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Tommy2013 Oct 2014 8:43 a.m. PST

I'm looking for a set of tokens to place near figures representing the playing card used for their initiative.
The ones in this failed Kickstarter would have been perfect, if a bit large:

link

Does anyone know of a company that produces something similar?

The Tin Dictator13 Oct 2014 8:55 a.m. PST

Find some card faces on the web.
Copy them, reduce them to about 3/4" round, Print them, Laminate them, Then cut them out.
Now you have your tokens.

Chris Palmer13 Oct 2014 8:58 a.m. PST

You may want to look at craft sellers for playing card charms.

Here are some examples of the many styles that are available:

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coryfromMissoula13 Oct 2014 8:59 a.m. PST

Avery Labels makes a round label set that we have used in the past to put on blank poker chips.

olicana13 Oct 2014 9:05 a.m. PST

Or mini playing cards? I have loads of these collected over the years from Christmas crackers. A bit large perhaps, 40mm x 60mm, but cheap.

link

Trebian Sponsoring Member of TMP13 Oct 2014 9:48 a.m. PST

There's a game called "Play 5" which is a cross between Poker & Scrabble and includes a set of square playing card tokens mounted on wood about 20mm square.

You can see them in use in this game: link

John Armatys13 Oct 2014 10:51 a.m. PST

Look out for "Crosshand poker" – you get two sets of plastic tiles 18mm square, mine came from eBay.

MajorB13 Oct 2014 12:18 p.m. PST

Try these:
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Trebian Sponsoring Member of TMP13 Oct 2014 12:50 p.m. PST

As an alternative looks out for a set of Rummikub. 8 sets of tiles in different colours numbered 1 -13.

Privateer4hire13 Oct 2014 2:25 p.m. PST

In the other direction and not nearly as pretty, take a sharpie marker and write the name of the unit on its corresponding card. Alternatively, print the unit names on mailing labels and apply those labels to the cards you want to represent them.

OSchmidt14 Oct 2014 6:46 a.m. PST

Real Simple

Take a deck of 52 cards and scan all of them.

Then reduce them to postage stamp size and print out on cardstock and cut out.

There you go- cheap, easy fast.

If you want, send me your postal delivery address to sigurd@eclipse.net and I'll run it off for you in a week or two if you don't have the computer equipment to do it.

Otto

Tommy2014 Oct 2014 7:47 a.m. PST

Some great ideas here! Thanks!

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