Part 3: Create
Now that you have an understanding of your game, how it can work, and your idea of what it will look like, now your group will need to start making your different elements. Remember each game must have:
Poster Printed Element (ex: board)
3D Printed Element (ex: pieces, elements on board, etc.)
Cards Printed (ex: trivia, movement, players...)
Digital Element
Instructions
Here are two worksheets that will help your group with planning responsibilities and measurements of your items.
Once you have selected your roles and what you will be in charge of creating, use the sections below for help, instructions and templates.
Board
REQUIREMENTS for your board:
Size must stay under 18x24 inches
Name of the game
Company Logo
Path
Spaces for cards to be placed
Other important features to keep in mind:
Can you read all your text?
Label all important areas
Important features do not touch the edge (keep 1 inch margin)
Make it colorful & creative, but remember there can be "too much".
Did you measure our your sizes? Will all your components fit?
Some famous board to look at for inspiration: Monopoly, Game of Life, Clue, Chutes & Ladders, and Trivial Prusuit
Create your board using Google Drawings.
Cards
Use the template cards I have provided. Card measurements and placement has already been measured, to help you printing properly front to back.
Individual card measures 2.5 inches (W) x 3.25 inches(H)
9 cards per sheet
2 sheets for 1 card (page 1 is front of card and page 2 is back of card)
Important!
The order from front of page (1) to the back of page (2) REVERSES because it is printing double sided. Refer to the picture for reference when you are making your cards.
Card Template
To use the template file provided below, click the send square icon in the top right corner. This will Open the Google Slide, and then under FILE click "Make a Copy". Make sure you add your board game name to the file, and once created you can start editing & creating on your own file.
3D Printed Pieces
You can create 3D printed items for game pieces, tokens or board elements from scratch using Tinkercad.
Instructions
Every game will need a set of instructions to make sure all players know the rules of the game and how to play the game. Information that needs to be included:
Game name, logo and creator names
Number of players
Ages
Summary or Intro about your game (make it fun & interesting!)
Explanation of game with objective
Contents (all the stuff you need to play)
Setup
Gameplay
Movement
Rules
How you win
Here's an example of the Candyland game rules and Scrabble Jr. game rules
Instruction Template
To use the 2 page template file provided below, click the send square icon in the top right corner. This will Open the Google Doc, and then under FILE click "Make a Copy". Make sure you add your board game name to the file, and once created you can start editing & creating on your own file.
Important! When printing, Make sure you select PRINT ON BOTH SIDES and FLIP ON SHORT EDGES.
Click Here for standard Instructions Template (4 page- Doc)
Click Here for longer Instruction Template (8 pages- slides)