Collecting (ordering closed) Open Face Chinese (OFC) poker play matts (3 Viewers)

[The Nuts]

So I love Pineapple OFC. For my birthday this year I'm going to host a pOFC tournament. I'm sure there are going to be lots of folks who are playing for their first time and I figured it would make the whole process easier and run smoother if each player had their own playmat that had all the spots laid out for them along with payouts.

I've been working on the design of these mats myself and wanted to get some feedback as well as see if anybody else was interested in some?
I'm going to be buying 15, so they are about $25 each right now but the price goes down the more you buy. If we have interest for just 10 more the price goes down to about $14 each. If we buy over 100 they will work out some price for us thats even lower than that.

The mats are 24"x16"

I have 4 backgrounds I'm trying out right now, all of them I like but need to settle on one of them.

I'm also tinkering with more/less info on the mats.

Background 1:

Background 2:

Background 3:

Background 4:

 

[The Nuts]

This is an example of one with a Fantasy Land section. I think it would be good to have but I also feel like its getting a bit too busy

 

[Eazy]

@JRald07

 

[moose]

I like them a lot. What are the four spots on the left for?

 

[FordPickup92]

@inca911 !!!!


I really like background 3 with with the fantasy land option

 

[The Nuts]

I like them a lot. What are the four spots on the left for?

The 4 discards when playing pineapple OFC.

I've found when playing with new players they will often get mixed up and not discard and place all 3 cards only to notice at the end that they have too many cards. It also kind of works like a clock so you can see how many draws you have left.

 

[The Nuts]

I'm going to do a mass tag of a bunch of random people I've seen talking about OFC on the forum for some more visiblity
@black_spade @guyfleegman @BSteck @Goldfish @ekricket @upNdown @CrazyEddie @joeyshin @grebe @mattross1313 @Josh Kifer @DoubleEagle @AWenger @Grandmasturkey @FDLmold @T_Chan @mashoo @JustinInMN @DerberAlter @MatB

 

[JRald07]

I'm definitely in for any of this!

 

[The Nuts]

@inca911 !!!!


I really like background 3 with with the fantasy land option

That's the one I'm leaning towards the most myself as well!

 

[FordPickup92]

@k9dr

 

[FordPickup92]

That's the one I'm leaning towards the most myself as well!

Background 1 is a close second for me, but 3 really pops without being too busy

 

[The Nuts]

Background 1 is a close second for me, but 3 really pops without being too busy

Yeah I like the purple tones of BG1 and its in my top 2 as well. But I'm leaning towards BG3.

 

[The Nuts]

The Logo in the upper right corner is also designed for a FantasyLand chip I'm making that you can put there to indicate you are in FANTASY LAND

 

[The Nuts]

I'm definitely in for any of this!

Just let me how many of what type you'd want! They will likely be $14 each as long as folks want at least 10 of these.

 

[JRald07]

Just let me how many of what type you'd want! They will likely be $14 each as long as folks want at least 10 of these.

1 of each, for now.

 

[The Nuts]

1 of each, for now.

Ok, I'm not 100% certain I can do multiple designs. If push comes to shove would you be ok with 4 of the same? (I'm going to be contacting them to see about getting multiple designs)

 

[FordPickup92]

I'll come back to check for updates on your final design, but I would be interested in one. I like OFCP on occasion. Forrest and Mark taught Ben and I how to play a few times and these mats would be fun

 

[JRald07]

If push comes to shove would you be ok with 4 of the same?

Yes! That would be fine. I just need 4 lol

 

[upNdown]

jesus if they're 14 each, i'd definitely take 2

Edit: if these are 1/16 of an inch thick, I’m more likely to pass.

 

[FordPickup92]

jesus if they're 14 each, i'd definitely take 2

I know right... like why buy 1 when you can buy 2! Lol

 

[upNdown]

I know right... like why buy 1 when you can buy 2! Lol

Don't you need two?
I'm assuming you can't both play on one mat?

 

[FordPickup92]

Don't you need two?
I'm assuming you can't both play on one mat?

Yeah I kind of had that thought after the fact... lol

 

[moose]

The 4 discards when playing pineapple OFC.

I've found when playing with new players they will often get mixed up and not discard and place all 3 cards only to notice at the end that they have too many cards. It also kind of works like a clock so you can see how many draws you have left.

You could change the bottom row of discards into 4 overlapping boxes (they are face down so you don't need a separate space for each card). Then you would have room to move the fantasy land instructions under your scoring table. You could even number the boxes 1-4 to make it more clear where the discards go.

 

[upNdown]

It also kind of works like a clock so you can see how many draws you have left.

Considering what condition my condition is usually in, when I'm playing OFC, this is a big deal.

 

[T_Chan]

What thickness are the mats going to be?

 

[upNdown]

What thickness are the mats going to be?

Oh crap, that's a good question. For some reason, I assumed these would be those thick mats from Tommy's vendor.

 

[The Nuts]

What thickness are the mats going to be?

Your general playmat you'd see for someone playing a tabletop game like MTG.

I was going to use https://www.inkedgaming.com/products/custom-playmat?variant=103324612

 

[JoeBGo]

I’d be interested in 2 with the fantasy land info on them

 

[mashoo]

Put me down for 4 however you go with. Happy to support this

 

[Kentucky]

Hi - I need need need these! The kids love some OFP and these mats would be awesome - especially when they occasionally forget to discard.
Put me down for four. Design 3 is my first choice, Design 1 second. But I'd be happy with any. To be honest, you had me at

The Logo in the upper right corner is also designed for a FantasyLand chip I'm making that you can put there to indicate you are in FANTASY LAND

If I'm allowed $0.02 of design input I would say the Fantasy Land description is too wordy. Maybe an asterisk in the QQ box and the >10 point cut over boxes with a note under the table like *Get into Fantasy Land **Stay in Fantasy Land. People who know enough to play understand what Fantasy Land is - the bits they can't remember are the Royalties and the cut off points for FL.

Thanks for having the inspiration to put this together and good look with the tourney.