Re: [piecepack] Piecepacks from Blue Panther?

["Ron Hale-Evans" <rwhe@...>]

On 1/15/07, Dan Isaac 2 <disaac2@...> wrote:
> I am a bit of a long-time lurker, and don't actually even
> own a piecepack, but I had some comments on this discussion...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Coversations with Steve are going well, and it appears
> > we are both excited about Blue Panther producing the
> > JCDpiecepack. (He has added some teaser text
> > to his home page http://www.bluepantherllc.com/ )
> >
>
> Great news.
>
> > He has mentioned a few options for materials:
> > baltic birch (natural color, stained, painted, or
> > "reverse image"), hardwood tiles, and acrylic.
>
> One concern I have with wooden pieces where hidden
> information is required, it is not that hard to be able
> to distinguish wooden pieces from each other from their
> back sides. Whether by color or texturing, each tile is
> going to have it's own unique features.
>
> Has anyone found this to be an issue in the past?
>
> I would suggest using acrylic for the pieces as it will
> be more uniform and harder to tell the pieces apart.

That's sort of what I was saying earlier, Dan. Personally, I haven't
found being able to tell pieces apart a big issue so far, because I
mostly play piecepack games casually, with friends. It's easy to
imagine a situation where it would be an issue, though, say a
tournament at a gaming convention where there's a substantial prize at
stake. Having uniform, machine-cut plastic pieces would be a big plus
in such a situation.

Steve, would it be possible to make two kinds of piecepack: an
inexpensive wooden one and a more expensive acrylic one for serious
play? Maybe the latter could be a custom order.

A box (versus a bag) would be nice for the piecepack, but I don't have
a strong preference.

Thanks, all!

Ron

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