I've been on this site since October, slowly buying small sample sets here and there, trying to get a feel for things. I've been hesitant to declare that I'm working on a specific project for fear of being restricted to that project alone. I didn't want to commit, because I'm also thinking about a CPC set, maybe space-themed, and I'd also like to do a hotstamped tourney set, and those starbursts are really cool, and man, I really like those Bud Jones V7s, maybe I should get some of those, and and and...
But that's over now. I'm committing.
Introducing the High Desert Cardroom mixed-mold relabel set!
My goal is to create a set inspired by and dedicated to Northern Nevada, my home. We live in Reno, in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada range, in the desert. I love it here. I'm proud to call it home and to raise my children where I grew up. But it's not a traditionally beautiful place. Instead of lush greenery and vibrant flowers, we have dust and sage. We have snow in the mountains which feeds a river in the valley. We have rainbow trout, and mule deer, and red-tailed hawks. The colors are muted and blend easily. That's the idea for this set.
I got the idea after seeing @fish72s's post selling a really cool set of RHCs which sort of revolved around the brown spots on the Chips $25. Included in that set were some Garden City $5s, which I fell in love with. I liked the idea of using non-traditional colors to make my set stand out. (I've since learned that lots of people like the GC $5. That bothered me a bit, but of course they do! It's a beautiful chip.) I love the light brown base, but to me, what really made the GC $5s stand out was the light green edge spot. Those colors look just like our state flower, the sagebrush I've lived near all my life.
So I bought some! They were my first real purchase on here. Soon after I picked up some Cleveland Horseshoe $1s to go with them. And just like that, I have a nearly playable set. Next step is to find a quarter, which will make the set playable, although a bit limited. Then I'll get some $25s, and maybe even a hundred, although it will never be used in our game.
Please visit the links below to find out more about the set. I'll keep those posts up-to-date over time. I intend to be as transparent as possible, showing in-progress mockups, cost breakdowns, timelines, and more. This has been a fun project so far, and I'm very happy to have found such an enthusiastic community.
Thank you for reading! I hope you decide to follow along. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Table of Contents
Pr0n
Chips
Mockups
Breakdown
Timeline
WTB
But that's over now. I'm committing.
Introducing the High Desert Cardroom mixed-mold relabel set!
My goal is to create a set inspired by and dedicated to Northern Nevada, my home. We live in Reno, in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada range, in the desert. I love it here. I'm proud to call it home and to raise my children where I grew up. But it's not a traditionally beautiful place. Instead of lush greenery and vibrant flowers, we have dust and sage. We have snow in the mountains which feeds a river in the valley. We have rainbow trout, and mule deer, and red-tailed hawks. The colors are muted and blend easily. That's the idea for this set.
I got the idea after seeing @fish72s's post selling a really cool set of RHCs which sort of revolved around the brown spots on the Chips $25. Included in that set were some Garden City $5s, which I fell in love with. I liked the idea of using non-traditional colors to make my set stand out. (I've since learned that lots of people like the GC $5. That bothered me a bit, but of course they do! It's a beautiful chip.) I love the light brown base, but to me, what really made the GC $5s stand out was the light green edge spot. Those colors look just like our state flower, the sagebrush I've lived near all my life.
So I bought some! They were my first real purchase on here. Soon after I picked up some Cleveland Horseshoe $1s to go with them. And just like that, I have a nearly playable set. Next step is to find a quarter, which will make the set playable, although a bit limited. Then I'll get some $25s, and maybe even a hundred, although it will never be used in our game.
Please visit the links below to find out more about the set. I'll keep those posts up-to-date over time. I intend to be as transparent as possible, showing in-progress mockups, cost breakdowns, timelines, and more. This has been a fun project so far, and I'm very happy to have found such an enthusiastic community.
Thank you for reading! I hope you decide to follow along. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Table of Contents
Pr0n
Chips
Mockups
Breakdown
Timeline
WTB
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