Pirate Gold Poker (1 Viewer)

[dman1191]

The sound was a deal breaker from the start... having to listen to that shuffling all night... I'd stab someone lol

 

[bmacpoker]

Honestly I don't recall how difficult to stack, other than to say no one really kept tall stacks anyway. I think there was a lot of coloring up, and making change because a) he didn't have a ton of these, they're not huge starter sets so we ended up storing a lot of our stack in golds that he assigned $10. And b) he was doing a small rake and tips for dealer. I just vaguely remember my .25 stack was constantly dwindling.

 

[SeanGecko]

Honestly I don't recall how difficult to stack, other than to say no one really kept tall stacks anyway. I think there was a lot of coloring up, and making change because a) he didn't have a ton of these, they're not huge starter sets so we ended up storing a lot of our stack in golds that he assigned $10. And b) he was doing a small rake and tips for dealer. I just vaguely remember my .25 stack was constantly dwindling.

I hate it

 

[mcfilthy]

Seems like an old thread that is still going, but just my input. I actually played a game with these, a local low stakes weekly game switched up his theme to be pirate (I don't know if he's into pirate or did it just because of these chips) and moved venues to his apartment. Small .25/.50 game.

Anyway, showed up and he had these out. I honestly thought it would be cool at first, even if it is not my preference. It just ended up being annoying.

I play with non-denom chips all the time, and never have an issue. But with these I just would lose track. Some look too similar, the values are hard to be logical, and reaching for a stack was just odd. I figured that would be an issue and we just get used to it, I was mostly hoping the sound would make it "fun." Ultimately, while loud, didn't give any sort of satisfaction when raking in a pot or making a bet. Didn't feel like we were actually playing with coins and doubloons, I think they'd need to be smaller.

Just get chips. Even abs chips have a more satisfying sound, to me.

^ this. 100% what i was thinking after getting a sample. Plus even a stack of 4 chips was like holding on to the greased up deaf guy from family guy.

 

[jawzeboy04]

I know I'm late to this party, but I was actually looking to MAKE a set like this, and would love any input on how it could be better. I make police challenge coins, and just had the thought to make a similar set but with various police and Federal agencies logos/seals/badges. But I also want the chips to actually be fun to use.

So what would make these better? Bigger? Smaller? Heavier? Lighter? More texture for better grip? I would definitely make the fit together for stacking.

 

[Sneakygreek]

I’m not sure there’s much anyone could do to make these better. They are basically coins made of cheap metal, they feel and sound terrible. You can’t beat the qualities of a Paulson or TRK. There are many cheaper options to premium chips which are substantially better than Pirate Gold and I’m including dice chips with that.

 

[NoNamePokerGuy]

I love challenge coins. However I can't imagine honestly playing with challenge coins as poker chips
Would be super annoying. I have 6 of these chips the idea of playing with them in a game with chip shuffling makes me cringe. As a dnd gimmick they would work well, as an actual betting proxy they are horrible.

 

[Machine]

just about every last post in this thread is disparaging metal chips, I think it would be a wasted investment;

 

[BGinGA]

So what would make these better? Bigger? Smaller? Heavier? Lighter? More texture for better grip? I would definitely make the fit together for stacking.

Nothing will make these better, besides not using hard slippery metal as a component.

Foil-wrapped chocolate is the only feasible use for metal in poker chips.

Just say no.

 

[Fishman]

People STILL buy brand new dice chips. Like only 0.001% of the population know what good poker chips are.
To the rest of the world they are just convenient gifts at an acceptable price point.

I mean, I did before I joined here. Most of us probably all did.

At a tricky tray raffle last night - dice chips were advertised as TOP CASINO QUALITY over the loudspeaker.

I’m going to start handing out samples to my poker crew in an effort to help.

 

[MeridianFC]

I don't think metal would work for actual gaming chips, but the idea of using them for bounties and such seemed to hold some promise. But if made well they'd probably be too expensive. @Tommy 's PCF anniversary coin/button is extremely nice. A smaller version of something like that?

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...m-10-year-anniversary-challenge-coins.100649/

 

[RedDirtBo]

Another reason these are bad is that they lack visual distinction, especially the edges. The silver and gun metal are way too close in color.

 

[Nymor]

Well people are still buying these, for example a friend who plays in my games bought 2 sets so he could host a deepstack PLO tournie yesterday. @Easylife also in attendance

Host loves them and the day was a fun one, which is what really counts, but my goodness these "chips" are terrible.

As has been mentioned here already they're quite thin, light and tinnie and are really difficult to tell apart as they look the same but also inconsistantly different at the same time.

They don't stack at all, 10 is around the limit and even then all it takes is a slight nudge before they slip and slide all over the place. The dealer button would probably make a decent card protector but that's as far as it goes.

We just about made it through the tournie with our sanity intact, got 2nd place , but weren't keen on using them for the later cash session ... but luckily host has another set.

I've never been happier seeing a dice set come out

 

[Easylife]

Is a great concept but nightmare to play with. Couldn't stack over ten or everything collapsed and even then still had my stacks disintegrate a few times, working out pots was horrendous and raking in a large pot and trying to pick up and stack was torture. I did tell our host it was a fun concept and to ignore mine and @Nymor comments as we are chip snobs. But my god it was painful.

 

[Easylife]

And I really struggled with chip values way more than I do with other non dom sets.

 

[upNdown]

I did tell our host it was a fun concept and to ignore mine and @Nymor comments as we are chip snobs.

I’m kinda torn about this. I’d never tell somebody their dice chips suck. But when somebody gets conned into buying garbage that’s disguised as premium, and that fails at its very purpose - that’s a tougher call.

 

[PlaidDragon]

I've never been happier seeing a dice set come out

Lol. Nice post.

Me, I'm like a bird.... I like shiny things. If I'd seen these years ago before receiving my formal education at PCF I'd probably be guilty of inflicting these things on my players as well.

Now, though when I look at them all I see are the problems everyone has already mentioned.

If I got some, I'd enjoy looking at them... but would never want to put them in play.