High Desert Cardroom (3 Viewers)

[Kid_Eastwood]

Hi, personally I prefer the flower all around the label.

 

[Davism72]

@Kid_Eastwood Thanks for the input. Not sure which I like more.

Here's a couple more, both with the sage around the outer rim. The first is trying to font match the Bourbon Street inlay.

 

[realcdn]

I like the one on the left but the font really makes 'Desert' look like 'Desen'...

 

[Davism72]

I like the one on the left but the font really makes 'Desert' look like 'Desen'...

Yep, I agree. That font's probably not right, but I like the effect. I'll eventually send these ideas off to one of the artists on here for a more professional finish.

 

[Davism72]

Here's an attempt at a little color matching. Row #1 uses only the base color (the sage green), row #2 uses only a color pulled from the chip, and row #3 uses a base color pulled from the chip and an outline of a slightly darker hue to help define the characters.

I'm not sure which of these I like most. Obviously, the yellow and white get lost in row #2, which is why I made row #3, but I actually like the un-outlined numbers better, especially on the $100 chip. With the outlines, I think the numbers start to look sort of baseball-y, kind of like @SeanGecko's inlays. (Sean, love your chips, just not the look I'm going for here. )

One other option is to drop the color entirely and use the same dark grey that's used on the text for all the denominations.

Anybody have thoughts?

 

[SeanGecko]

Here's an attempt at a little color matching. Row #1 uses only the base color (the sage green), row #2 uses only a color pulled from the chip, and row #3 uses a base color pulled from the chip and an outline of a slightly darker hue to help define the characters.

I'm not sure which of these I like most. Obviously, the yellow and white get lost in row #2, which is why I made row #3, but I actually like the un-outlined numbers better, especially on the $100 chip. With the outlines, I think the numbers start to look sort of baseball-y, kind of like @SeanGecko's inlays. (Sean, love your chips, just not the look I'm going for here. )

One other option is to drop the color entirely and use the same dark grey that's used on the text for all the denominations.

Anybody have thoughts?

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Maybe use the red on the 1 for the denomination. Nice work. I like the use of color.

I was going for a more early 1900’s scricpt but I can see the baseball theme connection too.

 

[Davism72]

I was going for a more early 1900’s scricpt but I can see the baseball theme connection too.

I see it. Just makes me think of the numbers on the back of jerseys. No offense, I hope.

 

[SeanGecko]

Orange* on the one denomination maybe as outline.

Oh none taken.

I see it. Just makes me think of the numbers on the back of jerseys. No offense, I hope.
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[Davism72]

Picked these up from @Bill this afternoon. Was still on the fence about yellow for the frac, but I pulled the trigger. I have a good feeling about them!

@allforcharity, hope you're not offended I bought solids elsewhere. The starburst was what did it.

 

[allforcharity]

No reason for me to be offended at all. These Yellows look good! You might get mobbed from other people, though - they are in demand!

 

[Steamtrain]

Development of this set is looking Great!

 

[BSteck]

Maybe the Aurora Star $2 as a THC replacement for the GC $5? Not exactly the same color scheme but kind of the same tones.

 

[Davism72]

Maybe the Aurora Star $2 as a THC replacement for the GC $5? Not exactly the same color scheme but kind of the same tones.

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I kind of like this, actually. Bums me out that there’s no blue in the set. Is the middle spot a peach color?

Development of this set is looking Great!

Thank you!

 

[Davism72]

Updated pron with the yellow starburst fracs. Thanks again @Bill!

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/high-desert-cardroom.37030/post-682970

 

[Davism72]

Thinking about a $25 now. Anybody have thoughts on these? I'm not convinced green is the way to go.

 

[SeanGecko]

Thinking about a $25 now. Anybody have thoughts on these? I'm not convinced green is the way to go.

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Try black?

 

[Davism72]

I'd thought about using the charcoal chip in my other mockups as the $25. Not sure I want to go full black. But I sort of want to have a $100 eventually, so trying not to get in the way of that.

 

[allforcharity]

Purple something?

 

[SeanGecko]

PURPLE!

 

[Davism72]

Purple something?

I do love purple chips. Not sure how to make it fit with the theme, though. The edge spots would need to tie in really well, I think.

You guys think green's not right, then? I sort of like the Empress with the yellow spots.

 

[Davism72]

This is the tentative plan right now. I'm hoping the Empress spots pick out the other colors in the set well. Anybody have one they want to sell me?

 

[Davism72]

Tried to recreate the chips above in the CPC tool so I could see what the stacks would look like next to each other. Not sure I learned much, but it was fun. Used color-matched inlays on the backs of each chip for comparison -- the final product will have the same label on both sides of the chips.

Here's a share link if anyone wants to mess around: http://pokerchipdesigntool.com/?imp_sets=MZGI1Lt9

 

[Davism72]

Updated the list of possible breakdowns. Instead of 500, I'm shooting for a 600 count set now to completely fill the smallest birdcage size. Here's the projected breakdown:

Denom	Count	Bank
$ 0.05	-	$ -
$ 0.25	160	$ 40.00
$ 1.00	200	$ 200.00
$ 5.00	140	$ 700.00
$ 25.00	80	$ 2,000.00
$ 100.00	20	$ 2,000.00
Total	600	$ 4,940.00

I'm interested to hear everyone's feedback on this. I'm sure most will suggest more fives and fewer quarters, but I'm not sold yet. My group has traditionally played 0.05/0.10, but I wanted to eliminate the nickel, so I'm instead targeting a 0.25/0.25 game. My guess is that the game will still play smallish, with most preflop bets being ~$0.75, meaning that each player will need more quarters than are usually required by a 0.25/0.50 game. I expect the dollar to be the chip that sees the most heavy usage. Further, I probably don't need 80 $25s, nor any $100s at all, but I wanted to put a five-chip set together, so I think a barrel is plenty.

I'll also buy an extra barrel of each denomination in order to offer sample sets or to have extras.

 

[allforcharity]

If you think this is what works for you, then it's fine. If the $25 and $100 are more for decoration, why not drop the $25's to 40 and use the other 40 somewhere else that better utilized?

 

[Davism72]

That’s not a bad idea. You’d add a barrel of fives?

 

[Chipandchair]

I like the idea of more $5s. I also like the $20 instead of the $25 in a breakdown like yours. If you haven’t considered it, it works nicely for rebuys and cashouts as most people use $20 bills to buy in and easier to cash $20s too

 

[allforcharity]

$1 and $5 will be your workhorse chips in 0.25/0.50 or slightly higher cash stakes. Your question will be: how easy would it be to add on to my $1s and $5s in the future if I needed more? Thankfully, with HS Cleveland $1s and Garden City $5s, the answer is probably "fairly easy". It is probably less so with Empress $25s and Ambassador $100s.

 

[Davism72]

I like the idea of more $5s. I also like the $20 instead of the $25 in a breakdown like yours. If you haven’t considered it, it works nicely for rebuys and cashouts as most people use $20 bills to buy in and easier to cash $20s too

I'm leaning toward $20 instead of $25, also. Just haven't mocked up the new label yet. Glad to hear others are on board!

$1 and $5 will be your workhorse chips in 0.25/0.50 or slightly higher cash stakes. Your question will be: how easy would it be to add on to my $1s and $5s in the future if I needed more? Thankfully, with HS Cleveland $1s and Garden City $5s, the answer is probably "fairly easy". It is probably less so with Empress $25s and Ambassador $100s.

Good points, all.

 

[Davism72]

Printed out a couple labels to see them in person. The text is too small, in general. Next iteration, I think I’ll remove the ring of sage and use a smaller icon instead, leaving more room for the text.

 

[Kid_Eastwood]

Because of the font type, the desert word is not easy to read. At first glance, I read « Doson ».