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I’m a very practical sort of crafter. I don’t craft just for the fun of it. Instead, I craft to make something usable…a gift, something to wear, or something to beautify my home.

That’s why I enjoy crafting my own board games. Making games give me an excuse to play with scissors and glue, while at the same time, resulting in a project that is highly useful. So far I’ve made (and played) over 20 homemade board games.

Game Making Tutorials

• How To Make A Folding Game Board
• Make Your Own Box And Quad Fold Board
• How To Make A Tuckbox
• Cardboard Box Building How-To
• Game Bags: How To Make Your Own
• How To Make Print And Play Games

Favorite Homemade Games

These are the games that I made and particularly enjoy playing.

• Rat Hot
• Oh No, There Goes Tokyo
• Ancients War Game
• Chess
• 18AL
• Micropul
• Wiz-War Board Game
• XiangQi
• Cannon
• Amazons
• Unlur
• Shogi
• King Of The Tabletop

Games I Tried But Didn’t Love

I put these games together, but I wasn’t really crazy about them.

• Bones
• The Way
• Tiles
• Orkomondo
• The Shining

Games I Want To Make

These games got good ratings and I would eventually like to try them out.

• Fairybucks
• Xochintlan
• Hoyuk
• Star Vicking
• Island of D
• Island of D 2
• Interspace
• Dragon Poker

Making and playing board games has brought me many years of enjoyment. I hope this article motivates you to try out my hobby yourself!