How much do miniatures cost? Miniatures cost estimation is the main question that many game developers and creators ask me. how much does it cost to produce miniatures for board games. When I ask them for CAD files or STL they answer that they are working on it and they...

Board game manufacturing steps: Board game manufacturing steps are defined in this blog post. If you are a new game creator that is ready for production, or if you Kickstarted your project and you wonder how to move forward. This article is for you. During my work, I either receive emails...

What to look for when Manufacturing a Board Game? 1. Manufacturing in China: Manufacturing a game is one of those make it or break it moments for a game inventor. If anything goes bad in this point, there is no turning back, the money has already been invested. Even worse...

CE Mark/Certificate for Board Games. What is the CE mark for? Certification for board game, The CE mark is a symbol affixed to the package of product to recognize which product confirms to the standards set forth by the European Council for toy safety. The product safety directive applies to...

Getting a US Safety Test for Your Board Game (CPSC) What is the CPSC protocol? Unlike the CE which has been around since the late 1980’s , in the USA a federal standard took longer to legislate. Only in 2008 did the federal government mandated that products for Children need...

HOW TO HIRE ARTISTS 101 Guideline for Hire an Artist: Hero Time always try its best to provide maximum guidelines to its customers. That’s why I’ve put together this (hopefully) comprehensive but simple guideline on how to hire an artist for your board game (or similar) project. For all of you...

How To Turn Your Board Game Into An App Turning your board game into an app is a significant next step for your board game. A mobile app-based board game is a great way to introduce new players. and it also give current players a new way to experience your...

General Costs – How Much Does It Cost to Make a Board Game Board games are a complex product due to the variety of components used in the game and their high customization level. Each game has different size tokens, playing board, cards, etc. There is no one price fits...

Printing Costs – How Much Does it Cost to Make a Board Game 1. Cost Effective Art Work: As we covered in our previous article, the costs for printing board game components comprise raw material costs (paper and cardboard) and the cost for making the printing plates and calibrating the...

Cardboard Costs – How much does it cost to make a board game. Cardboard is vital for board games; it is used in components such as the board game box, playing board, score trackers, tokens, characters, and many others.   However, most creators don’t really understand the additional costs these...

Gluing and Cutting Costs – How Much Does it Cost to Make a Board Game So far, we have covered the cost of printing and cardboard costs. To finalize your printed components’ price, we next need to determine the gluing and cutting costs. In this article, we will go by...

Making a Board Game Whether you’re Eric Lang or Rob Daviau, one thing is sure – Making a board game is a process in which you edit and alter your prototype, intending to refine it. This refinement process is called game development. It includes everything from base mechanics to artwork,...