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Create Your First Game | Playtest Parlor Tutorial

thegamecrafternews — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:58:28 -0500

This video shows you how to get started with Playtest Parlor. You’ll create a game, add a dice, roll the dice, change the dice faces, and then save your table so you can use it again later. https://playtestparlor.com

Congratulations to the winner of the Pool Builder Game Contest Beast Barber!

thegamecrafternews — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:20:08 -0500

Congratulations to the winner of the Pool Builder Game Contest Beast Barber!

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/beast-barber

By Scott R Smith.

If you were a finalist, or are curious how the judge came to their decision, you can read their finalist feedback here:

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/pool-builder-challenge#FinalsRubric

thegamecrafternews — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:50:38 -0500

Component Studio 3 Performance Tips That Actually Work

thegamecrafternews — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:07:52 -0500

Struggling with slow load times, missing exports, or lag in Component Studio 3?

In this video, Andrew V. walks through practical, real-world ways to improve performance—especially when working with large image libraries and complex designs.

You’ll learn how to:

Optimize image sizes and formats
Manage large image collections
Exclude folders from inline images
Exclude Images from Designs
Improve performance by limiting layer dependencies

If your projects are slowing down or failing to export correctly, these tips will help you get back to designing smoothly. If you have questions, visit the Component Studio community on Facebook, Discord, Reddit, or leave a comment below.

👉 Learn more at https://component.studio

Build a Deck of Cards | Playtest Parlor Tutorial

thegamecrafternews — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:30:51 -0500

This video shows you how to work with decks in Playtest Parlor. It will show you how to: spawn a deck, shuffle, deal, draw, search, and even mark up the cards! https://playtestparlor.com

Full Color Printed Meeple

thegamecrafternews — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:30:51 -0500

Full Color Printed Meeple

Full color printed faces on a meeple of your choice. For thousands of years people have been making game pieces and dice for their games, but you can do it for your game without all the whittling knowledge.

Last chance to get “Playing” Cards while it is still...

plainblackguy — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:01:08 -0500

Last chance to get “Playing” Cards while it is still on sale!

Foil Tarot Deck

thegamecrafternews — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:30:29 -0500

Foil Tarot Deck

Holographic Foil Cards are typically used for special editions of games and to give your customers that feeling of something magical. The holographic sheen is only on the face of the card, so when it is shuffled into the deck you cannot tell it is special until the card is flipped to its face side. Decks of cards are a major staple in most modern games. All cards are printed on the same paper used in major trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering. It is a 12pt 320gsm black-core matte card stock. They are printed double sided with rounded corners.

Custom Small Cardstock

thegamecrafternews — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:30:32 -0500

Custom Small Cardstock

Build whatever your imagination can dream up. You may mix and match up to 10 types of these items per sheet. They are printed on 320gsm black-core matte stock.

Last chance to get Turret Dice: The Defenders while it is still...

plainblackguy — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:01:08 -0500

Last chance to get Turret Dice: The Defenders while it is still on sale!

Euro Poker Deck

thegamecrafternews — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:30:42 -0500

Euro Poker Deck

Euro Poker Cards are 63mm x 88mm, exactly the same size as cards used by games like Magic: The Gathering. They have a 3.175mm radius corner. Decks of cards are a major staple in most modern games. All cards are printed on the same paper used in major trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering. It is a 12pt 320gsm black-core matte card stock. They are printed double sided with rounded corners.

Card Crafting Deck

thegamecrafternews — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:31:41 -0500

Card Crafting Deck

Decks of cards are a major staple in most modern games. All cards are printed on the same paper used in major trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering. It is a 12pt 320gsm black-core matte card stock. They are printed double sided with rounded corners.

thegamecrafternews — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:30:30 -0500

Invader Mats

thegamecrafternews — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:32:54 -0500

Invader Mats

These are a great way to create randomized hex maps with small hexes. Also check out the flower mat. Mats are an easy way to make player aids and game play surfaces. Mats are made out of our standard 12 point 320gsm black-core matte cardstock and are printed double-sided.

Big Mat

thegamecrafternews — Sun, 31 May 2026 11:30:58 -0500

This is an inexpensive option to create large play areas. Set two of these side-by-side to create a 16x20 game board, or 3 to create a 16x30, or 4 to create a 20x32. Mats are an easy way to make player aids and game play surfaces. Mats are made out of our standard 12 point 320gsm black-core matte cardstock and are printed double-sided.

Clear Euro Poker Deck

thegamecrafternews — Sat, 30 May 2026 11:30:50 -0500

Clear Euro Poker Deck

Clear Euro Poker Cards are 63mm x 88mm, exactly the same size as cards used by games like Magic: The Gathering. They have a 3.175mm radius corner. Decks of cards are a major staple in most modern games. Clear cards are printed on a glossy 12pt PVC plastic. They are printed single-sided but owing to the transparent nature of the plastic you can see the back (reflected) artwork through the plastic.

Last chance to get Chess & Balance while it is still on...

plainblackguy — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:01:07 -0500

Last chance to get Chess & Balance while it is still on sale!

Digest Perfect Bound Book

thegamecrafternews — Fri, 29 May 2026 11:31:11 -0500

Digest Perfect Bound Book

A perfect bound book designed specifically for the Medium Stout Boxes. The covers are made from 12pt card stock and the pages are made from high quality letter stock. A perfect bound book with 200 pages would be 1.05 inches thick. Books with covers that are glued together at the spine.

The Game Crafter will be at Protospiel Twin Cities this weekend with our classic table of game parts…

thegamecrafternews — Thu, 28 May 2026 11:30:36 -0500

The Game Crafter will be at Protospiel Twin Cities this weekend with our classic table of game parts and blanks for you to update your prototypes, or make new games on the fly.

Stop by and say hi to Alisha, she will be around playing game!

thegamecrafternews — Wed, 27 May 2026 11:30:38 -0500