Computer game Dev having fun making board games!

I have two kids (7&9) and I wanted to get them involved with creating games. So many good benefits to doing activities like this, problem solving, reading, design ideas, and math! The great part is the kids don't know that is learning!

Over last winter we created a game and had lots of fun refining the rules and can share more details about it in another post.

For the game we are creating now, we're getting to a point where I have some question on how to create custom parts or boards. The good news is I have access to lots of cool stuff at work. But where would I get a custom set of cards created? How to make or order thicker game board tiles (laser cut cardboard)?

My main goal was to keep the game simple. I sat down with my kids and defined the outline of the game, they offered ideas and we would test them out. We are still working on it, and the youngest wants to make it CTF yet, which might be a variant game mode.

Core Game: A dice based combat game where each player has 3 bots. Players maneuver and attack each other. 2 or more players.

Game Design: (As of right now, mostly) I created this the other day and we've made some tweaks, but we play tested this rule set a few times and it was fun. I've attached the ruled sheet to this post.

This time around we've had a lot more changes in creating this game vs our last one. Changing the number of bots from 4, to 2, now to 3. How you fire, how you attack, damage from a punch. etc!

Right now we're experimenting with cover objects. 1/2 high cover you can shoot over but not move over. Also soft over like trees, where you could still shoot though it, but the attacker can only use 1 dice, vs 2 on a normal attack. One thing I am fighting with myself a bit is I want the game to be simple in play style. But my kids seem to grasp the rules of these add-ons very well.

Here is where I am lucky at my work, we have lots of cool stuff I can use to make stuff. With our large printer I created a 34x20 game board with standard sized hex layout. And I created some bots in 3ds max and printed them out.

I'm very open to ideas, suggestions, and feedback. And if anyone can play test this game, please do and let me know how it goes so we can address any issues you had or just hear how it went for you.