[Apotome]

I hope this question is o.k. in this forum. I checked the topics of the other ones, but this one seemed closest to what I wanted to ask, so here goes....

I was wondering what other games besides poker you folks play that incorporate your poker chips in some way. Other card games? Dice games? Bastardized versions of traditional board games?

I know poker is the game for chips, but there are others. So I'm just curious which ones you play.

Best regards,
Allan B.

[tomb1]

Blackjack, always Blackjack too. The house gets a Shana stack and everybody plays against the dealer.

[yaw]

my kids(4 & 6) play WAR, aka high card, with poker chips. if i'm playing we use the CP's, otherwise they have to use the their set of dice chips.

also blackjack, but haven't had a good game going for years.

[Annorax]

Monopoly.

Seriously... I run blackjack occasionally. Other than that, nothing much.

[CaptLego]

I think they'd be great for Mah Jong

[Apotome]

Originally Posted by CaptLego

I think they'd be great for Mah Jong

I've only ever 'seen' Mah Jong... never played it. Is it suitable for betting?

How about a game like Lansquenet? Or other banking games like that?

I've read about Lansquenet for a long time but haven't yet had the chance to play using my chipset.

Or what about Hazzard? Other simple dice games?

Regards,
Allan B.

[CaptLego]

Originally Posted by Apotome

I've only ever 'seen' Mah Jong... never played it. Is it suitable for betting?

How about a game like Lansquenet? Or other banking games like that?

I've read about Lansquenet for a long time but haven't yet had the chance to play using my chipset.

Or what about Hazzard? Other simple dice games?

Regards,
Allan B.

It's been awhile since I've played Mah Jong. There is no betting, but the game is all about money. The suits on the Mah Jong tiles are each patterned after forms of money. The game is often played for money.

Poker chips would be handy way to keep score. Basically, after each hand, the losers pay of the winners based on the difference in the score of their hands. If you're keeping score with paper, this means subtracting an amount from the loser, and adding that amount to the winner. A much easier way would be to simply transfer the appropriate amount of chips from the loser to the winner. In other words, just use the poker chips as money.

I'm not familiar with the other games you mention.

[xtal]

You could always play Rummoli.

http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/RUL...oli_Rules.html

Google for other rules sites if the one above seems unclear.

[Dimes]

Mousel - a trick-taking game of German origin played a lot in Denmark. Sometimes it is called "Jutland poker" but the game itself has nothing to do with poker. The game tends to involve rapidly increasing stakes.

TT

[hayaku]

I like to use chips when playing Pepito aka Chinese Poker, Russian Poker, or Pusoy. Its basically 13 card poker similar to pai gow.