What are some unexplored themes in custom sets? (1 Viewer)

[chipinla]

I almost did it but went with The Shining instead

Thread 'The Overlook Hotel & Casino/ The Gold Room'
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/the-overlook-hotel-casino-the-gold-room.81402/

 

[dickthebaker]

Thread 'The Overlook Hotel & Casino/ The Gold Room'
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/the-overlook-hotel-casino-the-gold-room.81402/

Love those chips, he did it much classier designwise than I did

 

[calfdemon]

As a 70's kid, every time I see them, I see poker chip potential with those colors!

 

[Dezmond]

I got some new Ideas for the Tourney set im putting together, will be fun... and bloody

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Very cool! One of my fav movies.

 

[chipinla]

Very cool! One of my fav movies.

Here’s a cool thread to check out.
Thread 'Movie and TV Themed Poker Chip Set PR0N'
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/movie-and-tv-themed-poker-chip-set-pr0n.80114/

 

[MatB]

I rarely if ever host. But have a small $10 constuction buddy game now and then.


The only thing stopping me from doing custom CPCs is having a theme I feel solid with. ITs not cheap and takes time.

A few ideas ive had in the past which get my creative juices flowing:

1) MC Escher:
Love his drawings, think this could have unlimited creative potential. birds/fishes, down/up staircase etc. Each chip a different design.


2) Curiosity Shop of Horrors:
thought of this one recently. Loved these types of horror movies as a kid. Each chip could be a different object.
LOL so far I've only come up with the $5 being the 'Monkeys Paw'


3) Sunken Place:
Joked with Bergs and others about losing at poker, getting stuck and going into the Sunken Place.
Thats as far as that creativity went. But I like the idea.



BTW, posting this here for posterity. IF anyone wants to use ideas, go for it.

 

[MatB]

Now I think of it the MC Escher staircase could be great with a 'Win rate' going down and a 'bank roll' going up , or is it down....

 

[AlbinoDragon]

1) MC Escher:
Love his drawings, think this could have unlimited creative potential. birds/fishes, down/up staircase etc. Each chip a different design.

Escher you say??

Maybe not an Escher themed set as a whole, or quite like you are thinking, but definitely a major design component to my first custom cash set.

(Rectifying those lizards from Escher's "Reptiles" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptiles_(M._C._Escher) to appear like you were looking down on the sheet of paper was a labor of love over many hours. Of course, I found Escher had already done that in a different collection of works of his after these were in hand.)

 

[Machine]

Now I think of it the MC Escher staircase could be great with a 'Win rate' going down and a 'bank roll' going up , or is it down....

I think Dr. Seuss would be more your speed, 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish

 

[AlbinoDragon]

I'm a little surprised nobody has mentioned Doctor Who as a theme. TARDIS, Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, UNIT. The pool of villains and other iconic things from this series is extensive.

I don't know. Maybe it's been done, but a quick search didn't come up with anything obvious.

 

[bergs]

I'm a little surprised nobody has mentioned Doctor Who as a theme. TARDIS, Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, UNIT. The pool of villains and other iconic things from this series is extensive.

I don't know. Maybe it's been done, but a quick search didn't come up with anything obvious.

Every chip is going to be various shades of TARDIS blue. And every game involves me traveling back 8 minutes and getting my stack back if I lose it.

 

[bergs]

Escher you say??

Maybe not an Escher themed set as a whole, or quite like you are thinking, but definitely a major design component to my first custom cash set.

(Rectifying those lizards from Escher's "Reptiles" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptiles_(M._C._Escher) to appear like you were looking down on the sheet of paper was a labor of love over many hours. Of course, I found Escher had already done that in a different collection of works of his after these were in hand.)

Dude next time I host you need to bring these. These were one of the 4 or 5 sets that inspired me to build my first ASM set - completely forgot these were yours!!! Love these!!!

 

[Pinesol13]

Anybody ever put Bond Villains on chips?

Scaramanga (gold/yellow) (or Goldfinger I suppose)
Dr. No (gray)
Gen. Orlov (red)
Blofeld (white, for the kitty cat)
Kananga (green, those crocodiles, and the heroin fields)

This one might actually be kinda easy.

I didn't do specifically the villains, instead went with the companies that the villains owned
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/idea-007-villain-companies-set.87195/

 

[bergs]

I rarely if ever host. But have a small $10 constuction buddy game now and then.


The only thing stopping me from doing custom CPCs is having a theme I feel solid with. ITs not cheap and takes time.

A few ideas ive had in the past which get my creative juices flowing:

1) MC Escher:
Love his drawings, think this could have unlimited creative potential. birds/fishes, down/up staircase etc. Each chip a different design.


2) Curiosity Shop of Horrors:
thought of this one recently. Loved these types of horror movies as a kid. Each chip could be a different object.
LOL so far I've only come up with the $5 being the 'Monkeys Paw'


3) Sunken Place:
Joked with Bergs and others about losing at poker, getting stuck and going into the Sunken Place.
Thats as far as that creativity went. But I like the idea.



BTW, posting this here for posterity. IF anyone wants to use ideas, go for it.

The Sunken Place has so many great inlay options. Just bad things happening to good people.

5c - Person stepping in dog shit
25c - Person being pooped on by bird
$1 - Horses racing with sad face holding ticket
$5 - ATM machine with $0 balance showing
$25 - picture of QQ on AKK flop.
$100 - meteor steaking towards earth
$500 - MatB face with chip stacks
$1K - an actual depiction of actual hell
$5K - map of New Jersey

 

[NotDunric]

Inspired a bit by @Daniel Albarran 's set in this thread, you could absolutely select a bunch of fake businesses from The Simpson's to create a fantasy mixed set, with each denom being from a different place. They also have at least one episode in Vegas with a bunch of mock casinos, too; and of course there's the La Maison Derrière burlesque house too, which doesn't have any specific branding on the outside.

I especially love the idea of something like making quarter frac 'tokens' from the Noiseland Arcade or the Mini Golf Fun Center, or the theme park-specific currency like $1 Krustyland chips or something.

 

[MatB]

Escher you say??

Maybe not an Escher themed set as a whole, or quite like you are thinking, but definitely a major design component to my first custom cash set.

(Rectifying those lizards from Escher's "Reptiles" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptiles_(M._C._Escher) to appear like you were looking down on the sheet of paper was a labor of love over many hours. Of course, I found Escher had already done that in a different collection of works of his after these were in hand.)

that set looks fantastic.
that beats my crude take on Ascending Descending. Needs some work.

 

[B.C.]

Western theme focusing on famous Forts (Fort Apache, Sill, Laramie, Defiance, Yuma, Collins, Sedgwick, Sheridan, Davis, Beauford, Crook etc.).

Early US railway theme

Railway Companies (Union, Hudson, Granite, Danville, Mowhawk, Baltimore etc.) or famous stops (Cheyenne, Ely, Durango, Yuma, Silverton, Livingston, North Platte, Abilene, Reno, etc.).

Rat Pack Poker Room: Dean, Sammy, Frank, Lawford, Bishop

Breakfast Cereal:

Cartoon Character Series: Characters or Dogs or Cats:

 

[KarateMaster72]

Here you guys go. Just did this fairly quick last night, I would change some of the pictures to different denominations so they're easily seen. And make a lot of adjustments. But let's see how many people get this

 

[Pinesol13]

Someone should really do a toilet themed set.......


Two movies I've always wanted to create a set around are The Sting and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Maybe theme a set around Gondorffs Parlour, using that classic Norman Rockwell style art.

For Glengarry Glen Ross I'd love a set where each chip represents one of the properties they were selling. Mountain View, Rio Rancho, Glengarry Highlands, etc.....could even bring Mitch & Murray into it.

 

[FDLmold]

They played cards in The Sting, that could work very nicely. Betting parlor too.

A set based on good gambling movies could work too. Sting, Cincinnati Kid, Rounders.

A set based on shitty poker movies and shows could be good too. Tilt, All In, …

 

[Fletch]

I've been dorking around with ideas in my head the last few weeks. I don't know that I've seen a good Lord of the Rings set. Get the elven language from the Ring of Power around the outside. Then sigils, swords, characters or other words in the middle.

Another one I was debating were state flags. I live in the DC Metro area and grew up in PA. MD, PA, DC and VA all have interesting flags that might play well on a chip. You'd probably need to do ceramics for both of these ideas to really take full advantage of the artwork, though with the right graphic artist you might get a good result with clays.

 

[NotDunric]

I've been dorking around with ideas in my head the last few weeks. I don't know that I've seen a good Lord of the Rings set. Get the elven language from the Ring of Power around the outside. Then sigils, swords, characters or other words in the middle.

Allow me to introduce you to this set from @Irish that is one of my favorite creations I've ever seen on PCF.

 

[Fletch]

Very nice! The design lent itself well to the hot stamping.

 

[beyondtilt]

Looney tunes would be cool

 

[beyondtilt]

I've been playing with a different version of Jockey Club but they aren't called jockeys
Bike,trotters,pacers,riders,drivers,sulky

 

[beyondtilt]

 

[JustDave]

No one has ever done a set with a whiskey theme, you should totally do that.

 

[allforcharity]

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@LotsOfChips has done it

 

[SixSpeedFury]

......No?

 

[Mudfever]

Here are a few themes I haven't seen on any custom sets:

• Dead Amphibians
• Downton Abbey
• Iron Chefs
• Totalitarian Dictators of the 20th Century
• Types of Capacitors
• Mud

Challenge Accepted....

Mud