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Thicker tiles?

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Tue, 01/22/2013 - 19:24
markwallace
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I am interested in producing about 100 square tiles, 1.5" on a side, printed on both sides, for a game prototype.

It seems that printplaygames.com can do this at relatively low cost, and those tiles should do for a first prototype, but for a slightly higher-quality prototype, I would like the tiles to be up to 3/8" thick, rather than printed on thin chipboard.

Any ideas for getting this done? Are there any sites that would allow me to order such a thing online?

Any input appreciated, thanks in advance.

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Tue, 01/22/2013 - 21:15
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EdWedig
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What about wooden tiles with

What about wooden tiles with stickers? Check either Litko or Blue Panther. I believe that both do wood tiles in a variety of sizes.

-Ed

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Tue, 01/22/2013 - 21:52
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Yort
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Chopsaw

If you are going to paint them yourself, I think just visit your local-mega-hardware store, find the smaller pieces of wood near the dowel rods, and just chop them into the desired sizes. It's fast and there is something I like about working with wood. Also, if you mess up on the paint, you can always sand it down.

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Wed, 01/23/2013 - 00:08
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BubbleChucks
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I made a prototype similar to

I made a prototype similar to this last Thursday (plays like a charm, after the first revision from playtesting).

The pieces I used where black wooden blocks 31mm x 11.5mm (1.25 inches square). I bought a copy of Qwirkle, which can be picked up for circa £12 on ebay, printed out the artwork on A4 sticker paper, sliced up the squares with a craft knife and stuck them on the blocks.

Took me about an hour to put together :)

You get 108 blocks in a game of Qwirkle.

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Wed, 01/23/2013 - 12:06
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The Game Crafter
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3/8" (0.375) thick isn't

3/8" (0.375) thick isn't something you're going to be able to find, at least anywhere I can think of. That's VERY thick. The industry standard is 60pt which is 0.06 inches or 1.5mm thick. This is the thickness of Carcassonne / Catan tiles.

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Thu, 01/24/2013 - 08:29
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macroprotodon
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And if your game have

And if your game have success...

Will you produce the game by using stickers placed by hand on wooden tiles?

Sounds slow and expensive. Sounds as if success could kill the project.

Wouldn´t it be better a run with cardboard and if it has success, make a "de luxe" or "especial edition" in wood and stickers?

If you plan expansions you can keep the cardboard game and expansion as separate producs and the wooden edition with expansion included as different product. (depending the game, of couse)

Hope Blue Panther don´t misunderstand me. I consider a wooden edition as a "de luxe" edition. So, the price should be higher.
I may be wrong.

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Thu, 01/24/2013 - 09:14
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BubbleChucks
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No definitely not, I can't

No definitely not, I can't imagine myself stickering 108 wooden blocks on both sides - for every game made. The cost of my time alone would make the project financially ridiculous.

Using 108 blocks was integral to the development of the game design. From the outset, I intended to submit the game to Mindware - the makers of Qwirkle.

The game consists of the same components (with the addition of 30 x 10mm wooden counters, 5mm depth) and possibly a board. The board isn't essential, but it does make it easier to keep the blocks in formation.

The design matches their search criteria for new games, it compliments their existing line and it would make use of production processes already used in Qwirkle. They could produce the game tomorrow - using the same box, bag and simply screen printing different designs on the blocks (with new cover art).

I'm thinking that such an easy production transition will improve the chances of the game being accepted for publishing.

If it doesn't pan out that way - it would have to be chinese production. Alternatively, the game would come with black wooden blocks and sticker sheets that the buyers would apply themselves.

Another alternative would be print and play. The artwork for the blocks and counters fits on 5 sheets of A4 - with some twiddling space leftover. So it would be a case of those interested downloading the sheets and applying them to whatever they chose.

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