Questions about how to create or use customized game pieces for existing games or for developing new games. This includes replacing the existing pieces with better ones, or implementing an existing mechanic using different materials - such as replacing a scoring track with individual victory-point ...
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Replacement coins for At The Gates of Loyang
I have the game, and one of the first things I noticed was the cardboard money. Not a fan, even though in this game it's really just another resource, and doesn't change hands often.
Anyone have a ...
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Where can I get custom Magic: the Gathering cards printed?
I have made up some custom MtG cards, and I am trying to get physical copies made (to mess with my friends, and for casual use). Does anyone know where I can get them made?
Disclamer: These cards ...
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How can I cheaply and easily create stackable tiles?
I'm building a prototype with stackable tiles in several different shapes. I 3D-printed some tiles that lock together nicely, but it is too expensive to 3D-print all the tiles I need to make multiple ...
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How can I make Supernatural-themed alternative characters?
The people who I play Betrayal at the House on the Hill with are also the same groups that share my love of Supernatural. We'd love to make some Dean, Sam and John Winchester characters as well as ...
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Where to buy or how to cut blank hexes for own game prototype?
Fellow board game player wants to test his game prototype, which uses a number of hex pieces (prefreably smaller than Catan or Eclipse ones). Is there a place to buy some blank ones? We could then use ...
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In {American, Bios} Megafauna, how can we improve showing who has what traits?
In American Megafauna and its newer version Bios Megafauna, each of up to four players has up to four species in play. Each species has several traits, and some traits can be multiplied (values up to ...
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What is the best method to make new Settlers like tiles
I am trying to make some new Settlers tiles and would like to know what is the best method to make Settlers like tiles that are roughly the same size and thickness to standard settlers tiles with a ...
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Does anybody know of a list of color-appropriate effects for new cards in Magic?
My playgroup has started to get into creating custom cards for our casual Magic: the Gathering games, but it's no fun if the cards aren't designed in a plausible way.
According to Mark Rosewater's ...
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Can You Buy a Catan Border That Fits?
"The border of the 4th edition Settlers of Catan is too small for the board hexes. To be exact, each hexagonal tile is about 79 mm wide. Five of them, end to end, form the longest stretch of land ...
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What is the best resource for Card Trays?
I'm looking for some card trays for a game I've been designing.
Ideally, they would be six-slot trays that hold standard playing card sized cards.
In my mind, they are similar in appearance and ...
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Carcassonne — problem telling the difference between the Big Meeple and regular Meeples
In our gaming group, we have a very hard time picking out the Big Meeple from the other Meeples on the board. While the Big Meeple certainly is bigger than the others, it's not by a significant ...
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Alternatives to the coins supplied in Puerto Rico [closed]
After getting the Rio Grande Treasure Chest for the two Puerto Rico expansions, I want to spice up my set of Puerto Rico a little bit.
Can anyone recommend any good sites where I could get physical ...
