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was that the led barrington via walmart for 199? I got a barrington from them and the chairs are similar to the costco ones mentioned, but foldable padded cushion chairs via amazon and the height was fine. It was 10 chairs for around $190.Acquired:
LED Barrington $200; played on it, no plans to change it/get a topper at the moment
Chips $350; got a larger than I needed set that’s “future proof”
C&G cards $20
Remaining budget: $430 for chairs, though not sure if it’s really needed.
Pretty happy with everything so far.
If I only had a grand to spend, there's no way I'm blowing over 10% of that on a topper, unless that IS the table.Acquired:
LED Barrington $200; played on it, no plans to change it/get a topper at the moment
Chips $350; got a larger than I needed set that’s “future proof”
C&G cards $20
Remaining budget: $430 for chairs, though not sure if it’s really needed.
Pretty happy with everything so far.
I was thinking this too, but from a slightly different angle. If you were going to ever save for better chips, I would spend the bare minimum on dice chips up front until you could save for the chips you want.Will you upgrade later in steps?
If so, I would spend the lion's share on the best table you can afford first.
was that the led barrington via walmart for 199? I got a barrington from them and the chairs are similar to the costco ones mentioned, but foldable padded cushion chairs via amazon and the height was fine. It was 10 chairs for around $190.
Will you upgrade later in steps?
If so, I would spend the lion's share on the best table you can afford first.
I was thinking this too, but from a slightly different angle. If you were going to ever save for better chips, I would spend the bare minimum on dice chips up front until you could save for the chips you want.
Sometimes without the luxury of a dedicated space the storage issue with chairs plays a big part in the selection process unfortunately, at least in mine a few others I know's situations. I had little choice but to buy padded folders, but my group doesn't seem to mind too much thankfully, gotta work with what we got right?
I have a Barrington table as my second table. I highly recommend getting a topper from @rjdev7. The cloth that comes with the Barrington doesn’t allow the cards to slide very well. The topper allows the cards to glide and also ads a level of protection against spills. And they’re only $140 if memory serves.Acquired:
LED Barrington $200; played on it, no plans to change it/get a topper at the moment
Chips $350; got a larger than I needed set that’s “future proof”
C&G cards $20
Remaining budget: $430 for chairs, though not sure if it’s really needed.
Pretty happy with everything so far.
Never say never, but I doubt I will upgrade the chips.
That’s a fantastic show
Slugs with denoms being double the value of CPC and Paulson without denoms is bananas, but to each their own!Thinking about it more after @upNdown ’s thread on Tina chips, I just don’t personally find a lot of value in upgrading from a 7.5 to 9 or 10, and that’s his scale. My scale is more like this:
Keeping track with pen and paper = 0, let’s just play something else
Dice/no denominations = 2
Plastic no denominations = 3
CPC no denominations = 3.5
Paulson no denominations = 4
Slugs/plastic/ceramic with denominations = 7/7/8
Custom slugs/plastic/ceramics with some art you enjoy =7.5/7.5/8.5
Ugly CPC with denomination = 7.0
CPC that aren’t ugly = 8.75
Paulson with denomination 9.0, 9.5 with art you enjoy
I don’t know what leaded Paulson feel like, but maybe that’s a 10. I don’t know what BCC/TRKs feel like
So I’m at 8.5 for $350. To get to 9.5 I’d probably needed to spend at least 10x+ more, and that’s for a set half the size.
Slugs with denoms being double the value of CPC and Paulson without denoms is bananas, but to each their own!
Yeah I think we’d all scale things differently. I’d probably put mint casino Paulson RHCs somewhere in the middle of the scale, like a 5 or a 6. So I’d be dedicating half my scale to the upper 5-10% of chips.Thinking about it more after @upNdown ’s thread on Tina chips, I just don’t personally find a lot of value in upgrading from a 7.5 to 9 or 10, and that’s his scale. My scale is more like this:
Keeping track with pen and paper = 0, let’s just play something else
Dice/no denominations = 2
Plastic no denominations = 3
CPC no denominations = 3.5
Paulson no denominations = 4
Slugs/plastic/ceramic with denominations = 7/7/8
Custom slugs/plastic/ceramics with some art you enjoy =7.5/7.5/8.5
Ugly CPC with denomination = 7.0
CPC that aren’t ugly = 8.75
Paulson with denomination 9.0, 9.5 with art you enjoy
I don’t know what leaded Paulson feel like, but maybe that’s a 10. I don’t know what BCC/TRKs feel like
So I’m at 8.5 for $350. To get to 9.5 I’d probably needed to spend at least 10x+ more, and that’s for a set half the size.
Yeah I think we’d all scale things differently. I’d probably put mint casino Paulson RHCs somewhere in the middle of the scale, like a 5 or a 6. So I’d be dedicating half my scale to the upper 5-10% of chips.
But bottom line, if you have chips with numbers on them that stack well, you’re way ahead of the curve and your money has been well spent.
Best bang for your buck to increase your home game setup from an enjoyment POV, in order:
Good cards
Good chairs
Good table
Good chips
But of course you need:
Good people
Invest wisely.
How much do good players cost? I'm already over budget on everything else.
tbh I'll take anyone with a pulse who knows how to play cardsYou mean Good people who are, ahem, Bad players, right?
tbh I'll take anyone with a pulse who knows how to play cards
I think it is safe to say you are not a collector basing on that rating, as long as you are satisfied with your existing chips that is good for you.Thinking about it more after @upNdown ’s thread on Tina chips, I just don’t personally find a lot of value in upgrading from a 7.5 to 9 or 10, and that’s his scale. My scale is more like this:
Keeping track with pen and paper = 0, let’s just play something else
Dice/no denominations = 2
Plastic no denominations = 3
CPC no denominations = 3.5
Paulson no denominations = 4
Slugs/plastic/ceramic with denominations = 7/7/8
Custom slugs/plastic/ceramics with some art you enjoy =7.5/7.5/8.5
Ugly CPC with denomination = 7.0
CPC that aren’t ugly = 8.75
Paulson with denomination 9.0, 9.5 with art you enjoy
I don’t know what leaded Paulson feel like, but maybe that’s a 10. I don’t know what BCC/TRKs feel like
So I’m at 8.5 for $350. To get to 9.5 I’d probably needed to spend at least 10x+ more, and that’s for a set half the size.