PieceMaker - Build your own board game pieces

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Make your own pieces and create your own game. Expand on an existing board game by adding a custom touch to your chess set, or invent something entirely new! With this board game piece maker, you can choose the height, width, flare, style, taper, and caps to be whatever suits your taste. You can even select settings that allow you to embed coins inside your print so that your pieces will have more satisfying weight. Try out the included demo models or press the "Open in Customizer" button to get started making your own custom board game pieces. All of the pieces in the photo, plus thousands more, can be made by customizing this one model. ## Pieces and Games Challenge! If you design a game piece with PieceMaker, please post a "Make" and describe the name of your piece and what you think its properties should be. Specify rules for your piece about movement, attack, defense, effects on other pieces, effects from other pieces, and any random elements. If you design a set of pieces for a new game or collect other people's pieces to make a game, then post your game as a remix and describe the rules! If a bunch of good pieces and games come out of this, I'll feature them on Hacktastic. ## Weekly Design Challenge Update +1: It's week three of the epic 3D design battle between me and atartanian, and another contender in the office is throwing his hat into the ring. Or rather, I've found his hat and now it's in the ring. This week, 3D modeling legend mannytan is joining the battle! @mannytan, I hereby challenge you to post one design a week by the end of every Friday! Here's a recap of this week's entries: * PieceMaker by mathgrrl (this entry) * Parametric Pinecone by mannytan * atartanian is out this week but will be back for the next round... #### Twitter: @mathgrrl #### Hacktastic blog: www.mathgrrl.com/hacktastic #### Shapeways geekhaus store: www.shapeways.com/shops/mathgrrl This design and all associated pictures and files are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. If you want to use designs, images, or files outside of the terms of this license, please email request@mathgrrl.com.