Components
To me, Aristeia is a wonderful boardgame/wargame hybrid, taking some of my favourite parts from each world. With its development moving to a second season, I thought it would be a good time to make a token management space for it. My goals for this particular case are:
- contains all necessary tokens and dice for a two-player game;
- independent from the core box, so that it can be taken to my FLGS;
- (optional) fits into a deckbox alongside the other cards for the game;
| Element | Core Set | Soldiers of Fortune | Smoke and Mirrors | Human Fate | Legendary Bahadurs | Chemical Brothers | Masters of Puppets | Reckless Hearts | Double Trouble | Total Count | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barriers | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 30.1 mm between two edges, 13.1 mm stack height |
| Underdog token | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Victory tokens | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 30.5 x 8.8 x 2.2 mm each, 13.1 mm for 6 stack height |
| Frag tokens | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 17.1 x 2.2 mm (triangle) |
| “1” Damage tokens | 29 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | ? | 5 | 34+? | 11.6 x 8.3 x 2.2 mm (drop shape) |
| “3” Damage tokens | 12 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | ? | – | 12+? | 17.7 x 12.0 x 2.2 mm (drop shape) |
| -2 Energy tokens | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| -2 Speed tokens | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| +2 Initiative tokens | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| -2 Initiative tokens | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Hexagonal counters | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 15.2 x 2.2 mm (between two parallel edges) |
| Burning tokens | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 17 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Dazzled tokens | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Focused tokens | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Hidden tokens | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Immobilized tokens | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Marked tokens | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Poisoned tokens | 12 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 20 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Silenced tokens | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | ? |
| Stunned tokens | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | 12 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Maximus Taunt tokens | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Señor Massacre Taunt tokens | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Prysm Taunt tokens | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 18.1 x 2.2 mm |
| Jackbot markers | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | ? |
| Gorgon markers | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | ? |
| Tactics markers | 5 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | ? | 4 | 16+? | 15.0 x 2.2 mm (between two parallel edges) |
| Smoke markers | – | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 14 | ? |
| Dice | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 15.7 mm |
Design
For Aristeia, tokens and dice can be split into several categories:
- Every game at game setup and during the match: barriers, Underdog token, Frag tokens, Victory tokens, colored hexagonal tokens, dice;
- Every game during the match, easier if every player has their own supply: damage tokens, state tokens;
- Character dependant: Tactics markers, Taunt tokens, Jackbot markers, Gorgon markers;
Because I want the trays to fit into a deckbox, their footprint will be 66×91 cm (as big as the Gamegenic Matte Sleeves). Deckboxes have different depths, so I will choose a deckbox after I have an idea how tall the trays will be. At the moment I see the following options:
- Trays + 20 Basic Tactic cards + 40 Character cards (1 Character Reference and 4 Tactic Cards);
- Trays + 20 Basic Tactic cards + 20 Advanced Tactics cards;
Most cardboard tokens have a thickness of 2.2 mm, so I will set a parameter token_thickness to 2.2 mm. For the first Tray, there are 6 barriers, 11 Victory tokens, 10 Frag tokens, 24 Multicolored Hex tokens (4 sets of 6 tokens) and the Underdog token. The height of this tray will be 14.2 mm (0.8 mm for the bottom of the tray and 13.4 for stacks of six tokens).
Headful of Dice 
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