Re: JCD Piecepack Update from Blue Panther

[steve@...]

Michael: 

There are pictures of the birch pieces up on the site, and the oak set 
should photos will also be put up there in the next week. 

With regard to engraving depth, I think you will be pleased that it is deep 
enough to put up with continuous handling - I have a demo set of Central 
Pacific that has seen over 100 plays and still looks good - it's made out of 
the same material as the birch JCD piecepack. 

If you are referring to whether or not someone could tell the difference 
between disks by touch, the birch is pretty consistent in terms of grain, 
but with the oak it may be possible to feel the grain a little.  All 
components get a protective coat of polyurethane which tends to make them 
feel pretty similar.   Travel set will be birch so it should be pretty good 
for blind draws. 

With regards to the exact size of the travel set - the tiles could be 1" 
versus the 2" size of the normal tiles.  The question then becomes one of 
scale - with 1" tiles, the disks and pawns would have to be pretty small, 
and the symbols on them even smaller.  The resolution is not an issue here, 
but my gamer eyesight isn't what it used to be... 

SJ 

Michael Van Biesbrouck writes: 

> The pictures and prices on the site look good.  Comparison of the two
> woods would be nice and a picture of an entire set would be useful for
> promotional purposes.  I see that there was mention on
> boardgamenews.com, so that should let a lot of people know about the
> sets. 
>
> How deep is the laser scoring on regular and travel sets?  Are they
> suitable for blind draw from a bag?  (This really only needs to be
> true for the discs unless grain is obvious on the tiles.)  Currently I
> have one beautiful set that is suitable for blind draws and has slick
> surfaces for certain dexterity games but there is an obvious grain.
> Having everything perfect in one set would be great, but I would get
> at least one large set to complement what I have. 
>
> If everything were available now, I would probably get a large oak set
> in normal symbols and a normal symbols travel set, then try them out
> to decide in which size to get the other two symbols. 
>
> *** Discussion leaves reality at this point *** 
>
> If the tiles of the travel set can be put four onto a tile of the
> normal-sized set, then there is the potential to design an entirely
> new type of piecepack game. 
>
> What about piecepack dominoes? 
>
> Michael