2026- New Mold Ideas (50 Viewers)

[Cratty]

I know others like ever larger labels, but I think the Roman looks better with a 7/8" label and wide outer and inner rings. Would that also help make it less slippery?

More surface area always means less slippery, yes. But suspect we would just recenter and grow the inside portion and nullify most of that gain. The roman mold on clay is lovely, sure, but only really feasible IMO because of clay's grip.

 

[Huskerchipper]

Main concern is how much recessed area there is. I could do the measurements/math, but suspect there is more than the sun mold and therefore this would become the most slippery mold.

Edit: Confirming - "Roman" would have ~ 9% more recessed area vs Sun.

Definitely where my head is at as well

 

[SeanGecko]

Main concern is how much recessed area there is. I could do the measurements/math, but suspect there is more than the sun mold and therefore this would become the most slippery mold.

Edit: Confirming - "Roman" would have ~ 9% more recessed area vs Sun.

Same size as CHC and they aren't any more slippery web mold. They shuffle and attach great.

 

[Cratty]

Same size as CHC and they aren't any more slippery web mold. They shuffle and attach great.

Not just inlay size and recessed area but mold recessed area too.

 

[SeanGecko]

Not just inlay size and recessed area but mold recessed area too.

If it's similar to the scrown it still be great too.

 

[rjdev7]

What about a booby mold?

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Would complement the king’s castle inlay perfectly!

 

[Venturalvn]

There is something substantially different in the Web Mold vs. the others. It feels much less slippery than the Greek, Jester, or others. I'm not sure if it's a maximized surface area or if the edges are molded differently, but if you can find what that is and mimic it, then you should do so.

 

[Deucekies]

A hybrid mold that accommodates Giant labels would be fantastic.

 

[rocktheproject]

A hybrid mold that accommodates Giant labels would be fantastic.

Or even just 27mm labels!

 

[Deucekies]

Or even just 27mm labels!

27mm would be good for making Bud Jones replicas.

 

[Snapplefacts]

A hybrid mold that accommodates Giant labels would be fantastic.

PNY hybrids

 

[Colquhoun]

There is something substantially different in the Web Mold vs. the others. It feels much less slippery than the Greek, Jester, or others. I'm not sure if it's a maximized surface area or if the edges are molded differently, but if you can find what that is and mimic it, then you should do so.

It's my theory that the hybrids with an outer ring tend to me more slippery than those without one. Ceramics generally touch on the outer edge of the faces and not the centers, so any ring near those edges tends to disrupt the friction between the chips. That's why the web mold, plain and hat/cane hybrids seem to be grippier than the others.

 

[Glencairn]

I don't know if I'm too late to the party or not, but I would give my left giggity for a Roman mold.

Edit: a fine crosshatch texture for the high relief surfaces would be cherry.

 

[justincarothers]

 

[doublebooyah85]

More surface area always means less slippery, yes. But suspect we would just recenter and grow the inside portion and nullify most of that gain. The roman mold on clay is lovely, sure, but only really feasible IMO because of clay's grip.

The priority should always be to make these less slippery whatever the cost/sacrifice may be.

 

[Cratty]

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Thoughts on going non-hybrid? Put a slight inner ring, but raise back up the center area? Would sacrifice some print clarity vs stickers since printed on the chip, but cheaper, would eliminate the slipperyness issues, and allow shaped inlays/etc.

Maybe just me though that wants that! Ha

 

[TikiTeddy]

Thoughts on going non-hybrid? Put a slight inner ring, but raise back up the center area? Would sacrifice some print clarity vs stickers since printed on the chip, but cheaper, would eliminate the slipperyness issues, and allow shaped inlays/etc.

Maybe just me though that wants that! Ha

And you wouldn’t need to worry about color matching your ‘inlay’ to your chip color

 

[Glencairn]

Thoughts on going non-hybrid? Put a slight inner ring, but raise back up the center area? Would sacrifice some print clarity vs stickers since printed on the chip, but cheaper, would eliminate the slipperyness issues, and allow shaped inlays/etc.

Maybe just me though that wants that! Ha

It's not just you that would like to see that come to fruition. I would actually prefer a full on print surface.

 

[GamingWithChips]

Am I the only one who thinks the Roman mold is…ugly?

Maybe this should be a “controversial chip” post

 

[Glencairn]

Am I the only one who thinks the Roman mold is…ugly?

Maybe this should be a “controversial chip” post

Every time I look through the CPC site, I cry a little inside when I see the Roman mold and see it's discontinued status.

 

[Cratty]

Every time I look through the CPC site, I cry a little inside when I see the Roman mold and see it's discontinued status.

 

[nynit]

I've read non-hybrids like cards mold have more spinners because of the raised centers. Would that be a concern? With a 7/8" recess, the inner ring would be over 2mm wider than the mockup. Even the outer ring could probably be expanded 1 or 2mm. Just eyeballing @Jasap47's listing, there's more flush surface area than on either of the Web or Sun molds in front of me.

 

[Cratty]

I've read non-hybrids like cards mold have more spinners because of the raised centers. Would that be a concern? With a 7/8" recess, the inner ring would be over 2mm wider than the mockup. Even the outer ring could probably be expanded 1 or 2mm. Just eyeballing @Jasap47's listing, there's more flush surface area than on either of the Web or Sun molds in front of me.
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Spinners will be a concern, yes, but would rather just order a few extras than have slippery chips. I also think spinner issues will be somewhat mitigated by having a textured surface instead of flat.

But there’s less surface area in the Tina mockup, I did a measurement of area in photoshop across the molds, and it would have the lowest amount.

 

[nynit]

Spinners will be a concern, yes, but would rather just order a few extras than have slippery chips. I also think spinner issues will be somewhat mitigated by having a textured surface instead of flat.

But there’s less surface area in the Tina mockup, I did a measurement of area in photoshop across the molds, and it would have the lowest amount.

Right, but the Tina mockup has a 25mm label (which is even larger than Web and Sun). With a 7/8" label (~22.2mm), the non-recessed surface area would increase by 15% (704mm2 to 808mm2). And that includes the mold, so the flush surface area would relatively increase by even more. How would it compare to other molds then?

 

[Cratty]

Right, but the Tina mockup has a 25mm label (which is even larger than Web and Sun). With a 7/8" label (~22.2mm), the non-recessed surface area would increase by 15% (704mm2 to 808mm2). And that includes the mold, so the flush surface area would relatively increase by even more. How would it compare to other molds then?

Probably similar to sun as it’s 9% more recessed than sun. But overall all hybrid molds are too slippery IMO after some play.

I posted a table somewhere though 6 months ago on all the molds on recessed areas, would need to search for it. But still expect it to be worse than web/greek/etc.

 

[justincarothers]

Am I the only one who thinks the Roman mold is…ugly?

Maybe this should be a “controversial chip” post

I think the colors she used to make the mock up make it look bad. I think it would be a nice mold, but to each his own

 

[justincarothers]

Spinners will be a concern, yes, but would rather just order a few extras than have slippery chips. I also think spinner issues will be somewhat mitigated by having a textured surface instead of flat.

But there’s less surface area in the Tina mockup, I did a measurement of area in photoshop across the molds, and it would have the lowest amount.

Did not realize you were so down on hybrids. My experience is just the opposite. We played with cards molds for years. Slipperiest bunch of chips we have ever used. We play weekly with Web and Greek. Using the same sets for over 2 years now. Very seldom spinners. More likely with greek than web. Never used Sun or Jester much so could not comment on them long term.

 

[Cratty]

Did not realize you were so down on hybrids. My experience is just the opposite. We played with cards molds for years. Slipperiest bunch of chips we have ever used. We play weekly with Web and Greek. Using the same sets for over 2 years now. Very seldom spinners. More likely with greek than web. Never used Sun or Jester much so could not comment on them long term.

Chips have softened their grip over time, but I think it’s also a byproduct of playing more with clay and going deeply down that rabbit hole.

I’m not opposed to hybrids and still like them, but definitely have tradeoffs. My main thought is there are a ton of hybrid molds that exist already and would be surprised if any hybrid mold at this point has a real payback, but at least for me to want to buy another set I’d want to see something new/interesting that also solves a few of those points.

Just my 2c though!

 

[justincarothers]

Chips have softened their grip over time, but I think it’s also a byproduct of playing more with clay and going deeply down that rabbit hole.

I’m not opposed to hybrids and still like them, but definitely have tradeoffs. My main thought is there are a ton of hybrid molds that exist already and would be surprised if any hybrid mold at this point has a real payback, but at least for me to want to buy another set I’d want to see something new/interesting that also solves a few of those points.

Just my 2c though!

Understood. Tina sells hybrid molds about 50 to 1 vs cards mold, so she has no desire to make another similar to cards mold even though I have tried in the past.

 

[Cratty]

Understood. Tina sells hybrid molds about 50 to 1 vs cards mold, so she has no desire to make another similar to cards mold even though I have tried in the past.

That's fair, though I think it's worth acknowledging that some of the Cards Mold challenges may be tied to the design itself and the lack of texture, rather than the mold. It's hard to know what sales would look like if there was a textured non-hybrid mold that really resonated with the community like Roman.

It reminds me a bit of the CHC mold launch. Even though it was a hybrid, the demand clearly didnt match her original expectations.. they really should have asked for feedback there.

Plus, Tina has direct competition in the Cards Mold space from SunFly, which likely impacts demand as well.

That said, if the consensus is that a hybrid would sell better, I'm all for it. I just suspect it will underperform or just offset sales from other molds (vs net plus sales) due to both hybrid saturation as well as slipperyness.