This is my new cash set. It's a "divided by 10" set so the $1 chip is worth 10 cents, the $100 chip is worth $10, and so on. It's small stakes, but it keeps the ring game friendly and it's good for everyone's budget.
"The Cedar Room" comes from my basement remodel. I used cedar planks to give it an old-time look. I've seen chips from The Oak Room and The Aspen Room, so now here's "The Cedar Room." The "Huntley Lodge" part is just an excuse to have a different back inlay; though I do like the idea of sharing common logos among my chips. The way I figure, The Cedar Room is an exclusive poker room within the Huntley Lodge property. Seats are limited, call for reservations.
I like using color combos that pay homage to my favorite chips or places I've been, and this set is no exception. This time around the $1 is based loosely on the Sands $1 (which I love, though my wife thinks the bright arc yellow is obnoxious. Hey, we can't please everybody!) My $3 is based on MGM's $3 drop chip (one of the coolest schemes I've ever seen) and my $50 is based on Mirage and Bellagio's old $10 poker chip. The amateur pictures I took don't do these colors justice, by the way. The orange matches perfectly to the Mirage/Bellagio chip and the blue and light green are very close. And even if this chip didn't match its inspriation, it's still one of the best color combos ASM has put together (and I've seen a few ASM color combos...) If you need an orange chip, I HIGHLY recommend the orange/blue/light green combo!
Two minor issues: the clay on some of the black chips has the "void" problem we've seen lately. It looks like some of the clay got stuck to the mold or perhaps an air bubble got trapped in the press. It's not very noticable since it's on the black chips, but you can see it a little in the pictures.
The other issue is my fault: not enough contrast on some of the design elements. The title script is supposed to have a cursive title behind it, but it didn't come out on the inlay. Also some of the background effects got lost in the tone-on-tone effect. Not a big deal, but I'll include a pic of the original artwork to show what I mean. The gray-to-tan background also came out a little different than I imagined, but again that's my fault for toying with the gradient too much.
I hope you enjoy the pics!
Old-timey brown racks from Gambler's General Store (at least that's what I call them)
They stack like a dream--this tower is about 140 chips high.
A few error chips. I love it when I find these! The $20 is the best I've found--it has one red spot and one mandarin red spot.
Here's the actual Cedar Room nearing completion.
Property manager Emily checking the progress prior to soft-opening.
Technical info:
$1 - arc yellow 4A14 blue & light blue
$3 - gray 3A14 imperial blue, DG green, & lavender
$5 - mandarin red 3A12 DG peach, lavendar, & DG pink
$20 - light blue 6AT14 red, blue, & green
$50 - orange 6A14 blue & light green
$100 black 3U - purple & DG yellow
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