Re: [piecepack] Re: Transparent piecepack?

["Geoffrey Tattersfield" <gtatters@...>]

I'm new to the piecepack scene, so I don't know and I have to ask.  Are
there very many games that depend upon the 'underside' of the component
being hidden information?  I had thought about transparent pieces but didn't
pursue getting clear acrylic to make pieces for this reason.

An idea that I am still toying with is using translucent acrylic pieces and
making a light-table (like what x-ray slides are viewed on).  I think that
would look really cool...especially for some of the games that have a more
science fiction theme.

-Geoff

On 12/13/06, sipig <sperry@...> wrote:
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> I have long thought that a clear piecepack set would be great - I want
> to make one myself, but am struggling here in the UK finding clear
> pieces. Alas no TAP Plastics here! I have thought about making the
> tiles out of safety glass, if I can get the squares cut accurately
> enough. In the meantime I have settled for making a white plastic set
> which looks pretty neat and definitely NOT rustic!
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> If anyone was to make a clear set I would certainly buy one.
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> Cheers
> Si
> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Hale-Evans" <rwhe@...> wrote:
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> > Wouldn't it be great if someone manufactured a transparent piecepack
> > like the transparent decks of cards that have been appearing lately?
> > Only the informational part of the tile, coin, etc. (suit and value)
> > would be opaque; the rest of it would be transparent.
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> > I first saw this transparent/opaque effect in the card game Gloom.
> > Very impressive (the effect, not the game).
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> > http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/12692
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> > I want someone to manufacture a piecepack like this, but thicker --
> > plexiglas? The thickness shouldn't affect the effect.
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> > Would this sell to people who currently scorn the piecepack because it
> > looks rustic to them? A lucite coin for your thoughts...
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> > Ron
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