Fat Tire Cash Chips... Design Discussion (1 Viewer)

[Trihonda]

OK, I'm getting trolled by David S... I tried logging in on my ipad, and it allows me to access the log in screen. However, when I enter my name/PW, it tells me only "Latin" symbols and digits are allowed... ? WTF

Well, I ditched the ipad and explorer, and tried using Chromium, and it works great!

 

[Trihonda]

OK, here are some of my thoughts. I like Day-Glo tiger and black for spots on the $20 chip, however Day-Glo tiger is looking like it might make its way onto the $100 chip. I thought that maybe mandarin red and black would make a good spot colors for the $20 chip on a white bass?

As for the $100 chip, I like both suggestions of including the tiger and arc yel and the arc yellow And a Day-Glo orange, but I think the tiger wotkd Better.

 

[Trihonda]

Here's the nearly complete and final mock:

One last item. That one looks epic to me, but it's nagging me slightly, since there is no green in the, nor doe it coordinate with any other colors. Your thoughts on this?

A DG Yel and Tiger combo vs the existing DG green and tiger? The DG yel and Canary are dif enough to be ok with them in the adjoining denoms...

 

[Tommy]

How old is your color set? Some colors are much brighter now.

 

[Psypher1000]

Your thoughts on this?

Love the $1 as is. I think the bigger opportunity is between the $5 & $20, as they are basically the same palette in adjoining denoms. I think your $20 has the most potential flexibility so if you're looking to tie the $1 to something else in the set, that's what I'd target.

 

[Trihonda]

How old is your color set? Some colors are much brighter now.

Well, not too old... circa 2016?

 

[Nex]

DG Tiger + DG Arc Yellow spots is a perfect match for all sorts of base colors. DG Orange degrades it, way too dark for either of the others.

How about using DG Orange on your $20, instead of Mandarin Red?

 

[Tommy]

Well, not too old... circa 2016?

You should be good then.

 

[Trihonda]

Paging @Ray-Col

I don’t think I’ve gotten a rendering since you improved the process and my colors and inlays have improved.

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[Ray-Col]

 

[WedgeRock]

#HOF2019

I know you said nearly final mock. If it was me (and its not), I'd keep the spots and the colors the same, but I'd make the white chip the $1 chip, the blue chip the quarter (would need to drop one spot color -- I made a suggestion) and the yellow chip the $20 (would need to find another spot color-- I put a few options in). That hundo is spectacular as is.

Hmmmm.... Not a fan of the white chip with the same colors and your $20 but changed edge spots...

 

[Trihonda]

My quarter, dollar, and $5 will likely be a lock for now. Let's discuss the 20 and hundo. I think they're pretty much a lock, but what are people's thoughts switching them up in the lineup? Make white chip the hundo, and the charcoal chip the $20? I'm including a very rough and quick $500 mock (for @Jeff).

The hundos are 'spensive (around $4.50/chip), and the $20's are about 1.40/chip less. Cost wise, it makes more sense to keep the 20 white, since there will be 7x the white chips..

 

[BukNaked36]

I know it's not what you're asking but...

I think an orange 5 would be perfect between your blue 1 and grey 20. I guess I like Cali colors.

 

[Trihonda]

I toyed with a (tiger) orange $5. However, this lineup is perfect, and the red $5 matches the color scheme of the fat tire neon sign.

 

[BukNaked36]

This is just blows my mind every time I see it. Nice work Ray-Col.

 

[HanShot1st]

This is just blows my mind every time I see it. Nice work Ray-Col.

Really looking forward to playing with these chips!

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

My quarter, dollar, and $5 will likely be a lock for now. Let's discuss the 20 and hundo. I think they're pretty much a lock, but what are people's thoughts switching them up in the lineup? Make white chip the hundo, and the charcoal chip the $20? I'm including a very rough and quick $500 mock (for @Jeff).

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The hundos are 'spensive (around $4.50/chip), and the $20's are about 1.40/chip less. Cost wise, it makes more sense to keep the 20 white, since there will be 7x the white chips..

I prefer the tiger 100

 

[Trihonda]

I prefer the tiger 100

That's actually an interesting idea. I know the tiger inlay says 100, but that was intended to represent a 500 chip that Jeff wanted. I wonder if there's room for both in the set? If so, I'd rather the tiger be as far away from the red $5 chip.

 

[Trihonda]

Thanks to everyone who helped provide input. My order has been placed (and paid for).

I wound up with the following break down:

300 x $.25
600 x $1
600 x $5
180 x $20
20 x $100

I might opt to get 900 x $5 chips total. That brings my set up to 2000 chips total.

SAMPLES

I’ve been asked a few times, and I do appreciate the interest, however, I am not doing sample sets for these chips. Apologies.

 

[BukNaked36]

Did you stick with the white 20 and charcoal 100 ?

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Did you stick with the white 20 and charcoal 100 ?

I hope so, those are the two best chips in my opinion.

 

[bentax1978]

wound up with the following break down:

300 x $.25
600 x $1
600 x $5
180 x $20
20 x $100

I might opt to get 900 x $5 chips total. That brings my set up to 2000 chips total.

I don't think my OCD would allow me to buy 1700 chips

FWIW, if I were bumping it up to 2000, I would consider the following instead of just adding three racks of fives:

300 x $.25
600 x $1
800 x $5
240 x $20
60 x $100

 

[Trihonda]

I don't think my OCD would allow me to buy 1700 chips

FWIW, if I were bumping it up to 2000, I would consider the following instead of just adding three racks of fives:

300 x $.25
600 x $1
800 x $5
240 x $20
60 x $100

Interestingly enough, I was going to post the query in my breakdown thread... The most I'd ever have is three tables of cash going at once. I was thinking that three racks of $5's per table would be nice, and that I'd never use more than a few barrels of $20's (even at a meetup). Just curious, why the extra rack of $20's? I don't think my game will ever play that big. But I do like the options and opinions on different breakdowns. Cuz people might just know more than me. It's possible. (y) :thumbsup:

I will be upping the order to 2000 chips.

 

[Mtvernonbryan]

Not sure if I missed it but a yellow or butterscotch $5 might be nice in this set..

 

[bentax1978]

I was thinking that three racks of $5's per table would be nice, and that I'd never use more than a few barrels of $20's (even at a meetup)

I'm all for having lots of fives, generally as many as possible. But in this case, to me, going from 8 to 9 racks of $5 chips provides less set utility than using that 100 chip allocation to add depth to the bank with more $20s and $100s. I know you say your game will never get that big, and maybe it won't. But if it were me I'd want the ability to spread a casino stakes 1/2 type game on at least one table (perhaps at a meetup or just sometime in the future).

 

[Rhodeman77]

I wouldn’t say never. I had never used more than a barrel or two of $25’s from my PCA set in 8 years to having everyone of them (200) in play and and several $100 chips in play too.

Be it by inflation or finding players that want to play higher stakes, I would want more bank depth as well.

 

[Mtvernonbryan]

 

[Trihonda]

Did you stick with the white 20 and charcoal 100 ?

I hope so, those are the two best chips in my opinion.

Yup.

Not sure if I missed it but a yellow or butterscotch $5 might be nice in this set..

Hmmm, probably would clash with my quarter. Remember, the set's base colors were inspired by the FT neon sign colors. Plus, having a neon sign for inspiration meant this set was not going to include muted non-primary type colors. I think there were colors that might have worked better in some spots, but didn't fit with the theme. I also think it made it more challenging to have a good flow of spot colors from one chip to the next.

I went back time and again, and tried to decide if I was making the right base color choices, but then came back to this pic, and it all made sense.

I'm all for having lots of fives, generally as many as possible. But in this case, to me, going from 8 to 9 racks of $5 chips provides less set utility than using that 100 chip allocation to add depth to the bank with more $20s and $100s. I know you say your game will never get that big, and maybe it won't. But if it were me I'd want the ability to spread a casino stakes 1/2 type game on at least one table (perhaps at a meetup or just sometime in the future).

This makes a lot of sense. I will run the numbers, but the 9 racks concept was sorta an OCD thing too... Since the way I have these laid out in my drawers would be 300 quarters AND 600 $1's in the first row, and then 900 $5's in the back row... Weird, I know. It also means that I have an equal number of $5 racks to spread to each table, as opposed to having 2 tables get 3 racks and 1 table gets 2 racks... But I'm leaning more towards the breakdown you've suggested. Granted, It's a more costly option, as the $5's are the cheapest chip, and the $20's and $100's are by far the most expensive. I'll spend more to get a much better breakdown tho...

 

[WedgeRock]

the 9 racks concept was sorta an OCD thing too.

Appeasing the OCD voices is a powerful concern.

 

[bentax1978]

but the 9 racks concept was sorta an OCD thing too.

Drawer configuration aside, 900 $5 chips (to me) is way more OCD tilting than 800 or 1000 in terms of the number in the set.