So, not really similar then? This is a set tailored for the specific purpose of board game currencies, not poker. 1,000 chips would be massive overkill, and too much to lug around*, and (I think) denominations are important.
Of course, I have yet to actually use poker chips in any game, so I may well have the wrong balance of chips, or find other problems with what I have… (in fact, I already think the set is too heavy, but eh, each chip being too light would probably also feel wrong)
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As I wrote that, I looked around and saw my 2,400+ Dominion chip set in 4 poker cases…
Yup, they look similar to mine as well (which I bought c.15 years ago), inasmuch as the colours and the pattern of the white spot markings is the same, and a custom circular label has been applied.
In my set, one of the chips arrived with no label on it which revealed that the outer material was plastic, presumably with some kind of weight inside, but they’ve been perfectly fine for my purposes.
The colour scheme is as close to a standard one as there is, I think.
Also, I think technically all chips are plastic, just that some plastics are better than others. Heavy plastic, light plastic with metal weights, and light plastic, seem to be the real three categories, regardless of marketing terms like “clay”.
I prefer numbered, especially if non-standard colouring. Got no use for those 10s though (well, other than as a math teaching aid, my spares did come in handy for that!)
Numbered every time. Though if you always play with the same group or in an environment where everyone knows the numbers and nobody is colour-blind, maybe…
10s are a reasonable denomination to have in the absence of 20s, in my book.
I like the labeled ones, especially because the coloration corresponds with the standard Las Vegas/American color standard (I think some European regions have similar standards but not identical)
I’m always hesitant to expect my game night guests to memorize color/denomination schemes, and I also respect that some people know the “standard” colors and may be confused by different color schemes.
Do the labeled chips match the “standard” in your area, if any?
I’ll go with numbered or else I have to remember colors. Also the design of the top example seems “clearer”. The bottom also has too many clashing red tones.
The problem is it’s one too many colours/stacks to remember and to make change for. Same goes for 1000 where I would prefer to skip it and see only 2000. Multiples of 4 or 5 all the way, and you keep the denominations to a minimum, and that’s for the best. I have no particular preference between 20 and 25.
(That said, I do wonder if there are any fanatics out there playing with unlabelled chips who use denominations of 1, 5, 25, 125, 625, and 3125 or 1, 4, 16, 64, 256, and 1024 because it’s “easier”!)
I’ve found that pokershop.de sell teh bank chips with no need to order in rolls of 25, that and they have a 20 chip means they’re now on the table as I’d also be ordering the bullet ones from Germany.
