I think dice trays are essential for games like Oath, Tharos and Wingspan, of course, which does come with a dice tower that functions like a dice tray. Dice trays come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but I would always recommend you ensure that wooden ones or trays made from other hard materials do have a soft inlay, such as felt, for example, otherwise the noise of rolling a handful of dice is going to become annoying very quickly. Of course, that’s only for games where you roll a bunch of dice. Dice TraysĪnother essential, in my view at least, are dice trays. The poker chips for Brass are a must, but they are also a gamechanger for games such as Luzon Rails.
For example, I’ve got the metal coins for Clans of Caledonia and also Genotype and they really enhance the gameplay a huge amount. Irrespective of how you get hold of them though, using poker chips in games is nearly as good as using metal coins, if not better, depending on the game you play.Īny games that have a stock market or similar will most likely benefit from poker chips over metal coins, while the latter are great for games where you purchase multiple goods to trade, if that makes sense. Again, you can buy them separately, but it’s also more expensive compared to buying Brass‘s deluxe edition. These weren’t just cheap poker chips either, but the now-infamous Iron Clays. Speaking of deluxe editions, when I purchased Brass: Birmingham, I chose the upgraded version because it came with poker chips. Ultimately though, buying a deluxe version of a game that includes metal coins is the better option, in my view.
Also, there are many listings of decorative coins and tokens on various online shopping sites that will provide a good hoard of metal coins, as long as you don’t need a lot of different denominations. So maybe consider using actual money, maybe from another country, in your game instead.
However, even though buying separate sets of metal money is very enticing and some of the designs you can find when you peruse suppliers such as Board Game Extras or MeepleSource are just amazing and possibly are the perfect fit for your favourite game, they are also usually quite pricey. Metal coins really enhance the gameplay experience and I do really strongly recommend you consider getting yourself some. It’s like the One Ring that is its own character and has its own mind and desires. Suddenly, the money in a game plays a much more important role. At the same time, paying for things feels a lot more painful, because you can almost literally feel your money stash getting lighter. Adding to your coin balance is much more satisfying when you can hear the coins and feel their weight, as opposed to game money that is cardboard or even paper. The weight of the coins in your hand is soothing. The clink and clank of metal on metal is enchanting. Whenever I can afford to, I will always purchase the deluxe edition of a game, if it comes with metal coins instead of cardboard tokens. If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you will probably know that one of my favourite board game accessories are metal coins. (Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash) Metal Coins In this article, I want to look at some options and give you an idea of what you can add to your collection to make your gameplay experience even more exhilarating. There is a whole swathe of board game accessories that lures you deeper into the rabbit warren of our wonderful and amazing hobby. Once you’ve been delving into the board game hobby for a while, you discover there is more to it than just the games themselves.
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