Although I've seen plenty of square game boards with circular playing areas, I've never actually seen a circular game board. Does anyone know offhand what the reason is? Can it be done? Is it too difficult for a machine to cut or bind?
thanks,
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anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Mon, 10/17/2005 - 19:43
Mon, 10/17/2005 - 20:40
#1
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Both "charlemange" and "de ontembare stad" have circular boards, so it's certainly doable...
Mon, 10/17/2005 - 22:38
#2
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
I think it's mostly just because it'd be a waste of large amounts of paper, unless you were going to use the corners for something else. Cutting it wouldn't actually be a big deal. Also, it would be difficult to wrap the edges of the board to hide the layering of the chipboard underneath.
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 03:25
#4
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Gogolski wrote:
Both "charlemange" and "de ontembare stad" have circular boards, so it's certainly doable...
Both games are designed by Dutchmen. Is it a cultural thing? I'm more of a triangle man myself, though.
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 05:24
#5
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
The new (French) game 'Planete Rouge' (Red Planet) also has a circluar board -
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 08:01
#6
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Other games with round boards include Barbarossa, Terra, Krieg und Frieden, Risk 2210, and Dark Tower.
You asked about De Ontembare Stad: it's a good game, solid and quite fun. Not my favorite, but certainly ranking in the 7 to 8 range.
The circular boards I've personally seen, De Ontembare Stad and Barbarossa, are not wrapped: the edges of the cardboard are exposed. I don't think you can wrap such a board cheaply enough, as all the overlapping little bits would be a huge pain unless a machine was designed specifically for making wrapped round boards.[/i]
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 09:01
#7
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Teuber's first edition of "Barbarossa" had a circular board... and I believe the first edition of Faidutti's "Muertre à l'abbaye" too, but I'm not sure
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 13:29
#8
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Aye, it was definitely Teuber's Barbarossa that I was referring to, not one of the wargames.
Tue, 10/18/2005 - 22:03
#10
Have you ever seen Wall Street Spin?
I bought a game called Wall Street Spin. It uses not one, but two round boards! My kids and I are distributors.
Check out http://www.thumbsup-games.com/html/featured_game.html
for descriptions, reviews and pictures.
Mitch
[Link corrected by admin]
Wed, 10/19/2005 - 03:30
#12
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Trivial Pursuit: Millenium Edition has a circular board too. It's done so the whole game fits in a "wedge shaped tin". I find it annoying that the box is a 90 degree wedge and the playing pieces are, as they've always been, 60 degrees.
Wed, 10/19/2005 - 10:59
#13
anyone seen a round (circular) game board?
Shrink Wrap, could potentialy be used for the edge of a round board, if u can find any of the right diameter :)
(like used to shrink over battery packs, and electrical wire)
Could also use "monokote", stuff used on RC Plane skin...
(Obviously I do the Radio Control Hobby thing too...) lol.
thanks for the info... it seems like a round board would be hard to bind, but apparently it can be done. Those games look pretty interesting btw... have you ever played either of them?
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