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The board in play
Top view of the game board
Wood resource made of Zebrawood on top of a Maple base
Brick resource made of Padauk on top of a Maple base
Wool resource made of Aspen on top of a Maple base
Wheat resource made of Yellowheart on top of a Maple base
Ore resource made of Purpleheart on top of a Maple base
Desert tile made of Poplar on top of a Maple base
Trading ports made of Maple
Two of the edges made of Maple
Close up of the pieces fitting together
Player Tokens
idontwantausername06
DigiRust
I’m not the biggest Catan fan but this is a very nice set
mindolluin
I thought it was all about the cones
TommyWa
Someone actually knows how to play settlers of Catan?
TheSparkleDonkey
AccountCreatedToUpvoteDogs
I am not a fan of the game, but that is a beautiful set!
amorbaleine
Sooo, are you selling these?
Sheepyhead
I'm very tired, at first I thought you wrote the trading ports were made of cheese
DRinkWis
Maple base
Allysondawn
I want this in my life so badly
thegoodshark
That is awesome!
EricFritz
thanks! :)
heyimwalkenhere
ChazzDarvey
I bothers me that the land around the sheep isn't green.
Dwargh
Our fine german export, hee hee!
davidcnelson
nice! dingus comment, not a huge fan of the bricks. the other tiles show the natural state instead of processed, trees vs lumber, etc.
davidcnelson
also, bricks as a geometric pattern fight the organic look of everything else. rectangles inside hexes aren't my fave. great work though!
ZachBrownBand
What was the math like for this? Cause while the base game can work for a general start, the interlocking elements would take some effort.
GirlWithTheLittleDog
Beautiful! You're an amazing artist and this is a masterpiece!
alex515060
@erm92 sick
bigbeachbum
I have wood for your sheep. Wana trade?
Crimlem
Those desert tiles are pretty poplar now days
Crimlem
...wood never have guessed
disemboweled
theromen111
mann0311
Where is this from? Looks familiar.
PeachesOnSalad
It's about the cones
SamBed
I feel like if you kickstarted this you would be able to easily mass produce with some effort and if not make a huge profit, have fun.
EricFritz
I'm not sure how I could do that without getting into legal trouble with the creators of Catan
SamBed
Or not and not have that worry in the back if your head if it was something you could have done.
YangKoete
Wood for sheep!
hilhas1
You used some nice wood there
EricFritz
Thanks! One of my goals was unique wood to easily distinguish the resources
Churchofthesubgenius
I went by a distributer a couple weeks ago and got 2 pallets of Babinga 4' cut offs (4/4 to 8/4) for free. Slight twists and cracks (1/2)
Churchofthesubgenius
Ill take it though. Every used it? Its been hard i my planer
Gonestarfishing
Bubinga is pretty, but insanely hard. Easy to burn when sanding.
Churchofthesubgenius
The air powered sander handled it much better than the electric one, and once sealed, the grain expression was really delicate
Gonestarfishing
Glad to hear it! Pneumatic tools are fantastic. Need to invest in an air sander :)
Artdirector
I want to buy this
EricFritz
How much would you be willing to pay for something like this?
dovebair
Are you even allowed to sell it?
OrangeFlavours
Add all the material costs, then take the hours you work to create a set and set a price you consider decent for the effort worked. 1/2
apsire
I also want to buy this
elchupicabra
I also want to buy this
OrangeFlavours
2/2 And then there's whatever fees for doing it at all, since you have to buy the materials, use your machines/tools, etc.
ricksancheezits
It’s very beautiful and I’d definitely be interested in a copy.
ricksancheezits
Please let me know
mage16
me too. 250 sounds fair.
SmokingGandalf
How many working hours did it take you to make it? Double that number and decide how much you want to make per hour... It's a rough number..
TheKinginTheNorff
250 easily.
wayfarer912
Ditto
TheKinginTheNorff
Wich is to say that’s my starting price not ending
MrRandom314159
Literally looked up "catan board game" and this thing is being sold on Etsy for $250.75
TheKinginTheNorff
therealmugatu
Whats your asking price
EricFritz
Hmm. for only the wooden parts, maybe around $250? The printed parts were pretty expensive. One set cost me $330. thoughts?
Csel
theoretically you could cast the pieces and make a mold, not sure what you'd make it with or cost though.
FreakyFuhrer
$250 of materials or does it include paying for laser cutting services etc? Do you have patterns I could use?
usersubbordercontrol
I'd pay easily $60 or $120 +shipping for this game. But, you probably spent more on the machine to make it and all that.. well time for me
usersubbordercontrol
To put my Dremel back on the 3D printer frame I built, and manually turn the gears to make it...
SpikedSquirrel
Lol the regular cardboard version of Catan is like 50 bucks
MrRandom314159
The base game costs ~$40. So, let's say that the board is worth ~$30. We can triple price since it's durable and long lasting, and I'd say
MrRandom314159
You can add about 40 for it solving basic issues the standard still retains. Then, I'd say add in another $40 for the quality of the product
MrRandom314159
That covers the designs on each piece, how well they fit together, and how well they hold. Overall, I'd price this at ~$170 Give or take.
WelcomeToTheShatterdome
Fuck Catan. It's a great game, but 35 plus times playing it with multiple times getting to 9 points and always get buttfucked in the end.
Dashin87
Git gud
RenaissanceFaireMan
Don't play Munchkin then.
Odb718
Play to 12 for 3players, and 11 for 4. Add 2 rules for the first two rounds, 7s can have 2 adjustments;
Odb718
The robber isn't active until Player 1 rolls for their 3rd time.
Odb718
If you roll a 7 before the robber is active, you can either Rotate 1 of your roads to another direction, or roll again.
DivesFromWipeClub
It's not even a great game. It has too much randomness, there are much better skill and strategy board games out there.
clayrev
If it takes too much skill and strategy, its not fun for casuals.
WelcomeToTheShatterdome
I agree
IsweartoGodLinda
List a couple you like. I'm looking for suggestions
NeolithicE
Splendor, Tokaido, Suburbia, for a large swath. Also check out shutupandsitdown.com . British guys that do board game reviews.
TheUltimatePunMaster
One of my favorite is Pandemic. It is a cooperative strategy game as opposed to a PvP strategy like Risk
DivesFromWipeClub
I recently picked up tera mystica, which is similar to catan in that there's a board and resources, but it's super fucking deep and takes ->
DivesFromWipeClub
awhile to learn. Trying to read the rules and understand was a nightmare, but since then it's been really fun. For a simpler game, ticket ->
DivesFromWipeClub
to ride is a fun strategic game that has some randomness, but a lot of strategy behind it and feels very fair compared to settlers. ->
iismichaels
I've had a good time with Ghost Stories, Catacombs, Robo Rally, and Aeon's End. Depends what you're looking for (1v1, coop, FFA)
bigmob100
Did you make this op?
ClemantTheGymLeader
Google reverse image search yielded no results for identical images though this could be bought from someone. @OP Can you tell us if it's OC
EricFritz
It is indeed OC. The images for the resources were found online, but the parts and player tokens were all designed by me
ClemantTheGymLeader
Awesome, really good job!
EricFritz
I did make this! I used shapeways for my 3D printing and a laser cutter for the wood
onlyatestaccount
Do you have the plans available on thingiverse? I recently got access to a laser cutter and would love to give this a shot
bigmob100
I just started playing Catan with a few friends and this pic was a hit amongst them
EricFritz
Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
AStrangeEnemyMasiosare
I want to buy this! How much would you consider selling it, and don't say three fiddy.
EricFritz
Hmm... I haven't really thought about it. The 3d printing was expensive, I ended up spending over $500 total on it all
howToLoseTheGame
@AStrangeEnemyMasiosare you still there? or did you bail out?
SchrodingersGinger
how much was the 3D printing? it really doesnt look like your material cost shouild have been very high...
EricFritz
3D printing was over $300. It'd be cheaper if i could find one to use instead of ordering it online
Zeke8762
Would you be willing to part ways with the blueprints?
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
You could easily get away for selling this for $800+ to collectors. Very nice work @OP , I would kill for the ability to make this board
EricFritz
I've never sold anything online, any idea where I would do that at? Etsy maybe?
illogicalphallusies
plus, he already built the plans, its just a mater of making copies when someone orders, you dont even need inventory; "made to order"