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Hi, I'm back again for another round of new games (to me) that I've played during the third quarter of the year. This time I managed to play 18 new games, so here's my mini reviews of these games. Of course, some plays are very limited so it's really only my opinions. And I won't write what the games are about, please see BGG for descriptions.
Here's my post for Q1: https://old.reddit.com/boardgames/comments/b82p2a/ive_played_20_new_to_me_games_so_far_this_yea And for Q2: https://old.reddit.com/boardgames/comments/c8762b/i_played_another_10_new_games_to_me_during_q2/
A Fake Artist Goes to New York (2012) (2 plays, 2x10p) I got this as a gift and played during my bachelor party, I'm not very good at drawing so I was a little sceptical at first. But I was really wrong as you're only drawing a line at a time, your drawing skills really didn't matter (that much). I had a great time with this, it was wonderful. When you only can draw one line, everyone seems to be the fake artist as you go "what the hell is this?" when you get a totally different drawing passed your way. I will say that 10 players is way too much as the fake artist had no problem blending in, I'm gonna try this soon again with around 6 players, think that might be better. Still think that it might be something you play twice, and then move on to something else as it's kind of the same each time. 6 or 7/10.
more dude (2018) (2 plays, 2x5p) Another game I got as a gift, and played, during my bachelor party. This is a strange one, this is so stupid, and if you would ask me to play it now when I'm sober I would refuse, and even if you forced me I'd give it a 2 or 3 out of 10. Get me drunk, and this is hilarious. It's so stupid it's fun, shouting "dude" in different voices as you try to match with someone else. Drunk me would give this a 10/10... (no not really). But don't play this where you can disturb others, it's awful to listen to if you're not playing. But I have to compare this to Happy Salmon which I think is a superior game. I think it's much smarter, it's over in less than a minute, and no one can really cheat. After a while I felt that people started to gesture instead of actually changing their voices properly. I have both now, and both will stay in the collection a while. But if one of them leaves, it's gonna be more dude.
Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time (2017) (2 plays, 2x4p) I'm adding more co-ops to my collection as my wife likes those the best and I heard about this game on the Secret Cabal podcast which got me interested. Then it popped up on sale so I grabbed it. Well, I know why it was on sale. We played twice, and the first time we were so unlucky with our dice rolls that we lost in just a few turns, the next game we were so lucky instead that it really wasn't a challenge at all. It kind of felt pointless, there wasn't really much we could do about what happened. I liked the artwork a lot though, and the theme was nice, but way too random. I might try it again though, or perhaps with kids, might better suit them. 4/10.
Set a Watch (2019) (2 plays, 2x2p) I had really hoped to play this more before this quarter came to an end. I backed this on Kickstarter to have another co-op to play with my wife and this looked really up our alley. And boy was it, she absolutely loved it and has talked about it several times. But we played it wrong which made it really hard, anytime you use a special action you need to turn your card up side down, which means one less health. We did this even if we put a die on it, which apparently you don't need to do. I watched a video were Jamey Stegmaier talked about the game, and he mentioned the thing with the die and it became much clearer why people called the game "easy". We wouldn't even make it half through. This is all because the rulebook is awful, the text is too big, there's not enough pictures, and it's really hard to find what you are looking for. It's just bad. Besides that, the game is really great. If you like co-ops you should pick it up. But, I would recommend this for maximum two players. You always need to control 4 characters, and 1 character needs to stay and "watch the fire" which isn't as fun as killing bad guys. At 4 players, someone needs to stay behind, at 3 players someone's gonna play two characters, but at 2 you both have 2 characters. I haven't tried this solo yet. 8/10.
Dobble or Spot it (2009) (4 plays, 4x6p) This game is called Dobble where I am, but apparently called Spot it in the US(?). We played a UNO-esque version where you needed to get rid of all your cards by matching the symbols. You know, it's fine, it's a game, let's play it if there's nothing else to do. It was a little bit too stressful for me though. 4/10.
Welcome to... (2018) (2 plays, 1x2p, 1x4p) Roll and Writes is the new thing for me, though this is a flip and write I guess. I like crossing out stuff, drawing lines, and making combos on my own piece of paper. I like that you can easily carry it with you, so you could practically play whenever you want. Welcome to... is really good! First of all, you play at the same time which makes the game really fast. Placing house numbers and then using the special action is really satisfying, and crossing your fingers that just the right number will appear next is thrilling. My wife did not like this however which is a shame, because I like it. It's not wonderful, it's not ground breaking, but I had a really good time with this. It's gonna stay in the collection a while, I'm gonna laminate a few sheets, easier to change if you make a mistake and it'll last longer. Probably a 7/10.
Awkward Guests (2016) (1 play, 1x3p) Another Kickstarter, and the English version is from 2019. This is a deduction game similar to Clue, you'll need to find the murderer, the weapon and the motive, but this is so much smarter. It's a brilliant system finding out the clues, and you'll need to be cleverer than just asking for a card that you don't have. Each turn you'll ask for clues from the other players, each player presents you with a few cards but you can choose who you take the clues from. Perhaps Billy over there doesn't really have any new information, what did he give you last time? is he just gonna give you the cards you gave to him? Go watch the Dice Tower review of this, you'll get a better sense of how the game plays. I'm just gonna say that I love it, even after just one play, even after that we accidentally added a card that was not supposed to be there which made us very confused and the game took us nearly 2 hours to complete. We're gonna play it again on Saturday, and we'll be much quicker then, perhaps add a timer so people don't think too long. I'm not gonna give this a 10 after just one play, but perhaps after I've played it some more. 8 or 9/10 right now though.
Bargain Quest (2017) (1 play, 1x6p) It's another Kickstarter! I'm gonna start out with: Don't play this with 6 players. Even if you draft at the same time, everything else takes too long. I wasn't too fond of my first play with this, I mean it's ok, but it's not ground breaking by any sort. It's quite interesting though, as time dragged on and I got impatient, everyone else really liked the game, it really surprised me as most of my friends doesn't like it when it's too long. But the next day, they said they wanted to play it again. My wife liked it too, though she doesn't like too much randomness, and before your hero attacks you draw an "adventure card" which might boost your hero, or really hinder your hero. She HATED that. Still wanted to try it again. Which we will, but perhaps with 4 players. I'm gonna go with a 6/10 for now.
Don't Get Got (2018) (1 play, 1x2p) Like The Mind people will argue if this really is a game, or is it an activity? Perhaps it's both? It's really a quite nice one, which ever it is. I saw a video from u/jonpurkis, or "Actualol", that got me interested in this and I found it cheap through an online retailer so I decided to try it out. It doesn't have a play time as it could last for several days, each player gets 6 missions that they need to finish, all of them has to do with making other people do stuff, or not notice that you've done something. First to finish all three of these missions wins. I played this with my wife during our vacation, first few days you were really on your guard but we both managed to fool each other once, but it didn't finish until we got home. We're sitting in our couch watching a movie, wife has prepared some snack and we each got our separate bowl. I eat some chips, then when I take another hand of chips, there's a mission card in there. I did not see that coming and wife won with that. Really fun, I can recommend this for shorter trips or get-togethers. 7/10.
Keyforge: Age of Ascension (2019) (1 play, 1x2p) I needed a new game for my wife and I to play as I have destroyed Star Realms for us, and I've heard that this was the new thing. Excited about the unique decks, what to expect, and perhaps a new game for us to bond over, we were both really disappointed. It took us about 1 hour to play as we both had to read cards, checking rules, being confused, and playing cards that just destroyed the other's work instead of helping yourself. In the end, wife won and we felt like we both lost. Perhaps I'm turning more and more into a care bear, I really don't like when someone destroys what I just did, it's like skipping a turn and that's something I really hate. I know that our one play is tainted by that we were mostly confused over what to do, and really didn't have any strategy to speak of, so I'm gonna try and convince my wife to give it another try, someday, when we have forgot how boring it was. People love this, and I wanna know why. But right now, it's around 3 or 4/10 for me. ^sorry
Mi Tierra: New Era (2016) (1 play, 1x2p) So my friend has this game and really wanted to play it, he set it up in advance, read up on the rules, and was ready for me when I arrived. But the rules were so poorly written that there was so many things that we didn't know how it worked, there was not many examples, so we had to guess. The game itself started out fine, but each round you draw a card that gives all the players something good or something bad. The first two turns we had a worker less than normal, which really halted the whole game. We kept struggling to do all the things the game wanted you to do, and in the end just had to give up certain aspects of the game. I know some games you just have to focus on a few things and accept that you'll get minus from some things, but this wasn't the case here. It felt like you were supposed to do all the stuff, you could even get extra points if you managed it, but there wasn't enough time or resources for that. Perhaps I need to play it again, but I don't want to. The game felt like it need more players, and being the start player was really powerful. I don't care for this game. 5/10.
Near and Far (2017) (1 play, 1x2p) Another game I really need to play more, we had a great first time playing this, reading the stories, trying to finish our quest goals. This was a great substitute to Tales of the Arabian Nights which I sold a few days later, no point having that game when I had a superior game. We both felt though that perhaps we needed another player or two. We were really never in the way of each other, so it kind of felt like a solitaire game. Just that the stories were read to each other. It feels like this could be a great game for me and my group. Need to play more. 7 right now, might be 8/10, or even 9 one day. We'll see.
Power Grid (2004) (1 play, 1x4p) I have actively avoided this game as people has said that it's "Math - the game", and I hate math. But I've also heard that it's a superb game that you need to play! So I've now played it, and it's indeed "Math - the game", and it's indeed a superb game, and if you haven't played it you should try it soon. The way the action works is brilliant, the way you place your power stations is brilliant, the way you power your cities is brilliant, the way you buy resources is brilliant. What's not brilliant is how much counting you need to do during your and everyone else's turns. Each turn is just too long as everyone's counting... "so if I'll add that, that'll be 38, but then I can't afford that, so I'll just take one of those, so then I have 24. Wait I have less than I thought, I need to start over". It was like this for everyone. After the game I suggested that we play with calculators next time to speed things up, but another guy said that was cheating. I guess? I don't know what the rules says but lowering the play time is a good thing I think. Love the one play I have of this though. 8/10.
Thieves Den (2019) (1 play, 1x2p) This was an interesting game, interesting as in "I don't want to play it again". No, that's harsh, it's not that bad. But I surely don't want to play it with just two players again. At the start of the game, you get a mission that'll give you points in the end. You'll need to collect certain symbols, and these are secret to other players. One of my symbols never showed up during the game. FUN! Then there were too many take that cards. FUN! But one thing that was really interesting was the lack of resources. There were a limited amount each round, and if I used some of it, it was gone for the rest of the round. That was quite cleverly designed. Too bad the rest was meh. 4/10.
Ubongo (2003) (1 play, 1x3p) Played this at a friend's house, his girlfriend suggested that we play this and I'm always up for new games. My friend said that he refused to play Ubongo with his girlfriend again, so it was just me, my wife and the friend's girlfriend. She crushed us! She was so fast at laying these puzzles that she always chose gems first. I do like these kind of puzzles, but having someone being that much faster than you is quite demoralizing ;) It was an ok game though, we had a good laugh about it. But one thing I'm gonna complain about is the color of the gems. I'm not colorblind so I usually don't have any trouble distinguishing different pieces in games, but in this the clear gem and the light blue gem was so similar that I thought I was doing quite well when I was instead collecting two different colors. Don't want this in my collection, nor do I feel the need to play it again. It's ok, and I could play it if someone really wanted to, but just once. 4/10.
Victorian Masterminds (2019) (1 play, 1x3p) Played this at a convention with two random dudes. The production quality in this game is insane, the cog wheel poker chips are really nice to hold and play with, the building miniatures have nice details, there's even scientist miniatures that could easily have been just cardboard tokens. But apparently they stopped with the quality when they made the bolt and copper tokens, they are so small and they look really cheap in comparison to everything else in the game. The game then? It was actually quite nice, the action selection and how you resolved the stack of agents (poker chips) was really nice, and it was a chase to either build your machine first or if the secret service needle reaches the end, that triggers the end game. The guy who owned it said that it was always the secret service that triggered the end game, but for us it was that one machine got built. Anyhoo, I enjoyed this game, I enjoyed the feel it had, even if one of the actions that you could do was mean it was THAT mean. I still don't need this game, too similar in weight and play time to other games I have that I like more, and it might just be too expensive for what it is. But I'll play it if someone invites me. 7/10.
My First Carcassonne (2009) (2 plays, 1x4p, 1x2p) Some of my friend's kids are turning in to the age where they have more interest in games than just fiddling with the pieces so I got this game for my friend's child's 6th birthday. First we played it with the 6 year old, the 3 year old and two adults. The 6 year old grasped the game right away and she had a great time playing, the 3 year old needed a lot of guidance though but still had fun, he didn't like that his older sister won though. Us adult had a good time too, it's quite a nice game to play with kids, and it's challenging for them but still fun for adults. Would recommend.
Bamse gympaspel (2016) (1 play, 1x3p) So another kids' game, though it's more of an activity for kids to learn to move their body. My friend's 3 year old love this though and likes to play it a lot. I don't even know why I have it on here? :) As a game, it's actually who is the luckiest with the die roll as you try to collect all the colors. But that's not the point of the game.
That's it for the third quarter. I'll be back in January for the last quarter, and perhaps I'll name my favourite of the year :)
Short updates on games I wrote about in Q1 and Q2 that I've played more Castles of Caladale, played another 2 times with my wife. She just loved the puzzle of building your castle, with being able to move the tiles as you want and no time restraint she won easily each time. Still a 4 for me though. Let's make a Bus Route is still really lovely. Played another 4 times and everyone I've played it with has loved it. Short, simple, fun and great. I'll lower it from 9 to a 8/10 though. Herbacous Sprouts Tried the solo variant twice, lost once, won once. It's quite nicely designed, and the theme speaks to me. It's a small box so I might carry it with me if I go travel someday. It's now a 7/10. LotR: Journeys in Middle-Earth Played two more scenarios with my wife and we enjoy it a lot. I will still compare it to Mansions of Madness though, and MoM is a much better game. Last time I said that the deck of cards instead of dice was a really nice touch, but I also think that the deck can be a little demoralizing. Once all your success card has come out, you know that you'll fail the next test, and you go "what's the point", in MoM the dice can give you a slim chance, in JiME it's impossible. Still like the game, and I guess we have to get better at not ending up in those positions. Still 8/10. Wingspan One more play with 3 players. It's fine, it's ok, it's nothing special. Except the birds, the art, the tokens, the dice, it's really pretty to look at. I want to play it again, but after each time it's been like... ok I guess? 6/10. Surburbia So glad I got to play this again, fucking love it. Played it with my wife, she thought it was just ok, and apparently I don't need it, lol. Used copies are being sold everywhere now as people are waiting for the collector's edition, I want that too. But it's better to play my friend's copy, it would just gather dust at home. Quacks of Quedlingburg Played it another 2 times, so a total of 8 this year, one play was with the new expansion. This game is great, I've ordered the geek bits for this, a birthday present for myself ;) 8/10. Space Base Just one more play since last time. Hard to get to the table now that my wife has declared it "worst game ever", but I still like it. Wife's brother and his wife lives with us for a while until they can move in to their new home, which has been great as they really want to try different games, and I got to play this with them. This time we tried the fast variant, and that's the way I'll play it in the future. Still 8/10.
Thanks for reading this far!

Metal Coins for Board Games, A Compulsion - Part II

Part II: In this half of this article, I discuss generic metal coin manufacturers and other options for adding metal currency to your games. Check out Part I for more info about games that include metal coins and coins designed with a specific game in mind.
Edit: I've fixed the image link for the "new" Terraforming Mars cubes. Thanks to u/halfisglassfull for pointing out the error.
Back in 2016, I posted an article under my other username (u/Luke_Matthews) about my obsession with adding metal coins to board games, which you can read here:
Board Games and Metal Coins, An Obsession
What started as a diversion became an obsession, and since that article bloomed into a full-on compulsion. I’ve upgraded over 60 games with unique metal coins and currency, and I’d like to share the current state of this compulsion and what I’ve learned along the way.
It’s such a strange thing, because metal coinage is a purely aesthetic upgrade. They don’t change game mechanics or offer any extension to the gameplay experience. Even so, deluxe editions have proven there’s a market for aesthetic upgrades, and metal coins have grown into one of the most popular.
I have fallen down the rabbit hole of adding unique, thematic coins for each individual game. This approach is not for everyone. If, instead, you’re interested in adding generic coins you can keep aside and use for multiple games, I’ll talk about what sets I think are the best for that purpose at the end of this article.
For now, let’s get on with the show! GAME TITLES ARE LINKS TO PHOTOS. For a more user-friendly image browsing experience, view this post on my website or on BoardGameGeek.
NOTE: There is no way this will be an exhaustive list of all the metal coins available. I’ll talk about coins I have direct personal experience with, as well as make notes of other coins I don’t have and why I don’t have them. There will likely be a lot of coins not included here, and I encourage you to add your own experiences and pictures in the comments.

FANTASY COIN, LLC

Fantasy Coin is one of the first companies I encountered making a range of different coin styles specifically for gaming applications, without tying them to specific games. Of all the coin manufacturers out there, Fantasy Coin are definitely my favorite. Their coins are thick and heavy with fantastic finishes and colors, and come in a wide array of fantasy and sci-fi themes.
Getting ahold of Fantasy Coin’s products can be a bit fraught, though, as their primary source of income tends to be Kickstarter. Their website frequently sells out, and as their stocks dwindle, they’ll run another Kickstarter to replenish. Once one of their Kickstarters ends and ships, they’ll typically have stock which can be ordered directly from their website, but be warned you might have to do a little research to find out when more are available.
They’ve had some logistical problems with a couple of their Kickstarter campaigns, but for the most part they’re really good at fulfilling them. Their latest campaign was really well handled, and I think they’ve done a great job of addressing their past issues. Some previous backers, IMO, go a little overboard blaming them for mistakes, but forgiveness is not a typical trait of spurned backers.
Don’t listen to the haters. Fantasy Coin’s products are genuinely amazing and come at a great price, especially if you get them in bulk from Kickstarter.

Alchemists

I spent a long time trying to decide what coins I’d get for Alchemists. Since it only really requires one denomination, I had a ton of options (the Charterstone coins are a phenomenal choice, FYI). I decided on these coins from FC’s “Magic” set.

Caverna

Caverna’s one of the first games I upgraded with FC coins, and I have WAY too many coins for the game. They’re real nice, though, all from FC’s “Dwarven” set.

Clank!

Originally, these coins resided in my copy of Lords of Xidit. They’re a great, generic fantasy theme, so can go in many games. Once I picked up the Roll Player coins, though, I thought those were a better fit for LoX, so I moved these over to Clank. And they’re a perfect fit!

Five Tribes

This is probably one of my favorite upgrades using FC coins. I couldn’t find any really good, affordable Arabic- or Middle East-themed coins (at the time, there are some now), so I decided to lean into the fantasy side for Five Tribes. The silver coins are from FC’s “Serpent” set, and the golds are from their “Air Elemental” set. I think both work really well as representations of djinn.
Some people complain, when using coins like this for Five Tribes, you can’t hide their denominations. If it’s important to you to do so, I suggest getting either pouches or player screens to keep the coins hidden. However, I’ve never once found open money to have a significant impact on the game, so we just don’t bother.

Lancaster

I was originally planning on putting the old Brass coins into my copy of Lancaster, but when FC launched their latest Kickstarter and I saw their “Nottingham” set, I just couldn’t resists such a perfect thematic match.

Lunarchitects

Lunarchitects doesn’t actually have currency in-game, but one of the other great uses for metal coins is as victory point chits. Lunarchitects has a LOT of VP chits, and I definitely went overboard here, but it’s such a great game and I love these “Sci-Fi” coins from FC.

Nippon

There are actually several different options for Japanese themed coins, including the Yokohama metal coins and Artana’s Japanese set (which you’ll see in the next section). I chose to go with Fantasy Coin’s “Feudal Japan” coins for Nippon, because I just love the way they look.

Race/Roll for the Galaxy

Here’s another couple of games without currency, but for which I’ve replaced the VP chits with metal coins. In this instance, I don’t think I went overboard at all, and these “Credits” coins from FC are just an amazing aesthetic upgrade for two classic games.

Yedo

Yedo is one of my wife’s all-time favorite games, and ranks high in the worker placement genre for me. So, naturally, I bought the same “Feudal Japan” coins I used for Nippon for my copy of Yedo.

ARTANA

While Fantasy Coin is the company you’d turn to for fantastical and sci-fi-themed coins, Artana’s where you go when you’re looking for something with a more historical bent. While they don’t mimic specific real-world coinage, their designs evoke real-world cultures and time periods, which make them a fantastic choice for your average Eurogame. They tend to be lighter and thinner than Fantasy Coin, but not in a bad way. They also have 5 different sizes and finishes, from “Tiny” – which live up to their name – to “Jumbo” which are larger than a US half-dollar.
Artana’s coins used to only be available via Kickstarter, but they’ve since shifted their model to selling through game-bling websites like The Broken Token and Top Shelf Gamer. Since many coin manufacturers still rely on periodic crowd-funding to release new products, Artana’s consistent availability makes them unique.
I have just as many Artana coins as Fantasy Coin, and for good reason: they’re awesome. I’m primarily a Eurogame player so their coins are a thematic match for a lot of games I own. Their price-point is roughly the same as Fantasy Coin – on the lower end of the spectrum, overall – although because they have five different sizes and styles in every coin set, the price point varies depending on what specific coins you buy.

Akrotiri

I’m still genuinely surprised at how perfect Artana’s “Ancient Greek” coins are for Akrotiri. The specific motif perfectly matches the designs in the game, and I couldn’t ask for more.

Archipelago

For Archipelago I wanted coins fitting a 1700’s nautical aesthetic. These are from Artana’s “Pirate Ships” theme. The other coins in the set were a little too “skull and crossbones” for what I wanted (although colonizers ARE just another form of pirate), but I thought these two coins fit the theme really well.

Castles of Mad King Ludwig

I mean, these “Early English Kings” coins aren’t technically thematically appropriate. But I had them and figured I’d toss them in with a game set in 1800’s Bavaria because… well because the game needed some coins.

Concordia

Got a game set in ancient Rome? Get some “Ancient Roman” coins!

Istanbul

Again, near-perfectly themed coins from Artana’s “Persia & Asia Minor” theme. I really like the way these coins look with Istanbul.

Troyes

Artana’s “Middle Ages” theme is great for a game set… in the middle ages. They’re a little more Anglo-Saxon than Frank or Norman, but no one’s ever really going to notice. Ystari games once made coins for Caylus which were a perfect thematic match for Troyes; alas, they are no longer available.

The Voyages of Marco Polo

These are the first Artana coins I ever picked up, from their “Renaissance” theme, and they couldn’t look better in this game.

Yamatai

Really, any of the Japanese-themed metal coins I’ve seen or owned – from the Tokaido coins to Fantasy Coin’s “Feudal Japan” theme – would work well in Yamatai. But as beautiful as this game is, I wanted something with a bit more variety. Artana’s “Japanese” theme fit the bill perfectly.

Giochix Historical Coins

I’m a little torn on the Giochix Historical Coins. On the one hand, they’re nice sizes and weights, and they feel and sound great. On the other hand, they’re not really filling any sort of necessary niche. Artana has the “historical” space covered pretty well, and Fantasy Coin’s selection of SFF themes is pretty universal. If they were going to create specifically thematic coins, I wish they’d have filled some of the holes in this tiny industry, or just gone completely generic, which actually would’ve fit their physicality a little better.
All that said, Giochix did manage to create a couple of themes I found useful, specifically their “Pre-Colombian” theme, which is an area of the world other companies have neglected. It is, however, pretty niche, and I understand why they chose to make more applicable themes for Eurogames.
I only have two minor gripes: First, the shiny finish – while not necessarily bad in and of itself – does make the denominations a little hard to tell apart at a distance. Second, the relief on the faces of the coins is very shallow, looking much more like modern Euros than anything fantastical or historical. The problem this leads to is making it very difficult to differentiate coins from different themes, but if they’re assigned to a specific game this shouldn’t really be an issue. (It’s only an issue for nutty people like me who have this many different coin sets.)
They’re a good price, coming in at about 24¢ (US) per coin, which is on the low end of the scale. Their affordability goes a long way to ameliorate the complaints I have. Now, it’s just a matter of figuring out their availability outside Kickstarter.

Altiplano

There aren’t many coins out there with a South/Central American theme, so when Giochix made their “Pre-Colombian” set, I knew I had to put some in my copy of Altiplano.

Lost Cities: The Board Game

Uh… same.

Heaven & Ale

Okay, so it’s a bit of a stretch to have Giochix’s “Spanish Colonial” set representing Heaven & Ale, a game about beer-brewing monks more likely set in Germany or Belgium, but there were Benedictine monasteries on the Iberian peninsula, so I’m just gonna run with it.

Isle of Skye

“Celtic Apogee”. Can’t be a better fit. As a side note, the metal coins for Clans of Caledonia would also be a great match for Isle of Skye, but I wanted to differentiate the two.

Lorenzo Il Magnifico

This very Italian game deserved some perfectly-themed “Medieval Italian” coinage.

Roman Coins

Since I got these sets in bulk from Giochix’s Kickstarter, I ended up also getting their “Ancient Rome” set. But I have no game to put it in. I would be suitable for Concordia or Trajan or any game set in Ancient Rome, but I already have coins in Concordia, and no other game with a Roman setting at the moment. Here’s a picture anyway.

REAL CURRENCY

Sometimes, fake coins either aren’t the answer or aren’t available. If you can’t find fake coins for your games, the best option might be actual currency, either historical or current. I’ve used real currency in 5 games, so far.
The real problem with acquiring real currency, especially if it’s historical or foreign (I’m in the US), is availability and price. Most of the time you’re not going to find it any cheaper than fake coinage, and getting enough coins in large enough lots to use for board games can sometimes be a chore. If you’re willing to do the extra legwork, though, you can get ahold of some really nice coins.

Ukrainian Kopiyka/Hryvna

When I published the original version of this article, I saw people shortly after talking about Ukrainian coinage for games. I followed through on picking some up, because they are INSANELY cheap in this context, running about 8¢ per coin. Which, incidentally, is massively higher than the exchange rate for some of them, but still massively cheaper than fake coinage. The design is pretty, and is the same across all the kopiykas, and they come in all the standard European denominations.
There’s a problem, though. The 1s and 10s are extremely small, thin, and light. Smaller and thinner than a dime, and significantly lighter. For me, this is a massive issue, for a number of reasons. They’re so small and thin I actually have trouble picking them up, which makes them frustrating to use. But more importantly, they’re not really an aesthetic upgrade from punchboard coins. Every time I used them, I found myself disappointed and just wanting to go back to the cardboard ones.
There is one MASSIVE exception here: the Ukrainian 1 Hryvna coins, which I’ll detail below under “Village”.

Camel Up

I put a set of these in Camel Up, and that’s what I’m using for the pictures. But, honestly, I’m going to replace them very soon.

Village

The unlike the kopiykas, the 1 Hryvna coins are actually pretty fantastic. They’re a little bigger than a quarter, and they’re really beautiful. You’ll have to cope with a very, very Orthodox design, and they’re obviously only good for games with a single denomination. But all those features make them really perfect for Village, a game with a small number of single denomination coins and a church as a major part of the theme!

Le Havre/Le Havre: The Inland Port

I couldn’t find good, fake coins for Le Havre, so I just bought real ones! These are WWII-era aluminum “Emergency Coins” from France, and they’re absolutely fantastic. They’re a little light, being made from aluminum, but they’re beautiful and thematic, even if the time period is a little off.
Beware, though: There are two different kinds of these coins. Some are from the French Republic, occupied in WWII by the Germans but still opposed to them, and some are from Vichy France, a French state who became collaborationists with the Germans. You can tell them apart (both physically and in ideology) by their mottos: The Republic coins say “Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite” (or “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”), where the Vichy coins say “Travail, Famille, Patrie” (or “Work, Family, Fatherland”. YEAH).
Don’t get the Nazi-adjacent coins.

Grand Austria Hotel

Good Austrian coins for games are hard to find at a good price. The thematic ones – especially for a game like Grand Austria Hotel – are prohibitively expensive. Granted, it’s not entirely necessary to replace the money tracks in GAH, but I wanted to anyway.
I ended up picking up a bunch of semi-modern Austrian Groschen. They’re a little small, and they might be too modern for the theme, but they’re Austrian and that’s enough for me.

Great Western Trail

I absolutely can’t take credit for this particular idea. I saw a reply on BGG from user TRONOFOTHEDEAD with the idea of using Indian Head Pennies and Buffalo Nickels for Great Western Trail, and I followed suit. I gotta say, I *love* these coins for this game, especially the 2-cent coin as the round marker.
This is a rather expensive upgrade. The bulk of the coins aren’t too bad. The Buffalo Nickels are actually only about 7¢ per coin, but the Indian Head Pennies run about 60¢ each. The two, together, average about 37¢ per coin, which is on the high end, but not terrible.
It’s the 2-cent coin which really breaks things, though. I paid $14 for the 2-cent coin alone, the common price range is for coins in not great shape. To be fair, when shopping for coins like these, you’re rarely going to get coins in decent shape at these prices. This is the cost for what are called “culls”, or coins collectors have separated out as junk and are selling in bulk because they’re not collectible.
But they’re perfect for board games!
As a side note, the metal coins for Montana: Heritage Edition are a near-perfect thematic match for Great Western Trail, if Big Kid Games decides to sell them at retail.

Russian Railroads

I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect upgrade than these. The included coins are clearly modeled after rubles, so real rubles are a great replacement. This set was comparatively expensive, costing me about $18 for 20 coins, but since I only needed those 20 and they were so thematically perfect, I bit the bullet.
The problem, now, is 90’s era rubles are pretty difficult to find. I tried searching for them on eBay (where I got these) and couldn’t find a decent lot.

OTHER GENERIC COINS

These are a couple of examples of other fake coins not specifically designed for board games, but which work well under certain circumstances.

Pachinko Tokens

Pachinko tokens are an absolutely fantastic option for generic coins, especially if you want something vaguely U.S.A. themed. I originally bought a large lot of them for a planned LARP which never materialized, and have since repurposed them for several different games. Almost all pachinko/pachislo tokens are about the same size and weight as a US quarter, and most of them will come with Japanese, vaguely American, or casino/gambling designs. Mine are mostly U.S.A. themed, so I use them in games with a modern Western theme.

No Thanks

No Thanks doesn’t actually have currency, per se, but it does have a set of tokens used for gameplay. My generic gold pachinko tokens fit the bill very well.

Panamax

Finding modern-themed fake coinage is actually rather impossible, so pachinko tokens work really well in modern western settings like Panamax or…

Suburbia

Again, modern Western setting, and nearly thematic coins to go with it. A great addition to Suburbia. At least right up until I get my copy of the Collector’s Edition, which includes bespoke metal coins!

Pirate Dubloons

“Pirate Dubloon” is probably the most ubiquitous theme in fake coinage, both metal and plastic. I got these particular coins on Amazon, for really cheap. They’re about he same size as a US quarter and come in 4 different finishes.
Note: these are the same coins Eagle & Gryphon Games sells for Empires: Age of Discovery, but they’re MUCH cheaper on Amazon and can be obtained in larger quantities.

Libertalia

I don’t have a hell of a lot of pirate-themed games in my collection, so I found the one game they work really well with.

CUSTOM POKER CHIPS

Some games just scream for custom poker chips instead of metal coins, and I can’t help but oblige. I’ve made custom chips both for currency and tokens for games, but I’ve only included pictures of the currency here. Making custom poker chips is actually fairly easy with a set of relatively inexpensive tools. I’ve created a tutorial on how to do it, which you can find HERE. That tutorial also has links for artwork which can be used for printing your own stickers for the games I detail here.

Capital Lux

The square wood “coins” included with Capital Lux, frankly, baffle me. They neither look like gold coins nor match the theme of the game, and for a card game as beautiful as Capital Lux, with stunning art from the always amazing Kwanchai Moriya, they actually detract. So it was a no-brainer for me to design chips for the game.

For Sale

For Sale could easily have been upgraded with metal coins, but something about the punchboard design just called to me for custom poker chips.

NON-COIN CURRENCY

Sometimes a game has some form of currency that – GASP! – isn’t coins. There are still tons of opportunities to upgrade currency like this, though!

Castles of Burgundy

The “Ore” from Stonemaier’s Treasure Chest is a perfect upgrade for the Silverlings in Castles of Burgundy.📷

Lord$ of Vega$

There’s a chance I may replace these with full-size custom poker chips some day, but for right now I love using these mini poker chips in Lord$ of Vega$. These particular chips aren’t available anymore, as far as I know, which is a shame. They’re the only mini poker chips I’ve found modeled after regular chips instead of the plastic, ridged ones, which I viscerally dislike.

Patchwork

I mean, this one’s just obvious, right?

Terraforming Mars

Okay, there are a couple of different sites offering a metal cube upgrade for Terraforming Mars, to replace the metallic plastic cubes included with the game. The upgrade is phenomenal, and it was one of the first things I ordered after getting the game.
Here’s a pic of that set.
But it’s always bothered me that the “gold” cubes in the set are the gold bars from the Stonemaier Treasure Chest instead of actual cubes. I know it’s a piddling thing, but it just seemed a little off.
A friend of mine, Eric, is the biggest Terraforming Mars fanatic I know. My gaming group plays the game a lot, and Eric plays it even more, with multiple groups he joins to play. So it only makes sense he’d be the one crazy enough to actually requisition a new set of metal cubes for Terraforming Mars, ones better matching the style of the game by a) actually having CUBES for the gold, and b) all being different sizes.
Here’s a pic of these new, awesome cubes.
This set is better, IMO, than the ones you can get from The Broken Token**. Eric** plans to make them available via an Etsy page soon, and I’ll update this article with a link as soon as it’s up and running.

DISHONORABLE MENTION

I know I already mentioned the coins for Tokaido’s Collector’s Edition, but before I bought the CE I had these coins for my retail edition. They’re unmitigated garbage.
They’re thin and flimsy and tiny and they don’t sound great or feel particularly good and they’re really not any better than the carboard coins and they’re Chinese and not Japanese and they’re trash.
A pic of these awful coins
I paid $2.47 for 40 coins, shipped, and I got ripped off, honestly.

COINS I DON’T OWN AND WHY

Obviously I’m not going to go into detail here about games I don’t own which include metal coins. I mentioned several sets in the Bespoke section above. But here are some details on some metal coins made by other companies and why I haven’t added them to any of my games.
The main reason I don’t own any of these is price. I was willing to spend the extra bucks for game-specific coins for LoW and 7 Wonders, and maybe my set of Russian Rubles, because the theming made it (sort of) worth the extra cost (I’ll be honest: I own and love those coins, but probably wouldn’t pay the price again. Maybe. I think?). Most of the coins below cost nearly the same (75₵-$1 per coin), but aren’t specifically themed for a board game.
In a lot of cases, getting enough coins for a board game involves multiple “sets” – as the manufacturers define them – so you don’t run short during play. With these manufacturers, multiple sets just end up being too damned spendy. That being said, the coins they make do look fantastic. The designs are really good, but they’ll need to come down in price before I’d be willing to buy some.

Legendary Metal Coins by Drawlab

The designs here are really great. I contemplated getting a set of their Arabic theme for Five Tribes, but I couldn’t justify the cost. Even in bulk, at their cheapest offering, they’re still 70₵ per coin. Most games, in my experience, require 50-60 coins to ensure you don’t run out at higher player counts, which rounds out to about $35-$48 for a set (depending on how you acquire them). That’s a little above my top end; half-again to double what I paid for the coins from Fantasy Coin and Artana.

Campaign Coins

Campaign Coins are really beautiful, and have the most “high fantasy” feel of any I’ve found. I actually considered getting sets from them for Lords of Xidit, simply because they match better thematically. However, at their cheapest, they’re about identical in price to the Legendary coins, so just out of my range.

Minion Games

Minion Games doesn’t have a wide variety, with only two different themes: “Metal Dragon Coins” and “Futuristic Metal Coins” (the coins for Hegemonic), and they range in price from 70₵ to 90₵ per coin. Which is, frankly, absurd.
They’re cool looking coins, but they’re absolutely not worth the price.

Moedas & Co

The only reason I don’t have experience with Moedas’s coins is because I just haven’t ordered any yet. They have some very awesome bespoke coins for specific games, including the giants like Terra Mystica, Great Western Trail, Lisboa, and more. Their prices are right in line with companies like Artana and Fantasy Coin, and their coins look genuinely great.
They’re a Brazilian company and their website doesn’t handle currency conversion, so to place an order in North America you have to e-mail them directly, which does add a layer of difficulty. It’s not something I’m at all averse to doing – the owner replies occasionally on BGG and other users have posted positively about their products and service – I just haven’t done it yet.

Never Stop Tops & Coins

Again, gorgeous, but expensive. Not quite as expensive as some of the others here, but still just outside what I would consider affordable. And, honestly, I haven’t seen any recent information about this company, so they may not be making coins anymore.

Shire Post Mint

Shirepost’s coins aren’t really viable for this kind of application. They primarily do licensed coins (Lord of the Rings, Kingkiller Chronicle, A Song of Ice and Fire, etc.), and they’re not built for bulk orders. They’re designed to be a novelty, and are wildly expensive, coming in at well in excess of $1 per coin. So, they’re cool, but not really worth it for board gaming.

Rare Elements Foundry

Rare Elements Foundry is one of the first companies I ever encountered making metal fantasy coins. Unfortunately, they are ungodly expensive for the most part. Their coins run around $22-$25 for a set of 10, pushing them up to and even beyond Shirepost’s prices. Their coins are very beautiful, but not feasible in quantity.

BEST GENERIC COINS

Here’s the thing: I love upgrading the coins in my games, and I think metal coins add a genuinely massive aesthetic boost. They’re absolutely my favorite type of upgrade. BUT, I also understand buying separate, thematic coin sets for a ton of different games isn’t for everyone. You might want metal coins, but would rather just have one or two generic sets you can use across multiple games whenever you play. So here are my opinions on the best coins for that purpose:
Honorable Mention – Poker Chips
Poker chips, either generic or custom, are a great option. They’re frequently cheaper than metal coins, and you can get them in a bajillion different styles with or without denominations. But they’re not metal, and that’s an issue. They’re a fantastic option, though.
Honorable Mention – Pachinko Tokens
Granted, pachinko tokens have a weird “theme” and they look more modern than thematic, but honestly they’re great coins and you just can’t find a better deal. They come so cheap and in such large quantities I have to mention them here as an option for the budget-conscious.
Honorable Mention – Scythe Coins
The Scythe coins are absolutely fantastic quality and, as I mentioned before, are almost so thematic they’re themeless. If you want a set of coins with a little extra flair and don’t think their odd theming will clash with your games, you absolutely can’t go wrong here.

BEST SINGLE-DENOMINATION COINS – CHARTERSTONE COINS

Stonemaier does it again with their Charterstone metal coins. You absolutely cannot get a better set of coins for games with a single denomination. Some examples of games these coins would work great in are Lancaster, Russian Railroads, Villages of Valeria, Alchemists, and Village. But, basically any game where you only need 1s, get yourself a set of these.
Charterstone Coins

BEST OVERALL GENERIC COINS – SEAFALL COINS

The clear winner here are the Seafall coins from Plaid Hat Games. They may be rather generic, but their design is beautiful, and they’d make a fantastic addition to any game you’d want to use them with. They’re a tiny bit expensive at about 40¢ per coin, but there’s over 100 coins in the set and if you’re only buying them once, it’s an absolute no-brainer.
They’re a great size and weight, and the colors and finishes are unmatched. I really like how distinguishable the colors are on these coins, and I absolutely love the satin finish because it keeps glare low and amps up the color variance, making the coins easy to tell apart from across the table.

If you can only get one set of coins for all your board games, make it this set.

METAL COINS FOR BOARD GAMES, A GEEKLIST

I acquire new coins as I get new games, and sometimes coins change homes when a game leaves my collection. To track and show these changes, I’ve started THIS GEEKLIST on BGG. Do you have metal coins in your collection? Do you want to show them off? Please add your own pics and descriptions to that GeekList! I know my collection is not comprehensive, and the more pictures and suggestions for coins and they games they work with would be incredible!
Thanks for spending the time to peruse my compulsion for metal coins in board games! I hope you’ve enjoyed the pictures and commentary. If you have metal coins of your own and would like to show them off, I’d love to see them added to the GeekList, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.
If you want to talk about metal coins, or DIY upgrades, or board games in general, you can always find me on Twitter @PixelartMeeple, on Instagram @pixelartmeeple, on BGG at PixelartMeeple, and on my website www.pixelartmeeple.com! You can also hear my (much more succinct) thoughts on games on The Five By podcast.
Thanks for reading, and happy gaming!

MAME 0.208

Today we’re proud to bring you MAME 0.208. There are some big improvements to SunPlus SPG240/SPG280 audio emulation. Not only does this greatly improve the enjoyability of the JAKKS Pacific TV games, it’s also timed perfectly for the addition of the Fisher-Price I Can Play Piano music teaching system. That’s not the only newly supported music system this month: we’ve added Jumping Popira, and Popira 2 has been promoted to working. Continuing with the audio theme, moralrecordings fixed BSMT 2000 4-bit ADPCM sample playback, cam900 added support for the VRC7 as a separate device with its unique instrument patches, and schnitzeltony improved Atari POKEY performance substantially. Newly supported TV games include Disney, Disney and Friends, Justice League and SpongeBob SquarePants – The Fry Cook Games from JAKKS Pacific, and XaviX titles Geigeki Go Go Shooting, Gururin World and MX Dirt Rebel. You’ll be able to enjoy the XaviX-based games even more now with improvements to the colour palette.
The Nintendo Game & Watch progress has continued with the addition of Balloon Fight (new wide screen), Fire Attack, Octopus, Parachute and Turtle Bridge. You’ll notice some big software list updates this month. The TOSEC Spectrum Plus 3 disk images have been imported, Spectrum Opus support has been added with software from World of Spectrum, and SDX floppy controller support has been added to the Memotech MTX along with a corresponding software list. The PlayStation, PC-98 and Saturn software lists have been updated with testing results and new dumps, original Apple II disk images have been added as they’ve been made available, another batch of Japanese e-kara cartridges has landed, and coverage of Spanish V.Smile releases has been improved. Speaking of software, AmatCoder has fixed a number of issues affecting Amstrad CPC software. The long-neglected Bally Astrocade home system has had tape and lightpen support added in this release.
On the arcade side, we’ve added Atari’s TTL-based Rebound, early English releases of Karate Champ, an earlier version of Nihon System’s Omega, and world releases of DJ Boy and Gemini Wing. In changes you probably won’t notice, we’ve switched the toolchain used for building official Windows binary releases from GCC 7 to GCC 8, and a new tools package has been made available.
As always, you can get the source and Windows binary packages from the download page.

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

06423: [Graphics] (amstrad.cpp) cpc6128 [terminat]: Graphics corruption on level 3. (AmatCoder)
06439: [DIP/Input] (spec128.cpp) spec128, specpl3e: In Abu Simbel Profanation, the character jumps constantly. (AmatCoder)
06611: [Crash/Freeze] (amstrad.cpp) cpc6128: Can’t play fourth level of Perico Delgado Maillot Amarillo disk version. (AmatCoder)
06854: [Graphics] (amstrad.cpp) cpc6128 [007tld]: Graphical errors in 007 The Living Daylights. (AmatCoder)
06927: [Crash/Freeze] (amstrad.cpp) cpc464, cpc6128: Hundra gets stuck in a black screen after leaving main menu. (AmatCoder)
06997: [Graphics] (amstrad.cpp) cpc6128: Graphical issues in Galactic Tomb. (AmatCoder)
07134: [Media Support] (amstrad.cpp) CPC6128: Floppy drive support is broken. (AmatCoder)
07209: [Crash/Freeze] (dai.cpp) Assembler-based games no longer work. (Robbbert)
07240: [DIP/Input] (cps1.cpp) sf2rules: Kick buttons are non-functional. (Ivan Vangelista)
07250: [DIP/Input] (segas16b.cpp) dunkshot, dunkshota: DIP 1 and DIP 8 are incorrectly marked as unused. (chaneman)
07251: [Documentation] (brkthru.cpp) brkthru: Test mode is undocumented. (chaneman)
07254: [Multisession] NETLIST: Machines using netlist components raise a fatal error on back-to-back sessions. (Couriersud)
07258: [Original Reference] (micro3d.cpp) f15se21: ROM names for F-15 Strike Eagle are incorrect. (chaneman)
07260: [Sound] (topspeed.cpp) topspeed: Top Speed engine sounds are missing. (Ivan Vangelista)
07263: [Gameplay] (galaxian.cpp) tenspot: Only half of the games are accessible. (Robbbert)

New working machines

Disney (JAKKS Pacific TV Game, Game-Key Ready) (08 FEB 2005 A) [Sean Riddle, David Haywood, anonymous]
Fidelity Electronics Checker Challenger 4 [hap, Sean Riddle]
Fidelity Electronics Gin & Cribbage Challenger [hap, David Viens]
Game & Watch: Balloon Fight (new wide screen) [algestam, anikom15, f205v, hap]
Game & Watch: Fire Attack [algestam, Justin Kerk]
Game & Watch: Octopus [algestam, Zorix, khrainos]
Game & Watch: Parachute [algestam]
Game & Watch: Turtle Bridge [algestam, uman]
Geigeki Go Go Shooting (Japan) [Peter Wilhelmsen, Sean Riddle, ShouTime, David Haywood]
I Can Play Piano [Sean Riddle, David Haywood, anonymous]
Jumping Popira (Japan) [Sean Riddle, David Haywood, anonymous]
Rebound (Rev B) [TTL] [DICE Team, Couriersud]
SpongeBob SquarePants - The Fry Cook Games (JAKKS Pacific TV Game, Game-Key Ready) (AUG 18 2005 21:31:56) [Sean Riddle, anonymous]
Waddingtons 2001: The Game Machine [hap, Sean Riddle, Couriersud]

New working clones

Data Cash Systems CompuChess [hap]
DJ Boy (Japan, set 2) [Artemio Urbina, The Dumping Union]
DJ Boy (World) [Artemio Urbina, The Dumping Union]
Elite Champion Challenger (Travemünde upgrade) [hap, Berger]
Finalizer - Super Transformation (set 2) [pacman70]
Gemini Wing (World) [pacman70]
Head to Head: Electronic Basketball (TMS1000 version) [hap, Sean Riddle]
Karate Champ (US VS version, set 3) [Don Thibert, R.Coltrane, The Dumping Union]
Karate Champ (US VS version, set 4) [Don Thibert, R.Coltrane, The Dumping Union]
Kishon Chesster (v2.2) [Berger]
Komo Como (Topmar, bootleg?) [f205v]
Omega (earlier) [Corrado Tomaselli, The Dumping Union]
Pang Pom's (Nova) [Hammy, The Dumping Union]
Raiden (US set 3) [Apocalypse, The Dumping Union]
VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt Schachcomputer SC 2 (rev. E) [kaiOr]

Machines promoted to working

Applied Concepts Boris [hap, Sean Riddle]
Applied Concepts Boris Diplomat [hap]
Disney Friends (JAKKS Pacific TV Game, Game-Key Ready) (17 MAY 2005 A) [Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen, Ryan Holtz]
Fidelity Electronics Bridge Challenger III [hap, Lord Nightmare]
Fidelity Electronics Voice Bridge Challenger [hap, Lord Nightmare]
Gururin World (Japan) [David Haywood, Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen, ShouTime]
Justice League (JAKKS Pacific TV Game, Game-Key Ready) [Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen, Ryan Holtz]
MX Dirt Rebel [Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen, O. Galibert, David Haywood]
Novag Chess Champion: Delta-1 [hap]
Popira 2 (Japan) [David Haywood, Peter Wilhelmsen, Sean Riddle, ShouTime]
SciSys Chess Traveler [hap]

Clones promoted to working

Fidelity Electronics Advanced Bridge Challenger [hap, Lord Nightmare]
Fidelity Electronics Elite Avant Garde (model 6114-5) [hap, Berger]

New machines marked as NOT_WORKING

e-kara Mix (Japan) [Peter Wilhelmsen, Sean Riddle, ShouTime, David Haywood]
Evio (Japan) [Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen, ShouTime, David Haywood]
Fidelity Electronics Chess Challenger [hap, Berger]
Fisher-Price Fun 2 Learn Smart Fit Park [Sean Riddle, ClawGrip]
Frantic Fruits [SpinalFeyd, The Dumping Union]
Jurassic Park (bootleg of Megadrive version) [Jorge Silva, Kravex]
Kontron Instruments Micromon 7141 ECG unit [Robbbert, Rockman, ClawGrip]
Lear Siegler ADM 36 Video Display Terminal [Al Kossow, Bitsavers]
Mega Drive 4 / Guitar Idol (set 1) [Alexandre Souza]
Neo Print - Chicken Ramen (Japan) [malcor, hammy, Anonymous, Dane Biegert, Sean Sutton, Renato Mucciarelli, Moffitt, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Neo Print - Fuyo Pri Iitoko Tori (Japan) (T4i 3.07) [malcor, hammy, Anonymous, Dane Biegert, Sean Sutton, Renato Mucciarelli, Moffitt, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Neo Print - Otogibanashi (Japan) (T4i 3.00) [malcor, hammy, Anonymous, Dane Biegert, Sean Sutton, Renato Mucciarelli, Moffitt, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Neo Print - Senyou Cassette Ver. 1 (Japan) [malcor, hammy, Anonymous, Dane Biegert, Sean Sutton, Renato Mucciarelli, Moffitt, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Neo Print Special: Sekai Ryokou 2 (Japan) [malcor, hammy, Anonymous, Dane Biegert, Sean Sutton, Renato Mucciarelli, Moffitt, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Sega AS-1 Controller [Arzeno Fabrice. The Dumping Union]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (LX-5) [PinMAME]
Super Chick [Travis Swager]
unknown poker game [chaneman]

New clones marked as NOT_WORKING

LeapPad (Canada) [Sean Riddle, ClawGrip]
Mega Drive 4 / Guitar Idol (set 2) [Alexandre Souza]
My First LeapPad (World, V1.3) [Sean Riddle, ClawGrip]
Over Rev (Model 2B, Revision A) [Dane Biegert, Brian Troha, Henrique Areias Pontes, Sean Sutton, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Sega Rally Championship - Twin/DX (Revision A) [Dane Biegert, Brian Troha, Henrique Areias Pontes, Sean Sutton, Smitdogg, The Dumping Union]
Spider-Man (JAKKS Pacific TV Game) (older hardare) [Sean Riddle, anonymous]
Yamaha MU80 [R. Belmont, O. Galibert]
Yamaha VL70-m [R. Belmont, O. Galibert]

New working software list additions

acrnsys_rom: ADE [Nigel Barnes]
apple2_flop_orig: A.E., Akalabeth, Alien Lander, The Asteroid Field, Beer Run, Bug Attack, Captain Goodnight and the Islands of Fear, Championship Lode Runner, Choplifter, Dazzle Draw (version 1.1), Eggs-It, Ernie's Quiz, Gamma Goblins, Golden Mountain, Gruds in Space, High Orbit, Instant Zoo, Labyrinth, Lancaster, Lunar Leepers, Mix and Match, Muppetville, Phaser Fire, Ribbit, Serpentine, Spotlight, The Super Factory, Ultima III: Exodus, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego [4am, Firehawke]
bbc_rom: Acorn DFS 0.9H (Torch) [Nigel Barnes]
ekara_japan: 1973-75 Volume 1 (Japan) (EC0017-G73), Artist Selection Volume 7 (B'z) (Japan) (EC0039-ATS), Artist Selection Volume 12 (The Beatles) (Japan) (EC0050-ATS), Artist Selection Volume 13 (Tube) (Japan) (EC0055-ATS), Artist Selection Volume 14 (SMAP) (Japan) (EC0057-ATS), ENK Volume 2 (Japan) (EC0016-ENK), ENK Volume 5 (Japan) (EC0043-ENK), Graduation Encouragement Volume 1 (Japan) (EC0019-BSC), Graduation Encouragement Volume 2 (Japan) (EC0038-BSC), J-Pop Mix Volume 16 (Japan) (EC0028-JPM), J-Pop Mix Volume 18 (Japan) (EC0040-JPM), J-Pop Mix Volume 22 (Japan) (EC0053-JPM), J-Pop Mix Volume 24 (Japan) (EC0056-JPM), J-Pop Mix Volume 25 (Japan) (EC0059-JPM), Kid's Mix Volume 2 (Japan) (EC0020-KID) [Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen, David Haywood, ShouTime]
electron_cart: ROMPlus-144 [Nigel Barnes]
gba: Aka-chan Doubutsuen (Jpn, Rev. 1) [No-Intro, FakeShemp]
ibm5150: Dragon's Lair, Golden Axe (3.5"), Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade - The Action Game (Kixx release), Panza Kick Boxing (Kixx budget release) [ArcadeShadow]
ibm5170: All New World Of Lemmings, Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, Ultimate Body Blows [ArcadeShadow]
icanpian: Piano Favorites (J7522) [Sean Riddle, anonymous] Disney Princess Magical Melodies (K4656), Jammin' Jungle Safari (Disney's The Lion King, Jungle Book, Tarzan) (K4653), Jungle Boogie (J7524), Nicktoons Show Tunes (J7527), Rockin' Dance Party (J8715), Scooby-Doo! Monster Mayhem (J7525) [Sean Riddle, David Haywood]
mtx_flop: CP/M System Disk (FDX), CP/M System Disk (SDX), dBASE II, FDX NewWord, Modem Executive 1.14, SuperCalc, Tape to Disc Transfer (FDX and CP/M only), Turbo PASCAL 2.00A, Turbo PASCAL 3.00A, WordStar 3.00 [Nigel Barnes]
pc98: Cal Gaiden - Tiny Steps Behind the Cal, Capcom Tokoton Efude, Ce'st la vie, Cherry Jam - Kanojo ga Hadaka ni Kigaetara, Cherry Jam - Kanojo ga Hadaka ni Kigaetara (Alt), Chiemi, Chou Shinri Samâdhi (Alt), Clipper - Takepon no Ochimono Puzzle, Cocktail Soft - Zoukan-gou 2, Concert, Cranston Manor (2HD conversion), CRW - Metal Jacket, Cybernetic Hi-School / Dennou Gakuen [Neo Kobe Collection]
pc98_cd: Cyberwar [Neo Kobe Collection]
snes: Striker (Euro, NTSC Prototype) [FakeShemp]
spectrum_flop_opus: 007 Multispy, Astrum+ v1.0, Astrum+ v1.1, Blast v3.7, Daton Software Card Games, The Derek Brewster Collection, Disc Manager, Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth/Monty On The Run, Masterfile v09, Omnicalc 2, QuickDOS, Sales/Purchase Ledger Invoicing, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 01, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 02, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 03, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 04, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 05, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 06, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 07, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 08, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 09, Spectrum Discovery Club Library Disc 10, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 01-03, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 04, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 05, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 06, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 07, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 08, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 09, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 10, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 11, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 12, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 13, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 14, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 15, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 16, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 17, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 18, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 19, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 20, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 21, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 22, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 23, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 24, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 25, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 26, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 27, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 28, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 29, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 30, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 31, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 32, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 33, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 34, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 35, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 36, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 37, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 38, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 39, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 40, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 41, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter 42, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter Xmas Bonus December 1989, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter Xmas Bonus December 1990, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter Xmas Bonus December 1991, Spectrum Discovery Club Newsletter Xmas Bonus December 1992, Tascopy, Tasprint, Tasword Three, Trans-Express 85.2, Transdata, UDG Generator, The Writer [World of Spectrum]
vsmile_cart: Aventuras en el Parque Alfabeto (Spa), Barrio Sésamo - El Mundo Fantástico de Epi y Blas (Spa), Conducción Divertida (Spa), Disney Aladdin - El Maravilloso Mundo de Aladdin (Spa), Disney El Rey León - La Gran Aventura de Simba (Spa), Disney La Casa de Mickey Mouse (Spa), Disney La Sirenita - El Viaje Fantástico de Ariel (Spa), Disney Mickey - La Aventura Mágica de Mickey (Spa), Disney Winnie the Pooh - En Busca de la Miel (Spa), Disney Winnie the Pooh - En Busca de la Miel (Spa, Rev. 122), Disney/Pixar Buscando a Nemo - Los Descubrimientos de Nemo (Spa), Disney/Pixar Ratatouille - Las recetas del Remy (Spa), Disney/Pixar Toy Story 2 - El Rescate De Woody (Spa), Disney/Pixar Wall-E (Spa), DreamWorks Monstruos contra Alienígenas (Spa), Mundo Elmo - Grandes descubrimientos de Elmo (Spa), Nick Jr. Dora La Exploradora - La Aventura arregla-todo de Dora (Spa, Rev. 222), Nickelodeon Bob Esponja - Un día en la vida de una esponja (Spa), Osos Amorosos - Una Lección de Amor (Spa), Spider-Man y Amigos - La Aventura Del Doctor Octopus (Spa), Spider-Man y Amigos - Misiones Secretas (Spa), Walt Disney La Cenicienta - Los sueños mágicos de Cenicienta (Spa, Rev. 222), Zayzoo - Mi Amiga del Espacio (Spa) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]

Software list items promoted to working

pc98: C.G. Gallery Master_98, CG Tsukuuru 3D, CRW 2, Cal III - Kanketsuhen, Cal Piss Water - Ayashii CG Shuu, Can Can Bunny 2 - Superior, Can Can Bunny 4 - Premiere, Can Can Bunny 5 - Extra, Can Can Bunny 5½ - Limited, Canaan - Yakusoku no Chi, Challenge the Touch-Type 2, Charade, Charade Magic, Check Six (Demo), Cherry Moderate, Cherry Moderate (Demo), Chuushaki - Hirasawa Nurse School, Clone Doll - Kagai Juugyou, Coin, Coming Heart, Computer Aided Economics, Computer Music Vol. 20, CrEastar - Planets in Legend, Custom Mate 2, Custom Mate 3, Cyber Illusion, Level II COBOL V2.1, SoftBank C Magazine 1991-11, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-01, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-02, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-03, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-04, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-05, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-06, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-07, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-09, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-10, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-11, SoftBank C Magazine 1992-12, SoftBank C Magazine 1993-01, SoftBank C Magazine 1994-04, SoftBank C Magazine 1994-05, SoftBank C Magazine 1994-06 [Carl, r09]
psx: 1-on-1 - Single Basketball (Jpn), 19-ji 03-pun Ueno Hatsu Yakou Ressha (Jpn), Advan Racing (Jpn), Captain Commando (Jpn), First Kiss Monogatari (Jpn), Ikuzawa Touru Kanshuu - Meisha Retsuden - Greatest 70's (Jpn), Running High (Jpn), S.Q. - Sound Qube (Jpn), Simple 1500 Series Vol.104 - The Pink Panther - Pinkadelic Pursuit (Jpn), Simple 1500 Series vol.88 - The Gal Mahjong - Love Songs - Idol wa High Rate (Jpn), Simple 1500 Series vol.90 - The Sensha (Jpn), Simple 1500 Series vol.97 - The Squash (Jpn), Space Invaders X (Jpn), Squaresoft Memory Card Data CD (Jpn), Super Live Stadium (Jpn), TFX - Tactical Fighter Experiment (Jpn), Ungra Walker (Jpn), Victory Spike (Jpn), Zig Zag Ball (Jpn), Zipangujima - Unmei wa Saikoro ga Kimeru! (Jpn) [Angelo Salese]
saturn: AI Shougi (Jpn), Cat the Ripper - 13-ninme no Tanteishi (Jpn), Dezaemon 2 (Jpn) [Angelo Salese]

New NOT_WORKING software list additions

32x: Pinocchio (Euro, Prototype 19951206) [Radar, FakeShemp]
bbc_rom: SatPic 3.0 (Cirkit) [Nigel Barnes]
cd32: Mean Arenas [FakeShemp]
icanguit: American Idol - Guitar Greats (K9907), Hot Wheels - Road Tunes (K9902), Nashville Hits (K9905), SpongeBob SquarePants - Surf's Up (K9903) [Sean Riddle, David Haywood]
leapfrog_leappad_cart:
- 5th Grade Math (UK), ABC-Abenteuer (Germany), Englisch Kurs - Let's go 3 (Germany), Englisch Kurs - Let's go 4 (Germany), FUN-damentals Series - 4th Grade Math (UK), FUN-damentals Series - Smart Guide to 3rd Grade (UK), FUN-damentals Series - Smart Guide to 5th Grade (UK), Hop on Pop - Based on the Book by Dr. Seuss (UK), Leap 2 - Math - The Great Dune Buggy Race (UK), Leap and the lost Dinosaur (UK), LeapFrog Schoolhouse - Level 3 - Helping Others (UK), LeapPad Interactive Book (UK), Music - Hit it, Maestro! (UK), Phonics Program - Lesson 10 - Compound Words - A Fisherman's Tale (UK), Pre Reading - Leap's Friends From A to Z (UK), Reading - Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo (UK), Sed de Saber - English as a Second Language Edition - Book 1 - Getting Started (Spain), Sed de Saber - English as a Second Language Edition - Book 2 - A New Job (Spain), Sed de Saber - English as a Second Language Edition - Book 3 - Daily Activities (Spain), Sed de Saber - English as a Second Language Edition - Book 4 - Health and Safety (Spain), Sed de Saber - English as a Second Language Edition - Book 5 - Community Interactions (Spain), Sed de Saber - English as a Second Language Edition - Book 6 - How do you say... (Spain), What will you be? (UK) [TeamEurope]
- Disney Princesas - Cuentos de las Princesas (Spain), Fiesta in the House! - ¡Party en la Casa! (Spain), LeapPad - Libro Interactivo (Spain), El Rey León (Spain), ¡Yo aprendo inglés! - Mis Primeras 500 Palabras en Inglés (Spain) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
leapfrog_mfleappad_cart: Disney Princesas - Las Princesas Disney (Spa), El gran día de Croki (Spa), Mi Primer Día de Escuela (Spa) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
pc98:
- Centurion - Defender of Rome, Centurion - Defender of Rome (Alt), Chikyuu Bouei Shoujo Iko-chan - UFO Daisakusen, Computer Technica FMC-98 Sound Card Driver Utility, Contec Super EMS, Cranston Manor [Neo Kobe Collection]
- Shin'ou Densetsu Crystania - Powerup Kit, Shin'ou Densetsu Crystania DX (cracked) [r09]
vsmile_cart: Scooby-Doo - Misterio en el Parque (Spa) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
vsmile_cd:
- The Amazing Spider-Man - Countdown to Doom (USA, Rev. 2), Disney/Pixar Cars - In the Fast Lane (USA, Rev. 1), Disney/Pixar Cars - In the Fast Lane (USA, Rev. 3), Nick SpongeBob Schwammkopf: Ein Schwamm voller Ideen (Ger), Nickelodeon SpongeBob Squarepants - Idea Sponge (USA, Rev. 1), Nickelodeon SpongeBob Squarepants - Idea Sponge (USA, Rev. 2), Shrek the Third - The Search for Arthur (UK), Wacky Race on Jumpin' Bean Island (UK), Wacky Race on Jumpin' Bean Island (USA, Rev. 2) [redump.org, ClawGrip]
- Bratz - El Misterio del Collar (Spa), Carrera Loca en la Isla de las Vainas Fritas (Spa), Cars - El Carril Rápido (Spa), Disney Princess - El Castillo de las Princesas (Spa), Nickelodeon Bob Esponja - Misión Esponja (Spa), Scooby-Doo: Viaje al Pasado (Spa), Shrek Tercero - ¿Dónde Está Arturo? (Spa) [Diego Bartolomé, redump.org, ClawGrip]
vsmileb_cart: Un Día en la Granja (Spa) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]

Source Changes

dec0.cpp: Converted to use µPD4701A device for trackball input. [AJR]
tms9900, tms9980a, tms9995: Made CRU read addressing consistent with write addressing. [AJR]
Added skeleton CPU device and disassembler for National Semiconductor High Performance microController (HPC) architecture. [AJR]
i186: Added interrupt controller registers to debugger state [AJR]
Exclude scheduled devices that don’t expose a base program counter from numerical indexing for debugger commands. [AJR]
Add AHA-1542A, AHA-1542B, and BIOS v1.02 of AHA-1542C ROMs from Adaptec. [AJR]
cdc721: Reduced character height to make all rows fit. [AJR]
freekick.cpp: Documented connector pinouts. [AJR]
mcs51: Updated old hack to break out of JB INT0/INT1 loops when interrupt is triggered. [AJR]
tmp68301: Merged on-chip peripheral emulation with CPU device. [AJR]
Added skeleton Adaptec AHA-1740 and AHA-1742A ISA devices. [AJR]
Added ROMs for BusLogic BT-542B ISA SCSI controller. [AJR]
odyssey2.cpp: Fixed videopac machine. [AmatCoder]
mc6845.cpp updates: [AmatCoder]
- Don’t reset line counter when screen parameters are changed.
- Check vertical sync condition when frame is reset if vertical sync width is supported.
upd765.cpp: Made Read ID return command if execution phase is reached but ID is not found. [AmatCoder]
dsk_dsk.cpp: Report error if image has more heads and/or tracks than the drive supports. [AmatCoder]
spectrum.cpp: Fixed bit 6 value returned from port 0xFE (fixes MT06439). [AmatCoder]
divideo.h: Eliminated MCFG_VIDEO_SET_SCREEN macro. [cam900]
74157.cpp, terminal.cpp, tms34061.cpp, itech8.cpp: Removed unnecessary arguments in handlers. [cam900]
segaybd.cpp: Removed an unused state class member. [cam900]
witch.cpp: Fixed foreground tilemap and bank switching behavior. [cam900]
itech32.cpp: Corrected sound CPU type. [cam900]
stadhero.cpp, vrc6.cpp: Updated comments. [cam900]
cninja.cpp: Fixed tilemap color mask behavior. [cam900]
twincobr.cpp, wardner.cpp: Simplified handlers, eliminated register_postload, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
bus/nes/konami.cpp: Fixed sound clock and VRC7 volume. [cam900]
ym2413.cpp: Added VRC7 instrument table with notes. [cam900]
toaplan_scu.cpp: Simplified and cleaned up code. [cam900]
toaplan1.cpp: Separated demonwld and samesame state classes, reduced runtime tag map lookups, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
gaelco2.cpp: Fixed save states for snowboar, mark tilemaps dirty when RAM base is changed, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
namcos1.cpp: Reduced runtime tag map lookups, reduced redundancy, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
dec0.cpp: Removed a duplicate #include directive. [cam900]
esd16.cpp: Mark 8×8 tilemap dirty on video RAM writes, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
silvmil.cpp: Moved alternate graphics layout into graphics decoding description, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
gamemachine.cpp: Added netlist audio. [Couriersud]
netlist: Added output first-order approximation of NE555 output driver impedance. [Couriersud]
netlist: Added unijunction transistor example for 2N6027. [Couriersud]
netlist: Added base-emitter and base-collector capacitance to Ebers-Moll bipolar junction transistor model. [Couriersud]
- Improves performance on switching by dramatically reducing required Newton-Raphson iterations.
spg2xx.cpp: Moved audio emulation to a separate device so it can be shared with the SPG110. [David Haywood]
vii.cpp: Added inputs to icanpian and icanguit. [David Haywood]
xavix.cpp: Fixed controls in popira2 and epo_guru, and mapped some missing inputs in ttv_mx. [David Haywood]
vii.cpp: Added basic inputs to dreamlif. [David Haywood]
svi3x8: Hooked up controllers to the Coleco Game Adapter, and replaced generic cartridge slot with Coleco cartridge slot. [Dirk Best]
sg1000m3: Added support for keyboard cable link used by F-16 Fighting Falcon for two-player mode. [Enik Land]
Fixed mapping between mouse coordinates and character positions in Qt debugger views. [Golden Child]
apollo.cpp updates and resurrection: [Hans Ostermeyer]
- Fix typo’d constant in m68kmmu that prevented trapping user accesses to kernel space.
- Removed need for intrusive m68k modifications, fixed crash in 3c505 networking, and fixed Domain/OS booting in Normal mode.
Made X11 XInput lightgun button numbering consistent with Windows (GitHub #4695). [Kiall Mac Innes]
upd765.cpp: Changed ND flag behaviour to fix Speedlock copy protection regression. [Michael Zapf]
tms9995.cpp: Fixed interrupt condition error that caused geneve GPL mode lock-up. [Michael Zapf]
tms9900.cpp, tms9995.cpp: Fixed handling of C and OV status bits for INV and SLA instructions. [Michael Zapf]
bsmt2000.cpp: Fixed sample ROM alignment/padding (fixes 4-bit ADPCM sample playback). [moralrecordings]
spectrum updates: [Nigel Barnes]
- Improved expansion interface to allow devices to act on opcode fetches.
- Added Multiface One/128/3, and MultiPrint devices.
- Added the Technology Research Beta 128 Disk Interface.
- Added the Cheetah SpecDrum device.
- Added the Opus Discovery disc system, and OPD floppy format.
bbc_cciword: Added missing ROM switching zones for Inter-Word. [Nigel Barnes]
mtx: Added expansion bus with SDX floppy controller. [Nigel Barnes]
- 80 column card with SDX in CP/M mode.
- Fixed ROM/RAM banking for CP/M, and fixed MTX500 detection.
- Added support for Type 03 and Type 07 .mfloppy images.
- Added alternate MTX2 ROM set (German).
- Keyboard ROM now selected in Configuration.
- Quickload .RUN files.
spec128: Improved compatibility with ROM-swapping expansion devices in 128 mode (not yet 100%). [Nigel Barnes]
ns32000: Added skeleton CPU device and disassembler for NS32000 family. [Nigel Barnes]
bbc: Added preliminary Acorn 32016 2nd Processor (CPU emulation is incomplete). [Nigel Barnes]
xavix.cpp: Changed palette format to HCY and improved colors. [O. Galibert]
i2cmem: Fixed page write logic. [O. Galibert]
ymmu100.cpp: Hooked up inputs and made battery test pass for vl70. [O. Galibert]
ymmu100.cpp: Started adding the MEG. [O. Galibert]
mips1 updates: [Patrick Mackinlay]
- Implemented FPU instructions and exceptions.
- Corrected swl/swr implementation.
- Optimized TLB MRU lookup.
- Added debugger hooks for interrupts and privilege level changes.
apple2p: Made language card RAM initially write-enabled. [Peter Ferrie]
apple2: Slow down TransWarp CPU during joystick accesses. [R. Belmont]
apple2gs: Added annotations to disassembly, including Toolbox calls, system globals, and new I/O. [R. Belmont]
apple2: Added support for Focus Drive IDE interface. [R. Belmont, anonymous]
apple3: Added Focus Drive as a slot option and turned off unnecessary logging. [R. Belmont]
apple2: Added Focus IDE for IIe, and added Vulcan/Vulcan Gold IDE for IIe and IIgs. [R. Belmont]
spg2xx audio improvements: [Ryan Holtz]
- Fixed channel stop behaviour (fixes bad/missing audio in jak_sbfc, jak_mpac, jak_wof, jak_wwe and others).
- Increased internal sample rate to match synthesis frame rate for better synchronization.
- Moved envelope processing into sample-update loop.
- Reset envelope ramp-down bit when a channel stops (fixes missing channels in vii and others).
- Only process envelope ramp-down for active channels (fixes missing channels in icanpian and others).
- Reset ADPCM bit at sample loop point (fixes bad samples in jak_sith and others).
- Avoid treating end-of-sample marker as a playable sample (fixes sample popping).
- Fixed sample ordering for 8-bit PCM samples, improving audio quality.
- Scale SPU channel sum by a fixed 1/16 divider rather than by the active channel count (fixes volume ‘wobble’).
- Implemented VolSel register.
- Switch sample processing mode immediately on change (fixes additional instruments in icanpian).
spg2xx.cpp: Fixed palette indexing on backgrounds in wallpaper mode (fixes backgrounds in jak_nick). [Ryan Holtz]
astrohome: Added cassette support for the AstroBASIC cartridge. [Ryan Holtz, BallyAlley]
astrohome updates: [Ryan Holtz]
- Removed inaccurate comment from astrocde.xml regarding the 2000 Baud tape interface.
- Converted astrohome controllers to slot devices.
- Added 300 Baud cassette tape slot device.
- Changed potentiometer callbacks from tagged I/O ports to devcb3.
- Added I/O access handling to expansion slot.
- Added INS8154 I/O functionality and cassette loading/saving to Blue RAM boards (RAM not yet hooked up).
- Added lightpen callback to controller slot device.
- Fixed spurious lightpen interrupts being triggered every scanline (fixes synchronization on 2000 Baud multi-part music tapes).
- Converted accessory port to slot device and added lightpen support.
Added more granular emulation feature bits as well as a couple more catch-all categories. [Ryan Holtz, Vas Crabb]
ins8154: Added internal 128-byte RAM and simplified handlers. [Ryan Holtz]
model1.cpp: Hooked up raw drive board outputs. [SailorSat]
pokey.cpp optimization: [schnitzeltony]
- Avoid unnecessary modulo operations.
- Avoid repeating expensive calculations when inputs haven’t changed.
- Avoid unnecessary synchronization barriers in step_pot when nothing changes.
video/opengl: Improved performance by lifting calculations/memory accesses out of loops in pixel copy/format conversion functions. [schnitzeltony]
spectrum_uspeech: Use measured oscillator frequencies, and toggle ROM also on IORQ as used in Rockfall1/2. [Thomas Busse]
m6809 disassembler fixes: [tomctomc]
- Fixed program counter increment for indexed addressing with single-byte offset.
- Changed indexed addressing to print absolute addresses based on current program counter rather than offsets.
- Added explicit EXT addressing annotation for small offsets.
- Renamed “indirect” to “indexed” in code.
imgtool/filtbas.cpp: Automatically terminate strings on end-of-line. [tomctomc]
romload: Made BIOS selection apply to fills. [Vas Crabb]
mosaic.cpp: Verified and corrected clocks for Mosaic. [caius, The Dumping Union]
vsmile_cd.xml: Replaced CHDs created from CloneCD images with new ones created from standard redump.org images. [ClawGrip]
- “Nickelodeon SpongeBob Squarepants - Idea Sponge (USA)” is the last remaining CHD created from a CloneCD image.
vtech_storio_cart.xml: Fixed year for scoobysp. [ClawGrip]
gp32.cpp: Dumped X2C32 CPLD. [coolmod]
meadows.cpp: Corrected ROM label and location for deadeye. [f205v]
taito_f2.cpp: Dumped PALs for footchmp. [f205v]
pirates.cpp: Corrected ROM labels for Genix Family. [f205v]
expro02.cpp: Corrected a chip type and fixed a typo in the documentation. [f205v]
gba.xml: Added cartridge documentation from No-Intro. [FakeShemp]
Added Adaptec AHA-1542B BIOS v3.11. [Funet Archive]
Add half of yet another Adaptec AHA-1542A BIOS/MCODE set. [Funet Archive]
Added Adaptec AHA-1542CF BIOS v2.10 and expanded notes. [Guru]
specpls3_flop.xml: Added DSK images from TOSEC. [ICEknight]
cps1.cpp: Verified sf2ceblp dump and added ROM locations. [hammy, The Dumping Union]
gauntlet.cpp: Dumped PROM at 4R and corrected size of ROM at 6P. [Joe Magiera, The Dumping Union]
Added Adaptec AHA-1542CF v2.11 ROM. [Jolaes76, VOGONS Vintage Driver Library]
gdrom: Documented security commands. [MetalliC]
Added Adaptec AHA-1542C and AHA-1542CP ROMs. [modem7, minuszerodegrees.net]
Added skeleton ISA device for Novell Disk Coprocessor Board. [modem7, minuszerodegrees.net]
ym2413.cpp: Added VRC7 drum patches dumped using debug mode. [Nuke.YKT]
segasp.cpp: Dumped Dinosaur King security PIC. [Porchy]
pc98.xml, pc98_cd.xml: Updates: [r09]
- Added new software items from the Neo Kobe Collection.
- Re-tested software entries with current MAME.
- Re-labeled disks with their actual names, and fixed some spelling errors.
- Added usage notes for software that needs DOS.
- Removed user disks from games where they aren’t included in the original box, and the user is expected to create them.
- Removed duplicate images where the only differences are in the saved game data.
- Split “Shin'ou Densetsu Crystania DX” into the original and cracked versions.
- Replaced “Chou-Baku” with a dump that’s actually bootable.
- Re-ordered some disks so they are auto-mounted in a more logical way.
Added pinouts for I Can Play Guitar and I Can Play Piano cartridges. [Sean Riddle]
Harmonised software list file names with names in the software list and in the drivedevice source. [Tafoid]
m72.cpp: Dumped i8571 MCU for lohtb3. [TeamEurope, hammy, The Dumping Union]

Getting your own deck printed by Shuffled Ink - a review

Playing Card Manufacturer: Shuffled Ink

The vast majority of custom decks of playing cards are produced by big printing companies like the United States Playing Card Company (USPCC), European-based Cartamundi, and Taiwan-based Expert/Legends Playing Cards. But there are some lesser known playing card manufacturers, and there are some good reasons why you should know about these smaller players in the playing card industry. Buyers will want to know what they can expect in terms of quality and handling of a deck printed by a lesser known publisher. But this will especially be of interest to creators of custom decks, because you will want to know what options you have for producing your decks besides the usual candidates. These smaller companies will especially be of interest to designers wanting to print a small run of prototype decks, or a number of decks of your own design for family or friends.
Companies like USPCC or EPCC/LPCC typically require a minimum order of 600-1000 decks, which quickly becomes out of reach if you're just printing a prototype or making a custom deck for relatives or workmates. As a result many designers typically turn to MakePlayingCards.com (MPC) for smaller scale projects like this. MPC is a printing and production company based in Hong Kong with a factory in China, and their strength is that they take small sized orders. Even if it's just half a dozen decks that you want printed, they'll do it for you. MPC's playing cards don't match the quality of a Bicycle deck in terms of handling, but they do offer playing cards with an embossed air cushion finish, and the quality is superior to budget printers like Artscow. As a result they are the printer of choice for many designers looking to print a dozen or so decks, since for many creators they are the option they know about.
So what about if I told you about another printer that offers a similar service? That playing card manufacturer is called Shuffled Ink, and it's even based in the United States. So let's find out more about them, and see if they are a viable alternative for those who might otherwise use MPC for printing their decks.

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The Shuffled Ink company

Shuffled Ink was previously known as QPC Games (Quality Playing Cards & Games) ahead of a rebranding that happened in 2016. Based in Orlando, Florida, the majority of their playing card products are printed at their United States printing and manufacturing facility. This makes them of immediate interest to North American consumers, because it means that there's real potential for reduced costs in shipping and delivery time. Some of the other things they produce (e.g. board games) are outsourced to China and shipped to the US for assembly, but aside from extremely high volume orders, nearly all their playing cards are printed directly in the United States. They also boast that they create products that are environmentally safe, since their materials are all safety-certifiable - something that can't always be said of the competition.
They have been in the business of professional printing and manufacturing for many years, with Charles Levin beginning the company on his dining room table in 1999. From there it grew into his three car garage the following year. After initially outsourcing all production, eventually in 2013 the move was made into the 8,000 square ft manufacturing facility that it is today, with over 20 employees. Growth continues, and there are plans to open a 17,000 square ft facility in the middle of next year. It's a family run business, with Charles taking care of marketing and sales, and his son Matthew running all domestic operations. Their clients include big names like Barclays, Verizon, T-Mobile, Disney, Google, Walmart, and World Poker Tour, so we're not talking here about a backyard operation run out of someone's garden shed, but about an established and respected printer. They describe their strengths as including the following: "An emphasis on our customer service, communications and responsiveness are huge added values when combined with our quality, best prices and turn around times."
Reports that I came across about the game components that Shuffled Ink produced under their QPC Games label were very positive. Printing custom board games is something they've been doing for around 20 years now, so they have a lot of experience in this area, and they've fulfilled many projects funded via Kickstarter. It's not just the game itself that they can handle, because their services also include taking care of producing any accessories that a board game might need, including tokens, dice, chips, spinners, timers, instruction books, mats, and boxes. This even covers custom pieces, so clearly they have access to a very broad production range. They're also moving more and more into providing fulfilment for customers as well.
But besides customized board games, Shuffled Ink also print cards, and that's especially my area of interest. I should mention that their printing of cards this isn't limited to traditional playing cards, because they also produce custom card games, custom flash cards, and custom tarot cards. In other words: anything card related, and they'll print it. Not surprisingly, they've manufactured millions of custom card games for customers and Kickstarter campaigns, along with whatever accessories and customization these needed. I didn't know there was a big market for flash cards, but apparently I'm wrong - it turns out that flash cards are very popular for many educational purposes, and are used for things like training employees, teaching new languages, educating children, or study purposes.
Tarot cards are a large but niche market that is somewhat separate from regular playing cards, but in the interests of completeness I'll mention that Shuffled Ink also produces fully custom tarot decks, using your own artwork or photography, with a minimum order size of ten. They are a member of the American Tarot Association, which gives them access to official tarot resources and materials, to ensure a thoroughly professional job. The printing on some sample Tarot decks that I looked at was clean, crisp, and impressive.

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Shuffled Ink decks

Currently board games account for about 10% of Shuffle Ink's business, card games for 20%, tarot cards and flash cards for 20%, and a custom playing cards for a whopping 50%. These custom decks of playing cards that they print and produce is of special interest to me and most of my readers, so let's find out more about that.
Just about every option you can think of is available, and that's because Shuffled Ink caters to a wide range of customers with different needs. It turns out that it's not just collectors, card players, cardists, and magicians that like playing cards. Custom decks are extremely popular, and while they are sometimes produced as personalized items for the gaming industry, they are also printed for a range of other purposes including promotional giveaways, corporate and charity events, trade shows, wedding and anniversary gifts, and for all kinds of special occasions that a custom deck might commemorate and celebrate. Unlike other printers which have the requirement of an order size of 500 or more decks, Shuffled Ink lets you print as few as 5 decks.
Design
Given the diverse needs of their customers, it won't come as a surprise that Shuffled Ink offers lots of options for designing a deck. You can keep things very simple, by having standard faces, and using a single custom photo or graphic design of your own on the reverse of the cards. Or you can go fully custom, with individual personalized images on the front and back of each and every card. Using standard faces simplifies the process, because then it's just a matter of uploading your own design or photo for the card backs, which can be customized with additional text as needed.
If you want to do your own artwork from scratch, they provide a number of different templates for different sized cards, depending on whether you want to go with a poker-sized (2.5” x 3.5”) or bridge-sized (2.25” x 3.5”) deck. Templates are also provided for making the tuck box, which can also be a fully custom design of your own. If you need help, Shuffled Ink offers your first hour of graphic art support for free, and typically only charge for extensive work after that; for the most part their graphic support staff make themselves available to assist clients at no cost.
Stock
Several different options are available for the card stock, as well as two main options for the finish. As a magician, cardist, and collector, I'm mainly interested in paper cards, so I'll leave out the PVC and Plastic options that they offer, besides noting that these range from 28mm to 35mm in thickness, and have a 500 deck minimum. There's no such minimum for the two main paper stock options for playing cards, which are the 300gsm Premium Paper Stock (Smooth finish) or the 310gsm Casino Paper Stock (Linen finish). Most people with experience with playing cards will realize immediately that a smooth finish is the best for printing high resolution detailed artwork. A linen finish, on the other hand, is the one to opt for if you actually plan to use the cards for shuffling and games, because it has a textured and embossed surface that results in much better card handling, especially in spreads and fans.
You can get sample decks from Shuffled Ink to get an idea of what their playing cards look like, and the 310gsm stock is slightly denser and thicker. But both paper stocks have a black core to prevent you seeing through the cards when they are held up in the light. The 300gsm stock was more than adequate for a printed deck, but I'd definitely recommend going with the 310gsm stock if the deck is going to be shuffled and used extensively. The range of samples I had opportunity to check out included some cards with 330gsm stock. This is much thicker, and only suited to larger sized decks like Tarot cards and larger flash cards. Especially with the smooth finish, these certainly look great and feel snappy and durable, but for obvious reasons its not an option for a regular sized deck of playing cards.
Packaging
The range of different specialty packaging choices was much bigger than I ever expected. All decks come standard with the cards wrapped in cellophane inside the box - something that will be familiar to anyone who has opened a Cartamundi deck. If you want to go with something plain, you can opt for an ordinary white windowed tuck box or for a clear hard-plastic case (classic or jewel) which showcases the cards inside. The sample decks in plastic cases that I checked out were all packaged in a cardboard sleeve for added protection. Another option is a semi-clear soft-plastic gel case. Custom options include a completely custom printed tuck box, consisting of one piece, or two parts, as well custom painted tins.
Most of us will prefer a plain white tuck box if we're really looking to cut costs and just want to trial some cards. But for a more formal project, we'll likely opt for a custom tuck-box that incorporates our own design. Some of the sample boxes I looked at were very impressive, not just in terms of the custom printing, but I especially liked some of the solid two-piece cardboard boxes used for Tarot boxes.

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My own experience in printing a deck with Shuffled Ink

The ordering process
So how about giving a complete first-hand account of an actual printing experience with Shuffled Ink? I did a collaboration with BottledMagic, who is a passionate cardist who makes impossible bottles, and had come up with a design for his own cardistry deck. Featuring a combination of orange and purple colours, and a low-poly art style, the deck was entitled Amberthyst Playing Cards. The name is an obvious play on amber and amethyst, the two main colours of the deck. He did all the design work, and my contribution was mostly going along for the ride, because we were both keen to see this deck in print, and see how it looked.
The process for getting a deck printed went fairly smoothly. First of all we had to create the files in the right format. A minimum resolution size of 300DPI was required for image files like JPEGs, but art created in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator can be sent in its native format. Since our artwork was all created in Adobe Illustrator, we could just send the original files.
It's important to realize that printing uses the CMYK four-color process, which is typical for commercial printing. The RGB color mode you see on most computer screens is a three-color process that has to be converted to CMYK for printing. Where exact colours are essential, Shuffled Ink encourages you to send a physical sample of the colors required, so that they can attempt to color match as best as they can.
After finalizing the graphics files, we sent them off via email. Using a file-sharing service like Google Drive or Dropbox is another option that can be used to share the files. Within a couple of days I received an acknowledgement that the files had been been received, along with the promise that their art department would be in touch with proofs the following week.

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Sure enough, a few days later, an email arrived with a final press proof for our order. We had to check this carefully and approve it, before our order would move into production. Attached were several PDFs, one with a mock-up of the tuck box, and two with mock ups of the cards. Why two? It turned out that our artwork had strayed slightly outside the recommended safe area, so there was a risk that the die cutting process would interfere with the art. The company thus provided two proofs, one showing the art exactly as provided, and a second proof with our art resized to fit within their specs. It was our choice to go with either, and we were grateful that we didn't need to re-do all the artwork because they'd done this for us already, so we went with the adjusted version they recommended.
Once we gave our approval, we became fully responsible for the accuracy of our proof in every way, which is completely understandable. Within a day we'd received email confirmation that they would proceed with the adjusted art as we had indicated. Now we just had to wait for the deck to be printed and shipped.
That's when a minor hang-up happened, because there must have been some internal miscommunication or oversight, and the decks didn't get sent out. After some time elapsed without receiving any kind of shipping notice, I inquired to see what the delay was, and their records didn't clearly indicate whether or not the decks had been shipped. Thankfully they promptly (re)printed them, put them in the mail with a rushed delivery, and our package arrived soon after.

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The printed deck
So how did the deck turn out? Quite fine, thank you very much! We ended up with about one and a half dozen of our Amberthyst decks. The tuck box was a straight forward cardboard one, but having our own custom design on it made for a far more impressive presentation than a plain white box, and made the result look immediately more professional. We were even able to have printing on all the flaps, including the two side flaps which we used for a card reveall.

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There was even a thumb notch at the top of the box. There were also multiple fold lines enabling the main top flap to be folded backwards below the top of the box, making it much easier to get the cards out. This is standard for a high end playing card manufacturer, and playing card enthusiasts like me will be gratified to see this kind of attention to detail.
The cards themselves were fully wrapped in cellophane plastic inside the box - which is apparently standard practice for all decks produced by Shuffled Ink. Again, this makes for a more professional presentation, especially if you're giving a deck away as a gift.

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The cards were very crisply printed, and the print registration was right on, with consistent and even borders all the way around, corresponding exactly to the original design. There are few things worse for a playing card enthusiast than opening a USPCC printed deck and finding misaligned borders, so it was pleasing to discover that there was no issue with that here. The colours were accurate, and the printing was very clean, with no signs of smudging or blurring.
The edges of the cards were cleanly cut, resulting in a smooth feel that matches what you'd expect from a deck printed by Taiwanese printers like LPCC/EPCC, and not the somewhat rough feel of a USPCC produced deck. Close examination showed that the edge of one of the cards was slightly more ragged, presumably from the cutting process, but this didn't really matter since it was the bottom card (a Joker), and it was only obvious when looking very carefully. This was only noticeable with some of the decks, and only seemed to affect the very bottom card in a minor way.

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There are multiple printing options, and we had opted to print our deck using the 310gsm cardstock with Linen Finish. The main reason for this choice was because the 310gsm is the premium cardstock, and the 300gsm was a little too light for our personal requirements due to the cards being thinner, which is less than ideal for a deck used for card flourishing. I have seen some sample decks that used the 300gsm cardstock, but have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised, because the cards weren't as flimsy or thin as I was expecting. In fact those are probably fine for a novelty deck that you're mostly going to be looking at and not using intensively, but it's not ideal when you want decent handling and performance, especially for cardists.
We'd also had a few smooth finish decks printed as part of our order, so we could compare them. These smooth-finish playing cards are certainly fine for average use, but just won't spread or fan quite as nicely as the cards with the linen finish. But if looks are your most important criteria, and you're not too worried about fanning and spreading the cards, then the smooth finish produces the best visual results.
The cutting process must be different than what is used by the major playing card manufacturers, so don't expect to be able to do faro shuffles with a deck like this. But the cards have a pleasant thickness, and enough snap to be able to do a satisfying spring with no difficulty. The embossed linen finish was very pleasing, and is of a quality that matches that of MPC produced decks. Spreads and fans were fairly smooth, although I wouldn't be surprised to notice some clumping after extended use. Packet style card flourishes worked very smoothly, and riffle shuffles and overhand shuffles were more than comfortable. While this deck won't live up to the very highest and demanding standards required by an expert cardist, the performance and durability was more than acceptable for the needs of card games, and on par with a typical MPC printed deck.
The quality of our printed decks was certainly much higher than your typical souvenir deck. In fact the linen finish and 310gsm cardstock produced a quality that was above the components I've seen in many professionally produced board games and card games. It's certainly ideal for prototypes or for getting your own custom deck printed in cases where you're not in a position to mass produce a thousand or more decks with a big name playing card manufacturer.

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Reports from others who have used Shuffled Ink

In terms of what others think, I've seen some mixed reports of experiences with Shuffled Ink, so I contacted a few other creators of custom playing cards to see what their experiences were like. Bear in mind that since many of these creators demand the very highest standards, which are often well above what the average person might consider acceptable.
Jackson Robinson of Kings Wild Project has printed with Shuffled Ink a couple of times. In the case of two projects, some reprinting proved necessary since the initial results weren't as expected, but there were positive reports about the final product. He personally favours the easy-to-use design interface of MPC and their speedy turn-around time.
Another large creator that I'm in correspondence with used Shuffled Ink to print prototypes for a large Kickstarter project. The decks weren't all sealed as requested and there was some damage to the tuck cases in transit. Some effort was needed on his part to get a good outcome, and this resulted in a somewhat lukewarm experience overall for him.
A different designer who used Shuffled Ink for producing three sets of prototypes indicated real satisfaction with the quality, turn-around time, customer service, and pricing. He reported that the cost of $3500 for 1000 decks with tuck cases was ideal for getting some momentum for projects with a smaller funding goal, and he was very pleased with the end product and the process.
The experience of yet another creator was also positive. He has printed several prototypes with Shuffled Ink, and reported being very happy with the response time of their communication, and the speed of delivery. In his view the quality of the prototype deck they printed compared very favourable to MPC printed decks. According to him, Shuffled Ink might well prove to be a better choice for US-based creators.
So there you have several other personal experiences to compare with my own first-hand report. If you have experiences with Shuffled Ink that you're willing to share, by all means comment below, to help ensure that other prospective customers are well-informed about what to expect. Overall in my estimation Shuffled Ink compares quite favourably with MPC, including their pricing, and the absence of many extra fees.

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Printing your own deck with Shuffled Ink

So why might you want to consider printing a deck with Shuffled Ink? Firstly it should be mentioned that the quality of playing cards produced by Shuffled Ink won't match the high quality of decks produced in high volumes by industry leaders like the United States Playing Card Company, makers of the famous Bicycle brand. Magicians and cardists will notice that Shuffled Ink decks won't handle as smoothly, and you will notice this right away when shuffling, or attempting spreads and fans.
But the quality isn't terrible either, and it certainly is much better than what you'll get at your average printer. Unless you're planning to print 1000 or more decks, Shuffled Ink and MPC are your best bets for printing a decent quality product that won't look or feel cheap. Obviously it won't handle as smoothly as a top of the line cardistry deck printed in high volume by USPCC, and the cards won't slide quite as smoothly and cleanly. But it will handle much better than your typical souvenir deck, and last longer than your average grocery shop cheapie. What's more, you can expect the colours to look good, the print registration to be excellent, and the card stock to feel quite durable. It's a professional product in look and feel, and it's really only serious magicians and cardists who will demand the higher level of quality and handling possibly only with mass produced decks from the big playing card manufacturers.
Perhaps most important of all, with Shuffled Ink you can print a small number of decks, and for lower volume orders, these decks are about as good as you get anywhere. If you want to print a couple of dozen prototype decks, that quickly becomes an impossibility for most big publishers like USPCC and EPCC. At the very least getting them to trial a small number of copies will be an extremely costly business to the point that it's not worth bothering to do it. That's where printers like MPC and Shuffled Ink come to the rescue, because they'll let you print a few decks, while ensuring a reasonable turn-around.
Especially if you prefer to use a US based company, Shuffled Ink is ideal for the hobbyist creator. Perhaps you have a big project and want to scrutinize some prototypes before dropping large amounts of cash on a huge print run, or perhaps you just want to make a small number of decks for friends or family. Either way, Shuffled Ink is perfect for those situations. What they offer is a product that is of a quality that you won't find with your average printer, and yet that won't break the bank or only be possible with a minimum order of thousands of decks.

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Final thoughts

Overall I'm impressed with the large range of options that Shuffled Ink has available, and despite a small glitch in the mailing process, my personal experience in printing a custom deck was positive, and the quality was good. It wouldn't be fair to expect the same level of quality and performance from a Shuffled Ink produced deck that I'm used to with a USPCC-produced deck. The main area where you can expect to notice the difference is in the handling. But if it's not a deck that's going to see intense use, this doesn't even really matter. Shuffled Ink would probably not be my printer of choice for decks geared for heavy usage or to meet the demanding needs of card flourishing or card magic. But they'd certainly be fine to use for card games, or for producing a novelty deck for collectors, or for a special event.
For those active in the playing card industry, the real strength of Shuffled Ink is their ability to produce small print runs and prototypes at a very low cost. That makes them a good alternative to MPC, which otherwise tends to be the printer of choice for people wanting to print their own playing cards in lower volume. The fact that they are based in the United States will also be a significant point of appeal for many people. With the help of printers like Shuffled Ink even you can become a playing card designer, and create your own decks to give away as gifts, or to add to your own collection as a one-of-a-kind piece!
NB: I do have a few extra copies of the Amberthyst deck available, so contact me privately if you are keen to have one for relatively cheap.
Where to learn more? Head to the Shuffled Ink website here, or check them out on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest).

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