These are the first Tina chips I’ve touched since the 39mm cards mold chips and I’m shocked at how good they are. I’m sitting here alternating shuffles between a stack of these and a stack of 43mm leaded Paulsons and I’m just blown away by how comparable they feel. (And by the way, these are great shufflers.)
I’m going to assume the amazing feel of these chips is mostly due to the texture? I used to have a set of Sunfly 43mm hybrids and those felt great, but no comparison to these. Those were ceramics that almost felt like plastics. These are ceramics that almost feel like clays. They come in just over 11 grams apiece.
In another thread somebody laughed at me, saying they feel and sound nothing like 43mm Paulsons. I disagree. I think they feel and sound VERY MUCH like 43mm Paulsons. I’ve been thinking about putting together a 43mm tournament set for some time now, and the only acceptable options to me would have been CPC or Paulson NAGBs. Given the price point of these things, I’m laughing at the idea of NAGBs, and sadly of CPCs too. These are just that good.
As far as durability goes, there’s plenty of reason for concern. These are new; we don’t know how they’ll wear, but we know how ceramics fade and lose their color when they get a lot of use. But on the other hand, I don’t know how many home games put THAT much wear on chips, so it wouldn’t be a concern for me.
Also there’s this. I may have hit it with the scissors when I was opening the bag.
I see a lot of people saying that these are good chips for beginners, or gateway chips. I just want to stress that after playing around with them for an hour, I think they’re a lot more than that. My main cash set is a mix of 39mm and 43mm leaded Paulsons. I’ve owned multiple leaded THC sets, I’ve owned leaded and unleaded RHCs, I’ve owned IHCs, I’ve had samples of CPCs both 39mm and 43mm and played on multiple CPC sets. I’ve owned BCCs, I’ve owned Chipcos, Sunfly Hybrids, brpropoker, and vintage clays. So I have some experience handling chips and I’m telling you, if I were to give 43mm leaded Paulsons a 10 and 43mm unleaded Paulsons a 9, these things are in the 8-9 range, as far as handling feel and sound go. No BS.
(Please don’t take anything I’ve written here as an endorsement of copies. I hate copies, like the ones pictured here. I have opinions and arguments but I’ll spare you. Just don’t get a set of copies like these. Create your own design or buy one that uses original art.)
I’m going to assume the amazing feel of these chips is mostly due to the texture? I used to have a set of Sunfly 43mm hybrids and those felt great, but no comparison to these. Those were ceramics that almost felt like plastics. These are ceramics that almost feel like clays. They come in just over 11 grams apiece.
In another thread somebody laughed at me, saying they feel and sound nothing like 43mm Paulsons. I disagree. I think they feel and sound VERY MUCH like 43mm Paulsons. I’ve been thinking about putting together a 43mm tournament set for some time now, and the only acceptable options to me would have been CPC or Paulson NAGBs. Given the price point of these things, I’m laughing at the idea of NAGBs, and sadly of CPCs too. These are just that good.
As far as durability goes, there’s plenty of reason for concern. These are new; we don’t know how they’ll wear, but we know how ceramics fade and lose their color when they get a lot of use. But on the other hand, I don’t know how many home games put THAT much wear on chips, so it wouldn’t be a concern for me.
Also there’s this. I may have hit it with the scissors when I was opening the bag.
I see a lot of people saying that these are good chips for beginners, or gateway chips. I just want to stress that after playing around with them for an hour, I think they’re a lot more than that. My main cash set is a mix of 39mm and 43mm leaded Paulsons. I’ve owned multiple leaded THC sets, I’ve owned leaded and unleaded RHCs, I’ve owned IHCs, I’ve had samples of CPCs both 39mm and 43mm and played on multiple CPC sets. I’ve owned BCCs, I’ve owned Chipcos, Sunfly Hybrids, brpropoker, and vintage clays. So I have some experience handling chips and I’m telling you, if I were to give 43mm leaded Paulsons a 10 and 43mm unleaded Paulsons a 9, these things are in the 8-9 range, as far as handling feel and sound go. No BS.
(Please don’t take anything I’ve written here as an endorsement of copies. I hate copies, like the ones pictured here. I have opinions and arguments but I’ll spare you. Just don’t get a set of copies like these. Create your own design or buy one that uses original art.)
