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Hi there!

I'd really like a limit set with some quality cheramic chips (no mold and no label).
Would love to buy a DDLM set for this.

So from what I read so far the perfect limit set would be 1 workhorse chip and 1 value chip.
But the DDLM's are so cool that I would be sad to only have two types of chips in play.

How would you feel about playing a limit game with different colored chips that all had the same value?
What if the chips even had incorrect denoms on them?

Would it be crazy to do this?
 
Different color chips and incorrect denoms would drive me crazy. I picked my favorite 2 colors and never looked back..

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Hi there!

I'd really like a limit set with some quality cheramic chips (no mold and no label).
Would love to buy a DDLM set for this.

So from what I read so far the perfect limit set would be 1 workhorse chip and 1 value chip.
But the DDLM's are so cool that I would be sad to only have two types of chips in play.

How would you feel about playing a limit game with different colored chips that all had the same value?
What if the chips even had incorrect denoms on them?

Would it be crazy to do this?

There is a reason this is standard, because it works. I am with @churlbut18 , different colored chips with the same denoms would tilt me. If you are going to pay the money for a nice limit set, you may as well do it right.
 
Different colors with the same denom was exactly what I was going for with this mess!
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Planning to play $.75/$1.50 someday, a 3/6 chip game. The dream is for seven players to buy in for $50 or two racks of the same color. I have (6) colors that have two racks so far.

Planning to make a White $5 valur plaque for this set at some point.
 
I was watching a Hobbyphilic video on youtube once and he mentioned that he was using two different sets in the same game once.... these were same color, but different sets. He said that he noticed that he was more apt to bet with one chip when he was betting for value and the other chip when he was bluffing (i.e. more willing to put his least favorite chip out for a bluff).

Maybe it is a good thing to have non-matching chips with the same values if you can catch your opponents tells... hehe.
 
One thing you could do is make the various colorful DDLM as the same denom workhorse chips and then make the black chip as the stored value chip.
 
One thing you could do is make the various colorful DDLM as the same denom workhorse chips and then make the black chip as the stored value chip.
I believe that is exactly what the OP is trying to say Evan. If it was me and doing a custom DDLM set I would go bright colors for work horses and go dark, like Black for your value chip and also consider 43mm for those.
 
I was watching a Hobbyphilic video on youtube once and he mentioned that he was using two different sets in the same game once.... these were same color, but different sets. He said that he noticed that he was more apt to bet with one chip when he was betting for value and the other chip when he was bluffing (i.e. more willing to put his least favorite chip out for a bluff).

Maybe it is a good thing to have non-matching chips with the same values if you can catch your opponents tells... hehe.
I have definitely noticed over the years that often when people are chasing or making a call they probably shouldn't be that they use a bunch of low denom chips rather than their big chips. But be careful, a good player will realize that you are catching that and then do it on a monster hand. Something to think about
 
I believe that is exactly what the OP is trying to say Evan. If it was me and doing a custom DDLM set I would go bright colors for work horses and go dark, like Black for your value chip and also consider 43mm for those.

Oh, 43mm on the value chip is a wonderful additional way to differentiate.
 
There are enough different colors (7 + black & white) that you can go with a similar scheme as the mixed casino limit sets some of us have. Semi-custom DDLMs with either no denominations or all "$1" - a rack (or two) of each color, each player gets a different color to start with. Then for the value chips, 43mm black/white chips or plaques.
 
I have definitely noticed over the years that often when people are chasing or making a call they probably shouldn't be that they use a bunch of low denom chips rather than their big chips. But be careful, a good player will realize that you are catching that and then do it on a monster hand. Something to think about
Yep. Imperative to know who the really good players are.
 
You can absolutely make a set where the chips are all different colors but all the same denomination! It doesn't even have to be a limit set! Here's a notable example, @Irish 's legendary Skittles set: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/mixed-cash-set-taste-the-rainbow.17925/

Search for "skittles" to see other people's take on a similar concept.

You can make a limit set using any and all kinds of chips mixed together and it'll work just fine! Just say "every chip's a dollar" or whatever value you want to put on them and you're all set. You don't even necessarily need a value chip if you have enough of the workhorse chips. If you do use a value chip, consider using plaques instead so that they can't ever get confused with the workhorses. And yes, you can even do this with a big mish-mash of differently-denominated chips just by ignoring the denominations! "If it's round it's a dollar, if it's a rectangle it's a twenty" is something everyone can deal with even if they're drunk.

Whether this kind of thing appeals to you is a matter of personal taste. But since you've found more than one DDLM design that you like (and I agree with you, they're all very cool) then by all means use them all! Consider making them non-denominated so that you can be flexible in your stakes, or just ignore the denominations when you play fixed-limit.

Most people here hate this idea, but some like it and have done it successfully, and besides - you don't need anyone's approval or validation to try anything that catches your fancy.
 
How would you feel about playing a limit game with different colored chips that all had the same value?
I would think it's a strange choice, but it would take me about 10 seconds to get used to it.
What if the chips even had incorrect denoms on them?
It would still take me about 10 seconds to get used to it, but I'd be annoyed.

It's your game, so do what you want. In my opinion, @Ben8257 set is very cool, but it's cool because of the chips themselves - they're leaded THC casino fracs - repurposing them into a limit set is unique. In my opinion, the "coolness" factor doesn't translate when you do it with run of the mill ceramics.
 
I think it's a cool idea, if done well. The fun part about the skittles set that CrazyEddie linked to is that everyone starts with their own color, so as the game progresses you can see who has taken the most chips off of who. Adds a lot of fun banter to the game.

But playing with chips that had a different denomination on them than what they're worth would drive me crazy. I'd say either go with no denom on the chips, or get semi-custom DDLM with the correct denom on all of them. And I second the idea of plaques for the value chip.
 
Thanks for your inputs everyone!

I'm going with a non-denom DDLM set.
1200 workhorse chips (white, pink and yellow).
200 over-sized value chips (purple, black and red).

Admittedly I would have loved to have the correct denoms.
But I prefer the flexibility in a non-denom set :tup:

Here we go :wtf:
 
Right...

Changed my mind over the weekend :LOL: :laugh:

So my order is now 1200 white non-denom chips as base.
Along with 100 over-sized reds and purples and 20 plaques (denoms 20, 50 and 100 respectively).

I really like both yellow and pink but figured it would look better with just one base chip.
And adding denoms to the value chips probably causes less confusion.
Also just needed to have some plaques :love:
 
Changed it to regular reds. Now it feels more awesome when we bring in the purples. And the plaques will just plain out blow their minds
 

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