Egyptian Chips are on the move!

[MSPatton]

Just a quick note to let everyone involved in the Egyptian
Chips Group ordering........They are on UPS and scheduled to
arrive here next Friday at the latest!

I have sent an email to everyone, but one or two bounced
and I may have missed one or two. If you have not gotten an
email from me tonight and are part of this group, please
let me know.

All order will leave here on Monday the 14th...Destination....
Your table!

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[audiopostman]

Yikes, I'm new here and just saw these chips. I love them!! Is it too late to add another 500 order at the special price?

[CaptLego]

Those look like photos of the actual octagons and plaques on MSPatton's web page...

[MSPatton]

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Those look like photos of the actual octagons and plaques on MSPatton's web page...

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That is Correct!

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egy5000stack1.jpg

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egyptian1000.jpg

Hoping by days end to have all the pic's up

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[MSPatton]

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Those look like photos of the actual octagons and plaques on MSPatton's web page...

[/ QUOTE ] http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egy1000stack.jpg

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egy25cstack.jpg

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[CaptLego]

so did the octagons end up w/ orange on the edges we can't see in the picture?
What do the side edges of the plaques look like?

anxious to see the .25 chip, too....

I'm so damn impatient...

[CaptLego]

thanks for the pics!

whoa --- what happened to the blue on the .25 chip? it looks kinda purple....

[jojobinks]

were these chip over-ordered in case newer people (me) wanted some?

wondering/hoping

[Lumpy]

Was the .25 chip rolling edge supposed to be a different color than the face?

[TenPercenter]

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Those look like photos of the actual octagons and plaques on MSPatton's web page...

[/ QUOTE ] http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egy1000stack.jpg

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egy25cstack.jpg

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Michael, you're killing me. /images/graemlins/smile.gif I officially prohibit any use of The Egyptian chips in any game until I have mine, because I'm so anxious (jealous). /images/graemlins/wink.gif

(kidding)

Ten


p.s. Hurry. (not kidding)

[MSPatton]

Ten,
Be careful, I can still call back that O/N package I sent today!

You will be the first /images/graemlins/laugh.gif..Unles of course we have a little
"friendly" game here in the warehouse!

I have updated the details pages of my site to show some stacks
http://www.holdempokerchips.com/products.asp?cat=31
just click a chip (or Octagon, or Plaque) for stacks /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[toots]

I just ordered sample quantities, and already, I feel myself getting wildly impatient.

{drumming fingers restlessly}

[X-Files]

The site looks great but that yellow script font is a bitch to read. Maybe it is just the font because it is hard to read even when you hover over it.

Overall the site looks great.

Can not wait to get my sample of these.

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Ten,
Be careful, I can still call back that O/N package I sent today!

You will be the first /images/graemlins/laugh.gif..Unles of course we have a little
"friendly" game here in the warehouse!

I have updated the details pages of my site to show some stacks
http://www.holdempokerchips.com/products.asp?cat=31
just click a chip (or Octagon, or Plaque) for stacks /images/graemlins/spade.gif

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[MSPatton]

Here is an option for storing the Plaques and Octagons.
I was able to place 20 Plaques and 40 Octagons in the card
spaces of this aluminum 300ct case. Plenty of space to close
the lid and the foam in the lid holds them snug. And I know
you all have Kem or Copag cards with boxes anyway so these
slots should be empty /images/graemlins/grin.gif

You can also lay Plaques flat 6 or 7 high and Octagons will fit sideways in the chips rows also.

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egyset.jpg

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[TenPercenter]

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Here is an option for storing the Plaques and Octagons.
I was able to place 20 Plaques and 40 Octagons in the card
spaces of this aluminum 300ct case. Plenty of space to close
the lid and the foam in the lid holds them snug. And I know
you all have Kem or Copag cards with boxes anyway so these
slots should be empty /images/graemlins/grin.gif

You can also lay Plaques flat 6 or 7 high and Octagons will fit sideways in the chips rows also.

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egyset.jpg

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AWESOME!!!! [a bit excited maybe]

Ten

[JJ97]

Boy I can't wait until next week.... Any chance these ship out tomorrow? LOL... Looks like I'll be hosting a poker game next weekend.

Can't wait till these arrive.

Thanks Ten and MS!
JJ

[ledavatar]

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thanks for the pics!

whoa --- what happened to the blue on the .25 chip? it looks kinda purple....

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That's what I thought too. It must be the lighting - the other picture looks fine on the website:

http://www.holdempokerchips.com/prodimages/egy25c.jpg

[MSPatton]

Correct, I am not the best at this new tech. And have little
time at the moment to keep "playing" to get them all as they
really are. Some are better than others.

Everything is on track to leave here on Monday morning.

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[ledavatar]

Already regretting not getting more. Sigh. What amazes me is that I probably have close to 1000 random casino/fantasy/sample chips on my desk all stacked up and all I have to play with are some clay composite chips w/ metal slugs in them. Hopefully I can come up with a great design and set up one of these group buys as well in the near future.

[Bulldog]

Anyone else irrationally excited to get these? I've checked the UPS tracking number three or four times now!

[CaptLego]

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Anyone else irrationally excited to get these? I've checked the UPS tracking number three or four times now!

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Irrational? Me? Mine are currently "Out For Delivery".
They should be here in about 10 hours. I'm heading for the front porch to wait.

[amlindauer]

Just received mine. Located in Michigan. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[YTV]

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Just received mine. Located in Michigan. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Hey howd that happen? Can I have your tracking number? Im in Michigan also, and mine are showind Friday delivery.

UPS Link (http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/processRequest?HTMLVersion=5.0&Requester=NES&Agree ToTermsAndConditions=yes&loc=en_US&tracknum=1Z0RW3 800391955352)

[Ghazban]

You all suck; mine won't make it to Boston until Monday /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[amlindauer]

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Just received mine. Located in Michigan. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Hey howd that happen? Can I have your tracking number? Im in Michigan also, and mine are showind Friday delivery.

UPS Link (http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/processRequest?HTMLVersion=5.0&Requester=NES&Agree ToTermsAndConditions=yes&loc=en_US&tracknum=1Z0RW3 800391955352)

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Mine was shipped USPS.

...and for anyone interested...these chips are ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. Amazing job on this one guys. It was worth the wait.

[YTV]

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Just received mine. Located in Michigan. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Hey howd that happen? Can I have your tracking number? Im in Michigan also, and mine are showind Friday delivery.

UPS Link (http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/processRequest?HTMLVersion=5.0&Requester=NES&Agree ToTermsAndConditions=yes&loc=en_US&tracknum=1Z0RW3 800391955352)

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Mine was shipped USPS.

...and for anyone interested...these chips are ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. Amazing job on this one guys. It was worth the wait.

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AHHH i see. I forgot the lighter shipments were going Priority. Well 2 more days, I cant wait.

[toots]

USPS tracking (such as it is) says that it just made it to the area hub Manchester NH early this morning. Wonder if the chips come today or tomorrow.

Woohoo!

[amlindauer]

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AHHH i see. I forgot the lighter shipments were going Priority. Well 2 more days, I cant wait.

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Yeah, unfortunately I had a "lighter" shipment. /images/graemlins/frown.gif I'll be taking care of that soon though. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Bulldog]

Geez! I'm glad I paid a little extra to bump up from Ground (probably after the weekend) to Three Day Select (tomorrow) so I can have them for the regular Sunday game!

[toots]

Just showed up.

The plaques are nicer than I expected. They're a bitch to shuffle, though.

[Hardmix]

Copy that...$22 extra...why not!

[CaptLego]

UPS came early today...
Here's a Picture (http://members.aol.com/CaptLego/egyptians_s.jpg)

The 2000 chip case also arrived -- I'll post more info later, if you want.

So far, all I've done is unpack the chips. One little thing thatg somewhat surprised me, though, is the plaque. It seems to me that the back of the plaque is upside-down. Of course, you can't see both sides at once, but when you turn the plaque over it just seems upside-down.

[lighterjobs]

those are beautiful.

[TenPercenter]

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Just showed up.

The plaques are nicer than I expected. They're a bitch to shuffle, though.

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Man, I thought they were a cinch to shuffle! How many do you have? I can riffle 12 plaques, piece o' cake (i'm no expert).

Ten

[TenPercenter]

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The 2000 chip case also arrived -- I'll post more info later, if you want.

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I want.

Ten

[TenPercenter]

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UPS came early today...
Here's a Picture (http://members.aol.com/CaptLego/egyptians_s.jpg)

The 2000 chip case also arrived -- I'll post more info later, if you want.

So far, all I've done is unpack the chips. One little thing thatg somewhat surprised me, though, is the plaque. It seems to me that the back of the plaque is upside-down. Of course, you can't see both sides at once, but when you turn the plaque over it just seems upside-down.

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Great picture! It's cool to see these chips elsewhere... I hope you get them into a game soon.

Re: the plaque... Yeah, my Mom mentioned that too, I didn't notice it (starstruck maybe?). I asked and Chipco said that it's the way the plaques are placed in the machine. Other plaques are printed on the horizontal (like a dollar bill), which is how they're printed even when it's a vertical print.

No biggy to me, like you said, you can't see both sides at once...

Ten


p.s. Holy @#$%, you got a lot of plaques! Now I AM the one who is jealous! /images/graemlins/smile.gif I only got 10 and 2 spares. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Lottery Larry]

I expect you to bring some samples to view next week!

Did you get the octogon or plaque type?

[X-Files]

Got my sample set today. USPS to Northern VA.

Very cool.

[lighterjobs]

the only bad thing about the plaques being upside down is that the back is made to look like the back of the sarcafagus(sp?) thing.

[CaptLego]

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Ten


p.s. Holy @#$%, you got a lot of plaques! Now I AM the one who is jealous! /images/graemlins/smile.gif I only got 10 and 2 spares. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Yeah, I went a bit nuts with the plaques. Half that many would still be plenty for this set.

[Bulldog]

I got about 400 chips, plus 60 octagons and 20 plaques. I'm going to add a few more chips on but I'm not sure how many yet. I'll bring a few along to the game! Which night are we playing? I'll be cutting it close if it's Tuesday or Thursday but I'll get there. Also, day trip to Borgata Saturday if you are interested.

[ledavatar]

Got my 74 chip sample set in NY today. Very nice chips. I noticed that the 3 different shape of chips - round, octagonal, rectangular all had different textures. I love the texture on the $1000. Is that considered a "linen" finish? I have some regular 40mm casino chips w/ that finish. Is it possible to pick finishes when ordering regular 40mm chips?

[RPMick]

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UPS came early today...

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You all are killing me. You see, the US Military is capable of deploying a large number of forces to places on the opposite side of the globe in mere days....they handle their Military Postal System much differently....

....could be this week, could be next week....patiently waiting and enjoying the pics though....

-Ryan

[Bulldog]

Well then, this will really kill you...

I got mine today, and they are excellent. I got a tourney set (primarily $25-$5000) and a few of the small denoms. Of course, I think the $1 & $5 are the best chips! My 30-day clock is now ticking, but I'll probably snatch up some more .25s, 1s, and 5s so my set can be a cash game set as well.

[TenPercenter]

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Well then, this will really kill you...

I got mine today, and they are excellent. I got a tourney set (primarily $25-$5000) and a few of the small denoms. Of course, I think the $1 & $5 are the best chips! My 30-day clock is now ticking, but I'll probably snatch up some more .25s, 1s, and 5s so my set can be a cash game set as well.

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Yeah, it's gonna work out great having denoms from 25¢ for $5,000. Some people thought I was crazy, but it's really like having two sets.

Hey, since you like the $1, do you know what it says? An astute observer might notice that MY $1 chips are different than everyone else's...

Ten

[Lumpy]

Ten,

You need to get your avatar updated to include the new chips.
Get going slacker!

[TenPercenter]

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Ten,

You need to get your avatar updated to include the new chips.
Get going slacker!

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It's crossed my mind several times. But I have to shrink the plaque and octagon to 80x80. /images/graemlins/frown.gif It'll make them look so insubstantial.

Ten

[toots]

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Man, I thought they were a cinch to shuffle! How many do you have? I can riffle 12 plaques, piece o' cake (i'm no expert).
Ten

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I only have 10.

I didn't say I couldn't shuffle them. I just have a hard time shuffling them.

Guys must have bigger hands. On most guys I've known, these larger hands are largely wasted.

[TenPercenter]

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Man, I thought they were a cinch to shuffle! How many do you have? I can riffle 12 plaques, piece o' cake (i'm no expert).
Ten

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I only have 10.

I didn't say I couldn't shuffle them. I just have a hard time shuffling them.

Guys must have bigger hands. On most guys I've known, these larger hands are largely wasted.

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Yes, it takes a wide grasp to do it. But it feels very cool when they all fall into place. Cool sound too.

Ten

[tomb1]

Gotta say again, those Egyptians are the coolest chips ever made! (And that's from a clay man...) Thanks Greg for sharing the design.

[duma]

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Re: the plaque... Yeah, my Mom mentioned that too, I didn't notice it (starstruck maybe?). I asked and Chipco said that it's the way the plaques are placed in the machine. Other plaques are printed on the horizontal (like a dollar bill), which is how they're printed even when it's a vertical print.

No biggy to me, like you said, you can't see both sides at once...

Ten


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seems like a goof on Chipcos part. they could have just flipped the back picture in their computer and printed away and that could have solved the problem. i think it defeats the whole purpose of putting the back of Tut altogether.

nonetheless, great chips!

[Bulldog]

You say it says Poker Oasis, but I'm not sure about that because the symbol for "E" seems to be the same symbol for "I".

I can shuffle my plaques, two stacks of six pretty easily. I agree that it is a printing goof.

[Johnny5]

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An astute observer might notice that MY $1 chips are different than everyone else's...


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I guess I'm not very astute...

J5

[TenPercenter]

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You say it says Poker Oasis, but I'm not sure about that because the symbol for "E" seems to be the same symbol for "I".

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You'll find that different Egyptologists (and websites) will disagere on certain sounds that heiroglyphics are meant to represent. In particular, the "R" and "L" sounds are interchanged frequently, as well as the "E" sound (as in "dead") and the "I" sound (as in "did").

I have a tattoo that says "Greg" in heiroglyphics. I could show different experts, and some would say it says "Grig" or "Gleg" or even "Glig." /images/graemlins/smile.gif If you listen to people with different nationalities say my name, you can actually hear it said in all those ways (and more), so it's not really that far fetched.

Also, when you plug in words in those online translators, rememeber to keep it all phonetic. "Poker" will not have that E in it, it'll just be POKR.

Ten

[Bulldog]

Thought the explanation would be something like that. Thanks for the info.

By the way, I'm no Egyptian history expert, but I was thinking about the $25,000 anniversary plaque. What could rank higher than Tut himself? I was thinking Ra, but you've already used orange & yellow. In fact, you are probably limited to pink and gray. How'd Cleopatra fit into the whole thing? Also, maybe a gray Nile river scene?

[TenPercenter]

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... I was thinking about the $25,000 anniversary plaque. ... How'd Cleopatra fit into the whole thing?

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Cleopatra was fugly in real life. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

More on the $25k chip later...

Ten

[TenPercenter]

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Thought the explanation would be something like that. Thanks for the info.

By the way, I'm no Egyptian history expert, but I was thinking about the $25,000 anniversary plaque. What could rank higher than Tut himself? I was thinking Ra, but you've already used orange & yellow. In fact, you are probably limited to pink and gray. How'd Cleopatra fit into the whole thing? Also, maybe a gray Nile river scene?

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I have pretty firm plans for a $25,000 anniversary plaque. Haven't thought much about the subject though. Maybe a scene this time, like one of the $5k mockups. We'll see. It'll be a year or so before it happens.

Ten

[I can assure you that it will NOT be pink.]

[Hardmix]

I received my order today and I am not sure what to make of this. I took 10 $1 chips up to my office to play with while on the phone, of the 10 there are 4 chips with a very noticable sharp ridge on the side. When you run your fingernail across the side it catches on this ridge. I will take some time later to do a thorough inspection of the shipment.
Does this sound right to any of you???

[Hardmix]

I started a seperate thread "Chipco quality control" to get a larger view.

[YTV]

Mine just came!!!! They are sweeeeet!!!! My case from 5star showed up too, perfect timing!!!!

http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/1.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/2.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/3.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/4.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/5.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/6.jpg
http://www.boomspeed.com/ytv27/7.jpg

I will be putting in my re-order Sunday night, so that i can complete this set.

[TenPercenter]

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I will be putting in my re-order Sunday night, so that i can complete this set.

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They look great! What are you gonna order? 25 more octqagon, and 75 of what other chip? You might want to play a few games first, see what chips you run short on....

Ten

[YTV]

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I will be putting in my re-order Sunday night, so that i can complete this set.

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They look great! What are you gonna order? 25 more octqagon, and 75 of what other chip? You might want to play a few games first, see what chips you run short on....

Ten

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78 more $100
78 more $500
38 more $1000
10 more $5000

[audiopostman]

Hey what kind of cards are those in the picture? Kem Egyptian backs maybe? /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Seriously, they look nice with the set, what are they?

[PinataUT]

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Egyptians arrived. They look great!

[guller]

kem pharoah, so basically yea kem egyptians

[guller]

Just received mine. WOW!

Those 500 chip mahogany cases are real nice also. Already placed my reorder to fill up the few empty rows I had left over. Thanks 10% and MS, great job.

Now off to win some money with these new chips.

[Accident]

I got my Egyptians yesterday. Packaging was 1st class. Much better than the order I got from that place that sells the Martini chips. The $.25 chips are great. Nice dark blue and edgespot theme that matches the original set. They are simple and elegant. No mistaking them for an diff denomination because of color similarities in bad garage light, etc. The octogons and plaques are just beautiful. The plaques make a different chip sound when drop stacked like an acordian. Very nice. What I don't like about the oct. and the plaques is the edge spot. The white on them is totally weak IMO. I'm aware of the previous reasons why they couldnt be all purple and orange on the edges. I think it's BS. If the company is going to let us have them, then they should have let us get it right, all the way right. I still love them and I usually don't complain about much, but I wanted to add that critique. THey would have been totally the bomb with solid purple edges and the octogons too. I also must have missed the post about the octogons having a silk like texture. I really dont like that.
MSPatton runs a great web site and I will be buying from him in the future. Very professional from start to finish.
Can't wait for the game friday to wow the guys!
A great big thank you to TenPercenter/MSPatton, and anyone else who had design input on this chipset. Absolutely impressive!
Accident /images/graemlins/club.gif
PS, the octogons fit nicely in an oversized tray that came with some 43mm paulson Vineyard $100 chips.

[Fins]

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The octogons and plaques are just beautiful. The plaques make a different chip sound when drop stacked like an acordian. Very nice. What I don't like about the oct. and the plaques is the edge spot. The white on them is totally weak IMO. I'm aware of the previous reasons why they couldnt be all purple and orange on the edges. I think it's BS. If the company is going to let us have them, then they should have let us get it right, all the way right.

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Here here

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I also must have missed the post about the octogons having a silk like texture. I really dont like that.

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I didn't remember the texture being mentioned either. The slick plaques aren't bad and it makes for a sharp graphic... I'd have to see some with a diff texture to decide which I like better. They are still the best octagons & plaques I've ever seen /images/graemlins/cool.gif!

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MSPatton runs a great web site and I will be buying from him in the future. Very professional from start to finish.

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Just want to 2nd the kudos to MSPatton!

- Fins

[PinataUT]

3rd.

Responsive, professional, kept us informed, automated notifications for tracking. Good stuff.

Great job Michael.

[Ghazban]

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Re: the plaque... Yeah, my Mom mentioned that too, I didn't notice it (starstruck maybe?). I asked and Chipco said that it's the way the plaques are placed in the machine. Other plaques are printed on the horizontal (like a dollar bill), which is how they're printed even when it's a vertical print.

No biggy to me, like you said, you can't see both sides at once...

Ten


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seems like a goof on Chipcos part. they could have just flipped the back picture in their computer and printed away and that could have solved the problem. i think it defeats the whole purpose of putting the back of Tut altogether.

nonetheless, great chips!

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Mine finally came in and I agree that the orientation of the plaque ought to be easily fixable. Its pretty clear (to me, anyway) that the back ought to be oriented such that, while looking at the front with the mask properly oriented, a sideways rotation should result in the corresponding view of the back (as opposed to the upside-down view you get currently).

This is somewhat disappointing-- is there any chance of this getting fixed? I'd be willing to pay the shipping if I could exchange the ones I got for reprinted ones with the correction.

Other than that, the new additions look fantastic!

[Accident]

I must add that shuffling the plaques is way cool.
Accident /images/graemlins/club.gif

[toots]

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I must add that shuffling the plaques is way cool.
Accident /images/graemlins/club.gif

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Yup.

But regular poker chips feel impossibly small afterward.

[Lottery Larry]

Sorry, didn't see this before I sent the last email. I would have been interested in the Borg trip, but couldn't have gone anyway.

I'm glad I'll get to see all of the chips.

[Bulldog]

Ended up not going Saturday after all, but I'm planning to go this Saturday. I'll be headed past your place at about 8 or 9 AM according to my current plan, if you are interested. I'm going down solo, but 2-3 other guys might be down in the evening.

[Lottery Larry]

I'm busy in the morning and evening on Saturday. Thanks anyway.

Can't remember if we discussed this at the tourney this week or not, so....

[Lottery Larry]

I got to see Bulldog's chips this week. The artwork on all of the Egyptian chips is as nice as the illustrations, though some of the detail is "lost" visually due to the size. We don't have Ten's blown up graphics to appreciate!

I am bugged a little by the flipped image on the back of the plaque, but it's not a big problem

What I really didn't like, personally, was the difference in sound between the round chips and the octagon/plaques- especially the plaques.
They sounded 'tinny' if that is possible for ceramic chips. The round chips have a certain plastic clank that I could easily distinguish from the funkier chips. The plaque was noticeably different than the lower-denom round chips; the octagons were only somewhat so. If I had a complete set, I think it would bother me... but how often would you use the $5K plaques?

I was also surprised by the weight of the chips. They are a little thinner than my clay chips, or it looked that way at least. I don't know why I was thinking they'd be heavier- didn't think it through I guess. I also thought they'd be a little wider in diameter for some reason- don't ask me why.

Still, they are nice chips. I might have changed my mind about going with ceramic chips if I ever do a custom set, however- call me old school :P

[smoore]

I don't think that chipcos are actually thinner than a clay, they just look that way because of the rolling edge that's applied to the outside. it's sort of rounded and thinner than the chip so it's some sort of illusion. I guess you'd have to stack 20 next to each other to find out.

[jojobinks]

i've bought a buttload of samples this last month. chipcos are the same size as most clays. i've stacked em, shuffled em, and so forth, and i can attest to the size being the same.

[TenPercenter]

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i've bought a buttload of samples this last month. chipcos are the same size as most clays. i've stacked em, shuffled em, and so forth, and i can attest to the size being the same.

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Perception has a lot to do with it. My calipers say they're exactly the same size and weight as most clays.

Ceramics feel balanced, cold, smooth, and a have "ring" that clays don't. All this goes a long way towards making them feel like they're different.

Ten

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Egyptian set review:Actual Use.
I used the 25 to 5000 cheques for the tournament. The guys really loved those plaques, renamed "Plates" in our game. They really didnt like giving them up to make change or to bet with. It added an element to the game that was interesting. The octogons got lots of good comments also. It was worth getting the plaques and octo's. No one noticed the lack of edge color on either denom. I stand corrected. "bad ass" was the phrase I heard more than once about the plaques.

As for the blue ank .25's. The guys really loved them too. I think its the color. We used all 200 for the cash game and people wouldnt bet with them. Nice stacks all around.
Good work once again Ten.
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PS, the only bad thing is that I need more 100's, 500's to make up for the large denom 5000's. Had trouble making change, etc. Mo money, Mo money!
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Egyptian set review:Actual Use.
I used the 25 to 5000 cheques for the tournament. The guys really loved those plaques, renamed "Plates" in our game. They really didnt like giving them up to make change or to bet with. It added an element to the game that was interesting. The octogons got lots of good comments also. It was worth getting the plaques and octo's. No one noticed the lack of edge color on either denom. I stand corrected. "bad ass" was the phrase I heard more than once about the plaques.

As for the blue ank .25's. The guys really loved them too. I think its the color. We used all 200 for the cash game and people wouldnt bet with them. Nice stacks all around.
Good work once again Ten.
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They are called "bricks" by my group, and all like them. I love the chips and I like the sound and the feel. They've just discovered NL cash games, so I'm going to have to use my reorder for .25s, 1s, and 5s. For an up-to-ten-player cash game with $0.25/$0.50 blinds, how about:

75 quarters
250 1s
75 5s

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How much should I expect to pay for a set of Kems like the pharohs?