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Box art file I sent to my manufacturer

Thu, 02/14/2019 - 10:28 — Jay103
Heroes & Treasure box art screenshot

This is obviously smaller than the real thing, because of the size limit here, but this recently came up, so I thought I'd show what a "box" looks like to a manufacturer.

Additionally I wanted to note that each of my cards is about a 100mb PDF file, when saved with its layers (about 5mb saved as a TIFF). Files are not small! And this is also why MS Word is not the right file format.

New Board Game Accessories - Mini Storage Box

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 00:37 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Accessories - Mini Storage Boxes

We added 4 new types of Mini Storage Box to our Board Game Accessories Shop! These plastic boxes are stackable and come in 4 different colors with each color having different dividers inside. They work great inside game boxes when you need to keep your game components organized.

Axis Mundi Updates

Fri, 02/08/2019 - 18:45 — peterthull

I have been working a lot on Axis Mundi.

The rule book has been re-written to 1) completely focus on the 3-player game (I took out the 6-player game because I couldn't play-test it), 2) character's, Angel's, and Demon's variable powers were re-balanced, 3) a real-time mechanic was added for advanced play, 4) rules were generally clarified, simplified, and cover more possible game states, and 5) the game's end-phase gameplay was improved. All in all, these changes reduced the length of the rule book by about 7 pages.

Introducing the Medium Stout Box!

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 13:48 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Game Box - Medium Stout Box now available at The Game Crafter

The Game Crafter has a new custom printed game box that it can make for board game designers. It’s called the Medium Stout Box and it matches the premium quality and durability of our Large Stout Box and Small Stout Box. This game box is made of rugged 70pt chipboard and it measures 6.125 x 9 x 2.25 inches (156 x 229 x 57 mm).

Darkness & Light Kickstarter is live!

Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:46 — Jay103

I know I haven't really been talking about it much here, but I've been working on an expansion pack for my Heroes & Treasure game. It's not a new design, obviously, though it will contain new mechanics such as scrolls and traps.

If anyone's interested in seeing it, it's at:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/727578181/heroes-and-treasure-darkn...

Spread the word!

Sporktopia Legacy Challenge Semi-finalists

Mon, 02/04/2019 - 17:32 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Design Contest - Sporktopia Legacy Challenge

The semi-finalists in the Sporktopia Legacy Challenge can be viewed at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/sporktopia-legacy-challenge. The judge is busy trying to figure out who will make it into the finals. Good luck to all designers!

How close is this game to Mafia/Werwolf

Sat, 02/02/2019 - 00:28 — Fex_H

Hi all,
I'm currently working on a social deduction game with a few of my friends.

It is set in the old west, where all the characters are staying in a saloon when a prestigious rail baron is murdered in the establishment. No one has left the premises so the murderer and his accomplices must still be inside. If you support the Sheriff, will you be able to figure out who the culprit was and eliminate them? Or will the Murderer and his accomplices eliminate the Sheriff before word gets out, and you get uncovered.

New Game Pieces Available: I-Beam, Pumpkin, 13mm Transparent Orange D6

Fri, 02/01/2019 - 14:55 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - I-Beam, Pumpkin, 13mm Transparent Orange D6

Today we added a several new items to our Board Game Pieces Shop! We have a new silver colored I-Beam that you may recognize from The Manhattan Project by Minion Games. We also added a wooden Pumpkin which may be useful for those of you who are working on a new game for our Holiday Design Contest. Last but not least, we added a 13mm Transparent Orange D6 and we’re loving the color of these dice! (17mm Meeple included for scale) All of these pieces are available at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/game-pieces

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