I just wanted to report that I finally had time to take a look at my Merit Poker deck by ibminer and I am blown away by the amount of detail put into this set. Its absolutely an amazing bit of Bitcointalk history that I will cherish forever.
Luckily I have 2 sets, so I can play with 1 and keep the other sealed. I love the little hexagonal chips, I should order like 100 of them to use for real play. Thank you so much ibminer, you are da man!
Awesome images man, and very nice to hear the feedback, thank you!
The idea for the hex chip in the game was actually created long before the idea to make the collectible items, so I had some initial concerns, but I was pleasantly surprised how they ended up in physical form. You won't find many (if any) hex shaped chips out there. I initially wanted to do clay versions but nobody seemed able to do the hex shape. *shrug*
More time than I care to admit was spent on the details & overall design of the deck & set, not to mention the game elements themselves. It took a team effort to pull it all off though, and I'm very thankful to have had theymos & PowerGlove there for their suggestions & thoughts throughout the process. Hopefully I didn't annoy them
too much! lol.
Also want to thank Cyrus & theymos for sponsoring these cool BCA versions of the sets, and icopress for continuing to offer cool ways for the community to be honored & rewarded -- Congratulations to all the prize winners!
One of my favorite moments of the whole Merit Poker saga was how there was initially no lower limit set on chip balances, so you could gamble on infinite credit, lol. I'd never seen that in a poker game before and will never forget it as it was funny as hell.
I do recall the screens full of orange stacks extending past the screen on every hand lol.
Fun times. Plus, the tweaks kept coming throughout the day... even into the month, with sound effects, and even some easter eggs
(awesome job by PowerGlove!).
It was a unique experience I won't ever forget, and the collectibles hopefully offer a unique way to remember & commemorate it.
