Tangiers Chips

[MikeyEdge]

Does anybody own Tangiers chips? Or has anybody seen them in action? They are brass and 16.5 grams.

http://www.spinettis.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=149&catid=16

[Johnny5]

I pity da fool who buys those chips. Sorry - couldn't resist.

Haven't seen them, but 16.5g seems WAY too heavy to me...

J5

[warewulf]

I have one that I got as a sample. Not bad. I read a post on another board that they don't fit well in racks.

[Cassius]

Yeah I've got one of each color just to have for the heck of it, they're cool to dink around with but I can't see having an entire set (imagine what 500 of those chips weighs, wait... almost 9 kilograms which is just about 20 pounds. =)

[messenger309]

I have a couple too. I can't imagine playing with them. They make decent card protectors though.

Rob

[Caruso329]

I don't know.. I think I might order one of the $1000 chips of this set for my card protector.

Questionable Chips for Minors (http://www.spinettis.com/images/strip1.jpg)

[MikeyEdge]

I could see them damaging tables too. And probably hard to shuffle properly. I decided to go with the Nexgen chips. I'm finally going to replace my plastic diamond chips that I got about 8 years ago.

[TenPercenter]

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I pity da fool who buys those chips. Sorry - couldn't resist.

Haven't seen them, but 16.5g seems WAY too heavy to me...

J5

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Chew on this: I've got samples of brass inlay chips from Matsui, what they call their "Gold Chip," and they are a whopping 25 grams each. They are heavy as hell, very well made, nice looking, and very expensive. $2.50 each, wholesale, plus fees.

Ten

[Johnny5]

Wow! 25 grams is ridiculous!

Still, probably no match for a plaque though... /images/graemlins/cool.gif

J5

[PinataUT]

Yeah the 'gold chip' is crazy heavy. Not bad for a 'winner's token' or something though.

[warewulf]

I got their sample pack too. The gold chip definitely reminded me of the tangiers chip. Some of the Matsui chips are decent.

[PinataUT]

They appear to be high quality chips. But a weak dollar and a company used to dealing only with casino orders makes Matsui a tough one for a home set.