Most of the games I’ve played in the .25 chips are strictly used for blinds and the betting is almost always in dollar increments (except maybe the initial preflop raise). Do you think we can get by with 8 .25 in the starting stack or is 12 best?
^^ Smart way to do it. And you can also preset those ahead of time, too, if so inclined.Amateurs.
I give each player a barrel of quarters, 1-2 barrels of ones, and fives for the rest of their first buy-in until I get 100-120 quarters on the table, then ones and fives only.
Why mess with setting stacks ahead of time?
I do. It's a little something I like to call "keeping my chips in racks." :^^ Smart way to do it. And you can also preset those ahead of time, too, if so inclined.
Most of the games I’ve played in the .25 chips are strictly used for blinds and the betting is almost always in dollar increments (except maybe the initial preflop raise). Do you think we can get by with 8 .25 in the starting stack or is 12 best?
What would be ideal for 12-18 players? (Rarely more than 16 though)
This is my favorite pet horse to flog...
Not to reignite the 100 vs 120 v 200 debate for fracs, but...100 fracs is plenty for a single table. More just get in the way.
No one needs 120 or 160 or any other silliness when it comes to fracs at a single table. More than 100 is wasting chips and making your set inefficient.