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▲ 10 r/printandplay+2 crossposts

"Handcrafting" cards ?

Hello,

So I'd like to really dive into Android Netrunner, I bought System Gateway several months ago because I didn't really want to bother printing and having ugly results

HOWEVER I'm french and even though I'm not bad at understanding english, I realised that it's quite tiring to learn a game, its rules, cards and effects in a language that isn't my mother tongue. I haven't found System Gateway in french and even if I did, I originally wanted to try Android Netrunner because it's a deck-building card that you can play without much money.

So I think i'm ready to print the cards myself and take the time to do it well. Might even be fun who knows ? I'd prefer not to use the classic combo "paper/trash MtG card/sleeve" because I'm trying to use less plastic in my life. The process I was thinking about was:

  1. Print on classic paper
  2. Cut the cards
  3. Glue them on a trash MtG card
  4. Paint the back with the right color (red/runner blue/corp) with spray paint for example
  5. Coat each side with spray hair lacquer or just spray lacquer to protect the colors

The other option was to print on a thicker paper but I guess you would need a specific printer for that ?

Either way, I don't know if coating with spray lacquer would be the right way to go for stuff that will be used and manipulated quite frequently, maybe even slightly folded. I know some artists like charcoal artists use this technique to fix the colors

I know it may sound futile or even meaningless to try and work without plastic sleeves, especially with the fact that lacquer often isn't palstic-free, but I would still like your thoughts, opinions and advice on how to do this

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u/Gaukiki — 4 days ago
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I made a free desktop app that re-spaces print-and-play PDFs so cards are easy to cut

Hi! I got tired of print-and-play files where every card is packed edge to edge: one cut is shared by two cards, a millimetre off ruins both, and there’s no room for bleed. So I built Gutterberg.

You open the PDF, mark where the cards are, and it makes new sheets with space between every card, at the exact original size, with the artwork untouched (it never turns your PDF into pictures, so text and art stay sharp).

What it does (right now):

  • Mark cards with a grid, draw them one by one (even tilted, for messy scans), or let “Detect pieces” find them for you
  • Pick which cards and how many copies, mix cards from several PDFs, choose A4/Letter/A3/etc.
  • Cut marks, bleed, and double-sided printing with card backs
  • Use PNG/JPEG/WebP images as cards too (e.g. 9 card images onto one A4 sheet)
  • Saves projects, updates itself, English and Spanish

It’s free for personal use, runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and the source is on GitHub:
https://github.com/JoaquinArruiz/Gutterberg

It’s early (0.9), so I’d love feedback: what PDFs give you trouble, and what features you’d want. Bug reports are very welcome through the GitHub issues. PLEASE if you find anything from the UI not intuitive, or a bug, or both, or anything to improve feel free to comment, open an issue, or anything!

(Heads-up: builds aren’t signed yet, so Windows/macOS will warn the first time you open it. The README explains how to get past that.)

u/MrCac0 — 4 days ago
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Print & Play deck is available is our Discord!

Come check it out! Updated with all of our almost final artwork and stats. There’s also a rulebook included in the folder to learn how to play! :) love to know your thoughts.

EDIT: Lots of people don’t trust discord and I totally support that. I have been pointed in the direction of Itch.io, and it seems great! Here’s the link :)

https://everdawntcg.itch.io/everdawntcg

u/OnlyOkConnection — 11 days ago
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Any dedicated print and play YouTube channels?

Some of the YouTube channels I follow will sometimes cover print and play games, but are there any channels that only cover print and play games?

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u/ahobday — 11 days ago
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Sprawling Sundays

This is the day for PnP enthusiasts who appreciate larger and more complex PnP projects. We want to hear about your PnP game builds that sprawl all over your table with folding boards, many cards, lots of tokens, custom dice, and more!

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u/AutoModerator — 11 days ago
▲ 7 r/printandplay+1 crossposts

PnP Rules Sheet

Hello friends, I’m working on a solitaire PnP title called “Cyberaider.” I’ve submitted it to the Board Game Geek wargame design contest, where you can print off the entire game (only 5 sheets of 8.5x11 and 6 playing pieces) and check out other games in the contest. I’m trying to make the rulebook only a single sheet. Does it accomplish the goal of teaching the game despite being visually busy or should I make a second sheet of rules to space things out? (Also pictured is a demo board, campaign sheet, and a demo encounter sheet)

u/CousinPaddy — 12 days ago