Anybody else think we should stop using the words "spot progression?" (1 Viewer)

To some people it matters so the term exist.

I tried to use these buy in chips as my frac but people said (and I agree) that it’s too busy for the rest of the set.

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Instead I should just stick with my solid since it progresses better from simpler to more complicated spots.
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No, I don't think so. If any casino in the last 15 years has hired a designer for their chips, I'd be surprised. Or else they should have been fired.

I've always assumed they often just take suggestions from Paulson in edge spot design, since they are the "experts" and they know what combinations they have to avoid for too much similarity with other casinos. But I also don't have any evidence to support that assumption.
 
To some people it matters so the term exist.

I tried to use these buy in chips as my frac but people said (and I agree) that it’s too busy for the rest of the set.

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Instead I should just stick with my solid since it progresses better from simpler to more complicated spots.
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2 spots
3 spots
4 spots

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People are fucking wrong. Use the chips that bring you joy! Isn’t that the whole point of this damn place?
 
People are fucking wrong. Use the chips that bring you joy! Isn’t that the whole point of this damn place?


but i agreed and understood it kinda looked out of place. I'm still gonna use the chip...just somewhere else in the lineup
 
Would any of you build a set that had a spotted frac, but the rest of the denoms were Solids?.....We can say spot progression doesn't matter, but that would confuse the hell out of me
 
Would any of you build a set that had a spotted frac, but the rest of the denoms were Solids?.....We can say spot progression doesn't matter, but that would confuse the hell out of me
Never. It matters, but not as much as some people make it seem like it matters.
 
Would any of you build a set that had a spotted frac, but the rest of the denoms were Solids?.....We can say spot progression doesn't matter, but that would confuse the hell out of me
I’ve got a set of hhl that uses spotted fracs and solid 1’s, 5’s, and 25’s. Sometimes you just work with what’s available.
 
Every element of a chip’s design—base color, spots, inlay/faux inlay shape, graphics, diameter—can contribute to better recognition and identification.
Very much this. Progression isn't limited to spots, it can also be indicated by chip size or inlay. Should it just be chip progression?
 
Spot progression is something made up by chippers, that nobody can agree on.

I'm happy to be educated on "spot progression," so please correct me if I got any of that wrong.

Since spot progression is a fiction, maybe we should just stop using those words? Whether we're evaluating existing sets, or we're discussing edge spots for a new set of customs we should be discussing it more broadly. Spots don't have to go from simpler to more complex, ascending with the denomination value. They can progress like that if you want (if you think you know the right order, of course, because nobody can agree on that.) But maybe you want the same spot pattern on each chip. Or maybe you want your favorite complex patterns on chips that get into play the most. Or maybe you have an artistic brain and can come up with ways that spots would interact together that I've never even considered. We should have a phrase that means "how the spots work together within the set," or something like that.

I know the recent polls are just goofy polls and I shouldn't take them too seriously. But we've been asked to evaluate chips based on a few factors, one of which is this mythical spot progression. And because of that, I see people lowering scores on beautiful chips, because they have no spot progression, WHEN THOSE CHIPS WERE NEVER INTENDED TO HAVE SPOT PROGRESSION BECAUSE SPOT PROGRESSION ISN'T A REAL THING, AND IT PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN MADE UP WHEN THOSE CHIPS WERE MADE. It's madness, and maybe we should stop.
What?
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