My son Ace got his first custom chips. Hehas been playing poker with his friends from college, even designing a league format, which he loosely named the Spartan Poker Club. These chips will be paired with cut cards from
@Okku's group buy (but the boy doesn't know I ordered them yet).
Before anyone says anything, the designer warned about the uncertainty of print quality, text/images being too small and the possibility of washed out backgrounds. He was also warned about 500/10000 dirty stacks.
The joy of opening a new delivery of chips.
Full sample set:
He chose the small Greek key mold for its connection to Greece and the Spartans.
The 25 celebrates Michigan State's last national championship in ice hockey. The background is a sheet of ice, but is washed out to my old eyes. The boy says he can see it. The chip color is an homage to BC's colors.
The 500 celebrates MSU's last national championship in basketball over Florida. The background is supposed to be basketball hardwood. The chip colors celebrates the Florida Gators.
The 2000 celebrates MSU and is differentiated from the other chips in that it's a 4U. The background is a map of East Lansing, and shows each of the places he lived and the College of Business.
The 2000 celebrate the Greatest College Football Game, the 10-10 tie with #1 Notre Dame. The chip colors are a hat tip to the Fighting Irish. The background was supposed to be the grass of a college football field, but washed out a bit.
Finally, the 10,000 is another tribute to MSU, on the banks of the Red Cedar. I suggested a grey base, but the boy wanted it like this. Acknowledging dirty stacks are possible, his argument is that there never will be many 10,000s in play, which is true.