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These are the six magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter games. They serve no purpose in any of the games except as a prop but they look amazing and are just fun to wave around and play with. ⁣ ⁣ So easy to make (chopsticks, glue and gluegun and paint) and so much fun! ⁣ ⁣⁣ Thanks again to the talented and creative @crafty_piglet for giving us the wand-making lessons and thanks @mattplaysboardgames for doing this with us. Fun times! I love them! I have pulled them out just to look at them so many times already!⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #MagicWands #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #HarryPotterHogwartsBattle #HarryPotterWand #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHWSKsnF6l/?igshid=16rwy8hy457hu

[thechriscormier]

I LOVE how this draw bag turned out. @thesherricormier made this for a friend's copy of Horrified using a rainbow pearl heat transfer vinyl that turns a shiny, reflective bronze/gold on black material. Now I need to find a copy of the game so I can get one of these too! #BoardGames #BoardGameAddict #gamer #TabletopGames #PlayBoardGames #GamesBringPeopleTogether #DIY #HobbyGames #Homemade #Handmade #BoardGameImprovements #PimpMyGame #BoardGamePimps #GamesOfInstagram #Instagames #Gamestagram #ProsperoHall #PlayMoreGames #MonsterMovies #Universal #Horrified https://www.instagram.com/p/B6b6f44nLYG/?igshid=1pj4bx8bm4nsu

[thechriscormier]

aaaaand we've upgraded the Universe Bag that comes with the game! Sherri added a glitter lotus to the bag! Love it! #BoardGame #BoardGameUpgrades #BoardGameImprovements #BoardGamePimp #DIY #Crafty #Homemade #Handmade #lotus #chakras #BLAM! #HobbyGames #BoardGameMakeovers #BoardGamePimping #BoardGameMakeover #TabletopGames #Chakra https://www.instagram.com/p/B2r4RsynvPr/?igshid=1u4a7x2r8f073

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Loved theses much-improved components for Wingspan! I might have to get them for my copy! Lots of different options available. These were from a friend's copy of vthe game. He got these bits from 2 different Etsy stores. #BoardGames #BoardGameAddict #BoardGameComponents #birds #BoardGameImprovements #BirdHouses #TabletopGames #HobbyGames #BitsAndPieces #BoardGame #Wingspan https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZOkvRHFC2/?igshid=iw1wrstt8wpa

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I love finding new first-player/current-player replacement pieces for my games. This one replaced the cardboard elephant that came with the game, Rajas of the Ganges and was always coming apart several times per game. Rajas is a really great worker placement game that actually is a race game. Players are racing to build their estates with buildings, wealth and game. Rajas of the Ganges is a brilliant mix of mechanisms, with players placing workers using dice colors and/or pip numbers for placement (not quite a dice placement game but kindof) and a very clever tile placement mechanism on individual player boards to collect resources. Players are collecting 2 different points in the game: Wealth and Fame are tracked from opposite ends of the same track and when the a player's two point token cross each other it triggers the end of the game. A Karma track let's players manipulate dice and the tiles give players markets that provide wealth and buildings that provide fame. If all that sounds really hard and complicated - think again. The game is very easy to learn, with mechanisms that just make sense and for together easily and elegantly. And the whole satisfying experience can be played in 45 to 75 minutes depending on player count. If I had to find something that I wasn't thrilled about, its that I often find the game is really exciting and tense right up until the very end where it sometimes feels like it ends abruptly. But that is probably because I've never won this game, so the ending always seems to come a few turns too early for me. 😁😆🤣 A very fun and interesting mix of mechanisms and decisions. Very highly recommended! #BoardGame #gaming #games #WorkerPlacementGame #FirstPlayer #BoardGameImprovements #elephant #TilePlacement #race #India #DicePlacement #TabletopGames #BoardGameBits #BoardGamePieces #token #FirstPlayerToken #CurrentPlayerMarker #GameRecommendations #RajasOfTheGanges https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckw_lYMtyXT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thechriscormier]

My 6 Nimmt! Doctor Who version. The theme doesn't make much more sense than the original version of the game but it's Doctor Who, so you know, "it's cool" #DIY #handmade #retheme #BoardGameRetheme #CardGames #FillerGame #BoardGameImprovements #BoardGameBling #DoctorWho #6Nimmt https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfaem0HNa_k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thechriscormier]

Played back-to-back games of Abandon Ship. The original Reimer Knizia game has players trying to save some of rats fleeing a sinking ship on a long double-layered board. The second is a JAWS retheme of the original game created by my friend, Leslie Cheung featuring swimmers (complete with clear plastic wake trails) swimming for their lives as they flee a giant plastic shark. Exactly the same game, both play with the same rules in exactly the same way, but with two very different themes. #DIY #handmade #retheme #homemade #HobbyGaming #BoardGameRetheme #shark #BoardGameImprovements #HomemadeGames #JAWS #ReinerKnizia #AbandonShip https://www.instagram.com/p/CeFiMs4tHPI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thechriscormier]

So shiney!⁣ ⁣⁣ A close up of the gold and silver foiled magic wand that my wife, Sherri (follow her on Instagram at @thesherricormier) made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #MagicWands #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #hobby #HarryPotterWand #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXnWHznvEX/?igshid=1gz58p69rkf4b

[thechriscormier]

I was asked to post some more shots and close ups of the magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I think this is my favorite of the magic wands we made to add some flare to our Harry Potter tabletop games. I added an acrylic gem to the end and shaved the chopstick with a knife (just a whittle bit - see what I did there? huh? huh?) so it would have more of a point and a more natural, uneven shape. The color turned a little more red than I wanted it to but I still love it. ⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizard #mage #druid #stick #chopstick #sorcerer #witch #warlock #magic #MagicWand #BoardGameImprovements craft #HobbyGame #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVtBQrH5wR/?igshid=rhhl7nvhkxsc

[thechriscormier]

Found a better photo showing the custom d12 with a magical looking symbol on one of the faces - anyone know what game this is from?) ⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these magic wands to go with the different Harry Potter tabletop games we own. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGaming #MagicWands #dice #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #createyourown #HarryPotterWand #create #d12 #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVrEwkHsL7/?igshid=3qo3qfnz4t09

[thechriscormier]

I was asked to post some more shots and close ups of the magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I had to have a wand that included dice!!! I had this big, custom d12 laying around from some other game (anyone know what game this is from?) and one of the die faces had a symbol on it that looked almost magical. I am surprised at how well the die has stayed attached to the handle. This wand turned out really thick and chunky. ⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGaming #MagicWands #dice #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #createyourown #HarryPotterWand #create #d12 #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVpxVxH7-k/?igshid=1dpy17pgdanhj

[thechriscormier]

I was asked to post some more shots and close ups of the magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This one I call Scully. Created by friend Matt (@mattplaysboardgames) for me. With a skull for a cross-guard this is definitely a wand for someone in house Slytherin.⁣ ⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #MagicWands #Slytherin #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #HarryPotterWand #skull #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVoUPQn3M6/?igshid=mvymsmv7w00e

[thechriscormier]

This the other end of the magic wand that my wife, Sherri (follow her on Instagram at @thesherricormier) made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. You can see the polymer clay flower at the top and along the edge of the wand⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #MagicWands #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #HarryPotterHogwartsBattle #HarryPotterWand #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVkaNxHtNZ/?igshid=8okxtt8fmnru

[thechriscormier]

I was asked to post some more shots and close ups of the magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This one was created by my wife, Sherri (follow her on Instagram at @thesherricormier) and has a polymer clay flower on the end where the pommel is on a sword. It also has clay flowers spaced out along the edge the wand. ⁣ ⁣⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #MagicWands #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #HarryPotterHogwartsBattle #HarryPotterWand #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVjykNH1iz/?igshid=19yy41qlcw92m

[thechriscormier]

I was asked to post some more shots and close ups of the magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter tabletop games. ⁣ ⁣ This one was one that I did and was cross-inspired by Locke & Key. It has two crossed vintage keys as part of the hilt/cross-guard, that act as a sort of kickstand.⁣ ⁣ Check out and follow the creative @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames who brought the supplies and guided us on how to make these.⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #wizarding #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #MagicWands #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #craft #HarryPotterHogwartsBattle #HarryPotterWand #HarryPotterGames #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVhsmInayo/?igshid=hdo8evuelabp

[thechriscormier]

Just one of the magic wands we made to go with our Harry Potter games this week. More pictures to come.⁣ ⁣ Thanks to @crafty_piglet and @mattplaysboardgames for giving us wand-making lessons. This was so much fun and I am super-thrilled with how they turned out!! Thank you both so much!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #DIY #crafting #crafts #BoardGameImprovements #magic #HobbyGames #BoardGameGeek #BoardGamePimp #MagicWands #BoardGamePimps #Homemade #Handmade #HarryPotterWand #HarryPotterGame #HarryPotter⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvpi5ZHfJM/?igshid=3dk7ac3whipw