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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