Category Archives: design

I am very excited about this art

Posted on 2019-04-04 by Boardcrafting

The design for the backs of the Deckahedron cards is done, and I just wanted to share it. The design is by Ben Didier and there’s a couple great things about it: newly designed “suits”: anvil, blades, crown, dragon look … Continue reading →

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Core Resolution Mechanism Flowchart

Posted on 2019-03-04 by Boardcrafting

After analyzing Genesys and FATE, I’m now ready to tease apart all the different steps in the core resolution mechanism of A Thousand Faces of Adventure.  And here it is. I think I’ve done a good job keeping it tight, … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2018-06-03 by Boardcrafting

Last weekend was spent at KublaCon, which was an opportunity to hang out with friends, play some new board games, and excitedly run some playtests of Deckahedron World. I was very pleased with the playtests. One one hand I received … Continue reading →

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Laser-cut Carcassonne

Posted on 2014-06-09 by Boardcrafting

I have been working recently on designs for a laser-cut Carcassonne set. I have completed a prototype of The River and some start tiles. I brought them all to KublaCon a couple weekends ago, and played many a game of … Continue reading →

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Catan Treasure Chest

Posted on 2014-04-23 by Boardcrafting

David Sopko has some very lucky friends. He created a wonderful wedding gift – a customized boxed set of Catan: Cities and Knights using Boardcrafting tiles, felt bags for the player pieces, and wooden trays for the cards. In his … Continue reading →

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Combination Platter

Posted on 2014-04-07 by Boardcrafting

The greatest thing about attending KublaCon last year was connecting with so many fellow board game enthusiasts, sharing ideas, and getting new inspiration. Jorge showed me a great example of mixing Boardcrafting tiles (he has the “Fancywood” edition with cherry and … Continue reading →

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Tile Extractin’ Backing Action

Posted on 2014-03-24 by Boardcrafting

One part of my Catan boards that doesn’t get enough attention is the backing. The backing is almost invisible during play, and it is obviously critical to keeping the frame together, but there’s one feature of the backing I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Koji Matsumoto’s Catan / Game of Thrones Combo

Posted on 2013-07-10 by Boardcrafting

Koji Matsumoto has created a beautiful take on a Settlers of Catan board. Entitled “Settlers of the Iron Throne”, it takes thematic guidance from the Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R.R. Martin (aka “Game of Thrones” … Continue reading →

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Anodized aluminum Catan pieces

Posted on 2013-05-20 by Boardcrafting

I just saw this Kickstarter campaign pop up, and I really appreciate the elegance of these Settlers accessories. They’d be a fine match to go along with one of my boards. I think I may get some for myself… Campaign … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico: Building on Buildings

Posted on 2013-03-08 by Boardcrafting

One of my ideas for improving Puerto Rico is to change the component for the buildings. Currently the buildings look like this: Improvements I want to implement are as follows: separate the price and quarry effect information from the actual … Continue reading →

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