2017 Custom Chip Hall of Fame Voting (1 Viewer)
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R.I.P. Contreras Landa. Sorry the rules don't allow you to be nominated in future. I wonder how that will affect voting for some sets going forward. Circus City has one more shot, or maybe it's also expired. Prolly need to note in writeups in future how many years of eligibility remain.
Poker Zombie
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After losing for 3 straight years, a set loses eligibility for 1 year. After that, they have 2 more shots before permanent ineligibility. If they are on their final year of eligibility, it would be so noted.
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Mr Tree
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^^^^^this
slisk250
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Damn...If I only had found this place a couple of years earlier.
slisk250
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I think this is a good rule. I would say that CL still has a shot. It was my number 4 pic this year. The HOF is still in its infancy so there is a backlog of HOF worthy sets. In the last two years, I think I've seen one or two new sets that I would nominate over some of the sets in this year's list that will not make the cut.
I also wonder how relationships skew people's perceptions of sets in the voting booth.
bivey
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I like how the baseball HOF chooses its inductees. A certain number of people in the know with a fairly large number of votes to distribute amongst candidates. Any candidate with more than a benchmark percentage is enshrined. Sometimes 4, sometimes 2, occasionally none are inducted. Getting too few votes and you drop off the ballot, too many years without enshrinement and you drop off the ballot....
In our case, it would be rather difficult to choose who voting members would be, but it's a thought.
I think Tom and company do a fine job as is. Perhaps a special committee power to enshrine at most one set per year at their discretion would be appropriate - albeit not for some years down the line. NFL does this, Kenney Easley got into Canton just this week in that manner.
Carry on.
In our case, it would be rather difficult to choose who voting members would be, but it's a thought.
I think Tom and company do a fine job as is. Perhaps a special committee power to enshrine at most one set per year at their discretion would be appropriate - albeit not for some years down the line. NFL does this, Kenney Easley got into Canton just this week in that manner.
Carry on.
Will the 4 vote buffer be enough to see Iron Bank make the cut?
If this was an episode of GoT, Iron Bank, Steel City and Everleigh are about to be raped and killed on their wedding day. And Clermont will surge into 3rd by gaining 23+ votes in the final hour.
If this was an episode of GoT, Iron Bank, Steel City and Everleigh are about to be raped and killed on their wedding day. And Clermont will surge into 3rd by gaining 23+ votes in the final hour.
Any poll in which Clermonts lose is fake news.
Vote in, all were deserving of the nomination. Since a few folks were looking for explanations of votes, here's mine.
#1 Steel City Club - IMHO this is one of the best custom sets ever. Very cool theme with a simple but excellently designed inlay - slightly different inlay on either side, one with the denomination and one with the iron worker. The mold selection is perfect for the theme, looks like steel rivets from a distance or sparks up close. Beautiful use of BCC colors throughout with good edge spot progression and colors that both mix well, don't repeat a lot and are distinguishable in a pot; love the 100s, 500s & 1000s, not a bad chip in the bunch. And baller status for having primary/secondary chips for the 25s & 100s and in terms of chip volume. BCC at it's finest. Voted for this set in years past as well, hoping this year it gets its due.
#2 Silver Dust - awesome for many of the same reasons as Steel City. Very cool theme and execution on the inlays (color matching and differences in each chip), and the tone of the chip colors match the theme. I especially love the cash denoms in this set ($1s are my favorite). True baller status for cash/tourney, number of denoms, primary/secondary and shear volume of chips. Again, this set had my vote in years past as well.
#3 (tie) Everleigh Club - While I usually prefer standard colors, I love the use of black for the $1s in this set (ASM/CPC black with the brass flakes is pure awesomeness), great overall selection on the chip base & spot colors (quarters are probably my favorite, also love the inclusion of the purple $10 just because), and again not a bad chip in the bunch. Simple but elegant design on the inlay. I remember reading about the theme and design of these chips during the original run, very cool story and executed perfectly.
#3 (tie) - Capital Room - Sometimes a more simplistic design approach just works, and this is the case with the Capital Room. The inlays IMHO are very simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection are packed full of neat subtle details (Capital building dome, stars, room location). Based colors rock (awesome color on the quarter and $25), nice spot progression leading up an awesome $25 chip. Great mold and +1 for adding the hot stamped 5¢ fracs
I couldn't make a final decision on the #3s, and given the voting type/options, didn't want to undercut what I thought was the top set, so I only voted for my top 2. Would love to see this change to the MLB HOF style like described a few pages back, but I understand the issue with that as well. Hoping to see Everleigh & Capital again next year.
#1 Steel City Club - IMHO this is one of the best custom sets ever. Very cool theme with a simple but excellently designed inlay - slightly different inlay on either side, one with the denomination and one with the iron worker. The mold selection is perfect for the theme, looks like steel rivets from a distance or sparks up close. Beautiful use of BCC colors throughout with good edge spot progression and colors that both mix well, don't repeat a lot and are distinguishable in a pot; love the 100s, 500s & 1000s, not a bad chip in the bunch. And baller status for having primary/secondary chips for the 25s & 100s and in terms of chip volume. BCC at it's finest. Voted for this set in years past as well, hoping this year it gets its due.
#2 Silver Dust - awesome for many of the same reasons as Steel City. Very cool theme and execution on the inlays (color matching and differences in each chip), and the tone of the chip colors match the theme. I especially love the cash denoms in this set ($1s are my favorite). True baller status for cash/tourney, number of denoms, primary/secondary and shear volume of chips. Again, this set had my vote in years past as well.
#3 (tie) Everleigh Club - While I usually prefer standard colors, I love the use of black for the $1s in this set (ASM/CPC black with the brass flakes is pure awesomeness), great overall selection on the chip base & spot colors (quarters are probably my favorite, also love the inclusion of the purple $10 just because), and again not a bad chip in the bunch. Simple but elegant design on the inlay. I remember reading about the theme and design of these chips during the original run, very cool story and executed perfectly.
#3 (tie) - Capital Room - Sometimes a more simplistic design approach just works, and this is the case with the Capital Room. The inlays IMHO are very simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection are packed full of neat subtle details (Capital building dome, stars, room location). Based colors rock (awesome color on the quarter and $25), nice spot progression leading up an awesome $25 chip. Great mold and +1 for adding the hot stamped 5¢ fracs
I couldn't make a final decision on the #3s, and given the voting type/options, didn't want to undercut what I thought was the top set, so I only voted for my top 2. Would love to see this change to the MLB HOF style like described a few pages back, but I understand the issue with that as well. Hoping to see Everleigh & Capital again next year.
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12thMan
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I would say it factors heavily (for the most part, and definitely not in every case) even if people say it doesn't. I mean, we are only human, how can it not? I would imagine it factors into the nominating process, the voting process, and the feelings of the results and it's not surprising, right, or wrong....it's just the way it is.
Sure as hell hope it's not too late, for almost all of these reasons from Irish. Great post.
I hope steel city gets in and everleigh club takes first place voting next year, that is also one of my favorite customs ever
Also, wish Bart's was getting more love. One of the most perfect retro sets ever imo.
Not sure I can agree with this assessment. If we were a bunch of easily-impressed teenagers, maybe.... but I think the vast majority here look and evaluate the sets on their merits, not their owners. I'd sure hope so, anyway.
ding ding ding! Love that set/design. Can't stand Bart. j/k
I agree completely. There are plenty of sets on here by people who I love and whose sets I'm not too crazy about and conversely a few people who I could do without who have amazing sets. If one of the latter situations occurred, I would not hesitate for a second to support a great set.
Poker Zombie
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I would hope so as well, but I'm with 12th man in thinking that it does have some influencing factor, in particular with those that don't put a lot of thought into their votes. Why do I think this?
- A set that you've played on will stick in your memory more than a set only seen in pics.
- A set you've played on probably has positive memories connected to it, unless the host was a complete douche (which would still be an influencing factor).
- Lighting in photos can hurt some of the brilliant colors of chips. Viewing a chip you've played on probably looks perfect because your brain can adjust for lighting.
- Your friend poured his heart and soul into the design, and then backed that love up with a couple thousand dollars. How heartless would you have to be to tell them "meh". It's like telling a parent their "brilliant" child is just average.
Chippy McChiperson
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Yeah, but it's anonymous, so you're not telling them meh. I think most people here are mature enough to vote for the sets they feel are deserving, regardless of anything else. And i would imagine most people put more thought into voting than you seem to give them credit for.
I think another influence is the level and type of exposure that the PCF community have to a set over time. A number of these sets only come out at voting time, so there is no real attachment. Granted that the owner may no longer be on PCF to stump for their set, but it is a factor I think. If they don't feature regularly in 'splash pot', 'starting stack', 'home games' or 'gratuitous, unsolicited, and random pron shoot' threads throughout the year, they can get lost in the mists of time. If the owner is respected, and an active participant and contributor over time, then that will have some influence as well. If PCF members are playing on some of these sets, maybe they need to get on and say, "Hey, I just played with the 'XXX' set, and it still rocks etc... here are some pics!" This regular activity shows that the owner is using them, they are being enjoyed and are getting runs on the board.
Except for the fact that the three sets leading the poll in this thread have gotten very little exposure in pr0n, splash pot, starting stack, live stack, etc. threads.
Of course, I was just thinking of a few of the others that I personally haven't had any exposure to. Most haven't had it I guess, but it was just a thought.
Chippy McChiperson
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Read the Nooker thread over the weekend, love your Avatar Toby
People should do whatever makes them happy when building their custom sets, and if secondary chips do it for you, great. But to me, it just makes a set confusing, and a little harder to wrap my brain around, especially in an "evaluate and compare" situation like this.
I have two versions of my $1 chip because I'm a cheap bastard (in this case penny wise but pound foolish), not because I wanted a secondary chip. The first version of my $1 chip was 312 spot with retro red, green, and blue. My real vision for my $1 chip was a 3v12 spot with those colors and a bright white spot in the middle. However, at the time, ASM was going to charge me several hundred for the bright white spot. So I said to myself, that little white spot isn't worth that much and I ended up with 1000 $1 chips that were my second choice. ASM sold to ASM Vegas and I was afraid that ASM was going to go out of business because of the ASM Vegas shenanigans, so I thought to myself, If I ever want my dream version of the $1, I better do it. So I bought the second version with the spots I really wanted. Turns out that the white spot is great for counting the chip in stacks, so it was money well spent for me. This is a lesson that when you spend the time and money to do a custom set, do what you want first time around or either you'll regret it, or you'll have spend even more.
My set is special to me, and I really enjoyed the talks with Abby and other Chiptalk/PCF friends designing it. But you look at the creativity and care that was put into all custom sets, there are a lot of stories like this and you will see why the HOF is a VERY small subset of so many cool people and their personal tastes.
My set is special to me, and I really enjoyed the talks with Abby and other Chiptalk/PCF friends designing it. But you look at the creativity and care that was put into all custom sets, there are a lot of stories like this and you will see why the HOF is a VERY small subset of so many cool people and their personal tastes.
slisk250
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I'm in for a Year of the Toad chip. Sign me up!
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