Print on Demand for Miniatures, New Contests and Game Pieces

Hello Community!

In March we went to GAMA Trade Show in Reno, Nevada and Unpub 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. It was great to see so many of you and hear about your new games. We continue to be impressed with how many designers in our community are getting published and finding success in the industry. Your passion for game design and creating fun experiences motivates our team to keep pushing the limits of what is possible for print on demand games!

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Print on Demand for Miniatures

We're excited to announce a new print on demand feature for miniatures. We think it's time to give game designers true freedom in customizing the miniatures they use in their games. Check out the video above for all the details!

New Game Design Contests

In this contest, we're looking the next great game of simple elegance. The game play needs to be simple, but not lacking planning or strategy. So while the decisions are not complex, they are meaningful. Visit the contest page to learn more. Deadline: June 17, 2019 at Noon UTC (6am US Central)

In this contest, we’re looking for the next great social deduction game. In a social deduction game, players are assigned hidden roles, after which everyone works to sleuth out the “bad guy” (ie the person or people not on your side). Visit the contest page to learn more. Deadline: August 12, 2019 at Noon UTC (6am US Central)

New Board Game Pieces

6mm Cubes (pictured above)
Empty Bottle
16mm D6 Lightning Dice
Ghost (previously "Arrowhead", now renamed to Ghost)
21mm D6 Symbol Dice
Person with Hat
Robot
Gentleman
Shield
Purple Rabbit
Gorilla
Cobalt Ingot
Tall Thick People
1 Dollar Coin

Browse our full collection of 2,059 board game pieces, game accessories, and game upgrades.

10 Riddles, 2000 Parts - Winners Announced!

We are excited to announce the winners of our 10 Riddles, 2000 Parts Contest!

Here are 4 winners of our top prize which includes $25 in shop credit to The Game Crafter as well as a copy of Doctor Esker’s Notebook from Plankton Games:

Sammy Salkind (USA)
William Breytberg (USA)
Caleb Dennis (USA)
Chris Orford (UK)

We also had 6 winners of our runner up prizes which include $5 in shop credit to The Game Crafter as well as a copy of Doctor Esker’s Notebook from Plankton Games:

Drake Villareal (USA)
Aaron Gresham (USA)
Mark Switzer (USA)
Henry Smith (Canada)
Jackson (USA)
Christian Brummett (USA)

We’d like to thank everyone for participating in this contest. We’d like to say a special thank you to David Dobson at Plankton Games for co-sponsoring this contest, creating the riddles, and giving away copies of his new game. Stay tuned for more giveaway contests in the months ahead!

The Board Game Blueprint

Our Youtube series, The Board Game Blueprint will show you behind the scenes of various industry events, take you to conventions, and chat with designers in the community about why they make the choices they make when designing their games. Here are the latest episodes:

Episode 26 - Custom Cardstock Inkscape with JCB Gaming
Episode 27 - End of Year - 2018!
Episode 28 - Gumboot Games NZ with Takashi
Episode 29 - Component Close Ups! Dice

If you haven't watched the first 25 episodes yet, visit the Board Game Blueprint Playlist. Ben is now up to 41 episodes so we'll be listing more of them here every month to catch up.

Community Updates

Holiday Game Contest The semi-finalists have been announced for this contest.

Protospiel Milwaukee (Apr 5-7) If you are a game designer, you should always try and attend Protospiel events. It's the best place to playtest your games and get honest feedback about your game from other game designers. Protospiel Milwaukee is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event is powered by Tabletop.Events.

The Inquisitive Meeple is now providing reviews of select TGC games. Check out his first review which features "Toss Your Cookies" and "Fold".

Protospiel Atlanta (May 3-5) Another great Protospiel event that you should attend. This one is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Protospiel Indy (May 17-19) Another great Protospiel event that you should attend. This one is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Event powered by Tabletop.Events.

Origins Game Fair (June 12-16) The Game Crafter will be exhibiting with our Board Game Candy Shop. We will be selling tons of loose game pieces and you can buy them in bulk and save! (Booth #TBD)

RAGECON [June 28-30] The Game Crafter is sponsoring a board game design contest by providing prototyping components and gift certificates. This convention is in Reno, Nevada and is powered by Tabletop.Events