Don’t underestimate this ordinary punch board. It is a secret weapon for board game players! It is a common board game component. From “Call of Cthulhu” to “Star Trek”. As long as you want to DIY cards, make plot markers. Or make a “ventilation hole” in the rule book, it can make you a handicraft master in seconds. Although the finished product may look like it has gnawed by mice.
Historical origin
From the Roman Code to board game accessories, the ancient Romans used it to bind legal documents. As a result, they were fined because the holes were too crooked. Medieval monks used it to copy scriptures, and ended up poking the parchment into a sieve. Now, it has finally found the right way to open it. In the board game circle, crooked holes = “artistic style”. Falling paper scraps = “atmospheric special effects”. Don’t ask, just ask if you slip.
Modern application
Everything can be “perforated”
1. Deck expansion: Official expansion pack is too expensive? Printing paper + punch plate = money saving expert!
2. Plot Marking: Put a blood moon pattern on the Werewolf ID card, and the player will explode after seeing it.
3. Physical plug-in: Punch holes on the edge of the Monopoly map to make a “shortcut channel”. The landlord said he was an expert!
4. Players’ Complaints “Where is the precise positioning? The holes are more random than my life plan!” “Every time I use it, it looks like a crime scene, with paper flying everywhere. My mom thought I was learning papermaking.” “Before buying: DIY master! After buying: Ah, why can’t the holes be aligned…”
5. The Ultimate Secret: The Law of True Fragrance Although it always ridiculed as a “hand-clumsy savior”. But when you use the common board game component punching board to make exclusive game coins. Or add “confidential documents” holes to the script killing clue card. That crisp “click” instantly makes you dream back to the medieval blacksmith shop, and the sense of accomplishment is overwhelming! After all, in the world of board games, perfection is floating clouds. Personality is the truth!
