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BIG NEWS: Improved Game Boards at The Game Crafter!

Mon, 03/05/2018 - 13:32 — The Game Crafter

We’ve made several updates to our quad and six-fold game boards. They are more durable and better assembled and printed than ever before. They also have several new options.

First, the global game UV / Linen surfacing options no longer apply to these boards.

Second, you can now specify whether the board should be printed Matte, Gloss, Linen, or Spot Gloss. The latter 3 have an up charge of $1.50 for quad folds, and $2.00 for six fold boards.

Mind = Blown

Fri, 03/02/2018 - 10:54 — Jay103

Okay, so I made a rough estimate of game weight, not including shipping box, and came up with 3.3 lbs. That seems like a lot. It's mostly the chipboard.

I'd already decided to go with 1.5mm chipboard for my big map tiles instead of 2mm.. that's by far the heaviest component.

Prototyping

Wed, 02/28/2018 - 12:29 — Jay103
Dice photo

Just some notes on my prototyping.

http://spielpro.com has some great stuff, cheap. Free shipping over $20. I got plastic card stands there, plus blank dice. They also sell small wooden things like cubes and disks.

Some blank dice will take a Sharpie, but some won't, or it smudges over time. Get "paint markers" instead. They're cheap and work much better.

For life counters, go on Amazon and pick up a bag of bingo chips. Can also use bingo supply stores online. Not too expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DV7LZ2K

My tile/token solution was this chipboard:

Hastings 1066: How to make a board game that costs you a lot less (Microgames)

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 14:01 — lewpuls

A Board Game that only Uses Cards, OR,
What Matters is Function, not Appearance OR
How to make a board game that costs you a lot less

My game Hastings 1066, about the famous battle where William of Normandy conquered England, is a board game in disguise. It functions as a board game, yet uses cards, with the result that it costs buyers a lot less than if a physical board were included. Yet I’m told by a publisher that wargamers don’t generally care for card games. I think I understand why, but the objections do not apply to Hastings 1066.

New miniatures available - Fighter, a Djinn, and a Warbeast Handler

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 08:37 — The Game Crafter

New miniatures available! A Djinn, a fighter with a giant 2 handed great sword and a Warbeast handler. 3 fearsome enemies all awaiting their chance for battle. All available in The Game Crafter shop now at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/parts?dFR[category][0]=Minifigs

New Miniature Available - Barbarian with Axe

Mon, 02/26/2018 - 18:27 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Barbarian with Axe

New miniature added to our online game parts shop! This one is called "Barbarian with Axe" and it's available at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/parts/barbarian-with-axe.

Combat Mechanics

Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:46 — Jay103

The fundamentals of combat are this:

Each player has some health, basically between 6-16 depending on class and level. Not a ton. It's counted with bingo chips. Monsters, same. A typical basic monster has 2-4 health.

Each player is one of the four basic character classes (fighter, rogue, wizard, cleric). Each class has a weapon they use. That weapon is represented by a die, or sometimes two dice, which are custom. (Casters obviously have some spells, and the ones that are attack spells act like weapons here)

Heroes and Treasure

Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:35 — Jay103

Well, I haven't ever tried to blog anything before, but hopefully I'll be able to post something useful here. I'll start with a game intro.

Heroes and Treasure is an FRPG/Boardgame mix aimed at young kids and their parents, who play asymmetrically. To borrow D&D terms, the kids are the players and the parent is the DM.

New miniatures available - Balefire Demon, Iron Golem, and Hydra

Fri, 02/23/2018 - 16:13 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Balefire Demon, Iron Golem, and Hydra

New miniatures available! This time we've added a Balefire Demon, Iron Golem and Hydra to The Game Crafter parts shop. Come see our ever growing collection of detailed miniatures at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/search?q=mini&hPP=25&idx=products&p=0&dFR...

New Game Pieces Available - Dragon Familiar

Fri, 02/23/2018 - 01:26 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Dragon Familiar

What self respecting wizard doesn’t have a dragon familiar. Get yours in The Game Crafter shop today and be sure to check back often as we’ll be releasing more and more metal minifigs in the coming days.

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