The physical pieces used in a game. They may include things common to many games (like dice), or things relating only to the particular game.
See also: game-accessories (for game aids that are not actual game components).
Questions tagged [components]
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What's the price difference in producing different quality game cards?
I've been a bit disappointed in the past the quality of game components, primarily the cards, in certain games.
For example Citadels and Timeline have cheap cardboard cards that look like they'll scuff easily.
On the other hand Pandemic has the…
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What is the gold token used for in Kitty Paw?
Just opened our game of Kitty Paw and there is a gold paper/cardboard token not listed on the game components, does anyone know what this is? I also don't see it mentioned anywhere in the rules.
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Largest card size for board games
What's the largest card size in a board game that's still current (in print sometime in the 21st century)?
I'm looking for cards that are used as cards, not as placemats. This means that the cards are used in a deck or a pile containing multiple…
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Is there a list of the cards included in Scuttle! and its expansions?
So I have the card game Scuttle! and two of its expansion sets: Scurvy and Curse of the Black Jack.
Stupidly, I shuffled all the cards together and now I want to separate them out again.
Luckily, 'the Scurvy' cards are pretty easy to find as…
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Where can I find scans of D&D:TFBG board game cards?
My friend has bought second hand Dungeons and Dragons The Fantasy Board Game and about half of the cards is missing. He'd like to print the missing cards himself to be able to play the game.
Are the scans of the cards available anywhere for…
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Home made board game, called Catfish Lake, where I have created a multiplication like grid table to create "new make believe" Crystal Catfish
The system I use now is kinda complicated, in that I have three sheets of paper needed to create a new species of Catfish. The first sheet has a list of 100 gems. The second sheet is a code, where each letter of the alphabet is given a number. …
