Multiple Versions of $1 Chip Within Cash Set? (1 Viewer)

[jbutler]

I might have mentioned this in another design thread at some point, but thought I'd ask directly for some input.

I've had a pretty basic set designed for a while (waiting to check out the Rounders Scroll molds to finalize the mold and get the design going), but I'm thinking about doing something funky with my $1 chip. It's inspired partly by a guy on ChipTalk back in the day who put together a couple of racks of mixed Atlantic City $1s. All $1s in Atlantic City used to use a 418 spot pattern, but each casino used different colors, so the effect of a mixed set was sort of a rainbow. Looked very cool.

Anyway, this set would be used, in part, for low limit $3/6 mixed games. Each player would start out with a rack of $1s plus whatever $20s or $25s would be needed to hit the buy-in. And each player would get their own color of $1s. And in big bet games, people would just get a random mix of different color $1s.

So in this mock up, the half-pie is the frac, the chocolate chip the $5, the green chip the $25, and the pink chip the $100. For this thread, please confine criticism to the $1 chip(s). Curious to see what people think about:

(1) the idea as a whole; and
(2) the color choices for the 10 unique $1s.

 

[stocky]

Reminds me of cdnmoose(?) home game pics where they play limit games with a different rack of $1s each.

I LOVE it. It may drive some crazy, but I've always thought the multi colored effect in stacks looked cool.

 

[stocky]

IMO I'd love to see tiger and canary yellow in there.

 

[Toby]

I'm fine with mixing chips but sorting at the end of a session could be an ass ache. Unless you store them mixed too?

 

[MoscowRadio]

I actually really like this idea. I'd never heard of mixed $1 sets before. The only thing I can think of is what @Toby said, that storing them at the end of the game might prove to be a pain, albeit not a tremendous one. I'm for it.

Please get a ton of $1s like the CT member that did The Bee Room set. It was so rad to see that many singles.

 

[atomiktoaster]

What would you do for inlays? Identical, variations on one design, or all different?

It would be really interesting to get permission to use ten other chippers' $1 inlay art, and it would help with sorting.

EDIT: as far as colors, I'd have to double check with my sample set, but I'd look at a bunch of changes (just based on my recollection).

Retro Red > Mandarin Red
Blue > Imperial Blue (or light blue)
Green > Dayglo Green
Yelllow > Canary
Orange > Dayglo Tiger
Chocolate > Light Chocolate
Charcoal > Grey

Most of those are to lighten the color a little bit, which should increase the contrast (especially in poor lighting)

 

[ssanel54]

I love this idea...

Personally, I would probably get rid of the Black, Grey and Chocolate spots and sub with Dark Green, Lt Blue and Maroon (not sure if it even still available)

 

[manamongkids]

Just a thought,

 

[manamongkids]

Essentially using 1 standard colors on a 414 across all different chips, then using a new color for each set of 100

 

[detroitdad]

I think its a great idea. Looking forward to following the progress of this.

 

[ovo]

with the same inlay it should be doable for doooers

 

[Socraticd]

I really like this idea. Should look pretty damn cool on the table, and also probably be a lot of fun to watch how the money moves around the table as the night goes on. Plus provide some inetresting/fun/tilting prop bet opportunities such as collecting the most of X color as the night goes on... ;-)

 

[trever]

I agree with Socraticd. Expect a lot of smack-talking amongst players as they track who's chips are with whom. "I might be down for the night, but look at how many of Bob's chips I've got" kind of stuff.

 

[pltrgyst]

I too like this idea a lot. As I once mentioned on CT, I've done this with racks of Vegas $1s, all different shades of blue, from light Paris blue to dark Mirage blue, and without any coordination of spots or inlays. Everyone at the table enjoyed it.

For your white $1s, I'd just want to make sure the spot colors were easily distinguishable -- at most two shades of any given distinct color.

Go to it!

 

[Ben]

Love it, as long as they are all the same simple spot like the OP.

Replace charcoal with maroon IMO (I don't think using both black and charcoal works) and switch orange to DG tiger. The rest of the color choices are good to go!

I know, you're just trying to make this the most expensive sample set evar.

(Whoa, where did all the new smilies come from??? )

 

[Ronoh]

I love it. I used to use a cash set with $1s from the four ohio casinos... I enjoyed it, people I played with couldn't care less.

My cash set in development (J5 ask for my deposit soon please! ) has singles with two different colored edge spots and I was toying with the idea of adding a rack every year with one of the colors different.

 

[Socraticd]

I agree with Socraticd. Expect a lot of smack-talking amongst players as they track who's chips are with whom. "I might be down for the night, but look at how many of Bob's chips I've got" kind of stuff.

good god that would be fun

 

[RagsPoker]

I love it. I used to use a cash set with $1s from the four ohio casinos... I enjoyed it, people I played with couldn't care less.

This was my experience exactly when I used all white $1 Vegas chips in a cash set. I thought it was cool but nobody else hardly cared or noticed.

 

[derekdd23]

I love multiple chips of similar color. I think it make it more interesting.

 

[jbutler]

Awesome feedback. Thanks, guys. Replaced choc with light choc, yellow with dg saturn, orange and dg tiger.

Also just realized how many Reservoir Dogs quoting opportunities this set is going to give me. "Why do I get pink $1s?"

 

[detroitdad]

this mock up is a definite improvement over the initial iteration.

 

[courage]

Love the idea, as I think I indicated in email before, and agree try to keep the spots as differentiated as possible.

But I do think the storage concerns are valid for a guy who's mega-tilted not having full racks of a denom.

 

[jbutler]

I understand wanting to ditch black and charcoal, but I like them. I like the idea of people choosing their color, too, so I'm trying to foresee people buying in and asking them, "what color do you want?" and being able to accommodate. As in the Reservoir Dogs clip above, someone always wants to be Mr. Black

 

[jbutler]

Love the idea, as I think I indicated in email before, and agree try to keep the spots as differentiated as possible.

But I do think the storage concerns are valid for a guy who's mega-tilted not having full racks of a denom.

I'm thinking of getting either a rack per color or 120 per color. If 120, I'll store them with a rack per color plus two racks with a unique color in each barrel.

 

[ssanel54]

I understand wanting to ditch black and charcoal, but I like them. I like the idea of people choosing their color, too, so I'm trying to foresee people buying in and asking them, "what color do you want?" and being able to accommodate. As in the Reservoir Dogs clip above, someone always wants to be Mr. Black

What about accommodating Mr. Blurple? We actually know one of those!

 

[jbutler]

What about accommodating Mr. Blurple? We actually know one of those!

I guess I could look at subbing blurple for lavender. Need to see blurple in person first. I get the feeling it's really dark in person, sort of like how dark green just looks black in anything other than really bright light.

 

[Ronoh]

Also just realized how many Reservoir Dogs quoting opportunities this set is going to give me.

If you ever bring in a dealer I'm not sure how well it will go over when you bust out your "I don't tip. I don't believe in it" schpeel but please get video so we can watch the reaction

 

[jbutler]

Also just now occurred to me how David and Jim will look when they're taking my order for these.

Me: Okay, I'll take 1000 $1s, but I want 100 retro red, 100 blue, 100 green, 100 dg saturn, 100 dg tiger, 100 dg pink, 100 light chocolate, 100 black, 100 charcoal, and 100 blurple.

David/Jim:

 

[spikeithard]

The idea of seeing where your color chips are going is pretty damn cool.

As for the colors, looks good.

Great idea.

 

[BGinGA]

Love the idea, like your 214 spot choice for this, and liking the latest colors.....except black. I'd replace it with maroon, and would give strong consideration to replacing blue with retro blue. But it's ultimately what flavors of skittles you prefer, not others.

As a side note, I'm really looking forward to seeing an Outpost $1 color-combo chip that isn't beat all to hell. Don't change that fiver.