It appears so. I like them. Looks like the denominations were switched to solid black, regardless of chip color, from a color-matched outline. Though I don't care one way or the other, I am curious about the color switch between the $2000 and the new $0.25.I really like the looks of these. Looks like the colored labels are back?
That ten I really like.
Majestics don’t have a 2000.I wonder if it wouldn't just be easier to add the gray chip to the Majestics blanks line and call it good. Maybe that light blue, too.
Monochome labels are the smart direction, as it allows custom mix/match of different colors and denominations, thus acommodating a larger group of potential buyers.
Those that prefer color-matched can always go the custom label route.
Why? Apache already has plenty of other blank sets to accommodate that desire. Color-matching is more aesthetically pleasing, and board gamers generally don’t care about adherence to poker color conventions, especially on denominated chips. Those that do presumably would have already purchased a custom set to achieve their desired color scheme, or gone non-denominated since they have a specific color-value pairing in mind.Monochome labels are the smart direction, as it allows custom mix/match of different colors and denominations, thus acommodating a larger group of potential buyers.
Those that prefer color-matched can always go the custom label route.
Why?
it allows custom mix/match of different colors and denominations
Which you can already do with several other sets apache already sells. Why does this set need to do that too? Color-matched labels would be a unique selling proposition. If you aren't going to make this set unique, why bother? Just add a $20 and $2000 denomination to the Majestics and be done with it.it allows custom mix/match of different colors and denominations
This is a poker chip forum and these are unique offerings for China clay poker chips - hence the bother. It simply wouldn't do to just add them to the Majestics as they are a single spot pattern and would look odd.Which you can already do with several other sets apache already sells. Why does this set need to do that too? Color-matched labels would be a unique selling proposition. If you aren't going to make this set unique, why bother? Just add a $20 and $2000 denomination to the Majestics and be done with it.
I've decided that I agree with BGBird and hank67, the orange $2000 is better.
And those sets are set up like that for good reason -- they allow maximum flexibility in set configuration, which equals greater appeal to a wider audience, and ultimately more sales.Which you can already do with several other sets apache already sells. Why does this set need to do that too?
I hear ya.... I'm considering a set, and no question that the color-matched labels look nicer imo. But there are a couple of chips I'd probably like to swap out, which only works if all labels were identical (or I get custom labels made for those denoms if color-matched). It's a trade-off either way for me.I would buy the color-matched label chips. I would have to think about the all blacks.
The question, then, is whether that's so. If you already have 3 or 4 sets that you can switch to non-denom + custom stickers, what's the likelihood that another one will improve sales at the margin, rather than cannibalize sales from existing sets? I'm sure Apache has the numbers for that, we just don't know what they are.And those sets are set up like that for good reason -- they allow maximum flexibility in set configuration, which equals greater appeal to a wider audience, and ultimately more sales.
In a perfect world, a track around the edge would be the mold instead of the label. If that happened I would probably have to buy a set.Would a "track" around the edge be too much?
I would definitely go for that.In a perfect world, a track around the edge would be the mold instead of the label. If that happened I would probably have to buy a set.