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[CrazyEddie]

welcome!

18xx?

Never played, kind of interested, a little reluctant to start because it seems like the kind of game that can suck up all your time and I'm already short on time to play the games I'm already invested in!

Maybe in a few years I'll pick it up.

 

[raynmanas]

Never played, kind of interested, a little reluctant to start because it seems like the kind of game that can suck up all your time and I'm already short on time to play the games I'm already invested in!

Maybe in a few years I'll pick it up.

a fair assessment, if you are naturally inclined that way. i don't have much time myself, so i mostly play asynchronously on 18xx.games but i so miss playing with live opponents. they are just such good "mathy feely" games, i am surprised there isn't more crossover with tournament poker players. also, you get to use poker chips in SO MANY denominations.

 

[Psypher1000]

The answer to this is simple: How many extra dice do you own?
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Where's the rest of them?

 

[Poker Zombie]

The 5 bags in the center of the table are full, there is a chainmail bag of dice that was "mislocated" for this photo, I did not use any of the micro-dice (they just make old me mad at young me), and the 99.995% sterling silver dice are barely in the photo.

I am also still missing (in the way things disappear when you move) a collection of jewelry boxes that I housed "Gem Dice" in. Also, there once was an old canvas "bank bag" with a giant cartoon "$" on it that is missing.

I simply don't get to game enough anymore, so my focus now is on chips. Don't get me started on how many partial sets I may have that I have given up on, and now misplaced.

 

[CrazyEddie]

Also, there once was an old canvas "bank bag" with a giant cartoon "$" on it that is missing.

Round up the usual suspects!

 

[CrazyEddie]

Status: trying hard not to go sit outside by my mailbox

 

[CrazyEddie]

Status: trying hard not to go sit outside by my mailbox

Good thing I didn't. I wouldn't have gotten anything but rained on. But the United States Postal Service now assures me that today's the day! I'm just glad that they finally swept out the corner of the warehouse that it had been sitting in for four days.

 

[Poker Zombie]

 

[ThatVeritas]

Hello, everyone. My name is Eddie, and games are my life.

Board games, card games, RPGs, video games, parlor games, puzzles, contraptions, and other such diverse diversions and entertainments. I love 'em all. Even the ones I don't like, I love anyway, just for the notions they represent. I had been hosting a monthly game day for my friends, but since The Illness has fallen upon the land we've decided to remain separate until such time as circumstances improve.

I wasted enriched my college years playing Bridge, Spades, and Hearts, often for money - nickel stakes, enough to buy lunch on a good day. Years later I caught the wave of the Poker Boom, but by then I had a family life and didn't spend much time at the game. But now, as I make plans for reopening, I'm considering adding Poker Night at Eddie's to the regular game day rotation. And so I contemplated what chips I might want to get for the occasion. Which, of course, led me here.

Your posts and comments have been an invaluable resource. I won't say I've been lurking, exactly, but I've read an astounding number of old threads in my efforts to learn more about poker chips. Reading them has made my job of picking out some chips to buy much, much harder, but has made the choice much more rewarding. So, thank you.

I've also learned that my aesthetics are quite different from the majority here. Casino-oriented designs don't do much for me, whether fantasy or real (although I certainly appreciate the appeal of chips from a historic or treasured gambling den; provenance is rewarding!). I see merit in chips all across the price spectrum, each in their own way. I'm not likely to build large sets, as I'm only running small games for a handful of close friends. Most of my sessions will probably be Dealer's Choice, including the dreaded wild card games, not to mention some games that aren't poker at all (Bourré! Trick taking AND gambling? damn right I'm calling it). And we'll be playing for lunch money, not mortgage payments.

We do have this in common, though: I want my chips to be more than the typical, average poker chip. Not just because dice chips are bad and there are better ones out there (not just), but because I want my chips to be different. Interesting. Special. Attractive. Fun. Part of the experience of the game - not an afterthought, a mere mechanic. Happily, thanks in large part to all of you, I now know there is no shortage of interesting, special, attractive, fun poker chips out there to choose from, and I'm enjoying the process of finding the ones I want.

I'll keep you posted as I go.

What sort of video games are you interested in? Are you excited for New World at all? I used to Olay a lot of ESO but I’m anxious for a new MMO to sink my teeth into. Ashes of Creation looks EXTREMELY promising, but sadly won’t be out for quite some time.

 

[CrazyEddie]

Hi! Great to see a hit on this old post of mine.

MMOs aren't really my thing. Mostly I'm interested in RTS (especially Total Annihilation and its various successors), but a lot of stuff can catch my eye. MMOs are just too big of a time commitment for me, sadly. I kinda wanted to get into Eve because it seemed really cool, but I just never found the time for it.

 

[ThatVeritas]

Hi! Great to see a hit on this old post of mine.

MMOs aren't really my thing. Mostly I'm interested in RTS (especially Total Annihilation and its various successors), but a lot of stuff can catch my eye. MMOs are just too big of a time commitment for me, sadly. I kinda wanted to get into Eve because it seemed really cool, but I just never found the time for it.

Yeah I can definitely understand that. I have some friends who play WOW and it literally consumes their lives haha. I don’t really play them like that, I get really into them for a few months and then fall out of it. I had a buddy who was a Starcraft fiend though, but I’ve never dabbled in any RTS games myself.

 

[CrazyEddie]

Yeah I can definitely understand that. I have some friends who play WOW and it literally consumes their lives haha. I don’t really play them like that, I get really into them for a few months and then fall out of it. I had a buddy who was a Starcraft fiend though, but I’ve never dabbled in any RTS games myself.

RTS can consume your life just as easily as MMOs, just in a different way. There's a lot to learn, a lot of practice needed to get good. I mean, you don't have to get good, you can have plenty of fun in single-player against whatever difficulty AI you like, but getting into multiplayer is where the game really opens up and becomes rewarding. But getting to that point is an investment, just like leveling up an MMO character is.

 

[ThatVeritas]

RTS can consume your life just as easily as MMOs, just in a different way. There's a lot to learn, a lot of practice needed to get good. I mean, you don't have to get good, you can have plenty of fun in single-player against whatever difficulty AI you like, but getting into multiplayer is where the game really opens up and becomes rewarding. But getting to that point is an investment, just like leveling up an MMO character is.

Ooooh I’d have to get good, I’m not capable of not getting good when it comes to video games. I either reach the top rank of the game or I stop playing it if I realize I don’t have the chops to be good enough lmaoooo. I struggle to enjoy things casually haha. Funny enough the game I’m best at is super random, Rocket League. Something I never thought even looked fun, hell it’s soccer with cars..but I was good at it so I begrudgingly played lolol. Also escape from Tarkov had really held my attention lately. Very hardcore hyper realistic game, high skill ceiling and a punishing grind, which has made it pretty addicting.

 

[luvpokerchips]

The answer to this is simple: How many extra dice do you own? If you have like, one set of nice dice (in addition to all the dice that have come with your games), then you will likely be content with a singular set of chips. If however, your collection of "extra" dice looks closer to this...
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Then just start buying chips now. There will never be a perfect set. Just different options.

I'm a closet dice addict. I recently bought 12mm d6 dice (Chessex) Will I use them? Probably not. I like the look of the different shades of green and clear of the other colors. I do like d10 too.

 

[Poker Zombie]

I'm a closet dice addict. I recently bought 12mm d6 dice (Chessex) Will I use them? Probably not. I like the look of the different shades of green and clear of the other colors. I do like d10 too.

I used to have many more dice, but a number of sacks (including Chessex) disappeared in one of the moves. Still hopeful that they will suddenly show up in a game box or something.

 

[luvpokerchips]

I used to have many more dice, but a number of sacks (including Chessex) disappeared in one of the moves. Still hopeful that they will suddenly show up in a game box or something.

Maybe check a game box. That way they didn't get jostled.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Maybe check a game box. That way they didn't get jostled.

That's my hope - but with over 300 games in the collection, I'm not going to dig. I'm just going to be pleasantly surprised when I open a game I haven't played in ages.