
There are a lot of ways to bling out tabletop board games. In our last #GamerGiftGuide I listed a ton of cool ways to improve your existing games. While looking for items for that list one thing just kept coming up: replacement money for games.
I only put one set of coins on that list, but there are a ton of other options for upgrading your in-game currency and I wanted to feature some of them in this #GamerGiftGuide: Money, money, money.
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Poker Chips
One of the first things a lot of players do when sitting down to play a game is toss out the paper money and grab some poker chips. The first time I saw this done was in Power Grid
Paper Money
Now, most people don’t like paper money but there are a surprising number of players that do dig it. One of the cheapest ways to get some paper money is to buy play money meant for kids. Many of these sets are under $10 and some even include coins. Like this set from Learn & Climb
Gems and Jewels
A growing number of board games have started coming with acrylic gems, often replacing the humble wooden cube. You can get gems of your own in a variety of shapes and colours. There’s this 190 piece pack of Acrylic Color Ice Rock Crystals
Plastic Coins
If you want modern money, again, kids play money tends to be a cheap option. Like this set of Learning Resources Play Money
Metal Coins – Generic
Metal coins have really grown in popularity and more importantly dropped in price. One of the most popular and affordable sets out there are these Metal Pirate Coins.
Metal Coins – Fantasy
There are so many metal coins out there I figured it was best to break them up. Check out these D&D Monster Adventure Coins. Broken Token has some great Barbarian Gold as well as these great Fantasy Coins.
Metal Coins – Sci-Fi
While not quite as popular or common as fantasy coins, there are some pretty great sci-fi themed coins out there too. I really dig this series of coins from Broken Token. They come in 1 Credit, 5 Credit, 25 Credits, and 100 Credits. Xia Legends of a Drift System came with some great coins but it looks like you can only get the 2,000cR coins separately.
Metal Coins – Game Specific
You can also get metal coins that are designed to go with specific games. Like these Wondrous Metal Coins
Unique ways to track money


Here are some items I thought of that didn’t really fit in anywhere else. Consider these Mahjong counting sticks
Now it’s time for you to “Show Me The Money!” What types of currency upgrades have you made to your games?