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Best Design Practices:What did you see or learn about at Protospiel South that you didn't know about or use before? Things I (almost) learned:
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I was the one who recommended
I was the one who recommended www.eaieducation.com for cubes / stacking counters.
I also am the one who was talking about the Ellison Rollmodel die cutter:
http://www.ellisoneducation.com/product/9064
I purchased it through OfficeMax / Office Depot, can't recall, with a coupon and after taxes it came to 300 USD.
I contacted Ellison for a custom quote on an 8.5" x 11" paper sized die that cut 2 rows of 4 poker sized cards (140 USD) and another 8.5" x 11" paper sized die that cuts out a lot of hexagons.
So, for just cards, it would have run me 450 or so (Shipping from the office place was free,s hipping from Ellison was about 20).
I also recommended http://www.onlinelabels.com/standard.htm for label paper. It makes prototyping a lot easier.
And of course, as a shameless plug, I recommended www.indentedblankdice.com for indented blank dice.
What I heard / learned is:
1) Different people expect different approaches to playtesting. Some people only want Yes/No answers to if rules work while others appreciate recommendations about how to fix areas of a game that are broken.
2) I really enjoy flicking discs.
3) There are some great dexterity games being worked on.
http://eaieducation.com/ ;) y
http://eaieducation.com/
;)
you didn't hear about the die-cutter from me, however i have received a vague quote from ellison.com in the past, you can get a custom die (doesn't have to be 8-up) for cards for about $200, and the press/roller thing it'd go through for another couple hundred.
1,000 cubes for under $20...
http://www.eaieducation.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=531004
Neat things I learned
As a dedicated Maker, I loved seeing the fabulous variety of creativity. Glee!
Some neat ideas I learned:
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