Wanted Board gaming cash replacement chip sets - after low denom non-collectibles (1 Viewer)

[beefsack]

Hi all! This might be a bit of a unique request in here.

I collect poker chips not as collectables, but as nice cash replacements for board gaming. We play a lot of heavy economic games which are an absolute pain to use paper money for, and some of which don't even come with money with the expectation you have chips already.

We use two different breakdowns depending on whether we have $100 chips or not, with the breakdowns being:

* Preferred breakdown: $1 x 80, $5 x 60, $25 x 40, $100 x 20
* Alternate breakdown: $1 x 80, $5 x 80, $25 x 40

We're currently running a set of casino used Horseshoe Cincinnati primaries and have a few sets of China clays, but am still on the lookout for a set as I'm not completely sold on the feel of the China clays or the design of the Horseshoes (the colours are a bit flat.)

We're completely prioritising look, feel and value above condition or collectability: these chips are going to be used multiple times a week and we're concerned about practicality (want pleasant to use and very easy to discriminate between denoms, prefer vivid colours and edge spots.)

If anyone has barrels or sets which fit those breakdowns and they're willing to let go for a reasonable price (not overly concerned about condition unless it greatly affects feel or usability) please feel free to get in touch. An example of chips which might fit well for our use would be leftover chips after good condition chips have been cherry picked.

Cheers,
Michael

 

[H|Q]

This is screaming for custom ceramics.

 

[beefsack]

This is screaming for custom ceramics.

Already talking to some manufacturers (about two different custom projects actually.) Crazy thing, the Sun Fly head office is a couple of blocks away from where I used to live, we're currently talking with them to try to get more feasible per-denom MOQs as I really like their hybrid chips.

Still keen to put together some other sets though as I really like the feel of the Paulsons, and am kind of keen to put together a Bud Jones set too (probably not CIC.)

 

[FDLmold]

Which games? I use mine for Power Grid, Food Chain Magnate, Showmanager, and 18xx games mostly. I have some china clays that work dandy (the Dunes). One day I'm thinking of making a custom set, maybe turn it into a group buy, each denom representing one of the great themes in modern boardgaming, like "space", "western US", and "stoic looking renaissance merchant dude".

 

[warewulf]

I've done $20 buy in Monopoly games and use chips to play also. Makes the payoffs go much quicker.

Someone on Chiptalk had a Monopoly chipset done a while back.

 

[FDLmold]

Back on chiptalk there was a guy who used his PNY chips to play Monopoly. Another guy played 18xx a ton and had custom ceramics made that he was not happy with. Another guy made a VERY nice custom ASM set using the monopoly train graphic.

Poker chips and board gaming go together like Kool-Aid and sugar. IMO.

 

[beefsack]

Which games? I use mine for Power Grid, Food Chain Magnate, Showmanager, and 18xx games mostly. I have some china clays that work dandy (the Dunes). One day I'm thinking of making a custom set, maybe turn it into a group buy, each denom representing one of the great themes in modern boardgaming, like "space", "western US", and "stoic looking renaissance merchant dude".

Yeah very similar games, we had a big game of Food Chain Magnate yesterday, but use the chips whenever we can (including for 1846 and Power Grid.) I'm beefsack over at BGG too, my collection is really varied but prefer Splotters over party games.

I've been thinking about iconic games and components as the theme of a custom chip set, and was kind of thinking of having a silhouette as the background of the label showing what it represents. An example might be $1 is Carcassonne, the chip might be the box colour (base colour blue, yellow edge spots) and have a meeple as the silhouette of the label.

Cool to see there are other tabletop gamers over here!

 

[Wils]

Hi all! This might be a bit of a unique request in here.

I collect poker chips not as collectables, but as nice cash replacements for board gaming.

Get the FOOH.

 

[boyo25guy]

I've got a small set of Majestics for exactly this purpose. They're the best China clays I've handled, and they won't break the bank. I'm guessing you've seen this already, but there's a big thread on exactly this topic over at BGG at this link:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/482695/poker-chip-recommendations/page/1

Good luck!

 

[FDLmold]

I am ipgyst at boardgamegeek. Don't know why I didn't repeat that here. I did at chiptalk.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Another guy made a VERY nice custom ASM set using the monopoly train graphic.

Sounds like @AfterTheFact

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/media/monopoly-customs.72/

 

[AfterTheFact]

Guilty

But not for sale

 

[beefsack]

I've got a small set of Majestics for exactly this purpose. They're the best China clays I've handled, and they won't break the bank. I'm guessing you've seen this already, but there's a big thread on exactly this topic over at BGG at this link:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/482695/poker-chip-recommendations/page/1

Good luck!

My first set was actually Majestics, and that's what I recommend to my friends who are looking for chips. I think they're awesome value and they look good too (I really like the $25, the colours seem to really pop.)

J C Lawrence on BGG is a great resource for chips and breakdowns, he's probably the one who got me serious about the idea in the first place.

 

[beefsack]

Guilty
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But not for sale

Those chips look bloody awesome. Are they CPC? What do you use for $1 and $5?

 

[FDLmold]

I love it when Octavian has to come into a thread with his RED TEXT and remind people to play nice.

 

[FDLmold]

Those chips look bloody awesome. Are they CPC? What do you use for $1 and $5?

Pretty sure those are ASM/CPC. It's a tourney set, no 1s or 5s necessary!

 

[AfterTheFact]

Those chips look bloody awesome. Are they CPC? What do you use for $1 and $5?

 

[boyo25guy]

My first set was actually Majestics, and that's what I recommend to my friends who are looking for chips. I think they're awesome value and they look good too (I really like the $25, the colours seem to really pop.)

J C Lawrence on BGG is a great resource for chips and breakdowns, he's probably the one who got me serious about the idea in the first place.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that thread is what brought me here and got me hooked on another hobby .

 

[witlessdiviner]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that thread is what brought me here and got me hooked on another hobby .

Amusing because i have to add a me too. A rather expensive decision to checkout the www.pokerchipforum.com he mentioned in the thread.

 

[FDLmold]

Y'all are some high rollers in here. I'm putting my Twilight Struggle Collectors Edition on eBay right now. I opened it, did a damn fine job putting on some stickers, and pimped it out a little, but it is unplayed, cards are sleeved in good sleeves, and the components are mint. If you are interested in it and can pay the bill for the game and postage, let me know.

 

[Mental Nomad]

Yeah very similar games, we had a big game of Food Chain Magnate yesterday, but use the chips whenever we can (including for 1846 and Power Grid.) I'm beefsack over at BGG too, my collection is really varied but prefer Splotters over party games.

I'll have to check out Food Chain Magnate.

Recently played a bunch of mad-cap rounds of Coup with chips for coin. Even in a game that doesn't need many chips, easy-to-handle (and see!) chips can make gameplay much easier than cardboard chits. Very short games, but great replay value as people alter their strategies. The bluffing elements are very reminiscent of poker.

 

[FDLmold]

The chip world needs a train mold. Just sayin'.