How to Make Game Boards

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This is another installment in the prototyping series from James Ernest. This video describes several ways to make prototype game boards. Everything from the basic "print it on paper" to techniques for making folding boards, wrapped edges, and waterproof surfaces.
James Ernest publishes tabletop games, design articles, and short fiction at Crab Fragment Labs: www.crabfragmentlabs.com/
Most of the games featured in this video are available for free at cheapass.com/free-games/

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  • @Peter-Williams
    @Peter-Williams3 ай бұрын

    I’ve been making board games for years but still haven’t ever thought of some of the techniques in this video. Great advice, I’ll start using some of these methods on my upcoming games :)

  • @proyc95
    @proyc955 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing

  • @paulsalomon27
    @paulsalomon275 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic video here. Thanks for that!!

  • @ncm2738
    @ncm27385 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant tutorial

  • @JoFlo93
    @JoFlo932 жыл бұрын

    This is THE MOST useful video I’ve seen as someone who is just getting into tabletops as a hobby

  • @RoloffDeleto
    @RoloffDeleto2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video's! I've cut the (leatherish) covers from old encyclopedias that were tossed to use for (foldable) game boards and taped them together with linnen tape.

  • @JohnPayneSycarion
    @JohnPayneSycarion5 жыл бұрын

    Great Video! Just what we need here to test some ideas. Thank you!

  • @StrayFire
    @StrayFire5 жыл бұрын

    great production and very interesting content. thanks for sharing!

  • @paulaneary7877
    @paulaneary7877 Жыл бұрын

    Thank You James, I really appreciate this, great video, very helpful!

  • @gabrielgan2971
    @gabrielgan29715 жыл бұрын

    This is extremely helpful. Thank you : )

  • @PhoenyxAshe
    @PhoenyxAshe5 жыл бұрын

    Cool. I may have to use a few of these techniques to reinforce some of our older Cheapass Games. Our Deadwood boards are getting a little frayed at the edges.

  • @Ratheri
    @Ratheri5 жыл бұрын

    Dude, I love these videos. Thank you for making them!

  • @nerenahd
    @nerenahd11 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much, sir. It helped me on a school job, it was exactly what I was looking for.

  • @nataliaf.8580
    @nataliaf.85802 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Awesome video!!

  • @albionhustler9836
    @albionhustler9836 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool, thank you! Have you ever considered reusing cardstock from mass market games found in good will stores for some of these prototypes?

  • @drakefulton3914
    @drakefulton39148 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @rickyb3216
    @rickyb32164 жыл бұрын

    EXACTLY what I was looking for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @stephenspackman5573
    @stephenspackman55735 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this! Contact paper is also my current solution for homebrew dry erase surfaces-which seems like a useful thing.

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    2 жыл бұрын

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    @reigneduardo6732

    2 жыл бұрын

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    2 жыл бұрын

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    @lukealaric7861

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @reigneduardo6732

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Luke Alaric happy to help :D

  • @jamesdoble7580
    @jamesdoble75805 жыл бұрын

    Your Awesome thank you for sharing.

  • @victorc7689
    @victorc76893 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome, what printer do you recommend for this?

  • @CreepVortex
    @CreepVortex4 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any tips for making packaging for games like bags for card packs or a box for board game?

  • @TheBestUni
    @TheBestUni2 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing

  • @eugeniomariopazielli8478
    @eugeniomariopazielli84782 жыл бұрын

    thank's

  • @beluga2630
    @beluga26303 жыл бұрын

    What are the materials required

  • @najwazanudin4522
    @najwazanudin45229 ай бұрын

    Can i know the material of paper or card that you used ? Please...

  • @yousifhassanein8562
    @yousifhassanein85622 ай бұрын

    What are all the materials we need

  • @willmolinar
    @willmolinar11 ай бұрын

    This is assuming one has all the equipment and tools needed to do it this way...these items all cost money.

  • @Talkaen
    @Talkaen Жыл бұрын

    What kind of paper do we have to use if we want to make a really hard game board like the retail boards?

  • @CheapassJames

    @CheapassJames

    Жыл бұрын

    That super-thick cardboard can be hard to find in small quantities. I'd check an art supply store for matte board (which is similar) or just recycle a board game from the thrift store.

  • @kosterix123
    @kosterix1233 жыл бұрын

    What about not sliding, folding, and using height to nudge game pieces into intended spaces.

  • @chrisnichols1862
    @chrisnichols1862 Жыл бұрын

    Question? Is it legal to create am add on/ mod for an existing commercial board game. Not using any of their art or logos... just referencing some of the locations / names and properties in the game. No logo or artwork use at all. Just curious before I develop... if it is a 50/50 perhaps I will use an S-Corp to protect personal liability

  • @CheapassJames

    @CheapassJames

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, Chris. This is really not the place for publishing advice, legal or otherwise. Best of luck!

  • @chrisnichols1862

    @chrisnichols1862

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CheapassJames My mistake.

  • @dtg9k355
    @dtg9k355 Жыл бұрын

    on the 4 fold board, my first 2 boards wont fold without peeling of the contact paper. Can you tell me what im doing wrong?

  • @CheapassJames

    @CheapassJames

    Жыл бұрын

    Seems like two possibilites. If you are folding the wrong way, the seam will never work (the paper is the hinge, so it should be on the inside of the fold). If you're folding the right way, and the contact sheet is coming unstuck, consider (a) giving the adhesive more time to cure and (b) pressing the fold to create a better crease in the material. Good luck!

  • @eduwoodentoysgrace4077
    @eduwoodentoysgrace4077 Жыл бұрын

    Make speical Game board is Fantestic,We use machine to finish them fast.

  • @robot7759
    @robot7759Ай бұрын

    No laminating? A4 l-machines are cheap as dirt nowadays.

  • @GamingMansion
    @GamingMansion4 жыл бұрын

    What Guillotine have you been using :)

  • @OrcaTheDorka
    @OrcaTheDorka3 жыл бұрын

    How to make a game board: *make a game board*

  • @allluckyseven
    @allluckyseven5 жыл бұрын

    Great tips! But James... you need a bigger pair of scissors.

  • @derecwilsom4546
    @derecwilsom45463 жыл бұрын

    HUGE guillotine.....tiny scissors...yep.... great tips and techniques

  • @user-mv6id9dk9g
    @user-mv6id9dk9g4 күн бұрын

    Sir i have a new board game idea, would you mind listening to me😅

  • @stephengoodrum821
    @stephengoodrum8212 жыл бұрын

    Did he rlly say game boards…

  • @khatuntsovmikhail6223
    @khatuntsovmikhail62233 жыл бұрын

    Please use Metric Units. Thanks.

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