Adam Savage's Rounders Poker Chips and Case Replica!
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2019
- One of Adam's favorite movies is Rounders, and he shares the story of his journey to replicate the poker chips as seen in the film. Recently, Adam was inspired to make a carrying case for these chips--his imagining of what a case from the character Teddy KGB's underground poker game would look like. The prop is still in progress, and Adam could use suggestions for the finishing graphics of the case!
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Dang it. I came here thinking you had built the poker chips themselves as well as the case. Love your builds, man.
wow, you're quick
Your chips are BETTER imo. In the movie the bear facing the opposite way away from the "$" sign looks backwards and looks less professional. I think it's better they face same way. Really cool!
Any plans availible for the carrier
Yeah where's the video on HOW to build the case?
You should talk to Brian Koppleman, one of the guys who wrote rounders. He is a super cool dude and if he thinks of something then it would actually *be* canon.
Also, talk to him about producing this set for sale for home games.
Я русский и могу помочь ))) Dont aske Hollywood directors what to write !)))) always fun to see))
Thanks for the suggestion! twitter.com/donttrythis/status/1205198805164949504?s=20
@@tested And you for your work ! FRWL))
!!!!! twitter.com/briankoppelman/status/1205200792862547969?s=20
when you locked it and said it was secure i was thinking "hello, this is the lock picking lawyer, and today we will be picking adams teddy kgb replica lock with this blade of grass i found in the parking lot."
This blade of grass Bosnian Bill and I cut from the lawn...
This video is way longer than 1:45. Couldn't possibly have been LPL
Yess! My thoughts precisely. Click outta one...
@@Krakatoa.1337 The LPL part would be the 15 seconds or so after the final Tested logo hits the screen...
"медведь" / "Медве́дев" (Medved / Medvedev) means "bear" and is also a Slavic surname. Could appear as the case manufacturer's name while really being a reference to the bears on the chips.
"медвежья клетка" (medvezhya kletka) would mean "bear cage", also a good name for the case full of "bears".
хорошая идея!
Really bad idea. So klukva
> So klukva
I guess you never watched the movie (or this video, for that matter)...
Да good one) Приеольно было бы еще запилить Bear stamp
RFC3514 or Just “Medvedi” for Bears. In Cyrillic.
The homage to each of his favorite movies is the kind of stuff I love. I always love Adam's detailed story telling in how a prop or replica came to be. His enthusiasm is contagious! Keep up the great work Adam and Tested crew. I always enjoy your videos.
OCD be OCD'ing. lol
By the way. It's "homage". Great post either way.
@@swordmonkey6635 yes. And thanks for the correction... it has been fixed. 👍
It's what I love about 😍 JJ Abrams as well. JJ has back story upon storys for how and why macguffins end up in the universes he plays in.
@@dirtysteve40 yes, it's always fun to have interesting, but small backstories that build up the realism in the universe.
As the guy who designed and produced those Snake Pit matches, it's so cool to see them in your collection, Adam. Thanks for giving them a special home.
I literally paused this video, right when you mentioned these chips were based off of Rounders. I hadn't seen it before. So I went on Netflix and watched it, and now I'm back on this video lol. Thank you for uploading this video, otherwise I wouldn't have ever watched that amazing movie. I don't know how I have never seen it until now.
Randy Marsh that’s how I felt years ago when I finally found it. Just re watched it no more than 2 weeks ago.
Randy Marsh
Wow. Yeah amazing. Now study the lyrics and guitar riffs in counting crows baby I’m a big star now. I’ve watched movie more times then I can count. At lest 300 times ( at least)
Exactly what I did haha
Same!
@@XxAverageJoexX I'm watching it right now on Netflix too. 16 minutes in and it's good so far. Adam Savage has amazing taste in cinema.
As someone who worked in the casino as a dealer and from what I remember there would be some kind of stencil that would say, "(Name of Casino) Property". They would also mark the equipment, cards, dice, etc. as decommissioned when finished using or it became damaged. There was also a serial number carved or molded into the inside of the lid and bottom of the shelf. Hope this helps, have fun.
Whatever else you do, include the bear on the case. I love the case and chips!
A russian made lock and not a US Yale lock would be cool
LockPickingLawyer or Bosnianbill could supply an appropriate lock. :)
A soviet dual custody lock.
That soviet dual custody lock is the first thing that came to mind too! Fresh paper "security" window would be really unique.
Ok mr lockpickinglawyer
Love the chips but if you’re gonna get that detailed, u gotta get the cards right too. Teddys place used Kem red and blue arrows. Narrow standard. Copags didn’t even exist in 1998!
Kem's are so much nice than Copags as well.
@@dragade101 you're absolutely right, they have been making cards since 1918 in Brazil. However, I don't think their cards really reached many places outside of Brazil before the poker boom, that happened around 2003
@@dragade101 i guess so. I got curious, so i started reading, and by 1990 they were already in many international playing card congresses (I believe they won a first place award in London in the 50s), and had already begun getting pretty big outside of Brazil. they also seemed to focus on sourcing for international casinos and clubs, since gambling was outlawed in Brazil in 1946. So the possibility of them getting Copags in 1998 seems pretty likely (not saying they used them in the movie, never even watched Rounders)
@@dragade101 absolutely stylish, and all of the extra things he did to try to make it personal but also accurate just fits his style in general so much. the little touches, like the blade runner matches, damn, I want him to be my grandfather
You should put a larger copy of the bear on the outside to indicate it's Teddy KGB's game
@@andybaldman There are so many Russian classic painting technique , and they can bee 10000 more Russian and beater. Khokhloma, Gzhel, Zhostovo and more
Do the bear logo(reversed to match the chips) but do it in a UV sensitive ink that only shows under UV lights
James Harrod better yet, do each of card suits on its own side and the negative of the bear in UV ink/paint
@@VennyTheJet I like this one.
This was my immediate thought as well. If you are already marking every chip with a logo for his casino/gaming business, it would only make sense to carry that over to the related equipment.
You'll need another chip tray that says 'DON'T TOUCH X' with Oreos.
oh HELL YEAH!
Yes
Yeah, seriously. How can you hope to have a set of Teddy KGB chips without a rack of Oreos?
Yeah, I was wondering where the Oreos were
Great Suggestion : )))
It’s amazing how many people love Rounders and how far its influence has spread. Hope to see you at the tables, sometimes again soon Adam!
I love so much your energy and optimism :)
It is a joy to watch your videos !
I've watched Rounders so frequently I could respond perfectly to virtually any line of conversational dialog you could throw at me LOL. You have no idea how happy watching this makes me haha. Cheers, Adam. Best of the New Year to you and yours.
I can't help, but I sure hope there is an updated show-and-tell after the case is finished.
keifbry same, but I hope there's a one day build of him adding the lettering and labels... and showing it all to John Malkovich. With Oreos. Dream big.
Agreed
Adding a East Germany/West Berlin customs stamp might make sense with the timeline
No it doesn’t. As someone who lived through the era that’s about a decade to late.
The wide variety of your interests keeps me coming back. Great episode as well.
I love the story Adam gives for each build, it really shows the drive and the process of how things come to be.
Wow this is pretty awesome replica prop!
Before the reveal when Adam said you wouldn't need to go far afield to guess his design I honestly thought it would be Oreo themed
According to Mr. Google: or eo becomes или эо. ore o becomes руда
Which has the look, and a nod to the character in the movie.
I love these show and tell videos! Please do more!
I love your enthusiasm for stuff like this!
Hi Adam. Im from Belarus and speak Russian. Didn’t watched move tho. One tip if you want to put word “Custom” in russian it will be «Сделан под заказ» which more spasificly mean “made by commission” but I imagine it will be hidden somewhere more like a maker trademark than big letters in front of the case.)
If you would have questions on how something be on Russian, will be happy to tell. Good luck with project. Box and set looks amazing.)
He was talking about “Customs” as in the authoritative agency that monitors stuff entering the US.
And with that video, I'm off to watch Rounders again.
What a great replica. Love Adam's passion in this S&T
love the energy and enthusiasm :) great vid. nice set
The fact that you love this movie definitely seals the deal on you being the coolest guy ever.
My dream is to one day find something that makes me as enthused and excited as Adams’s projects does for him
This is so amazing! A prop from My 3rd favorite movie of all time, made by my 1st favorite maker! Thanks for sharing!
This is awesome! Rounders is an amazing movie and hopefully you can get the case finished soon.
It needs a little drawer for Oreos ;)
Adam, I can offer you no help on this. I don’t know Russian, I haven’t seen that movie but I watched this in it’s entirety. You are a national treasure and it makes me happy to watch you share your excitement about things like this on UA-cam. Good luck! I look forward to a follow up in the future.
Oh, man, I love this so freaking much!
I really appreciate watching Adam talking about what he's excited for at the moment. I wish I could better understand his mind so I could replicate this level of involvement and passion for everything in my life. Thanks Tested!
Great video. The original company no longer uses the roman mold you have on those chips but does still make replicas. Thanks for the show and tell!
Need a hint on the company name
Classic Poker Chips@@crapspackler
Did you figure it out?
@crapspackler the company is CPC or classic poker chips. They used to be called ASM. The roman mold however is broken and the original master used to make more was stolen/ lost. They're also ridiculously expensive to remanufacture
Any chance you'll do a video on the build of this carrier? I'm 👀 no to build something similar and a standard box just seems so plain.
man , this is first time i saw a video of you. I like your charisma. Keep it up
This is why I subscribe to Tested. Amazing!
Whatever you do I would love to see the next stage.
These are Classic Poker Chips. CPC. You can also get them on 2 other molds. Circle square and scroll.
Yes they are, I am the owner. At no time did we say don’t give our name as far as I know. We are happy to be contacted!
David Spragg ..I thought that was strange. Ive spoken to you before, ordered samples. Even designed a set w J5. Haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
Guys, these are the only real casino grade, true clay chips that you can buy today. The other company only supplies casinos and will Not sell to the public.
This needs to be top comment.
@@marlowcasinochips is it possible to get the chips with the same impression (helix), as opposed to the circle or scrolls, i am fine with the flipped bears like adams
it was actually called 'Roman'. Decomissioned (wore out) 10 years ago I'm afraid. Stay tuned though, we are considering reintroducing the counterpart Chesterfield Club set.
This video is AWESOME! I love Rounders too. Your case is sweet!
This was an awesome video, thank you Adam!
"Savage Casino" is Cyrillic script with the Russian double headed eagle in silhouette above, all in gold leaf
I like that... something ornate Russian, filagree etc...
Казино Дикаря
Oh, yea, you could totally go with cyrillic!
I do not posses much gambling knowledge, unfortunately, but:
АБВГДЕЖЗ
These 8 letters are first letters of the alphabet (excluding one which is by canon is not used in counting: "Ё").
I can imagine a big letter "Б" on the front (which is the analog of English "B" and the second letter of the alphabet)
Could certainly happen!
sure it must be cyrillic. But why Б? im from CIS almost russia and i'm sure that they would write just фишки letters (chips)
Adam's level of constant and unparalleled stoke is amazing and inspiring
You are amazing. I love the attention to detail here.
I would LOVE to see Adam taking a shot at making his own poker chips from scratch.
Near impossible to make true clay chips like these ASM/CPC ones are. The composite mix is very complex and difficult to replicate. Plastic chips can be made as cheap as 30c a chip. These CPC's you can buy at about $2 or less a chip, though not in this exact mold which is known as the roman mold. The master stamp was lost a while back and the last stamp they made from it has worn out. the closest they have now is the CSQ mold. You can also make custom CPC's, I'm in the process of designing my own set of those at the moment. Those get expensive real quick.
Native russiаn speaker here.
Yes, we categorize things with letters as well as numbers.
Letter G is "Г". "Box G" - "Ящик Г".
Or you can use letters "Ё" (like e with umlauts). Or maybe "Д" if you like it more.
I think is is better to write "Не влезай, убьет" which literally translates as "do not enter, it will kill you"
You can find such a sign on substations and other high voltage electric equipment all around Russia. I think that is exactly what russian mobster would write on his box as joke or a as funny reminder to people not to touch it.
Another option is to write "'Книги" which translates as "Books". Since you don't want to write a name of a valuable thing on a box, better to use this simple disguise. So he can casually walk around with a case of books. Maybe that is how he passed the customs? No one checked the books case :)
Regards Dmitry
It will be better with "do not enter it will gobble up u"
I can't say I've ever heard of this movie, but it's always great to see Adam's collection of props
This is my favourite movie! Inspired to watch it again this evening
Hello from Russia!
If you just need a Cyrillic letter numeral, 8 first Cyrillic letters are А Б В Г Д Е Ё Ж , but(!) "Ё" is almost always skipped in numeration (maybe it's to similar to E? IDK), so it will better to use А Б В Г Д Е Ж З.
If you wanna use the numbers in Russian, they should be:
ОДИН (one)
ДВА (two)
ТРИ (three)
ЧЕТЫРЕ (four)
ПЯТЬ (five)
ШЕСТЬ (six)
СЕМЬ (seven)
ВОСЕМЬ (eight)
Good luck and happy Holydays!
I personally think that letter Ж in gold color will stand as a logo as well and it will look very cool to be printed on the side of the box. It will mean that this is the 7th case
But the problem is that Russians don't use letter to enumerate things.
Hi Adam, we met at Wired 25-talked about our hearing aids. I can send you some stuff from a trip I took to Russia in the 90s, but I'm not on social media.... Where should I send it?
Email I would think.
savage@tested.com
Found on their website.
What?
This is so awesome! Nice collection!
Love Rounders. I live in Jersey and used to play a ton of poker at the Taj where they shot parts of the movie. It never got old walking into that place or going down the escalator they did in the movie. Good times... great movie.
You should have a letter on the case that says “don’t touch” in his hand writing just like he has on his Oreos
BTW: "Cold War Russian Money" is a good image search for inspiration and will answer your question about Cyrillic numerals
Really? And why didn't you bother to image search "Cold War Russian Money" before you wrote this? You would have noticed that there were no Cyrillic numerals on Soviet money only Arabic.
@@thumbsdownbandit it's not a common problem with a common solution. I wouldn't have considered it if I'd never been there and used the currency
@@chadvavra No, you wouldn't have considered it if you knew what you are talking about or at least followed your own advice and googled "Cold War Russian Money" and "Cyrillic numerals".
@@thumbsdownbandit you misunderstand. The money gives a lot of design inspiration separate of the numbers and it also comes with the answer to that question.
i just LOVE your way of thinking!
Ive got to thank you Adam. before this i had never heard of Rounders, so i went and watched it and it as a stellar movie.
Love rounders. Why didn’t you play those kings mike? “Lot of action. Lot. Of. Action.”
Why not have the bear logo in a spray painted stencil style? Can't help with the Russian, but the bear would fit with the idea.
Adam, thanks for reminding me about this movie. I remember seeing this when i was 15 and how they ran up to Binghamton for a second to maybe play. I was impressed a popular film mentioned my not so popular hometown. Again, thanks pal!
I have been collecting casino chips for a substantial chunk of my life...and of course not just "casino" chips. I have many "not so law abiding" (illegal/underground card room) chips, custom/one offs chips, manufacturers sample chips, Christy & Jones, Paulsons, Blue Chip Co., Bud Jones, BG, ASM, Matsui, Abbiati, Chip Co., Gemaco, etc......you name it, I've got it. What Adam Savage has for his home games and just the simplicity of having is down right .....Out of this World....surreal ....highly, highly respected in the chipping community . There are a multitude of sets trying to replicate KGB's chips and some are very well done. The ultimate maker of Adams set is the fact that just the bear is reversed ..... everything else is literally spot on, including most important part....the mold. When looked at up close, one can see the imprinted design going around the chip. That particular mold pattern has been since retired. This alone would make Adams set nearly as valuable as the chips made for the production -Rounders-. Remember the value that Adam says at the beginning on actual films produced chips.....I would say he's pretty darn close per chip in past sales on Ebay...perhaps even a little short depending on the denomination of chip. Adams chip set is 1,200 chips total with all of the denominations that KGB had .... Mind blowing up....Adam could probably sell his set for an average of $40-$50 per chip x 1,200= duuuuhhhhhhh uhhhh......now what y'all think of dem chippies. Hey Adam, thanks a trillion times x infinite thanks for sharing your insanely collectable and very beautiful chips with all of us. Cheers
An interesting problem. Maybe having Savage 'дикарь' written on there would be a good idea.
Adam’s got alligator blood...can’t get rid of him.
Lol I keep seeing you in the comments of videos I'm watching
Never heard of the movie but the trailer looks good! I’m going to watch it tonight!
That’s dope bro !
Looks really nice
"I'll splash the pot, whenever the f*** I want"
Still my favourite movie ever
“In my club I will splash the pot vvenever-the-fuck-I-please.”
I wonder if you have a former colleague with a degree in Russian Linguistics?
oh god, that's so cold. -nice one
Having knowledge of the casino industry, this is a very satisfying video full of little-known facts! Awesome!
i love your enthusiasm man!
I’d put a fake Oreo cookie in the case Adam!
Imagine airport security playing a few rounds in the back room while Adam waits anxiously by the metal detectors.
First of all. If you haven’t seen the movie, go see it one of the best over the last 25 years or so. The replica, on point Adam
Love it. Now I have to watch Rounders again.
Made by ASM chips. Its nice that they let the groupbuy for those use the roman mold (edit oops ASM is now classic poker chips)
John S cmon man lol
The chip carriers are called birdcages.
That goes with my Red Sparrow idea!
Is that like the actual name? I've never heard them ever referred to as anything but racks before.
@@kp-ls4kq Yes. The chips go into a rack. The racks are carried in a birdcage. Like Adam said, most hold 10 racks.
I think the name comes from the Birdcage Casino in the 1880s.
Reverse causation. What do you think the casino was named after?
I had never seen this movie until you mentioned it. What a fantastic movie!
i doubt adam reads all these comments, but if he does... i want him to know that he is awesome, the amount of entertainment value i get from him is awesome. keep making videos you da bomb diggity!
How about an Oreo with “Oreo” spelled in Russian in the center of the cookie? I think Oreos say Nabisco I’m the middle.
It took me a second to remember the oreos that Teddy likes to eat. I love this idea. Below a commentor suggested forms of the word bear in russian. That might work well with your oreo outline.
Nabisco, sounds vaguely Russian, that could work as a good joke. It reminds me of a friend who was a Navy helicopter pilot. He had a chance to fly a Russian (post-Soviet Union) helicopter and he said all the gauges looked like they said "KAOPECTATE."
If only he knew someone that studied Russian.
A certain walrus-mustached beret-wearing man of many talents...
@jaradrabbit I’m pretty sure they don’t talk
Perhaps he should enlist the help of "The Machine!"
great set man..i luv teddys chips and glad i got to see this
This is freaking awesome!!
When you have to intentionally make your movie props worse to avoid the KGB.
There is an interview with Viggo Mortensen about eating out with his tattoos from Eastern Promises still on.
@@jago668 That immediately came to mind, when he mentioned not wanting to get into trouble if seen in public. Definitely something you want to avoid, lol
It's called FSB now
@@jago668 last minute of this video if anyone is interested ua-cam.com/video/KV0myun8b80/v-deo.html
I think it would look nice to stencil spray one card suit, and then underneath to write the suit name in russian cyrillic.
Пики (♠), червы (♥),
бубны (♦) и трефы (♣).
Adam is into everything i love?!?! Drones, Poker, and VR jeez, he's the man
I love Rounders! Nice poker set. You’re a total mechanic with this. 😉
Haven't you asked Jamie? He has a Russian degree, doesn't he?
Where I can find a person that knows russian and mobster life? -Adam
Jamie also counted money for the mobsters in the 30's, according to Adam, quickly corrected by Jamie, 'I was the hitman'.
That's really cool, lol.
Cool box but I think it needs a Russian padlock. I don't think Teddy KGB would trust a Connecticut, Yankee's lock.
Wow this is awesome!
Your video inspired me to buy and re-watch Rounders for the first time in probably almost 20 years.
Maby a worn spraypainted logo of the bear on the side.
"Сделано в СССР" - Made in USSR
I never would have even heard of Rounders if not for this video! And the chips themselves are really cool, Adam!
Also, to everyone who is sad that the chip company didn’t want their name revealed and haven’t watched Adam’s follow up video to this one all the way through:
He misheard the company representative. The DO want their name out there!
They are Classic Poker Chips, and they have both this video and Adam’s follow up poker chip video on their website as advertising.
They are a REALLY good chip manufacturer, and even do custom designs!
Awesome prop of Poker Chips from the Movie Rounders !!!!!!!!!! I love that movie too , Adam
Don't splash the pot, Adam :)
Wesley Hancock in Adams club he will splash the pot whenever the frack he likes!!
Hi! I’m from Russia and I can help with a stamp. In Russia we can number thing like : 10А/10Б/10В or 10-А etc. as an idea I recommend you to make a KGB logo stamp on it or some Russian prison quotes like : Жизнь ворам. A lot of things in mind!
Quick googling showed that the KGB logo/badge looks pretty cool. I can imagine a distressed decal of that logo looking really cool. Alternatively, a cast bronze version of the badge would look really cool...or maybe they're available on ebay.
RocketCityGardener I think bronze version of the logo will be quite in touch with a Soviet aesthetics. Maybe Russian/soviet flag can be added to the case, they will look quite good on it. If case was transported from Russia to US maybe it could have a Russian Post logo on it. A lot of possibilities:)
Also we can see in the Rounders that Teddy KGB watching boxing match, probably it’s a match of Kostya Tszyu, a famous Russian boxer. You can add a also on this case a logo of Boxing Federation of Russia or the boxing gloves. As we can see Teddy is a fan of boxing and he probably could had such sticker on the case.
I don't think it's a good idea to decorate it with prison quotes. If something - this is the one thing that can definitely get him into trouble.
mynameisdaniil well in Russia people have tattoos on their back and got a decals on cars with a quotes so I think it will be quite suited for him as a character piece.
The build of the case would be a great video, I see lots of creative solutions to encountered challenges!
I like watching your thought process