What low-budget details can bring a game to the next level? (1 Viewer)
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tabletalker7
Full House
HOT DOG ROLLER!!!!
ekricket
Royal Flush
Custom cut cards. There’s millions of them floating around.
Seating chips/bounty chips
Seating chips/bounty chips
LeLe
4 of a Kind
Not sure what you had now, but having Good Plastic Playing Card and A Poker Mat are 2 cheap budget things to upgrade if you had nothing
Bomb Pot Button, Mixed Game Cards etc are good budget choices too
Bomb Pot Button, Mixed Game Cards etc are good budget choices too
Dodger
Flush
Standard rules.
Decent plastic cards.
Solid and clear communication.
Custom dealer button(s).
Greet everyone who shows up with a drink.
Custom cut cards.
Day after, thank everyone for attending/playing.
Decent plastic cards.
Solid and clear communication.
Custom dealer button(s).
Greet everyone who shows up with a drink.
Custom cut cards.
Day after, thank everyone for attending/playing.
Cut cards, good chips, good table, fun players. Everything else is gravy.
Aquaman
Pair
We have no idea what your starting point is.
For the thousands and thousands of dollars a lot of people here spend on chips, only to play on some mat on the kitchen table, I’d say an $800 poker table is an inexpensive upgrade.
For the thousands and thousands of dollars a lot of people here spend on chips, only to play on some mat on the kitchen table, I’d say an $800 poker table is an inexpensive upgrade.
Rhodeman77
Straight Flush
Make sure you have good lighting. If the over head lighting is lacking get some tall lamps to put near the table.
Plastic cards are a must. Some kind of playing surface that is not just a dining room table. The table is fine as long as it has a mat of some kind. Use cut cards.
Plastic cards are a must. Some kind of playing surface that is not just a dining room table. The table is fine as long as it has a mat of some kind. Use cut cards.
Hot dogs weekly every game can get old, provide some chips, some sweets, and vary a menu a little. Grab a bag of frozen crock pot meal from the store, super easy.
Beyond the 'Poker Accessories' I try to have 2 or 3 candles burning, no strong scents and some appropriate volume level music in the background.
A chess board
I'm wanting to make a custom style game 'Finishline' a horse race game.
TV typically on sports
Beyond the 'Poker Accessories' I try to have 2 or 3 candles burning, no strong scents and some appropriate volume level music in the background.
A chess board
I'm wanting to make a custom style game 'Finishline' a horse race game.
TV typically on sports
tabletalker7
Full House
Dugthefish
3 of a Kind
Organization
Communication
Decent table
Good chairs
Communication
Decent table
Good chairs
Don`t tell me I`m the only one seeing this backfiring horribly...
It wouldn't work for my game, but maybe this guy's players are in better shape
kerami
High Hand
Especially with all those candles mixed in...
ChipFinderSK
Full House
Lots of good suggestions made already; I’ll echo the decent lighting, good plastic cards, and quality mat (if needed) suggestions as “cheap” options. Also a big fan of plaques.
This would only be a benefit at @OfficerLovejoy ’s games, based on home game pics I’ve seen across the forum.
He seems to have regular Hotties
and its a great contrast to his table felt and bright chips!
grebe
Full House
Yeah....I mean fuck yeah. This is everything.
LED lights....meh. Plaques....gross. I am coming to play cards. Give me good cards, a good game and good rules that everybody plays by in a comfortable environment and I am happy.
What do you mean by custom cut cards? Like - custom designed by me? Or just dedicated, blank plastic cut cards?
Thanks all for the feedback! Here's what I've got, or am planning to add thanks to this thread:
Poker table
Nice button
Racks
Plaques
Candy/Chips ready to go (maybe we could doordash some sushi?)
A drink or two per person ready to go
Cut card
Plastic cards
Plenty of light
Music
A candle or two
Some rules authority and exception handling authority (either written by me, or ideally an existing website)
Poker table
Nice button
Racks
Plaques
Candy/Chips ready to go (maybe we could doordash some sushi?)
A drink or two per person ready to go
Cut card
Plastic cards
Plenty of light
Music
A candle or two
Some rules authority and exception handling authority (either written by me, or ideally an existing website)
grebe
Full House
Any cut cards will do to start....but maybe down the road you would want to do some cool artsy ones. Just hang around here and you will see them pop up from time to time.
Hmm, does the candle perhaps help with that?
well u can get a dealer for 20/hr plus tips but i can't say whether that is an inexpensive upgrade for you. in my low limit games i deal and play because it helps make the game go faster and smoother, and i'm teaching ppl a lot of poker basics, but it's a lot of work.
I was considering that, but at my stakes (.5/.5) the tips wouldn't come out very good. Additionally, I believe that having a dealer make a profit without playing would make my game illegal in my state (CO), and going to jail is -EV
are you in Texas?
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