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Hi all
Wanted to share a custom bloodlines board I've had a lot of fun doing these past weeks.
First and foremost: This is a private and non-commercial/profitable project and some icons, images and ideas has been taken from other similar projects. Feel free to contact me regarding this.
That said; My playgroup and I often felt our table was a bit messy when everything was set up so I decided to have a go at a personal bloodlines board seeing as I have some InDesign experience.
Version 1 key takeaways:
- 70x100 cm - too wide, needed more play area at the sides for leaders/agent/reveal cards
- Board spaces too systematic and in line.
- Inexperienced players forgot to look at contracts and tech (wanted these moved more centrally)
- Intrigues sometimes had to be passed by neareast player, move this deck
Version 2 key takeaways:
- 50x100 cm, feels good
- Background too bright, tone it down.
- Too much glow effect.
- Dedicated discard area was not used, can be outside of board
- Faction ladder needed clearer distinction. Sometimes people bumped wrong faction if they were not paying attention
- "Battle for flags" was a bit annoying when placed on top of board space now that the board space was more narrow
Version 3 key takeaways:
- "Upgraded" to AI images
- Moved faction spies above the board spaces so it's more visible
- Made place for currency bowls so they are easier to reach for all
- This version is not playtested yet, so it will be interesting to see what comes up :-)
Playmats were printed as PVC banners as they are waterproof, non-tearable, cheap and have clear graphics. Biggest downside is probably they can feel a bit too smooth.
Thanks for reading.
Edit: Typos
u/Affectionate_Ant_390 — 17 days ago