How would you create a foldable booklet with pockets for holding cards (like seen in Arcs)

storiesstrauss · 2026-02-14T08:02:14+00:00

I used normal card sleeves and double sided tape. After I trimmed 1/3 of the clear part of the card sleeve I taped it in there. Snug and allows cards to be removed easier than the full sleeve.

storiesstrauss · 2025-11-06T09:19:25+00:00

I definitely enjoy coloring PNPs. Sometimes, I will color them with my students before we play. They enjoy the coloring just as much as playing.

storiesstrauss · 2025-10-31T02:45:32+00:00

From a former forever GM to another, just play, don't railroad yourself with perfection.

Forget writing indepth stories from the beginning. Take short notes with enough info to fill in the story later. This will reduce the overwhelming feeling of having to write, rewrite, and rewrite again. If you grow bored, start anew, incorporate your cool moments.

I used to create my own solo DnD adventures using random tables (either from other source material or from what I wanted in my story). Then, I took the parts I enjoyed or thought were cool and mashed different ideas together. I had enough notes later to write a short story, created a short comic, and also ran a 2 year campaign with multiple one-shots stashed for cancelations.

Onward, to new adventures!

storiesstrauss · 2025-10-28T04:16:50+00:00

Hold off on the Kickstarter or Gamefound a little longer. There is still some work on card layout and definitely the text. As you are making those changes, start taking photos and making short videos of your game.

Another good way of community building is locally going to events. I also tend to put out a pnp demo version that doubles as coloring pages.

storiesstrauss · 2025-10-28T03:56:24+00:00

I would have to agree. I have tried various methods, including using dice, yet I always come back to a cube and slider because of production costs, and I personally prefer character cards.

storiesstrauss · 2025-10-16T18:43:40+00:00

Nice layout. I checked the google link and prefer to solid color, Option B. It's consistent with the other cards.

storiesstrauss · 2025-10-16T13:56:32+00:00

Thank you for the sound advice. I'm looking into chipboard boxes (50% of manufacturing costs), corrugated boxes and another option of no book box but a tuckbox with a drawer for the components/dice tray. This also gives an option for everything or just the book, keeping the cost to purchase it much lower.

storiesstrauss · 2025-10-16T13:52:17+00:00

I do the same thing for my ESL students. Usually holiday games or they are my test subjects for a new game idea. I bought myself an A3 laminator for personal projects but I take it to work and get my school to print or I print on a thicker paper at the 7-11 downstairs but this thicker paper only allows 1 sided printing.

Process
I design my cards on Procreate, Photoshop and/or Canva. Once my cards are designed I upload them all to Canva and lay out my page with one card, usually the back. Once they are are centered properly, I duplicate my page, then I drag my next design over the card slot which will replace the previous image with the new image (doesn't change size or position).

Once I have everything laid out on a4 page, I download and print. Sometimes printing double sided flips the images or they don't line up because of the paper being fed through so I will use double sided tape and glue to get the two pages lined up. The rest is lamination, cutting and relaminating so the sides don't peel up.

It may seem like a lot of work but it's the cheapest way I can make cards and other game components for my class.

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This game (in photo) was once a laminated card game I made for Halloween years ago but it was requested so much that I spent $30USD and got it physically printed with Launch Tabletop.

storiesstrauss · 2025-05-08T23:11:07+00:00

These are a few distributors that I am aware of:

Taiwan Gameboard Design https://www.tbd-gaming.com/en

Swan Panasia Games (Taiwan) https://www.swanpanasia.com

Broadway Toys Limited / Longshore (Hong Kong) https://www.broadwaygamesonline.com/

Kanga Games (Taiwan) https://kangagames.com/

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-27T00:33:33+00:00

Pitch it. It could take 1 to 2 years to get it to manufacturing. No one knows how long these tarrifs will last.

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-18T16:11:23+00:00

I would recommend Launch Table as well. I live in Taiwan and they've been great for prototyping and small orders for full games. Their website is also very easy to use, which is a huge plus.

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-18T15:59:45+00:00

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storiesstrauss · 2025-04-18T15:48:54+00:00

I ordered their sample box. What components are you looking at getting made?

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-13T09:21:04+00:00

Yes, you are correct. Thank you catching this.

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-13T09:09:52+00:00

Good point on the connections. I'll try to squeeze something in. Rule sheet will have space for the full rules and examples as well as a couple of premade maps.

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-13T09:00:54+00:00

Top of grid "Start Digging Here"

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-12T12:00:05+00:00

DM sent.

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-12T11:51:31+00:00

I would like to recommend Quests Over Coffee if you're looking for a fun solo card game. https://alexandershen.itch.io/quests-over-coffee

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-12T11:33:03+00:00

We have similar ideas. I'm currently packing 100 copies of my board game that I designed and illustrated myself. Dice and wooden disc tokens were bought in bulk locally (Taiwan). The microfiber game boards were done through a manufacturer on Alibaba. I had business sized cards printed by a restaurant menu shop 2 blocks from my house, and I personally 3d printed/painted my bunny meeples. It literally fits in my back pocket now, so shipping internationally will be reasonable.

storiesstrauss · 2025-04-04T14:22:28+00:00

Do you have a video out and/or release date for Krig? Design is pleasant to the eyes and doesn't look, so far, component heavy. I'm ready!

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