Spring break is over and now its time to get back to work. It's time to start prototyping. Physical prototypes can save time and money in the long run by working out mechanics using pencil and paper. There is little initial investment, many of the ideas for a basic kit are house hold items. A few of the more useful items can serve multiple purposes. Several interesting pieces that have been particularly useful are as follows:
Dice: While these can be used as intended, as a random number generator, an assortment of dice can also be used as counters or uniform game pieces.
Binder Clips: These clips can be used to hold pieces of paper (or other little items) together, latch onto the sides of tables, hold sting, but also can be turned upside down to hold pictures to serve as character markers.
Tiddlywinks: The flat little plastic pieces can be used as markers or counters.
Harvesting pieces from old board games can yield many useful and interesting pieces to use in a prototype. Its a matter of getting creative and having a clear idea of the game before spending the time to make a digital prototype.
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