bignoseJul 26, 2023

The question of "why felt?" in the #BloodOnTheClocktower components, gets discussed a lot by people when they begin investigating a #DIY set.

The design of the game, using felt-backed tokens in a felt-lined Grimoire box, is another significant reason why I (and the game designers) assert this cannot feasibly be a Print-and-Play game. Not even with lots of printable documents like at https://diy.bloodontheclocktower.rocks/

So, why is felt so important? And what felt should we use when making our own?

Unofficial DIY Resources for Blood on the Clocktower

Show threadbignoseJul 26, 2023

The Grimoire is the authoritative source of truth for the Storyteller, and the Storyteller needs to stand and walk and have one hand free and always have the Grimoire ready to view and to manipulate the components.

This means the components in the Grimoire need to stay exactly in place, while it's being moved and tilted and a clumsy hand is reaching around inside.

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Some people try making tokens magnetic and using a magnetic layer inside the Grimoire. This can work but is very expensive! It also limits precise manipulations, as the magnetic field has bumps in it.

Also, a simple magnetic board with magnetic tokens, will make noise as the tokens are attached to it. This reveals more information as people can speculate about when during the night they heard the Storyteller manipulate the Grimoire tokens.

Jul 26, 2023 at 6:27amWeb
Show threadJenJul 27, 2023
@bignose magnets are also heavy!