We often have many posts that talk about "does anyone know where to find this, that or the other component".
So I was wondering, if people could comment on the following questions:
1) What game component do you use the most (dice, hexes, spinners, pawns, chips, etc...)?
2) What game component is the hardest to find? (for example, various sized wooden/chipboard hexes, think there is a post very week on hexes ;) )
3) What game component(s) do you feel are overly expensive, so you dont buy/use them? ( for example(not a good one), playing cards )
4) What would be your ideal game component "grab bag"?
The one piece that is overly expensive is the custom one. I love the tasty bits aspect of gaming, so most often there is a cool little piece (boats, soldiers, buildings) that I can't canabolize out of another game but goes along with my theme. And since I dislike paper counters as substitutes (yes, I use them in playtesting but once I get to prototype I want a "nice copy") I end up molding many of them (rather poorly mind you) outta clay and such. It's sad really...