How To Make Your Own Custom Board Game

So many people have board game idea's, but don't know where to start to bring them to life. See below for a simple check list to get started. These are by FAR not all of the possible options, but they are the most common and may help you jump start your game.

The Field - Board, Card, Dice or a combination of the three.
The Type - Roll Playing, Strategy, Trivia, Skill, Multi-player, Chance etc.
Materials Needed - Board, Cards, Pawns, Dice, Spinner, Chips, Box, Instructions,
Sizes - Choose your board, card, box, playing piece or chip size along with qty.
Design - Once you have everything set you are ready to start designing your game.

If you aren't a graphic designer there is no need to worry, there are plenty of resources out there to help design your game that won't break your bank. One of the most popular places we recommend is 99 designs, they have designers available for all budgets. There are also several other places to find freelance artists. 521 Promo also offers full design and prototype capabilities.

After you have your game designed it's now time to get a prototype for play testing. Since play testing can provide MANY changes in the game we would recommend creating a simple version using paper and foam board or index cards before paying for a professional prototype. After the play testing stage and all changed have been made you are ready for quotes and a professional prototype to show investors or even feature in your Kickstarter video, if you have one. If funding is not a problem then you are ready to move forward in the ordering process.

521 Promo will handle the rest from here. If you didn't use our design services you would just simply upload your artwork to our server. From there we would send you proofs, once the proofs are approved we would proceed with production. A standard turn around time for board games is about 10 weeks. All of our custom board games come professionally packaged and ready to hit the shelves.

Please feel free to contact us anytime for help with designing or creating your custom board game.
ContacUs@521promo.com
678.866.3583

On another note, we think this is an awesome idea to display your custom board games or standard board games for decoration! Storage Ideas

CUSTOM MONOPOLY® FUNDRAISER!

We do fundraisers for ALL kinds of organizations and events all over the country and even the WORLD!

Monopoly® is one of the most popular board games and internationally recognized by most people around the world. Why not have one based around your School, Town, Club, City, State or Company?

These fundraisers bring in funds over $15,000 - $100,000 PROFIT! ! ! !

You can visit our web site www.521promo.com for more information or e-mail us for our fundraiser packet which includes more pictures and pricing.

In the mean time you can watch this awesome video of people playing Monopoly® in a park on a larger than life board.

Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser

We wanted to take a moment and extend our thoughts for those effected by hurricane Sandy last week. The office for 521 Promo still has no power or internet, but we are lucky enough to have a friend of ours lend us some office space so we can continue to work. Since we are from NJ and the shore has always held a special place in our hearts we are starting a fundraiser to help Re Store The Shore! We will start the design on the board game this week and hopefully have a site up and running where people can purchase the games. Please spread the word, you can send people to our FB page for now which will soon have links to the site where you can purchase the games. Face book Page

Personalized Gifts

Are you looking for the perfect gift this holiday season?

We have something that is sure to WOW the entire family. We can create your very own custom board game based around your family, event, relationship, friendship or anything else you can think of!

We can not create a Custom Monopoly Game, but we can create your very own personalized property trading game.

You can use photo's, just text, or a combination of both. These games are actually hand made by our staff here at 521 Promo. We take pride in every single custom board game we create.

You can also create your very own game! If this is what you are interested in please send us an e-mail and we will send over full templates for you.

Stay tuned for more updates and new games from 521 Promo, where we make your dreams a reality!

SHADOW DAYS

Check out our newest project Shadow Days, by Black Tea Studios.

"It is the year 9999 of the Third Great Reconstruction. The world stands still. A strange force has cast a heavy shadow across the land. Creatures of every kind have felt the stinging touch of madness. Total insanity has spread like a merciless plague. Though some are spared, they do not count themselves lucky. Brother has turned against brother, elf against elf, dwarf against dwarf, orc against orc and nature against nature. In the midst of the storm, the most unlikely alliances have been forged. Family, faction, race and land are no more. There is only survival!"

Please check out their Kickstarter for more information!

blackteastudios.com

We are excited for this release as well!

Evil Baby Orphanage - By: Wyrd Games

This is a brand new card game from our client Wyrd Games!

The object of this game is to get the most evil of the babies out of the time stream. The catch is the more evil babies you collect, the more likely they are to burn down your orphanage! This game is for 3 or more players and is a quick, easy, fun and VERY entertaining game.

Please also make sure to visit the Wyrd Games booth at Gen Con this year!

You can support the custom game cards on their Kickstarter page.

Hackettstown-Opoly

We are in the works for the Hackettstown-Opoly game! This is an amazing town just jam packed with tons of history. One interesting fact, Hackettstown, NJ is the ONLY place in the WORLD where M & Ms are manufactured at the M & M Mars factory. The factory was the workplace for many teenagers growing up in Hackettstown. M & M Mars has also been very generous and made several contributions to the community over the years! We really hope to be able to add them to our long list of local businesses that will be involved in making this game a possibility!

This game will benefit the Hackettstown Board Of Education as well as some other non-profit organizations that choose to sell the games.

If you are interested in creating a Custom Opoly Game for your town, business, school, event etc. please feel free to contact us anytime.

521promo@gmail.com