I am planning on publishing a game myself (yay!) and have never worked with a printer. So....a few questions:
1. Matte or glossy: what is the difference? For games like Monopoly. Clue, etc, what do they use?
2. Box cover thickness - What is the standard thickness I should request?
3. Game board thickness - What is the standard thickness I should request?
4. Box size - I plan to use a standard quad fold game board that reduces to 1-'x10'. What box size is best?
5. Printers and box/game boards - should I source the components separately and provide to the printer?
6. Can anyone recomend a great printer?
7. How about costs for 4 color printing? Please inbox me if you have any ideas.
8. Anything else I should know?
Thanks in advance to everyone.
The question of board thicknesses has been addressed in your other post. As for matte vs. glossy, I would suggest you go with matte for as much as you can.
Most all games use matte finishes to reduce glare. This is especially true for the board and cards. You don't want a player be unable to see parts of the board or cards in play because of their seating position.
Your printer can tell you if they have stock sizes for game boxes that would reduce your costs. They may have dies and machines set up for a standard size that would reduce your setup costs if you use their standards. They should be willing to work with you.