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Hi all, this (series) of posts is meant to be a journal/log of sorts for the project that I am *gulp* planning. It may or may not happen (especially pending discussions below) but maybe this can help other members in the future as well. Or, at least, serve as a dire warning.
TL;DR : Out of the hobby for years, came back to buy handful of chips, now planning to put together a relabel set.
First, a little background:
Got into the hobby back in the CT days about 15 years ago and recently came back into the hobby after a 10+ year hiatus. I lurked a bit, ordered a bunch of samples, but didn't really get anything for a while. Then came my first meetup with the CT crew in New England. I had the pleasure of playing with Ritz's and I was hooked. A set of Proteges and Blue Sands later, I ended up picking up a mixed set of Paulsons as my "grail" set and fell out of the hobby.
My chips had been sleeping in my closet for years while I used paper and cardboard money for board gaming. Incredibly, it'd taken this long for it to dawn on me that I could be using my chips instead and so here I am. My initial plan was to come back and pick up the denoms I needed to flesh out what I had in order to support a variety of the board games I play. And, a few of my old home game crew expressed interest in a game again.
Here's what I started with prior to joining PCF:
The original plan:
Pick up some 100s, 500s, 1000s, call it a day and fade back into obscurity.
Needless to say, things already have gotten out of hand.
The new and improved plan (in steps!):
I'm actually going to reserve the few posts below for future updates if this plan winds up actually taking off.
Step 1 : Come up with a more realistic breakdown of what I need, what stakes I want to play, what I need to be able to cover my board game banks
Step 2 : Get those denoms as fast as possible so that I have something to use now. Doesn't need to be perfect
Step 3 : Come up with a "relabel scheme" (colors, progression, etc) for a new set.
Step 4 : Acquire the chips for the relabel (set aside for now) set
Step 5 : Design the label
Step 6 : Send out for label replacement (or overlabel if I'm lazy)
Step 7 : Look back at my empty wallet and think of the memories
Step ? : Take better pictures
Step ? : Create an Olivia's Poker Hall tribute set
Why I'm doing this
Why not?
Honestly, I saw a few of the custom relabel sets here @WhiteMamba1646 @sheikh617 @OfficerLovejoy in particular, and thought it'd be a fun, if slightly out of reach project.
I love projects with multiple/many steps and I also love collecting things. This seemed to be a great thing to try.
Some random thoughts:
* I know that it's probably impossible to design a set that covers everything I want so at a minimum, it'll be a mixed set of molds and inlays that'll at least cover my bases.
* I don't anticipate many of the higher denominations being used all that often in board games anyway, so they are a less of a priority. More when we get there.
* I'm actually really excited for the journey, maybe even more so than the end outcome. I like the thrill of discovery, the experiences along the way.
* I know I still have a ton to learn about the hobby. Like above, it's just part of the journey, and I'm excited to see where it goes.
* I know I'll be replacing some of the chips pictured as relabeling some of these is not feasible (and some I just plain don't want to touch)
* The Olivias are not being re-labeled. They would be part of a separate project.
Thanks for listening/reading everyone, and thanks in advance for any suggestions, comments, and questions.
Hopefully I'll be able to stay motivated on this. Stay tuned!
Step 1 : Coming up with a chip breakdown (01/26/2022 and prior)
The stakes I'd been playing with my group in the past ranged from 5c/10c to 25c/50c and there'd be nights where we'd play nothing but NLHE or a variant, and then there'd be days of circus games. I am hoping to cover 5c/10c, 10c/25c, 25c/50c, 50c/$1 on a single table (generally 6-8) with this breakdown.
I consulted this incredible thread on PCF:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/
Which gives me a total of 900.
For board games, I consulted these fun threads:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1272906/your-ideal-18xx-poker-chip-set
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/565746/poker-chip-recommendations-how-build-set-and-proce
Most of the board games I play, I rarely need over a 25 value chip. There are a handful of games that will require the higher denominations and beyond what I posted above, I was thinking of the following:
20 $500
10 name-a-value solid
10 name-a-different-value solid
Step 2 : Get a usable (if not disorganized) set (02/04/2022)
After about a month on the forum, I was able to get some fun chips to fill out what I have to the denominations shown above (plus extras). Here's what I'm working with now.
Where I'm using the Jerry's Nugget as a 100 and the extra pink paulson is used as "1000" or whatever fill in value I need for other games.
Now comes the fun/hard/excruciating part which probably is going to take months, at the very least. Evaluating chips for "how I feel about them" and to decide whether they mean enough to me (and also make sense) to have in a relabel set.
Step 3 : New re-label set project. Come up with a "relabel scheme" (colors, progression, etc) (02/2022)
This and the next step are probably going to be the hardest and longest steps of the project. And require a ton of patience. As with a lot of my hobbies, the FOMO level is really high and the rush from expanding the collections quickly can be intoxicating. But I've been trying hard lately to try not to rush through things in general, and I want to really try to apply this to my hobbies, especially this one.
It's hard, if not impossible to come up with a "perfect" breakdown as needs and inclinations are going to change over time. After having a couple talks with some of the other members, I'm thinking there's an intermediate step here going forward. Overlabeling the set and using them for at least a year and that if I'm still as happy with the chips then, maybe going through with the re-labeling process.
I plan to expand the above set into a THC re-label project. The Olivias I can't see myself ever selling and even was toying with an idea of an RHC "Olivia's Tribute" set, but that's for another thread (perhaps). But for this project, my inspiration is the Emerald Star 8v 25c chip. It's one of my favorite designs. The color and spot pattern are vibrant and interesting and I want to showcase this in the set. I plan to use it as a $1 chip. I recently came across WW's post on using the ES Frac as a BTP $1 and was even more cemented in the idea that this would make a fantastic $1 chip.
While I'm not trying to design to the California color scheme, I really like the bolder, more vibrant colors of the California scheme and am also looking to that scheme for inspiration.
Step 3 update #1 : 03/14/2022
Per the last post, I really liked the idea of using the BTP $5 as a $5 for this set but I couldn't justify what it would cost me to pick up 3 racks. Instead, picked the AS cash $5 to match the arc yellow spots (more on this later). Progress!
TL;DR : Out of the hobby for years, came back to buy handful of chips, now planning to put together a relabel set.
First, a little background:
Got into the hobby back in the CT days about 15 years ago and recently came back into the hobby after a 10+ year hiatus. I lurked a bit, ordered a bunch of samples, but didn't really get anything for a while. Then came my first meetup with the CT crew in New England. I had the pleasure of playing with Ritz's and I was hooked. A set of Proteges and Blue Sands later, I ended up picking up a mixed set of Paulsons as my "grail" set and fell out of the hobby.
My chips had been sleeping in my closet for years while I used paper and cardboard money for board gaming. Incredibly, it'd taken this long for it to dawn on me that I could be using my chips instead and so here I am. My initial plan was to come back and pick up the denoms I needed to flesh out what I had in order to support a variety of the board games I play. And, a few of my old home game crew expressed interest in a game again.
Here's what I started with prior to joining PCF:
The original plan:
Pick up some 100s, 500s, 1000s, call it a day and fade back into obscurity.
Needless to say, things already have gotten out of hand.
The new and improved plan (in steps!):
I'm actually going to reserve the few posts below for future updates if this plan winds up actually taking off.
Step 1 : Come up with a more realistic breakdown of what I need, what stakes I want to play, what I need to be able to cover my board game banks
Step 2 : Get those denoms as fast as possible so that I have something to use now. Doesn't need to be perfect
Step 3 : Come up with a "relabel scheme" (colors, progression, etc) for a new set.
Step 4 : Acquire the chips for the relabel (set aside for now) set
Step 5 : Design the label
Step 6 : Send out for label replacement (or overlabel if I'm lazy)
Step 7 : Look back at my empty wallet and think of the memories
Step ? : Take better pictures
Step ? : Create an Olivia's Poker Hall tribute set
Why I'm doing this
Why not?
Honestly, I saw a few of the custom relabel sets here @WhiteMamba1646 @sheikh617 @OfficerLovejoy in particular, and thought it'd be a fun, if slightly out of reach project.
I love projects with multiple/many steps and I also love collecting things. This seemed to be a great thing to try.
Some random thoughts:
* I know that it's probably impossible to design a set that covers everything I want so at a minimum, it'll be a mixed set of molds and inlays that'll at least cover my bases.
* I don't anticipate many of the higher denominations being used all that often in board games anyway, so they are a less of a priority. More when we get there.
* I'm actually really excited for the journey, maybe even more so than the end outcome. I like the thrill of discovery, the experiences along the way.
* I know I still have a ton to learn about the hobby. Like above, it's just part of the journey, and I'm excited to see where it goes.
* I know I'll be replacing some of the chips pictured as relabeling some of these is not feasible (and some I just plain don't want to touch)
* The Olivias are not being re-labeled. They would be part of a separate project.
Thanks for listening/reading everyone, and thanks in advance for any suggestions, comments, and questions.
Hopefully I'll be able to stay motivated on this. Stay tuned!
Step 1 : Coming up with a chip breakdown (01/26/2022 and prior)
The stakes I'd been playing with my group in the past ranged from 5c/10c to 25c/50c and there'd be nights where we'd play nothing but NLHE or a variant, and then there'd be days of circus games. I am hoping to cover 5c/10c, 10c/25c, 25c/50c, 50c/$1 on a single table (generally 6-8) with this breakdown.
I consulted this incredible thread on PCF:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...ut-a-cash-game-chip-set-5c-10c-to-5-10.30897/
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| 100 | 5c |
| 200 | 25c |
| 300 | $1 |
| 200 | $5 |
| 60 | $25 |
| 40 | $100 |
For board games, I consulted these fun threads:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1272906/your-ideal-18xx-poker-chip-set
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/565746/poker-chip-recommendations-how-build-set-and-proce
Most of the board games I play, I rarely need over a 25 value chip. There are a handful of games that will require the higher denominations and beyond what I posted above, I was thinking of the following:
20 $500
10 name-a-value solid
10 name-a-different-value solid
Step 2 : Get a usable (if not disorganized) set (02/04/2022)
After about a month on the forum, I was able to get some fun chips to fill out what I have to the denominations shown above (plus extras). Here's what I'm working with now.
Where I'm using the Jerry's Nugget as a 100 and the extra pink paulson is used as "1000" or whatever fill in value I need for other games.
Now comes the fun/hard/excruciating part which probably is going to take months, at the very least. Evaluating chips for "how I feel about them" and to decide whether they mean enough to me (and also make sense) to have in a relabel set.
Step 3 : New re-label set project. Come up with a "relabel scheme" (colors, progression, etc) (02/2022)
This and the next step are probably going to be the hardest and longest steps of the project. And require a ton of patience. As with a lot of my hobbies, the FOMO level is really high and the rush from expanding the collections quickly can be intoxicating. But I've been trying hard lately to try not to rush through things in general, and I want to really try to apply this to my hobbies, especially this one.
It's hard, if not impossible to come up with a "perfect" breakdown as needs and inclinations are going to change over time. After having a couple talks with some of the other members, I'm thinking there's an intermediate step here going forward. Overlabeling the set and using them for at least a year and that if I'm still as happy with the chips then, maybe going through with the re-labeling process.
I plan to expand the above set into a THC re-label project. The Olivias I can't see myself ever selling and even was toying with an idea of an RHC "Olivia's Tribute" set, but that's for another thread (perhaps). But for this project, my inspiration is the Emerald Star 8v 25c chip. It's one of my favorite designs. The color and spot pattern are vibrant and interesting and I want to showcase this in the set. I plan to use it as a $1 chip. I recently came across WW's post on using the ES Frac as a BTP $1 and was even more cemented in the idea that this would make a fantastic $1 chip.
While I'm not trying to design to the California color scheme, I really like the bolder, more vibrant colors of the California scheme and am also looking to that scheme for inspiration.
Step 3 update #1 : 03/14/2022
Per the last post, I really liked the idea of using the BTP $5 as a $5 for this set but I couldn't justify what it would cost me to pick up 3 racks. Instead, picked the AS cash $5 to match the arc yellow spots (more on this later). Progress!
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