Mountain Game Board

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In my childhood, board games were categorized into two types - the ones approved by adults and the cool ones. The latter type featured light strategy, optional proper play, and a huge gimmick. Unlike abstract boards representing concepts like cities and battlefields, these games had cool plastic models of such concepts. For instance, Clue had drawn walls while Ghostbusters game was a fold-and-tab haunted city street. Similarly, Snakes and Ladders had drawings of snakes, but Fireball Island featured a molded island where red marbles could roll down and endanger the little plastic figurines. Recently, I decided to create a concept that rekindles this nostalgia for cool board games. The game squares are small, about 1cm, but can be enlarged. To make it truly cool, one should print a larger total game board in sections and assemble them using glue or tab-locks. This process took an hour of scaling and mashing on a MakerBot. With dedication over a few weekends, someone could create an awesome game board. Adding paint, dice, ridiculous LEDs, and gimmicky sound effects will complete the experience.