| PennyGems (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/276266606/pennygems) | |
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| Goal | $3,500 ($20,161 as of this posting) |
| End Date | 2012-04-30 |
| Project Creator(s) | Dave Howell (http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/276266606) |
| Excerpt | Upgrade almost any board game by replacing the player markers or tokens that came in the box with PennyGems. They're dazzlingly shiny, feel solid yet sensual to the touch, are very easy to pick up off a table (because of their raised edges), are non-skid, stack surprisingly well, have a nice weight to them, and are incredibly durable. Each one has an icon on one side which ensures that people who are color-blind or visually impaired can still easily identify different kinds, and the symbols also establish a rank or order for the colors, should a game need that. PennyGems are made by printing UV-resistant ink onto chrome mirror-like self-adhesive vinyl labels, then covering the label with a dome of space-age polyurethane. The polyurethane is non-yellowing, self-healing, extremely resistant to a wide range of chemicals, and very durable, while also being slightly flexible and very pleasing to the touch. Two of these labels are placed on a penny. The penny gives the PennyGem token a satisfying weight in the hand. |
/shrugs
I found a use for it, and I find it interesting to replace stones and cardboard as currency. And knowing that there are a lot of people here that play boardgames, I thought it would be of interest.
Hmmm... 10 kickstarter project posts, and the only one that received any comments was negative. Maybe I should discontinue, as there doesn't seem to be much interest...?-wraith808 (April 29, 2012, 06:33 PM)