r/printandplay

I’m currently working on combat systems for my print-and-play sci-fi game inspired by FTL.

One of the main mechanics is directional ship damage.

Different sides of the ship have their own shields and systems. Shield strength is shown by dice along the edges of the ship. Once shields are down, ship sections start getting destroyed, which changes your options during combat.

The circles inside sections are HP, while dotted circles are used for repairs later during the campaign. Systems can also become disabled or completely destroyed during battles. During the campaign you can build new ship sections that give bonuses and also protect inner systems by acting as extra HP layers.

I’m trying to make damage affect gameplay, not just HP numbers.

Does this kind of ship management sound fun or too complex for a print-and-play game?

upd: I added some explanations for clarity.

Hi everyone,

I’m an indie developer from Ukraine and I’m working on a print-and-play tabletop game about space exploration and survival.

It’s inspired by "FTL: Faster Than Light" and "Star Trek Voyager".

You play as a captain of a spaceship, managing systems like shields, engines, weapons and crew while traveling through dangerous space.

The game is fully printable - just paper, dice, and a few sheets.

Main ideas:

• ship systems (shields, engines, weapons, generator) can be damaged and repaired independently;
• directional damage (different sides of the ship matter);
• you upgrade your ship by adding more sections that will give some bonuses and protect inner sections;
• hiring and upgrading crew;
• space encounters, missions and different maps to explore.

Right now I’m still improving the game and would love feedback.

Questions:

• Does this sound unique enough and exciting? :)
• What matters most in a print-and-play game?
• Do you prefer fast games or deeper simulation?
• What usually makes you stop playing a PnP game?

If there is interest, I can share early printable files and dev updates.

Thanks for reading.

Calling all play-testers: rip this thing to shreds!! Let’s make Everdawn great game, together! Comment below for an invite to the discord and I’ll shoot you a DM!

Ich habe ein 2-Spieler-Strategiespiel namens Mind Incarnated entwickelt und auf Itch.io hochgeladen. Es ist komplett ohne Zufall und alle Informationen sind offen – der Fokus liegt rein auf Entscheidungen und Positionierung. Das Spiel ist kostenlos und als Print & Play verfügbar (Anleitung und Karten sind dabei). Ich bin aktuell auf der Suche nach Leuten, die es testen und ehrliches Feedback geben. In dieser Community gab es ja schon mal eine Diskussion über die SP-Mechanik (wer zuerst angreift, unabhängig davon wer am Zug ist), genau solche Systeme sind zentral im Spiel. Falls jemand Lust hat, sich das anzuschauen oder auszuprobieren: https://incarnated9.itch.io/mind-incarnated

If you are (old enough and) into solo-board gaming and/or explored the print-and-play games available on BoardGameGeek for sure you would remember Micropul - designer Jean-François Lassonde.

Ranked now no 175 in Abstract games, this tile laying game can be played solo or in two payers.

I played a print-and-play version a lot of times, and made three pnp designs shared on BGG quite a few years ago, and played the gears version so many times with my boy - this was probably the first real game we played together.

With a 3D printer at home now, we decided to make a 3D print version of it. I share this model with game designer's agreement - I want to thank here Jean-Francois for this great game and the good time we had playing it.

I hope you will enjoy it too:

3D model can be found here - https://makerworld.com/en/models/2778323-micropul-solo-and-two-players-board-game#profileId-3087321

My gears design here - https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/142635/gear-style-micropul

I work on a new Battlemech game. Early prototype printed and ready to start a 2player game.

First each player build his Battlemech and then they fight in a self created arena against each other. Game is for 2-4 players.

Each player needs one sheet, some dice, two cubes and a marker for his mech.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on my next game: a card shedding game based on numbers and colors.

Right now I’m testing different card designs and I’d love to get some feedback from other players and designers.

Which version feels the most readable to you?
And if something feels confusing or unclear, I’d really like to know why 🙂

Thanks!

Mistsmall by amazing Joe Klipfel.

It’s a sticker paper on two sides of 300gpm cardboard. The colors on this paper are a bit dim, I need to figure out proper printer settings.

I love the guillotine, but I keep it on a top shelf with handle tied, because I don’t want anybody accidentally touching a blade that sharp.

Greetings people! I've developed a board game taking inspiration from our Game (League of Legends duh).

I would love to see what you think of it :)

Cheers and GGWP!

Creator: (Me) Blackbird Games (placeholder name for the company)

CLASH OF THE STRONGEST (COTS)

A Strategic MOBA Battle Game With Bluffs instead of dice rolling!

Players: 2-6
Ages: 10+
Game Length: 120-180 minutes
Genre: Action Programming, Bluffing, Battle Card driven, Fighting, Miniatures
Mechanism: Resource (Mana) Points, Area Movement, Card Battle, Team-Based Game
Category: MOBA

In Clash of the Strongest, players take control of one Champion and try to bring down the enemy Base/crystal. For those who have played DotA or League of legends the premise is the same! Minions spawn every turn in each of three lanes, there are jungle monsters, items to buy, level up your Champion and outwit your opponent during battle with a unique(somewhat) BattleCard system!
Each hero has Stats that sync with their own abilities and style. While every player plays on their respective turn, their actions might cause other "affecting players" to jump into the "party"!
So even if someone targets a specific player another one might drop in! so Be careful of your resources and have an answer to such a situation!

DISCLAIMER : The Character/Creature Art is "AI generated" for aesthetic purposes and brainstorming. All of the artwork (champions portraits, token image etc are either from other games or AI generated so that they matched the aesthetic. The Layout/text of Sheet/Cards/maps/Dashboards/items and some icons are made from scratch. Unfortunately I don't have the time to create them from scratch, (besides some 3d models which were made in blender3D)

In search here at Reddit for Artists that can fit the genre :)

On the way of uploading this to Tabletop Simulator as well!
Google Drive link for Print and Play: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nHqPWFLwHKr0TNBaENbMSeFlAeIt9DoW?usp=drive_link

Rule Book:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jvzqcLAo5zkJnfZO7MYbjClvtOjticda/view?usp=drive_link

If someone doesn't want to read the rulebook there is also this presentation :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Vjzi7R8p4

Here is the log update from Board Game Geek. And here it is on Medium. I should stress that this is SOLO.

The game is Slay like Spire meets Yu-Gi-Oh!, with a cosy + survival horror theme/feeling.

It's directly compatible with Stardew Valley components, though I'm going to publish print & play options, of course. The Magic cards are just placeholders right now, for all the slots/decks.

The 4 Character miniatures are compatible with Labyrinth figures/Chess pieces or Slay the Spire miniatures, or whatever you want (e.g. miniatures from Stuffed Fables or My Little Scythe would work great). They're just cosmetic, but will come with Character cards and are colour-coded if you just want to use pawns/tokens.

Since it's gone down the mixed genre, cosy direction, and I've stripped away all the Gloomhaven and other stuff, it's become a very tight, card-based game, and very friendly to all player types and skill levels (though I cannot promise it'll be extremely deep/complex, of course).

Anyway, I want to ensure that you require as few cards and as little table space as possible. But by its very nature, it's quite a major print & play experience: here is 1.9 ft by 3.5 ft table space. And the functional game will be roughly 140 cards (implying that the total card count could be as high as 300). I'll keep it as low as possible, but not so low that it's repetitive, overly simple, and unfun!

It's been a long road -- about 7 weeks of pre-dev with endless changes -- but I think things are looking up.

Thoughts, questions, concerns, suggestions? Now is the time!

Hi folks, I have been doing PnP of cards for some time and I got to these two main techniques that is my top right now:

1. Print on Ink printer with Gutter Fold version in a 180g paper, spray varnish over it to coat it, paste on a cardstock and cut it. The Dragon's of Etchinstone card is a sample of it.

2. My simple method: print on Ink printer in a 180g paper, cut it, put on sleeves with a card in the middle. The ROVE card is an example

Although both methods give a good card to play, I have the feeling it is not on par with a "professional" card. Specially regarding thickness.

So I was looking for tips and directions on how to improve my techniques. What would be the next step?

I currently have an Epson L4260 printer. I know printing in a laser printer would help, but I would like to learn other techniques or material that could help me improve.

(Unless the next step is really printing with laser and there are no other options).

Edit: I also have a laminator and a corner cutter.

Thanks for your attention!

I designed a satisfyingly smooth yet clicky magnetic points tracker that works for tracking three resources up to 9 or points/money/fish up to 999. It uses 33 5x3mm magnets and doesn't lose the set numbers when bumped or jiggled.

I think this is particularly good for: solo play, game design and prototyping, print and play, travel play.

Would you find this useful? What do you think?

Free to download and print: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2743849-board-game-points-tracker-0-999