Hi,
Even the stalwart members of Blades understand that after 240 years, some things must change. This thread is not for discussing the 'whys' and the 'wherefores' as such (this is dealt with at committee level), but rather, how Blades will come into the 21st Century.
My dabble into the Casino Royales made me realise how much fun the extra spot colours could be .
(1) I want to maintain the Blades theme as I have no other interests that I would like to combine with this project. (My ANZAC Club project was something I pored over a great deal, for a long time, but have decided the pending book is the medium best able to serve that cause).
(2) In recent times I have found myself drawn to the Bellagio/Aria chips, particularly the 1K and 5K. The inlays are also simple and elegant and what I would like for Blades V.2.
(3) Am probably going to change to CSQ to achieve a nice clean 1" inlay. I love the B-mold, and yes it suits the theme, but probably not a nice clean 1" inlay. The CSQ has no 'theme' as such, so it should not be a problem. I can live with knowing there is a B-mold in existence, and not use it on a B-themed set .
(4) We play a 6-handed (sometimes 7), game, 1/mth for 25c/25c ($25max buy-in) at the moment. I think they would be okay with 25c/25c with a Max $50, but will have to work up to it. The crew are generally not aggressive betters as such and will mostly use the 25c, however, we can loosen up from time to time.
(5) From all the great threads and advice on breakdowns, I figure we need 120 x 25c; 180 x $1; and 50 x $5 to allow up to 7 people to play for up to $50. I personally don't feel like losing that much in one night, so I cannot see us going up or needing more than that.
(6) We play mainly NLHE, but have recently branched out into PLO. I know, boring . I am learning 7-card stud, - but this would be a Limit game, and I may throw in some 5-card draw .
(7) The CDT mock-ups are for the yellow 25p, based on the Bellagio/Aria $1K. I would like to keep it a Level 3. I lean towards the 412 on this. Any thoughts are welcome.
(8) The CDT mock-up for the white 814 is based on the Bellagio/Aria $5K, and has been a chip I have wanted to do for ages. It almost made it into the CR line-up as the 100K. I went between Mandarin Red and Retro Red several times, but think Mandarin might be best. Any thoughts are welcome, but I think this chip is the reason for the set...
(9) The CDT mock-up for the 5 has been the most challenging - am willing to go to Level 4 I reckon. I mocked this up loosely based on the Bellagio/Aria $500, but later saw it also looked like the Horseshoe one more obviously. This is one I would welcome ideas and thoughts on the most.
(10) Inlays are a tribute based on Bellagio.
Anyway, happy to hear you thoughts and receive input and suggestions as always.
Cheers,
Even the stalwart members of Blades understand that after 240 years, some things must change. This thread is not for discussing the 'whys' and the 'wherefores' as such (this is dealt with at committee level), but rather, how Blades will come into the 21st Century.
My dabble into the Casino Royales made me realise how much fun the extra spot colours could be .
(1) I want to maintain the Blades theme as I have no other interests that I would like to combine with this project. (My ANZAC Club project was something I pored over a great deal, for a long time, but have decided the pending book is the medium best able to serve that cause).
(2) In recent times I have found myself drawn to the Bellagio/Aria chips, particularly the 1K and 5K. The inlays are also simple and elegant and what I would like for Blades V.2.
(3) Am probably going to change to CSQ to achieve a nice clean 1" inlay. I love the B-mold, and yes it suits the theme, but probably not a nice clean 1" inlay. The CSQ has no 'theme' as such, so it should not be a problem. I can live with knowing there is a B-mold in existence, and not use it on a B-themed set .
(4) We play a 6-handed (sometimes 7), game, 1/mth for 25c/25c ($25max buy-in) at the moment. I think they would be okay with 25c/25c with a Max $50, but will have to work up to it. The crew are generally not aggressive betters as such and will mostly use the 25c, however, we can loosen up from time to time.
(5) From all the great threads and advice on breakdowns, I figure we need 120 x 25c; 180 x $1; and 50 x $5 to allow up to 7 people to play for up to $50. I personally don't feel like losing that much in one night, so I cannot see us going up or needing more than that.
(6) We play mainly NLHE, but have recently branched out into PLO. I know, boring . I am learning 7-card stud, - but this would be a Limit game, and I may throw in some 5-card draw .
(7) The CDT mock-ups are for the yellow 25p, based on the Bellagio/Aria $1K. I would like to keep it a Level 3. I lean towards the 412 on this. Any thoughts are welcome.
(8) The CDT mock-up for the white 814 is based on the Bellagio/Aria $5K, and has been a chip I have wanted to do for ages. It almost made it into the CR line-up as the 100K. I went between Mandarin Red and Retro Red several times, but think Mandarin might be best. Any thoughts are welcome, but I think this chip is the reason for the set...
(9) The CDT mock-up for the 5 has been the most challenging - am willing to go to Level 4 I reckon. I mocked this up loosely based on the Bellagio/Aria $500, but later saw it also looked like the Horseshoe one more obviously. This is one I would welcome ideas and thoughts on the most.
(10) Inlays are a tribute based on Bellagio.
Anyway, happy to hear you thoughts and receive input and suggestions as always.
Cheers,
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