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Design A Game - Week 2 of an 8 week project for students

Mon, 04/13/2020 - 12:29 — The Game Crafter

We're excited to follow Adam & Michelle as they walk through an 8 week session on board game design. This is a school project for students taking them from concept to print using The Game Crafter. Week 2 topic: "Mechanics & Research".

Virtual Protospiel at Con of Champions

Thu, 04/09/2020 - 13:40 — The Game Crafter
Tabletop Events - Con of Champions - Virtual Protospiel

The Virtual Protospiel at the Con of Champions is the first ever board game prototype convention event to be run online in a digital format, allowing board game designers from around the world to test their games together and fight the spread of COVID-19.

Participants need to buy a badge for the Con of Champions to participate. All proceeds from badge sales go directly to the Tabletop Events fundraiser to help keep the site operating through the pandemic.

Full details at https://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/614937206019211264/virtual-protospi...

Jason Greeno Inducted Into The Game Crafter Hall of Fame

Wed, 04/08/2020 - 15:39 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Hall of Fame - Jason Greeno Inducted Into TGC Hall of Fame

Jason Greeno has been inducted into The Game Crafter’s Hall of Fame because his game, Starforge, won the Mint Tin Challenge. Congratulations! Read the full designer interview at https://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/614846609960894464/jason-greeno-ind...

Big congrats to Jason on winning the contest and signing a publishing deal already! (This is actually very common with TGC contest winners these days!)

Con of Champions - Have fun and help Tabletop Events!

Tue, 04/07/2020 - 12:32 — The Game Crafter
Tabletop Events - Con of Champions - Virtual Game Convention

Trapped at home and looking for some fun?! Come play or run some games at our virtual convention called Con of Champions on May 23-25.

Sign up to play games. Social distancing will be a lot less boring with all the new friends you'll meet at Con of Champions.

We've already got a bunch of games up on the site, but we need more. Use Tabletopia, Tabletop Simulator, Roll 20, Fantasy Grounds, Skype, Zoom, Discord or any other online platform to run your favorite games. Submit games you want to run!

New: Custom Game Scents at The Game Crafter

Wed, 04/01/2020 - 12:33 — The Game Crafter

Many people in The Game Crafter community enjoy the smoky campfire smell that occurs when we manufacture games with laser cut components. However, for those of you who aren't fans, we added 5 new scents that you can apply to your game. We hope you enjoy these new options and we plan to expand our collection later this year.

Check out the product video at https://youtu.be/eankkkIR4ko

Covid-19 Effects on The Game Crafter

Wed, 03/25/2020 - 02:07 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - The Leading Print On Demand Game Publisher

Due to Covid-19, the governor of Wisconsin has issued an executive order to temporarily shut down in-person activities at all non-essential businesses. The good news is that we are not a non-essential business! The bad news for you is that we’re going to be processing orders slower due to new safety measures.

Design A Game Project - 8 Week project for kids to design a board game. From Idea to published copy.

Fri, 03/20/2020 - 13:33 — The Game Crafter

We are excited to follow along with Adam & Michelle Game School as they walk through an 8 week series on board game design. This is a school project for students that takes them from concept to print using The Game Crafter.

Introduction:
https://www.anmgameschool.com/post/design-a-game-project-introduction

Protospiel Denver

Mon, 03/09/2020 - 22:20 — The Game Crafter

The Game Crafter loves to support indie board game designers and we are happy to sponsor Protospiel Denver with blank prototyping components, assorted game pieces, and promo cards. Protospiel Denver will be held March 13-15 2020 at the Ramada Plaza in Northglenn, Colorado.

Half Chess Sets at The Game Crafter

Tue, 03/03/2020 - 16:08 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Half Chess Sets - All Colors

In case you missed our announcement in January, The Game Crafter now carries Half Chess Sets in our board game pieces shop! The photo above doesn’t show all of the pieces in each set, but it shows all of the colors available.

These chess pieces meet all chess tournament standards and regulations. They are a standard staunton design and have a 3¾" tall King with a 1½" base. Half set with 17 chess pieces (extra queen included) and a felt paper base. We have 8 colors to chose from. 17mm Meeple included for scale.

New Board Game Pieces - Sheep

Fri, 02/21/2020 - 15:14 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Board Game Pieces - Sheep

We added these sheep to our board game pieces shop! They work well in farming or resource management games. Because our supplier sends us a random assortment, we don’t sell specific colors. When ordering, you’ll receive a random selection of these 2 colors. 17mm Meeple included for scale.

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