Token Cards ... Kinkos Printing Available

I am new here at this forum and just wanted to show off my latest TannhÃ¤user creation. I was not exactly delighted with the Pass the Cheat Sheet set up for the Tokens. Nor, was I too happy with the BGG expanded versions as every time a new Token came out you needed to print out multiple sheets for all players or play Pass the Cheat Sheet. So I decided I would make up CCG sized cards (so they may be placed in card sleeves) for each of the tokens. I only have about 10 done so far and plan to create a couple a day until I have one for each token.

Here a few Token Card samples (these are the downloadable Tokens front/back of each):

Once I am finished with the full set, if I can get Fantasy Flight's permission, I would like to put a PDF up at BGG ...

nice skills, too bad I have already, printed, glued and made my own cheat sheet, not as nice but they work.

I might be able to still use them though...

Those are awesome!

I'll be ditching my cheat sheet and printing these out asap - more please!

will you be making these for all the tokens? or just the addition tokens from the online data base?

That could really help me out.

And I'm sure FFG will allow you to post it as long as you do not make any money off of it or, claim icons as your own.

Bronco-Stoj wrote:will you be making these for all the tokens? or just the addition tokens from the online data base?

â€¢ I have completed the 13 US Edition Bonus Tokens. From there I will start on the Main Game Tokens. And then on to the remaining, as of yet 'officially' untranslated (absolutely no disrespect to Steve-O, XcomSquaddie, and any other helpful translators on this board is intended) 12 Bonus Tokens. Please, note that the sample images above are 150 dpi, the originals/finished PDFs will be at 300 dpi and print crystal clear.

Bronco-Stoj wrote:And I'm sure FFG will allow you to post it as long as you do not make any money off of it or, claim icons as your own.

â€¢ Each of the cards has both the Take on You logo and copyright as well as the Fantasy Flight logo and copyright. The only thing I take credit for is written at the bottom of each card: "Card Concept and Design by Malechi".

â€¢ I wish to place them at BGG for free download, but I am utilizing ToY & FF's artwork and text. It is because of this that my desire becomes murky as to what the companies will allow. Different companies, different rules. Milton Bradley allows you to freely utilize their merchandise as long as you do not profit from it. Games Workshop on the other hand guards even a whisper of their merchandise with a sharpened scythe, ready to take down any and all comers with a legalese Cease and Desist order.

Excellent work !

you should post that on TOY's boards

Whoa. Those cards are awesome! Are you a pro artist?

Malechi wrote:... (absolutely no disrespect to Steve-O, XcomSquaddie, and any other helpful translators on this board is intended) ...

LOL. My translations are done with 2 free online translation sites and a ton of guesswork. I'll be the first to admit mine are "unofficial". Definitely wait for the official version.

Hell, my first attempt at translating Twinstrike said something about twins wrestling...

<whimper...>

ETA: makes more sense that way...

Thanks hombre. Hope to see more of your stuff very soon.

Hope you stik around.

XcomSquaddie wrote:Hell, my first attempt at translating Twinstrike didn't actually involve combat...

<whimper...>

What is it exactly you were actually attempting to do with Twin Strike? And, no, I am not a professional artist by any means, but I have freelanced for some very small game companies. My love of games combined with a heavy Bipolar related need to create has gotten me rather well attuned to Photoshop!

Malechi

Malechi wrote: ...What is it exactly you were actually attempting to do with Twin Strike?

A poor attempt at humor. Check it again. I rephrased it to sound better.

Malechi wrote: And, no, I am not a professional artist by any means, but I have freelanced for some very small game companies. My love of games combined with a heavy Bipolar related need to create has gotten me rather well attuned to Photoshop!

Malechi

You do very fine work. Your cards would easily stand with anything "officially" published so far.

Malechi wrote:I am new here at this forum and just wanted to show off my latest TannhÃ¤user creation.

LAME!

Great another Hasbro mini player invading us.

Good to see you here brother!

As always your work is just awesome.

-Hahntrausers.

For anyone unaware Hahn and I have known each other through another board for a few years, so I know he was only half-serious ...

Malechi wrote:For anyone unaware Hahn and I have known each other through another board for a few years, so I know he was only half-serious ...

No I was 100% serious.

Boys n Girls having Mal involved here now is one of the best thing that can happen for us. I've been using his custom stuff for a few years now. It's FANTASTIC.

Game on Brother!

-Hahntrauser.

Those look great Malechi!

Maybe Fantasy Flight would host them? Could always ask?

hahnarama wrote:

Malechi wrote:For anyone unaware Hahn and I have known each other through another board for a few years, so I know he was only half-serious ...

No I was 100% serious.

Boys n Girls having Mal involved here now is one of the best thing that can happen for us. I've been using his custom stuff for a few years now. It's FANTASTIC.

Game on Brother!

-Hahntrauser.

I can see that already. I can wait to see the stat cards for the other stuff when they are done.

Okay, so there has been a slight delay with getting started on the main game tokens as I scanned the all of the token images yesterday, but because of the four color printing process the images came out very blurry due to the dot matrices utilized in the process.

After getting all of the images on to new cards, I found much better images in the tannhauser-thegame.com PDFs. Therefore I will be replacing all the images ... The good news is the cards will look that much better!

Malechi wrote:Okay, so there has been a slight delay with getting started on the main game tokens as I scanned the all of the token images yesterday, but because of the four color printing process the images came out very blurry due to the dot matrices utilized in the process.

After getting all of the images on to new cards, I found much better images in the tannhauser-thegame.com PDFs. Therefore I will be replacing all the images ... The good news is the cards will look that much better!

Thanks dude!!!

I am going to throw out my old crappy versions in place of yours.

My only concern is, am I able to read the text? It seems a bit small?

Though I will be printing them black N White (I'm in college and poor and printing B&W is free color costs money)

But I am told that some times B&W text can be a tad bit easier to read than color depending on size, font and colors.

I will see what I can do to make a Black and White print version to go along with the color version ... Although, I am not making any promises!

You don't need to do anything, I just have to hit B&W

nothing is really affected other than a color change.

my only real concern is will I be able to read the text on the cards, the text from the example from page one are a tad bit small.

hmmmm....

did you change the size of the cards on pg. 1?

I remember them being tiny.

or am I going crazy

One thing I have been curious about...

Will you be incorporating the weapons packs for characters somehow?

Back of the card?

There already is a great file that a summarizes all the various packs on small cards, as well as including a rule synopsis, courtesey of Universal Head at Booardgame Geek:
http://www.headlesshollow.com/downloads/games/Tannhauser_v2.pdf

Bronco-Stoj,

As for printing in B&W I would be worried that the text would be highly illegible on the dark background.

The images on page 1 are only samples, the real cards are at 300 dpi (and yes, I did change the images to show the detail better).

I have no intention of incorporating Weapon Pack specific info other than the utilizing the character/faction's image on the back (as littlewars mentioned there are other cards/sheets that accomplish this). These cards are for 'during play' reference to what the tokens do for the character so the Token Reference Sheets do not have to be passes around constantly or reprinted every time a new token comes out.

Thanks to the both of you.

I have printed out lots of stuff from wizards products that they offer online in B&W, most of the scenarios with blue and silver back ground, with white and black lettering.

And they came out fine.

I can run a test print and let you know how it comes out.