Lasercut hnefatafl board and pieces

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I laser-cut board and game pieces for the Viking strategy game hnefatafl. Pink is intricately engraved (I set this to a speed of 300, power level 20), blue is also engraved (I set this to a speed of 300, power level 35). They're carefully separated out so you can engrave each piece on both sides at the end. Black is cut with precision (etched), so I used a speed setting of 30 and a power level of 25 to prevent it from cutting all the way through. Red is cut completely through, and I utilized a speed setting of 10, along with a power level of 45. I started by engraving the pink pieces, then moved on to blue, followed by black, and finally red. As long as red remains last in the sequence, you'll achieve perfect results. At the conclusion of the cycle, I held down the material firmly and used a thumbtack to rotate the game pieces with the star symbol, along with those featuring concentric circles. I made sure they were flipped over and then returned them to their designated holes, before performing a second pass using only the pink setting, ensuring that the pieces bearing markings are intricately engraved on both sides and can be easily distinguished from the unmarked pieces.