I've skipped my Wednesday games group the last couple of weeks. This week I was just too exhausted.
Today I've got the family started on a game of Merchant of Venus, taking a chance that it might interest the kids with it's spaceships and dice rolls. We are having to play it a bit at a time but they are actually enjoying it. We have left it set up so we can come back to it tomorrow night. We'll see if their interest holds...
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I haven't gone to Mark's for games tonight as I'm exhausted from being up all night yesterday with Zac, who was unwell. I am finally done making my Merchant of Venus insert - it was a big job! I was honestly pretty over it near the end, but I'm really happy to have a functional insert for this very hard-to-organise game. There were several more challenges in this one. Because there are so many components to fit in the box, the precision on the plans were down to the mm, and as I mentioned I made the narrow trays about 2mm too thin. I had to unsleeve my cards as they just wouldn't fit with this design, even if I modified the design of the tray (which I had to do with a couple of them).
Still, this is a huge improvement over a messy box filled with baggies of tokens, and no easy way to separate the two versions of the game. I used the plans designed by Universal Head, found at The Esoteric Order of Gamers. The stuff this guy designs is generally pretty fantastic. I was pleased with the success of my Mysterium insert so I have started work on an insert for Merchant of Venus. If any game needs it, this one does.
I've really thrown myself in the deep end here. Following online plans, there is a base and about 6 different trays. MoV (Merchant of Venus) contains two versions of the game with different components, and has a massive amount of setup. With this insert, the components are separated logically and it provides special lift-out trays you can add next to the board already set up! This is a massive plus - the setup time is one of the reasons we hardly ever play this. The measurements are very fiddly. I was out by a couple of millimetres on the base so I have had to redesign two of the trays. The design is so tight that those 2 millimetres mean things no longer fit as planned. I also had to redesign the card tray to allow for sleeves. I've found solutions though and, while it doesn't look as flash, it's easier than starting all over again. I'll post photos when I'm done. It's a slow process so it will probably take a few days. |
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