The Blacksmith is taking shape, and the forge already burns bright.

Here is a repost with the actual emails for proof, I have cropped out the name of the individual. This is for my game Possess Me, Satan. We tried to advertise on Boardgamegeek but was denied for this reasoning.

I recently graduated from university and joined a board game team. Everyone here is really amazing. However, I still have a lot to learn and plenty of shortcomings to improve on, so I want to keep a record of my study and work daily life.

Today I’d like to talk about one of my daily jobs — processing and adjusting board game miniatures.

Why do we need to modify these models? Many miniatures are exquisitely designed with intricate details, yet they are too complicated for factories to produce. Manufacturers tend to prefer simple designs for mass production, which means revisions and adjustments are essential.

Therefore, one of my main daily tasks is to sort out and revise the model files provided by clients.

This picture shows a typical example. Sorry that I can’t show you the full image. It is a humanoid monster made of stones with an uneven surface.

I am smoothing out all the uneven parts on it to ensure smooth demolding during mold production. The yellow part stands for the front mold, and the blue part is the rear mold. The joint between yellow and blue is commonly known as the parting line, while the middle part is the finished miniature product.

I’m trying my best to make the parting line flatter and smoother, meanwhile keeping the overall shape natural and vivid instead of stiff. It is really challenging, and I’m still learning steadily.

Feel free to leave your comments and suggestions about my work. I will read every single message carefully. Thank you!

Recently I've been purchasing some games on BGG Geekmarket and just started to list some of my own games as well. Today I got this email notification which is typical of when I get a message on BGG. Email address is the same as other legitimate BGG messages. I got suspicious/confused when the following happened. The link to read the message returns "Message Not Found" and there's no corresponding message when I go to my BGG inbox. I clicked the link in the subject line which takes me to the screenshots posted in the image. Stupidly, I typed in my cc info, at which point it asked me to enter in my current account balance to "verify" my card. That's when I thought "wow i'm being really stupid right now and getting scammed". Closed out, locked my cc. Anyone have any insight on this? There's no way this is legitmate BGG verification right? The thought process I had for this being legitimate was that someone was reaching out to purchase a game but couldn't due to me not being verified on the platform, so it didn't fully come through or something.

Anybody know anything about them? are they any good?

I found it amusing that the CMON game has no minis but the Sons does have minis.

I have a big bookshelf that I love. It’s not a classic from IKEA, but it was bigger, cheaper, and matched the desk that’s in the same room. It has a number of shelves that are 11 inches deep, 22 inches wide, and 14 inches tall. I appreciate that each shelf has a backstop that prevents things from falling behind the shelf. It works wonderfully for all my large boxes and medium boxes from behemoths like Eclipse Second Dawn or Onward or Smash Up Bigger Geekier Box down to LotR Duel for Middle Earth or Root or Hey That’s My Fish. The shelving has reached maximum capacity and I have a small stack of games I’m trying to sell to keep everything contained.

BUT the problem is that it’s a real mess for my small games. I have dozens of games ranging from the size of a deck of cards (Nana or Wizards Cup) up to Tag Team or QE or Sushi Go Party. I can stack these in columns based on their size, but the thinner columns are quite unstable. When I stack, I’m either leaving a ton of space between the column and the wall or else I have a stack behind and another in front, which makes the back stack invisible and inaccessible.

I’ve seen this problem solved in kitchen cabinets through the use of sliding drawers, which lets you pack a drawer all the way to the back and then access everything in it when you slide it out. Some drawers are shallow like for silverware while others can have multiple shelves that can be accessed from the side. This interests me, but you’ll notice in the image that my bookshelf has no wooden sides that would allow for simple installation of drawers.

I’ve also considered drawers that sit under the bottom shelves and slide out like under-the-bed storage, but I find no products of an appropriate size.

I’ve considered baskets, but these will either be very tall and then the games will be stacked deep, making the bottom games invisible and inaccessible, or else the basket will be short and then I lose a lot of room on my shelf.

Lastly, I’ve considered adding some sort of small shelves to the sides of the bookshelf such that someone would the end of the bookshelf and have a spice pantry kind of view of my smallest games. But here too the lack of a wooden side makes things difficult. The metal bars and existing shelves do leave room for creativity, like some kind of 3d printed rack that hangs from the horizontal bars or something.

Anyway, I wonder whether anyone has been in my same position and found a good solution. I’d love photos!!

What game is this from?

Here is the video where I found it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UoHJWpOyYA

I know it was sold at some point in time

I am grateful for any help!