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I made an electronic board game: https://github.com/seanboyce/Calculus-the-game https://github.com/seanboyce/Calculus-the-game It's compatible with Settlers of
by Saigonautica 1y ago
I made an electronic board game: https://github.com/seanboyce/Calculus-the-game https://github.com/seanboyce/Calculus-the-game
It's compatible with Settlers of Catan. However, I plan to make my own rulesets, artwork, manuals, etc. It will not be a commercial product, of course you can make your own with the files I provide.
Right now the boards, electronics, and firmware are in good working order. Although the routing is pretty YOLO.
It feels like there's a lot of unpleasantness going on in the world right now. I thought maybe I could put my other projects aside and try to make something that might brighten your day (It certainly has enough of LEDs).
A big TODO is to replace the 0402 SMT components with something larger and easier to work with like 0603. I'll find time within a week or so and push it to the repo. (I am notoriously cheap and only keep 0402 in stock)
- Tepix 1y agoVery cool, i like it a lot! Just needs some slick design for broader appeal.
- Saigonautica 1y agoIf you have any ideas, please share! Design is not my strong suit. I was thinking maybe some surface features, like craters (in silkscreen) and some "resources" -- tinned exposed copper / copper covered by solder mask. Or some way to hold the boards together, like a magnetic clasp or even just velcro. It's not really a problem presently, but might be neat.
- Tepix 1y agoI think getting a good designer onboard has the best chances of taking it to the next level.
- Saigonautica 1y agoYeah, that's a good point. A colleague did offer to help, and then donate the results to some schools. I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me to just say yes!