by Ryan | Nov 18, 2023 | Bits, Please!, Game
Afetr finding my footing with the xTool D1 Pro 10w laser engraver, i set to actaully putting it to use enhancing my board game collection. My first — and deepest — wish was to cut my own 10mm custom meeples for Everdell. Plan B was to make custom engraved totems for...
by Ryan | Nov 18, 2023 | Bits, Please!, Game
A company called Xtool (a subsidiary of MakeBlock) sent me something i’ve been jonesing for for a while: a real-live laser cutter. i’ve never operated anything like it. It’s like a plotter that sets things on fire. Here’s a whole half episode...
by Ryan | Jun 3, 2022 | Bits, Please!, Game
Board games published by Eagle-Gryphon Games have great production values, but inserts that fall just short of the mark. Thankfully, helpful designers have stepped in to close the gap by uploading free 3d printable solutions on Thingiverse.com, but they don’t...
by Ryan | Jan 28, 2022 | Bits, Please!, Game
You’ve seen How to Play A Feast for Odin, you’ve watched Dave and me do a playthru, and now you’re wondering how we put it all back in the box in under two hours. Here’s the solution: a 3D printable insert on Thingiverse designed by Cnpeters...
by Ryan | May 28, 2021 | Bits, Please!, Game
By now you should know How to Play Keyflower, and whether or not i think the game is fun. Here’s a hint: what follows is a nearly hour-long video in which i (sometimes inadvertently) spend hundreds of dollars 3d printing a custom insert for the bloody thing....
by Ryan | Mar 12, 2021 | Bits, Please!
The original edition of Everdell had little round berries and cylindrical twigs that seemed deliberately engineered to roll off the table. The second edition addressed this by flattening the twigs to prevent rollage, but the berries remained nigh-cylindrical. Before...
