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Adventure Board Game Industry Standards

PrintNinja recommends keeping the following guidelines in mind in order to design an adventure game.

If your game has a story that focuses on a quest, whether it be an exploration or to save a princess in a tall tower, you likely are creating an adventure game. Adventure games often have large grid game boards that provide a bird eyes view of the world your characters are living in and a variety of resource pieces. Forbidden Desert is a great example of this genre and all its components have been dissected below.

If you’re interested in reading more about custom game printing, be sure to check out our custom board game hub and our custom card game hub. These parts of our site contain all the information you need to know about creating a board game or a card game – beyond just the standards listed here, these hubs also contain detailed information on all the types of materials and packaging types we offer for your game. We’ve also analyzed board and card games to figure out what makes them work – and how you can apply these principals to your custom game. Check it out!

For a video breakdown of Adventure Board Game industry standards, check out the visual guide below. Otherwise, read on!

 

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Design an Adventure Game, Board Game Industry Standards Two-Piece Box

Adventure Game Design

Two-Piece Box

  • 8.5 inches x 8.5 inches x 3 inches
  • Tin
  • Full CMYK and embossed
  • Organizing Insert:
    • Vacuum form plastic tray
    • 6 compartments
    • Black
  • Packaging: Shrinkwrap

Board Game Industry Standards Playing Cards

Playing Cards

  • 49 poker cards, 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches
  • 300 gsm Coreless
  • Gloss Varnish
  • Linen Texture
  • Full CMYK
  • Packaging: Shrinkwrap

Board Game Industry Standards Tiles

Small Tiles

  • 24 tiles, 2.5 inches x 2.5 inches
  • 2mm high density paperboard
  • Matte Varnish
  • Linen Texture
  • Full CMYK on front and back
  • Packaging: Shrinkwrap

Board Game Industry Standards Tiles

Tokens

  • 48 ‘X’ shaped tokens, 2.5 inches x 2.5 inches
  • 1.5mm high density greyboard
  • Matte Varnish
  • Linen Texture
  • Full CMYK on front and back
  • Packaging: Rubber Band

Board Game Industry Standards Tiles

Pawns and Mat

  • 6 wooden pawns, 1 inch tall
  • Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Black, White
  • 1 custom orange crystal, .8 inches tall
  • Transparent Plastic
  • 1 player mat, 2.5 inches x 7 inches
  • 1mm high density greyboard
  • Matte Varnish
  • Linen Texture
  • Full CMYK on front and back
  • Packaging: Pawns and crystal in plastic bag

Board Game Industry Standards Toys Figurines

Figurine

  • 1 plastic flying machine
  • 1 compass (sand storm meter) and stand
  • 4 plastic flying machine parts (not pictured)

Board Game Industry Standards Rule Book Instructions

Rule Booklet

  • 7 inches x 8 inches
  • Saddle-stitched binding
  • 70lb text paper for cover and interior pages
  • 8 pages
  • Gloss Varnish
  • Full CMYK

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