I have been planning on how to produce prototype copies of my next game, “Home Builders”, later this year. After much research, we have a new toy here at Funhill Games!
This is our new die cutting machine which I will use to produce prototype tiles for Home Builders. I considered using manual die cutters but I would have had to purchase some custom materials to make it work. After running the numbers, and considering that I might be doing another tile laying game in the future, I decided to go with this Silver Bullet machine. I should be able to make any type of tiles I need with an up to 2mm thickness.
Anyway, reading the manual now and very excited to try it out.
Very cool. Let me know how it works out!
I will make sure to do another post when I get some cutting in, and I plan on doing an article about the entire procedure when I am ready. I am sure there are other small publishers and prototypers out there that would like to know more about this option.