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Plastic Components
This is a list of the plastic components that we offer for board games.
Standard Pawn
This is the most common shaped plastic pawn on the market. The wide 14mm base provides stability for these hallow 25mm tall pieces.
Examples from existing games: Pandemic
Halma Pawn
The Halma style pawn gets its name from the Halma board game introduced in the 80’s. This fun piece is available in a variety of colors and measures about 23mm tall.
Ball Pawn
Ball Pawns, also know as people pawns, are a fun shape that work well for children’s games as you don’t need to have fine motor skills to grab the large 30mm tall 14mm wide plastic pawn.
Poker Chip
This plastic chip is designed to look like a casino chip with all the traditional indentations and is available in the standard red, white, and black colors as well as untraditional colors.
Examples from existing games: Black Jack
Chip
Plastic translucent chip in a variety of colors and sizes. This piece is a prime way to track in-game currency or resources, since they are small and don’t take up a lot of room as the players start accumulating more of them.
Examples from existing games: Tiddlywinks
Pyramid Card Stand
If you want to get very customized with your game’s player characters, a common method is to print cards or boards and use simple plastic stands to hold them up. This way, your characters are as detailed as you draw them to be. This stand’s design makes it the most stable when it comes to keeping your cards upright and in place.
Examples from existing games: Dungeon Twister or Return of the Heroes
Square Card Stand
The square stand is a good fit for traditional card sized (square/rectangle) characters, although it can hold customized character cards the square shaped design is geared towards cards.
Examples from existing games: Dungeon Twister or Return of the Heroes
Round Card Stand
You can use stands for traditional card sizes as well as customized characters. The round card stand comes in white or clear options, keeping the focus on the card.
Examples from existing games: Dungeon Twister or Return of the Heroes
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!