BARGE chips are traditionally created by the previous years NLHE champion. See the individual years pages for history on each of the chips. The purple chips are often limited run chips given to previous years winners and other VIPs.
Several years commerative coins have been made by individuals. These have been sold or given away as the individual creators have seen fit.
Note that any and all imagry contain in these pictures may be copyrighted by one or more individuals. Contact the individual designer if you plan on creating anything that looks similar. This isn't just polite, its also the law in many circumstances.
The 1993 chips were designed by Steve Jacobs.
The 1994 chips were designed by ?.
The 1995 chips were designed by ?.
The 1996 chips were designed by Tom Sims.
The 1997 chips were designed by Mike Zimmers.
The 1998 chips were designed by Tom Sims.
The 1999 chips were designed by Lee Jones.
The 2000 chips were designed by Ernst-Dieter "ADBJupiler" Martin and Patrick Milligan and produced by Ken Kubey.
The 2001 chips were designed by the BARGE Chip Committee.
In recent years a tradition started by Ernst-Dieter "ADBJupiler" Martin to design pins for the various ARG events has caught on.
Comments/Suggestions/Corrections mail Michael Hunter.