Our Game Design Toolkit
This box contains the next hit game, or at least it will when you’re done with it! Inside you’ll find a plethora of bits and components to help you create a full prototype of your own game. What will you create?
Look for the following icons throughout each section below:
- Ideas & Info
- Game Design Prompts
- Useful Links
Toolkit Contents
Wooden Pieces
Wooden pieces are the heart of many tabletop games. Although we didn’t pack in a heart shape, we did include 28 wooden shapes, including circles, cubes, starbursts, and whatever that leaf looking shape is.
- Each of these shapes represents a number 1-7.
- When stacked, the 3 flat shapes (1, 2, and 7) are the same height as the four 3D shapes.
Six-Sided Dice
Who doesn’t love rolling a classic D6? Aside from randomization, dice are great ways to track values, resource quantities, HP, and so much more.
- The opposite sides of a standard D6 always add up to the number 7 (1 & 6, 2 & 5, 3 & 4).
Punchboard Tokens
Tokens, tiles, chips, chits – call them whatever you want, they’re often the unsung heroes of board games. They may not be particularly sexy, but they are immensely useful in game design.
- Don’t throw away the punchboard frames after punching; they can be used as stencils or mats for gameplay.
Standard Cards
Maybe the most versatile of all game components. Create your own deck to suit your game. (Suit, get it?)
Mini Square Cards
Perfect for tile-laying games. The card backs feature an alternating checker pattern that can be used to create a quick and easy grid or board.
- Turn every other row 90° to make a staggered checkered grid (see image to the right).
Stickers
Pre-printed with tons of useful icons, these stickers are sized to fit on the faces of the wooden pieces or any of the other components!
Bonus: Scoretrack
The quad-fold paper sheet doubles as a scoretrack. Track progress and resources using the token of your choice.
- Use different bits of the same color to track multiple currencies or resources one one scoretrack.
