly represents our world and celebrates our beautiful range of cultures and appearances!
And so, I created the first ever multi-ethnic deck of cards, where, once again, men and women are equal but now with more colors and characteristics.
Queeng is an updated version of the classic deck of playing cards, but still works with ALL the original principles, so you can play ANY card game with it.
With its attention to detail and gorgeous, hand-drawn illustrations, each deck is as special as the encouraging message it brings to the world ❤
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What you'll get by sponsoring my project:
- A Set of Playing Cards: 52 Playing Cards + 2 Jokers
- New and improved illustrations with multi-ethnic face cards & jokers
- Top casino-quality playing cards, 63 x 88 mm, round corners, 4 mm white border, printed on 300 Gr card board with CMYK ink, smooth finish + standard playing card varnish
- Red & blue backs of cards when ordering more than 1 deck for easier sorting in multi-deck games
- The option to choose right-handed or lefty decks (see sample card below)
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- Printing with Cartamundi, the #1 card printing company in the world!
- Faster, more accurate shipping with Liberty Cards’ shipping services
- For our 'serious backers,' we're offering awesome limited-edition signed decks and posters of our unique illustrations.
The Impact
By supporting me in making Queeng the default playing cards used around the world, you will be:
- Teaching our children that men and women are equal
- Showing our children that all races and ethnicities are equal
- Supporting a kick-ass example of young entrepreneurship
- Helping adapt a game we've known and loved for hundreds of years to our generation
So, how does it actually work?
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We improved the cards, but adapted them to the old rules of the game. Since the hierarchy still matches the old cards, you can play all your favorite games with the same rules.
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Monarch Cards = King Cards
We called it Monarch, as a Monarch can be male or female.
Duchess or Duke Cards = Queen Cards
We called it Duchess or Duke so we could have both a man and a woman.
Prince or Princess Cards = Jack Cards
Jacks are now Princes and Princesses.
Press & Awards
2020 Winner of the People of Play TAGIE (Toy and Game International Excellence) Award
https://www.chitag.com/2020-tagies-toy-and-game-awards
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Read about us in the news!
Testimonials:
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Risks & Challenges
- This is our 2nd campaign and the first one has been executed and delivered successfully, so we are confident that we can do it again!
- The design of the cards has been finalized.
- Prototypes have been printed and tested, as you see in the video.
- Printing and shipping have been secured by reliable companies.
- We expect to begin printing the cards by the end of the campaign.
- We are confident in our ability to deliver a great product, on time. However, we are living in a new era where COVID-19 has affected shipping times both within the U.S. and internationally, and this causes shipping delays. Unforeseen events can occur in any business. In such a case, we are committed to working day and night in order to resolve any issue, and we will be 100% transparent with you.
- Shipping does not cover import taxes and duties. You are responsible for paying the customs charge on your shipment if you live outside the U.S.
- We will provide you with a tracking number so you can see the journey of your package.
- One decision I made was that I didn't want to be front and center of our campaign. I'm pretty camera shy. So we got a great actress to play me and tell our story.
Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help share the important message of Queeng:
- You can help spread the word and make some noise about our campaign across social media and by word of mouth.
- Use the Indiegogo share tools to share Queeng with your family & friends!
Thank you for being a part of the Queeng family ❤️
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