Films that would make good chip sets (1 Viewer)

[Kidd32]

-Die Hard

This !

 

[Thisfiendis138]

Got something brewing for this thread. Sneak preview...

Thank you to the good folk @BR Pro Poker
More to come

 

[AS69]

Good Fellas
The God Father
Casino

 

[BonScot]

“Goodbye Mr. Chips”

Quite apt for when I go balls deep with Q8 suited

 

[echoseven]

Back to the Future 2

 

[Thisfiendis138]

Our Friday The 13th semi custom ceramics and fully custom plaques are in production

 

[Coyote]

The "Havana" film would have been ideal for nice chips.
Pitty they used what seem to be dice chips.

 

[upNdown]

The thing that frustrates me about a movie - themed chip set (and all custom ideas, really) is that for the typical cash set, you're really only using 3 chips. Does putting the best, or most important character on a frac make sense, because you're using it every hand, or does that cheapen it? If you save the most important for the highest denom, it never sees the table.
I guess it's less of a problem with tournament chips, because as the blinds increase, you cycle through chips.

 

[RichMahogany]

The thing that frustrates me about a movie - themed chip set (and all custom ideas, really) is that for the typical cash set, you're really only using 3 chips. Does putting the best, or most important character on a frac make sense, because you're using it every hand, or does that cheapen it? If you save the most important for the highest denom, it never sees the table.
I guess it's less of a problem with tournament chips, because as the blinds increase, you cycle through chips.

Thats an easy answer. If you are playing at stakes where you only have 1 frac in your set, then it’s probable that the workhorse chip is the $5. Those should see the most use and table time so that will be “centerpiece” of your set.

Also, there’s no way”only using 3 chips” would ever work for our games. The amount of $5s needed would be impractical at best

 

[upNdown]

Thats an easy answer. If you are playing at stakes where you only have 1 frac in your set, then it’s probable that the workhorse chip is the $5. Those should see the most use and table time so that will be “centerpiece” of your set.

Also, there’s no way”only using 3 chips” would ever work for our games. The amount of $5s needed would be impractical at best

Sigh. Yes, for a typical .25/.50 set, you have quarters, ones, fives, twenty/twenty-fives, and hundreds. How many of those chips get into a typical hand?
Could it be THREE?

 

[RichMahogany]

Sigh. Yes, for a typical .25/.50 set, you have quarters, ones, fives, twenty/twenty-fives, and hundreds. How many of those chips get into a typical hand?
Could it be THREE?

It could, could also be two or four. Depends on the game, stakes, and the players

Edit: regardless, the $5 is likely the workhorse and should therefore be the centerpiece IMO

 

[upNdown]

It could, could also be two or four. Depends on the game, stakes, and the players

Edit: regardless, the $5 is likely the workhorse and should therefore be the centerpiece IMO

Right, I agree. But unless you have a one man show, you’ve got some tough decisions.
Suppose you’re doing The Sporanos.
I guess you put Tony on the $5. Though there’s a good argument for putting him on the hundred. So where do you put:
Silvio
Carmella
Paulie
Christopher
Not to mention: Big Pussy, Dr. Melfi, meadow and Anthony, Tony’s mother, uncle junior, Bobby etc
I guess I’m whining because there’s no perfect way to do these things.

 

[cpac54]

Back to the Future 2

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Yes!

 

[BGinGA]

Right, I agree. But unless you have a one man show, you’ve got some tough decisions.
Suppose you’re doing The Sporanos.
I guess you put Tony on the $5. Though there’s a good argument for putting him on the hundred. So where do you put:
Silvio
Carmella
Paulie
Christopher
Not to mention: Big Pussy, Dr. Melfi, meadow and Anthony, Tony’s mother, uncle junior, Bobby etc
I guess I’m whining because there’s no perfect way to do these things.

Do a group shot on all chips. Only the colors/denominations change.

 

[Chris Flynn]

Blade Runner
Boardwalk Empire

 

[Bighig]

Anchorman, Real Steel, Straight Out of Compton, John Wick or Rambo

 

[12thMan]

A recent one: Ford v Ferrari

I’m thinking an STP livery for the one, Ferrari Red 5s, black and white checkered flag hundos.... it needs work but I’m loving the 1s in my head.

 

[surfik]

Cincinatti KId and Kaleidoscop

 

[LeGold]

The Straight Story? (sorry, had to )

 

[Thisfiendis138]

The Overlook Hotel & Casino
Sidewinder, Colorado
Come and Play With Us

Damn. Had I thought about this one before, I’d probably still be debating over this and Friday The 13th’ Camp Crystal Lake Casino

 

[Mr Winberg]

I would love a Twin Peaks set, there are so many different ways you could go about it. Perhaps have a bunch of different quotes on different chips? The quotes could be "pokerized", for e.g. "The all-in is not what it seems".

Or make it subtle with just the mountains and "Twin Peaks Casino".
Or perhaps "One Eyed Jack's Brothel and Cardroom"?

Could someone with talent mock up something?

 

[Thisfiendis138]

I would love a Twin Peaks set, there are so many different ways you could go about it. Perhaps have a bunch of different quotes on different chips? The quotes could be "pokerized", for e.g. "The all-in is not what it seems".

Or make it subtle with just the mountains and "Twin Peaks Casino".
Or perhaps "One Eyed Jack's Brothel and Cardroom"?

Could someone with talent mock up something?

Someone with talent...

 

[Sprouty]

-Goonies
-Uncle Buck

 

[detroitdad]

Goonies

horrible choice

 

[LeGold]

Yeah, so unoriginal!

 

[5aces]

Easy:

• House of Cards (not a movie) but the theme would be great and easy
• Gangster Squad
• Public Enemies
• Suicide Squad
• Robin Hood (maybe)
• Batman (for sure)
• Joker

 

[Nuhockey]

For me if I were ever to do custom chips based on a movie here are the movies I would try to do below. Some of these are my favorite movies. Excalibur is a like a Medieval King Arthur themed movie that I think would be great on a chip. I hope to do a Movie themed chip one of these days.

• Top Gun
• Princess Bride
• Ghostbusters (The Original Cast)
• Platoon
• Scarface
• Bloodsport
• BOYZ N THE HOOD
• EXCALIBUR

 

[Nuhockey]

Reservoir Dogs

Awesome Movie and you have all your Base Chip Colors already chosen for you.

Mr. White
Mr. Orange
Mr. Blonde
Mr. Pink
Mr. Blue
Mr. Brown

 

[Mr Winberg]

Bloodsport

T25 - Parades (The guy who gets his leg broken by Chong Li, and the same actor that played Tong Po in Kickboxer)
T100 - Paco (Such a cool style!)
T500 - Jackson (OK USA!)
T1000 - Frank Ducks (No no no, is "Dux")
T5000 - Chong Li (The true hero of Bloodsport. Got robbed in the finals due to plot armor)
T25000 plaque - Sensei Tanaka

 

[tentoesdown]

Not a movie, but has anyone watched the latest season of Ozark? The main characters have opened up a casino called the Missouri Belle Casino. The casino is a boat stationed upon the Missouri, very similar to the PCA! There is a poker scene in the first episode of season 3. Been fantasizing about someone talented here coming up with a custom chip design to match this show/casino.