daphne, heh, yep, I think it's a lot of fun testing the limits of material, especially when it's something where I'd never normally try to damage it. On the minideck, the more I think about it, the more difficult to execute it feels, since the cards are a different aspect ratio and the difference in size will affect how the line quality will look. Not saying it's impossible, but it's not likely I'd be able to get one done and stick to the KS deadline so it's pretty unlikely at the moment...
ueI, yes, that was my major concern (I think the idea we've most talked about is replacing the yellow in the cards with gold to have an illuminated feel), but, like you're saying, it seems like it would wear easily, which is why we'd want to keep the regular deck without foil and leave the foil version for people who like a nice set of cards as mostly non-functional.
On the PDF, we'll probably be putting out a draft of the print booklet for backers to critique around the end of the campaign (hopefully before, not sure if it will get to a strong enough draft for that to be practical, particularly if the rules see additions), and may be open to non-backers so potential backers can also preview the rules.
The larger PDF of all content will probably also see a draft or two that are backer only. The final version will need to in some format that allows people who get the deck after the kickstarter to access it, so we're not sure how that will be stored yet. The second PDF will probably be one of the last things we'll be putting out, because it's both the least far along and not necessary for any print run so won't affect physical delivery, so most other elements will be seeing higher priority.