When it comes to boardgame use, one of the upsides of the Bank chips is that they're not /dollar/ denominated. Without a currency symbol they can be dollars, euros, pounds, yens, gold pieces, whatever else the game calls for. Playing Irish Gauge with chips with $$$ plastered all over them might be a bit immersion breaking, which the Bank set avoids
One of the main characteristics that poker chips must have is that the edge allows the value of the chips and the amount to be discerned from the other side of the table. With more than two colors on the border, it is very complicated. Either plain or, option two, a solid color with just a few small marks
Very informative video! Do you have any thoughts on Roxley Iron Clays or the BGG GeekUp Poker Chips? I am curious how they compare to the Apache Bank Chips.
Nice. But what about Custom Ceramics? Right now, I am having Mandychips make me sets of Custom Ceramic Poker Chip Board Game money for; Axis & Allies, then 1830 and Mega Monopoly. So far, their Digital Proofs of my Designs are quite promising. Great and informative video.
I don't have firsthand experience with Ceramics, so I can't really comment, but the ones I've seen look colorful and fun to play with. Cost for a good set will probably is somewhere in the ballpark of $0.70 a chip (notably, the Nevada Jacks and Tiki Kings). Low end chips might suffer from spinniness when you stack them up or they might not be as flat and will rock back and forth. Some also have dimples on the side, so keep that in mind as well. Hope this helps!
So there are several points where chips provide tangible benefits to the gaming experience. I'd put it as: 1. easier to handle - when you're exchanging money left and right during the course of a game, it's much easier to drop a few chips to the banker or another player than having to riffle through paper money to get the required amount. 2. more durable - I can use them 50 times, 100 times and not see the poker chips fade. Try that with paper money and I've found that it just doesn't hold up. 3. easier to count - maybe it's my experience with poker chips, but I can look at a stack and have a pretty good idea for the value of a poker chip stack. Using a chip's coloration and the edge spots go a long way to making value calculations go pretty quick. Hope this helps!
@@Myboardgameguides what I mean is, is the feel of a more expensive type of chip that important when playing boardgames? I understand that the cheap platic types have a lot of cons but a sharp edge of a composite type of chip is not that important when playing a boardgame.
@@UnCompress_ It honestly isn't. Adding a nicer set of chips is a luxury which, if you enjoy having nice things, is something you might want to splurge on. But are the more expensive chips functionally better than a composite? No, both serve the exact same purpose. Does one feel nicer to the touch than the other? For sure. If that's important to you, then you might want to aim for the more expensive chips. Otherwise, there's no need to spend more than necessary.
When it comes to boardgame use, one of the upsides of the Bank chips is that they're not /dollar/ denominated. Without a currency symbol they can be dollars, euros, pounds, yens, gold pieces, whatever else the game calls for. Playing Irish Gauge with chips with $$$ plastered all over them might be a bit immersion breaking, which the Bank set avoids
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One of the main characteristics that poker chips must have is that the edge allows the value of the chips and the amount to be discerned from the other side of the table. With more than two colors on the border, it is very complicated. Either plain or, option two, a solid color with just a few small marks
I bought the Iron Clays for this. They are costly, though.
The Bicycle 8g poker chips are the greatest of all time! My 300 chip set has served me well since the 1970s!
It's a great set. Inexpensive and usable. Glad they've held up and served you well!
Very informative video! Do you have any thoughts on Roxley Iron Clays or the BGG GeekUp Poker Chips? I am curious how they compare to the Apache Bank Chips.
Nice. But what about Custom Ceramics? Right now, I am having Mandychips make me sets of Custom Ceramic Poker Chip Board Game money for; Axis & Allies, then 1830 and Mega Monopoly. So far, their Digital Proofs of my Designs are quite promising. Great and informative video.
I don't have firsthand experience with Ceramics, so I can't really comment, but the ones I've seen look colorful and fun to play with. Cost for a good set will probably is somewhere in the ballpark of $0.70 a chip (notably, the Nevada Jacks and Tiki Kings). Low end chips might suffer from spinniness when you stack them up or they might not be as flat and will rock back and forth. Some also have dimples on the side, so keep that in mind as well.
Hope this helps!
Yep, sounds very informative, thanks.
Is the feel of a chip that important for playing boardgames? The most time you leave them on the table I think.
So there are several points where chips provide tangible benefits to the gaming experience. I'd put it as:
1. easier to handle - when you're exchanging money left and right during the course of a game, it's much easier to drop a few chips to the banker or another player than having to riffle through paper money to get the required amount.
2. more durable - I can use them 50 times, 100 times and not see the poker chips fade. Try that with paper money and I've found that it just doesn't hold up.
3. easier to count - maybe it's my experience with poker chips, but I can look at a stack and have a pretty good idea for the value of a poker chip stack. Using a chip's coloration and the edge spots go a long way to making value calculations go pretty quick.
Hope this helps!
@@Myboardgameguides what I mean is, is the feel of a more expensive type of chip that important when playing boardgames? I understand that the cheap platic types have a lot of cons but a sharp edge of a composite type of chip is not that important when playing a boardgame.
@@UnCompress_ It honestly isn't. Adding a nicer set of chips is a luxury which, if you enjoy having nice things, is something you might want to splurge on.
But are the more expensive chips functionally better than a composite? No, both serve the exact same purpose. Does one feel nicer to the touch than the other? For sure. If that's important to you, then you might want to aim for the more expensive chips. Otherwise, there's no need to spend more than necessary.