Looking for board game pieces

[OC]

I'm looking for a place to buy game pieces for board games - universal things like houses that can be used in Monopoly or Settlers, that sort of thing. Dice are very easy to find, other things not so much. I've seen the stuff that Cheapass Games has to offer, but they're not quite what I'm looking for. Anyone have any suggestions?

tia

-OC

[DarkFury]

Well...

Google search netted me this...

http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/pl/page.faq/dn/default.cfm




Q: How can I order replacement parts for my MONOPOLY game?
A: Replacement parts are available for many different Hasbro editions of the MONOPOLY game. You can find order forms at our Customer Service site.


The link in that site takes you to a form...
http://www.hasbro.com/forms/orderform.cfm?prod=Monopoly&sku=00009000



Print this order form and send completed form with payment to the address or fax number below.
Hasbro, Inc.

Monopoly® #000090000

US Residents ONLY




Monopoly®
(All prices include shipping & handling.)
Quantity Amount

32 Houses/12 Hotels $4.00 _______ _______
Chance Cards (16) $1.00 _______ _______
Community Chest Cards (16) $1.00 _______ _______
Dice (set of 2) $1.00 _______ _______
Game Board $5.00 _______ _______
Money $3.50 _______ _______
Money Tray $2.00 _______ _______
Title Deed Cards (28) $2.00 _______ _______
Tokens (11) $2.00 _______ _______


Worst case scenario... go to your local Toy store or Walmart and buy a new Monopoly set. :D

BTW.. they also have replacements for the "special editions" of Monopoly as well.

[OC]

Monopoly was just an example - I also want thing like small castles n such. Good find though. It'll get me part of what I'm looking for.

[DarkFury]

Heh... google is a powerful tool. :D

[welfareloser]

there was a place online that has a warehouse of replacement parts for really, really old games... i'll look that up if that's what you want, but it sounds more like you're building something from scratch?

look at wizards of the coast ... they do all the miniatures for dungeons and dragons, and they have several lines of affordable plastic stuff that looks pretty nice. mostly figures, but some buildings, too.

http://www.wizards.com/welcome.asp

now, if you want the pimped out castle... drool over dwarven forge's master maze ... not cheap, not small, but soooooo pretty :D

http://www.jefcon.com/cgi-bin/df/TLSstore.cgi

similar, cheaper, more work, and more versatile are castle molds:

http://www.hirstarts.com/

and finally, have you looked into the stuff that architects make their models out of? any architectural supply store should have stuff for cutting and making your own buildings (balsa is commonly used), books on model-making technique, and little pre-fab people, trees, and buildings... i can't think of any architecture supply stores... dickblick, maybe? art... something... yeah. i'll ask my sister.

oh, and i also remember stumbling upon a website that will cast in molded plastic ANYTHING you want in ANY quantity. of course, i'll never remember the name of it... but it's out there!

and finally... a DIY way to make anything you want is to cast it with dental stone using the lost wax technique. easy, fun, pretty dummy-proof if you're careful, cheap. you make whatever you want in wax, encase the wax in one type of stone. then you melt out all the wax, and fill the mold with a second, more durable type of stone. you can also make the mold out of a heavy plastic-like stuff that makes the mold re-usable. email the people at whipmix with a brief description of what you want to do, and they'll hook you up with the right compounds to do it.

http://www.whipmix.com/

[OC]

there was a place online that has a warehouse of replacement parts for really, really old games... i'll look that up if that's what you want, but it sounds more like you're building something from scratch?
Not from scratch really. THO and I have been playing Settlers of Catan a lot lately. We've tweaked the rules a bit to allow for better 2-person play, but we're having to use two different colors of the roads and settlements when we play. She'll take white and red, I'll use yellow and blue, etc. This is a little awkward - having twice as many same-colored pieces would be handy. We also play several Cheapass games, which require pieces (dice, tokens, etc) from other games to play. All of this together is what made me start looking for generic game pieces that could be used for any number of games.

Thanks for the links. :)

[welfareloser]

ahh... then i will narrow it down a bit.

for an interesting selection, check out places that sell replacement parts for old games... neat shapes and sizes...

http://games.toys-portal.com/

www.darwinsgamecloset.com

i stumbled onto places like this to get a replacement piece for this dippy old game called "the merry milkman" ... it was worth $200 after i got that last little $4 piece for it :D

also, look at goodwill... ours always has messed up old games for a couple of bucks. i got one called "the wizard's tower" that had these nifty little castle playing pieces that you get to stick different colored flags into...

[OC]

Cool, thanks. :D

[dogopoly]

Have you looked at www.MJSCreations.com?

They have lots of pieces available, and also design and produce custom board games if you want to go that far.

BTW...

They helped us produce our DOGOPOLY.com game :)

[dogopoly]

actually, I think their game site is www.boardgamedesign.com

click a token a the bottom to enter, then select "buy game pieces"

you'll see:
* game box blanks
* pawns
* custom dice
* arrow spinner
* sand timers
* cards
* various houses
* poker and other chips
* play money

I'm not sure if they have castles, but I think they can get them.

(Oh, and tell them the dogopoly guy sent you from gotapex.)

[dogopoly]

Just curious if you ever found your pieces....?