Guide For Selecting Components
This guide helps board game designers select ideal components and quantities.
- What it is
- An 11-page visual guide (version 0.4, 2023) to the components we make, their standard sizes and their finish options.
- Who it's for
- Creators at the component-selection stage, before asking for a quote.
- What's inside
- Step-by-step choices for each component: the game box (box type, finish, insert and upgrades such as spot UV and foil stamping), game board, player boards, cards, dice, tokens and map tiles, rulebook and accessories, with standard sizes in centimetres and inches.
- How to use it
- Choose standard sizes where you can, then list your choices in the Example Specification Sheet for your quote.
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WY HEROTIME
GUIDE FOR SELECTING COMPONENTS
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It’s HERO TIME!
LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN GAME BOX
INSERT
GAME BOARD
ACCESORIES
FINISH
PLAYER BOARD
RULEBOOK
DICE
CARDS TOKEN & MAP TILES
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Game Box 1
Choose your box type
Two Piece Box
Two Piece Box
Tuckbox
* MULTIPLE SIZES
* MULTIPLE SIZES
* MULTIPLE SIZES
Choose your finish
Lamination or oil varnish
Choose your insert (none or...) OPTIONAL
400 grs paper
Corrugated
Plastic
Printed
Choose your stretch goals
UV Spot Print
Foil Stamp
Linen finish
Reinforced Edges
Inside printing
Choose an option 12x10x3cm (4.7 x 3.9 x 1.7inches)
Two Piece Box
25.5x22x6.7cm(10 x 8.6 x 2.6inches)
Two Piece Box
15.5x10x3cm(6.1 x 3.9 x 1.7inches)
Two Piece Box
25.5x25.5x5cm(10 x 10 x 1.9inches)
Two Piece Box
18x10.5x3.7cm(7 x 4.1 x 1.4inches)
Two Piece Box
29.5x22x6.5cm(11.7 x 8.6 x 2.5inches)
Two Piece Box
15x10x4cm(5.9 x 3.9 x 1.5inches)
Two Piece Box
28.5x28.5x6cm(11.2 x 11.2 x 0.98inches)
Two Piece Box
22x12.5x5cm(8.6 x 4.9 x 1.9inches)
Two Piece Box
25.5x25.5x 7.6cm(10 x 10 x 2.9inches)
Two Piece Box
16x10x6.8cm(6.2 x 3.9 x 2.6inches)
Two Piece Box
9.2x6.6x2.3cm(3.6 x 2.5 x 0.9inches)
Tuck Box
21x16x5cm (8.2 x 6.2 x 1.9inches)
Two Piece Box
15.5x10x3.7cm (6.1 x 3.9 x 1.4inches)
Magnetic Flip Box
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Game Board 1
Choose folding
No folded
Bifolded
6 folded
4 folded
Choose your stretch goals
Linen finish
2 sided printing
Neoprene mat
Standard sizes 350x350mm (13.7”x13.7”)
480x720mm (19”x28.3”)
380x430mm (14.9”x16.9”)
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380x530mm (14.9”x20”)
410x560mm (16.1”x22”)
430x430mm (16.9”x16.9”)v
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480x480mm (19”x19”)
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Player Boards
Choose type
250grs + 1.5mm + 250 grs
270x270
270x200
240x200
200x140
Per sheet*
200x90
Choose your size
140x90
400 grs art paper
Special With cutout to place tokens
Open slots
Choose your stretch goals
Linen finish
Two layer (top layer cut)
One card + one paper
For designers Depending on the sizes, these player’s boards come in packs of 2,4, and 6. *Here’s how: One sheet of paper can hold multiple player boards. For instance, a token sheet can be printed on 280x440mm paper; however, the size of the token sheet the customer chose is 210x270mm, which means we can fit two token sheets on one sheet of paper.
mm 210 40
4 210
28 0
mm
x2 70 m
x2 70 m
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Cards 1
Choose your size: Square
71
63x63
65
70x70
57x88
49
63x88
39
44x68
70x108
Per sheet
70x120
Rectangular
77
69
76
Metallic Ink
Gold/Silver Emboss
Choose your stretch goals
Linen finish
UV Spot Print
350 grs
Glossy Lamination
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Rulebooks 1
Choose your type
Instruction Sheet 157 Grs paper Folded to fit box Up to 42x29 cm
Booklet 157 grs paper Saddle Stiched (different sizes)
Choose your stretch goals
Extra pages
String Binding
Perfect Binding (Like a book)
Hard Cover (Large books)
Standard Booklet sizes in mm and (inch)
100 x 140 (3.6 x 5.5)
140 x 200 (5.5 x 7.8)
210 x 280 (8.2 x 11)
280 x 280 (11 x 11)
270 x 280 (10.6 x 11) 3 folds
270 x 360 (10.6 x 14.2) 4 folds
Folded size: 90 x 140 (3.6 x 5.5)
Folded size: 90 x 140 (3.6 x 5.5)
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Characters Selection Materials we are using to represent them
Cardboard 0.3 - 0.6
USD
per sheet (200x270mm)
Acrylic USD
0.9 - 1.4
per sheet (100x140mm)
Miniatures Resin or plastic
USD
0.07 - 0.45 per character
Wood Optional silk print or sticker
USD
0.01 - 0.04 per character
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Tokens & Map Tiles 1
Let’s do some Math! 3mm ble
When you measure your game tiles, ensure you add 3mm (0.24 inch) to the measure of all sides (6mm total).
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250grs art paper 250grs art paper 1.5mm Grayboard
3mm is the Bleed between pieces, ensuring your art does not have white edges when cut.
Choose the size that fits better
1 270x270
2 200x270
2 200x240
140x200
6 90x200
90x140
Our standard master sheet is 280 x 420mm. Out of this we can cut multiple sheets of different sizes to fit in your game box. Below are the numbers we can cut for each size.
Choose your stretch goals
Linen finish
280 x 420cm
420 x 570cm
For tokens / smaller components. This sheet can be split into smaller sheets which fit into game boxes. Example: x4 sheets of 140 x 200
Used for map tiles / large components that will be punched out and put into the box as separate pieces.
For designers
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Ensure components have 3mm bleed to avoid white edges when they are cut out. The safe area for text is a minimum of 2mm from the cut edge.
Text safe area (Min. 2mm from cut line)
Cutter line Bleed area (3mm)
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Accesories Because some games need some special things. Metal dice
Whiteboard + erasable pen
Rings
You name it, We find it!
Special pieces
Hundred of different options
Rubber mats
SandTimer
Bags
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Got a question?
Contact our Manufacturing Team manufacture@herotimel.com
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WU HEROTIME
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