Board Game Design Resources

Hristo Iankov -

List of the latest resources available to board game designers.

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Design

Resources for designing your game.

Card Development Tools

Cider ()
https://github.com/oatear/cider

Nandeck ()
https://www.nandeck.com/

Card Creator ()
https://store.steampowered.com/app/523600/Card_Creator/

Tabletop Creator ()
https://store.steampowered.com/app/861590/Tabletop_Creator

Multideck ()
https://semicolon.com/multideck/multideck.html

Cocktail ()
http://cocktail.software

Squib ()
https://github.com/andymeneely/squib

DeCard ()
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2451367/decard-custom-tool-designtranslationredesign-card

Art Development Tools

Procreate ()
https://procreate.com/

Affinity Photo 2 ()
https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Gimp ()
https://www.gimp.org/

Inkscape ()
https://inkscape.org/

Scribus ()
https://www.scribus.net/

AI Art Tools

DiffusionBee ()
https://diffusionbee.com/

Stable Diffusion UI ()
https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui

3D Design Tools

Blender ()
https://www.blender.org/

ZBrush ()
https://www.maxon.net/en/zbrush

Testing

Resources for play testing your game.

Sandbox Software

Tabletop Simulator ()
https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/

Tabletop Playground ()
https://store.steampowered.com/app/838410/Tabletop_Playground/

Tabletopia ()
https://store.steampowered.com/app/402560/Tabletopia/

Playingcards.io ()
https://playingcards.io/

Laser printer
Paper cutter/guillotine
Sunstar Kadomaru Corner Clipper

3D Printing Components

Thingiverse ()
https://www.thingiverse.com/

Manufacturing

The Game Crafter (USA)
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/

Printninja (USA)
https://printninja.com/

Make Playing Cards (USA)
https://www.makeplayingcards.com/

Board Games Maker (Hong Kong)
https://www.boardgamesmaker.com/

Superior POD (USA)
https://www.superiorpod.com/

Mass Offset Production

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Social Media/Communities

Communities for board game design.

BGG Board Game Design (design questions, design resources)
https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/26/bgg/board-game-design

Reddit r/tabletopgamedesign (design questions)
https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/

Discord Indie Game Lab (design questions, game testing)
https://disboard.org/server/641650094038581248

Discord Cider (cider app discussion, design questions, game testing)
https://discord.gg/Hu9wMB5W

References

Other guides that hold design resource links.

BGG The Designer’s Resource List
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/933849/designers-resources-list

BGG 2023 Board Game Design Resources
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2983600/2022-board-game-design-resources

BGG All the DIY Links You Never Knew You Needed
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/848512/all-diy-links-you-never-knew-you-needed

Game Manufacturers List
https://boardgamemanufacturers.info/