To edge spot or not edge spot - that is my question (1 Viewer)

[ohio3302016]

So...

I'm putting together a new CPC set right now and have pretty much finalized what I want. This is going to be a cash game set that will see a good amount of play (weekly, rotating game of 6 guys). This set will have basic inlays and four different base colors.

My initial intention was to have all the chips be plain (no edge spots). I was firmly set on this. After PMing a bit with @courage he suggested adding at least level one edge spots to help distinguish between stacks. It's a fair point and certainly makes sense to me. I'm thinking of leaving the one dollar denoms plain and adding edge spots to the 5 dollar denom chips. Those chips will see the most play by far. I'd then keep the 20's and 100's without edge spots.

Any input or thoughts on this?

 

[Blaster]

I would do the $20's & $100's also, 3 different level 1 chips ... But there is no "wrong" choice.

 

[ohio3302016]

I would do the $20's & $100's also, 3 different level 1 chips ... But there is no "wrong" choice.

Thanks.

I think I can only stomach doing one chip color with edge spots. I'm still debating whether to even do that. It does make sense to me from a practical perspective.

 

[detroitdad]

Thanks.

I think I can only stomach doing one chip color with edge spots. I'm still debating whether to even do that. It does make sense to me from a practical perspective.

I think it will look odd having solid, level one, solid, solid chip progression.

Honestly, if you choose the right colors. There isn't any problem in having an entirely solid set. There are a ton of them around (my sunset set for example is all solids).

 

[ohio3302016]

I think it will look odd having solid, level one, solid, solid chip progression.

Honestly, if you choose the right colors. There isn't any problem in having an entirely solid set. There are a ton of them around (my sunset set for example is all solids).

That was was my thought as well.

I have the color samples and have been trying to decide what to go with. I want the ones to be a blue color and the fives to be a red color. Right now I like the Imperial Blue and Red. Any thoughts this?

 

[detroitdad]

ton of options. Do you want to stay standard colors?

 

[ohio3302016]

ton of options. Do you want to stay standard colors?

For the most part, yes.

Right now I'm thinking:

Ones: Imperial Blue

Fives: Red

Twentys: Light Green

Hundos: Blurple


The designer is great but the colors can look so much different in real life / light.

 

[detroitdad]

For the most part, yes.
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Standard colors are boring Go outside the box

 

[ohio3302016]

Standard colors are boring Go outside the box

Ha!

That's kind of the point of this particular set.

 

[detroitdad]

I guess mine aren't that far off of standard colors. Fuck it, get what you like. If its blue, red, green, black/purple, yellow who cares. Your set. Your money. Have fun with.

solids are a beautiful thing.

 

[gopherblue]

Solids aren't bad if done right...

 

[ohio3302016]

I guess mine aren't that far off of standard colors. Fuck it, get what you like. If its blue, red, green, black/purple, yellow who cares. Your set. Your money. Have fun with.

solids are a beautiful thing.

What is your red, blue and green color there?

I do love solids as well...Your set came out great, very nice.

 

[detroitdad]

What is your red, blue and green color there?

I do love solids as well...Your set came out great, very nice.

Dayglo Orange, Retro Blue, Retro Lavender, Dayglo Green, Dayglo Saturn

 

[ohio3302016]

Dayglo Orange, Retro Blue, Retro Lavender, Dayglo Green, Dayglo Saturn

Thx.

 

[detroitdad]

Thx.

I wanted to stay with all bright colors due to the sunset theme. J5 nailed the design to go with the pre set colors I had chosen.

 

[links_slayer]

if you're going standard i would suggest a color other than green for the $20 since most folks associate green w/ $25.

 

[detroitdad]

Solids aren't bad if done right...

I love me some solid hot stamped chips.

 

[ohio3302016]

I wanted to stay with all bright colors due to the sunset theme. J5 nailed the design to go with the pre set colors I had chosen.

Do you notice any thing in regard to feel with an entire chip of an unweighted color?

 

[detroitdad]

Do you notice any thing in regard to feel with an entire chip of an unweighted color?

Nope...........I contemplated mixing the set with weighted and unweighted colors but ultimately decided against it.

 

[links_slayer]

Nope...........I contemplated mixing the set with weighted and unweighted colors but ultimately decided against it.

i have non-weighted fracs and weighted $1, $5, $20s in my cash set and no one (even the semi-chip nerds) in my game notice. or if they notice they don't care. or if they care they don't tell me (because they don't want to hurt my feelings...i'm a delicate flower).

but i'd bet they just don't notice.

 

[detroitdad]

i have non-weighted fracs and weighted $1, $5, $20s in my cash set and no one (even the semi-chip nerds) in my game notice. or if they notice they don't care. or if they care they don't tell me (because they don't want to hurt my feelings...i'm a delicate flower).

but i'd bet they just don't notice.

I agree with this. Unlikely anyone, even me would have noticed a difference. Several reasons I stayed all unweighted. The colors just fit my theme better.

My Casino Royale set is all weighted but one denomination. I'm not worried about it whatsoever.

 

[courage]

I just prefer some edgespots, they look nicer and easier to see and count down stacks from across the table. It's why casinos do it. If cost is the factor, then I'd go HHR and level 1 if it fits the theme compared to the other mold you're considering. I cheated and added a level 2 $100 here but there wouldn't be many of those.

 

[ohio3302016]

I just prefer some edgespots, they look nicer and easier to see and count down stacks from across the table. It's why casinos do it. If cost is the factor, then I'd go HHR and level 1 if it fits the theme compared to the other mold you're considering. I cheated and added a level 2 $100 here but there wouldn't be many of those.

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It has absolutely nothing to do with cost.

 

[Psypher1000]

Do you notice any thing in regard to feel with an entire chip of an unweighted color?

Within the context of the same CPC set, nope. You might if you were comparing them to Paulsons, but rare is the situation when you'll have Paulsons mixed with CPCs.


The rest of this should be read through the filter of, "It's your money, so do whatever makes you happy."

Twentys: Light Green

I'd encourage you to use shades of green here for $25's only. Lots of people automatically equate green with $25; to make it $20 may lead to errant bet sizing. To be clear, I fully support $20 cash set chips...I just cringe at green ones.

I'm thinking of leaving the one dollar denoms plain and adding edge spots to the 5 dollar denom chips. Those chips will see the most play by far. I'd then keep the 20's and 100's without edge spots.

Please don't. Either all solids or one solid (the lowest denom) with the rest spotted.

I think it will look odd having solid, level one, solid, solid chip progression.

Agreed.

In my mind, there are two compelling reasons for a set of solids: 1) Tournament sets, and 2) A milled/labeled Paulson set. Beyond that, use spots.

On that note, one could always create a solid set that goes 25/100/500/2000/10000/NCV which would double as a cash set (divide everything by 100) and the NCV's could then be used as nickles, 500's, or bounty/add-on chips. You wouldn't want to have a tournament and cash game using these same chips at the same time, of course, but a set like that is highly flexible and makes much more sense as an all-solid set.

 

[courage]

It has absolutely nothing to do with cost.

In that case,

 

[gopherblue]

^^^ Woof.

 

[jbutler]

I love solids. I have at least three sets of solids. But unless you have a specific reason for going all solids, I would at least consider spotted chips. And under no circumstances do one spotted chip in the middle of a set of otherwise solid chips. That would look like Osama bin Laden's buttcrack.

 

[ohio3302016]

Looks like this entire set will be solid...which was my initial inclination.

Appreciate all this input BTW. Great info.

 

[Psypher1000]

That would look like Osama bin Laden's buttcrack.

I'd have gone with ocular cavity (post-raid, of course), but buttcrack works, too.

 

[dickzapper]

I can be down with all-solid set but I have to agree with courage because edge spots are what attracted me to chips in the place, and if I made customs, pretty much the whole point would be to design the edge spots.

So I say put a simple spot pattern on the 20s and a more elaborate one for the 100s. Of course logic would dictate that if theres one spotted chip in the set it's the 100... But then I'm imagining a spotted 20 and solid 100 may be interesting... No no okay I got it, do an elbaorate 20 and then do 418s on the 100. Gah so many possibilities!