Condado Beach Tribute Set - The Pier Five Hotel and Casino (3 Viewers)

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So something like this?

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100% in love with this version: typo, colors, line, gradient... everything's at its right place!

 

[bentax1978]

I like those denoms!

Gotta agree. This looks great.

Where is the "print" button?

100% in love with this version: typo, colors, line, gradient... everything's at its right place!

Thanks everyone for the feedback; I think this last revision really brings it all together with the right balance. Glad I had a little extra time last night with all the Pokerstars disconnect glitches during the PCF tournament to work on it

^^ winner

Just the right amount of gradient. I really like the fancy line in the inlay mock-ups, but once it gets on the actual chips, I think the plain line looks better.

I think you nailed it regarding the fancy vs straight line. While I was working on just the label/inlay layout, I also preferred the more ornate/fancy line. But as soon as I mock them up on chips, or look at the sample chips I already labeled, I preferred the more simple straight line. Obviously what matters is which looks better on the chip itself, so the straight/simple line it is.

One "last" question before I send these off to @Gear. Would you guys keep the same denomination font size for the $0.25 chip as for the $1 and $5 chips? Obviously on the chips with more than one number in the denomination ($0.25/$25/$100) , the denomination looks bigger and takes up a bit more room.

 

[BGinGA]

I prefer the look of the smaller 25c denomination.

 

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Same here, smaller is a great idea

 

[pltrgyst]

Really nice as they stand -- but I'd have to think about adding some ultrasweet PCA secondary $100s labelled as $20s. :

 

[bentax1978]

Really nice as they stand -- but I'd have to think about adding some ultrasweet PCA secondary $100s labelled as $20s. :

I'd love to (in theory). In fact, I've had two WTB ads up for the past few weeks for both PCA secondaries and another one for any mint/near mint 818 that might go with the set.

I have (20) of them at the moment. Technically part my PCA secondary set, so I wasn't planning to relabel them (other than to try and see how they look). That said, if someone were to have an extra rack or two...

I'll have to take a picture of them tonight and add a mock-up of the $20 as well.

from yesterday

Almost missed this on your previous post. I do love the 818 chips. Was originally hoping to find a black (or different color) 818 chip I could get a rack or two of in mint/near mint condition to use as a $20 (and then use the green as a quarter). The best candidate I can think of is a PCA secondary, but they're a bit hard to come by, and as it is I still want some of those for my PCA set before I'd want to relabel them.

Perhaps I'd be willing to re-prioritize and use them on this set instead of the PCA secondary set as they'd be more useful here in terms of having a proper sized bank for 1/2.

 

[liftapint]

Really nice as they stand -- but I'd have to think about adding some ultrasweet PCA secondary $100s labelled as $20s. :

Great idea!!

 

[bentax1978]

Perhaps I'd be willing to re-prioritize and use them on this set instead of the PCA secondary set as they'd be more useful here in terms of having a proper sized bank for 1/2.

I guess if I really needed the extra bank, and I couldn't get more PCA secondaries, I could relabel the (20) I have as $100 chips instead of $20 chips. I think the $20 chips would be cooler, but if I only had 20 to work with, a $100 chip would make more sense as it would increase the bank $2000 from $3500 to $5500 (instead of increasing it $400 from $3500 to $3900). Since I have plenty (600+) of $5 chips, skipping the $20/$25 denomination and going right to the $100 isn't the end of the world.

Now all that said, seeing as the price of two racks of PCA secondaries wouldn't be cheap even if I found them, perhaps that money would be better spent on (40) $100 Matsui plaques. Both provide $4000 of extra bank, and one could make the argument that the plaques are at least as cool as the two racks of black $20 chips (and more versatile for use with other sets).

Then a third option would be custom ceramic plaques to match the Pier Five theme. That would be the least expensive option, and might be worth considering.

 

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Your old school design would be great on plaques too!

 

[Puggy]

Mhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....818's. Meloves.

 

[bentax1978]

Your old school design would be great on plaques too!

I've been considering plaques as an option for this set from the beginning, knowing that finding a somewhat reasonably priced 4th chip for this set might be tough.

If I did go plaques, I was thinking of just doing $100 plaques, and skipping the $20/$25 denomination. My reasoning would be that I'd prefer to have only one plaque denomination. They'd be used for rebuys for a 1/2 cash game, so having them in $100 increments shouldn't pose any real issue. With (600) $5 chips, there's plenty of workhorse chips to play with, so there shouldn't be an issues with needing to make change for the $100 plaques during the normal course of play. Does that make sense?

 

[bentax1978]

Mhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....818's. Meloves.

How can you go wrong with a cash set of 1200+ 818 chips!

 

[BGinGA]

Another option is a rack or two of mint re-labeled $25s (RVCL 618s)....

 

[MoscowRadio]

How can you go wrong with a cash set of 1200+ 818 chips!

This is a trick question.

YOU CAN'T!

 

[bentax1978]

Another option is a rack or two of mint re-labeled $25s (RVCL 618s)....

I have kept that one in mind. I think the colors would go nicely, and if I made one green the $0.25 and the other $25, they wouldn't have to be in play at the same time anyway. That said, I think I'd have to make the RVCL the quarter in terms of spot progression and the Aztar the $25 chip. Of course therein lies the "problem" as I was hoping to have no spot progression at all At one point I was going to use my two racks of Scandia $1 chips as quarters, which are 418 and go nicely as well. These are some serious first world problems we all deal with on PCF

 

[BGinGA]

Michael's Arts & Crafts sells metallic sharpies, if you wanted to add a couple of extra 1/8" spots.... or even make it a 1218.

 

[bentax1978]

Michael's Arts & Crafts sells metallic sharpies, if you wanted to add a couple of extra 1/8" spots.... or even make it a 1218.

I can (almost) see turning a 418 into a faux 818, but a 618 into a (symmetric) 818 might be a bit trickier.

 

[bentax1978]

I'd have to think about adding some ultrasweet PCA secondary $100s labelled as $20s. :

I'll have to take a picture of them tonight and add a mock-up of the $20 as well.

Here's the mockup. Threw the Scandia $1 quarter in there as well (even though it's 418, not 818), as that was a thought at one point if I used the Aztar's as $25 chips and needed another chip for quarters.

 

[MoscowRadio]

Even though the Scandia chips are not 818s, I really like them in this set. They could be a really good placeholder at least until you find another 818 chip to use as quarters.

 

[bentax1978]

Even though the Scandia chips are not 818s, I really like them in this set. They could be a really good placeholder at least until you find another 818 chip to use as quarters.

I agree. I'm more bothered that they're not in the same condition as the other chips, which are pretty much mint/unused (I've used the Aztars a few times). But as a placeholder, that wouldn't be a huge issue. Originally I was thinking considering a solid color for the quarter, but I think the Scandia 414 works better (plus I have two racks that I don't need for anything else).

That said, I'm also ok with the idea of using the Aztar greens as quarters (even if it's not conventional) and just letting the highest denomination chip (for now) be the $5. Then add plaques or a higher denomination 818 at some point down the road.

 

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I like the Aztars but they're not enough for your higher denom. They fit in as quarters but PCAs (or plaques) are way better for your $20 chip.

 

[liftapint]

Hmmm, not sure the PCA fits. The others are *perfect* together. Not sold yet.

 

[bentax1978]

I like the Aztars but they're not enough for your higher denom. They fit in as quarters but PCAs (or plaques) are way better for your $20 chip.

I felt similarly when I was mocking the Aztar's as $25 chips. I like them a lot on their own, but with the other chips (especially the red brick $5), I feel like it doesn't work as well as the higher denom chip. I think PCA $100 chips would actually be a good choice as a black $20, but I would really need at least a rack or two of them to get the bank up to comfortable level for a full 1/2 game. At $3-4/chip, I'm not sure I want to spend that kind of money just to relabel them. Short a rack or two of another 818 candidate that I haven't thought of coming up for sale in mint condition (not particularly likely), I'd seriously considering plaques down the road as I think that would be a good option.

Hmmm, not sure the PCA fits. The others are *perfect* together. Not sold yet.

Well, keep in mind if I used the PCA chips as $20 chips, they would only be used at the same time as the gray and red chips. It may go against the love of moar (different) chips, but I strongly prefer having a minimal number of different denominations on the table at once. I'm perfectly content (and prefer) to play 1/2 with all $5 chips and a rack or two of $1 chips.

 

[bentax1978]

I'd seriously considering plaques down the road as I think that would be a good option.

Was fooling around during the MNF game tonight. Any thoughts on a matching plaque?

 

[BGinGA]

Looks really busy. Take a look at the recent Majestic plaque thread, and expand your horizons.......

 

[bentax1978]

Looks really busy. Take a look at the recent Majestic plaque thread, and expand your horizons.......

Fair point. I've never seen/played with a plaque in person, but perhaps simpler/less busy would be better. I basically just used the chip design and "fancied" it up. Maybe not the best approach.

 

[BGinGA]

I think trying to simply transfer an inlay design (which has limited space) to a larger rectangular canvas rarely works well. The extra plaque space allows you to use the ends as separate art areas, and the larger dimensions allow for designs that can be viewed from multiple angles. It's almost a completely different art form.

 

[bentax1978]

Ok, so putting the plaque idea aside for the moment, this is the final mockup I'm going with for the chip labels. Despite the $0.25 not being an 818 edge spot, I think I'm ok with it because it's a fractional. I had even considered using a solid, but I think this works better. I also think the color works better as a quarter than the greens. Plus, with three racks of $25 chips, I can get away with only a couple barrels of $100 chips (actually, I could get away with none, but where's the fun in that).

 

[Psypher1000]

Still in for a sample set. Nice, classy work.

 

[BGinGA]

As much as I like the PCA secondary $100 chip (one of my favorites of all time), I still think the softer spot colors of the Empress primary $100 are a better color fit for this set (I think I sold my mint primaries to djmarc; you might try contacting him via pm/email).

The blue quarters work quite nicely. Now, about that $500 chip......