Remember when Pente was sold in a tube? There are still some games out there packaged like this. I always considered it kind of cool.
For my first short run self-publish I want to start the same way, with a roll-up that fits within a 3" diameter tube.
I want the greyscale board art to be high-rez photo-silked or otherwise printed onto a memory vinyl or plastic substrate of some kind which settles flat in a minute. I'm uncertain what color the substrate material should be; it'll be covered with two shades of grey and a black border. (Look at my avatar for a rough idea.)
Specs:
Artwork: 15.5" X 15.5 on a 16" X 16" board
Thickness, hopefully 1/8" for substance and nice "knock."
1 ink, screened for tints.
Must be able to accomodate a first micro-run of 50, followed by periodic runs of equal or greater count. Hopefully a reasonable plate creation/setup charge.
I know flexible surface printing is out there and there's a company which can do it from my digital artwork. Like to stay in US to start.
Does anybody have recommendations?
I also like it if the actual BOX is the board.
Man, that is SO zen! Yahhh.
I actually made a point of collecting those to see what solutions there were. Unbelievable variety, some very clever pritning/finishing approaches, including magnetized or sticky plastic, foam pieces, et al.
Very cool, Hpox, will do. Thank you for the lead.