3d printed games

Maker Publishes Instructables About 3D Printing Favorite Vintage Games

Whenever I visit Target to pick up something in the toy department, whether it’s a present for my nieces or one of my friends’ kids, I also enjoy stopping in…

New 3D Printed Board Game Allows Players to Battle Autocracy

Board games have been around for centuries, and even with all of the technological alternatives available today, they still remain popular. That doesn’t mean, though, that board games can’t be…

Hobgoblin 3D Prepares Kickstarter Campaign to Provide 3D Printable Props for Tabletop RPGs

Since Dungeons & Dragons made its debut in 1974, tabletop role playing games (RPGs) have been steadily gaining in popularity. These kinds of games rely upon established sets of rules,…

3D Printing Toys Isn’t All Fun & Games: Michigan Tech & MyMiniFactory Discuss New Study Detailing 3D Printed Disruption

3D printing is a disruptive technology making its mark across several industries; this is no longer a projection, but an in-process matter of fact as additive manufacturing comes into play…

Crosslances Studio Launches Third Kickstarter Campaign for 3D Printable Gaming Miniatures

I’ve never been much of a sports fan, so I don’t quite know how fantasy football leagues work. What I do know, however, is that 3D printing technology is the…

3D Printing, Gaming and Rolling with the Punches — A Few Questions For: Hobgoblin 3D

Since 3D printing began going more mainstream on a consumer level, one group in particular has enthusiastically seized on it: the gaming sector. Tabletop gamers, especially, have seen the opportunities…

Argentina: Students 3D Print Chess Set for Visually Impaired at the Elizalde Institute

Many—whether enthusiasts or not—would say that chess is one of the more difficult board games to master, under any condition. Still, it is an ancient game of challenge and competition…

Nano Brick Artist Brings the 1980s Back With a 3D Printed Classic Tabletop Arcade

Those of you who don’t have 3D printers already, what do you think you’d make first if you did have one? In all likelihood, probably a Benchy, but then what?…

New From Gambody: A Fully Workable 49-Piece MechWarrior Atlas 3D Model

BattleTech fans! If you haven’t checked out gamer-specific 3D model marketplace Gambody yet, you really should do so. We’ve followed a lot of their impeccably designed models as they’ve been…

Baffled by the US Election Process? Treatstock’s Political Domination Board Game, Featuring 3D Printed Pieces, Will Teach You!

Tomorrow, finally, the 2016 US Presidential Election will wrap up. It seems as though it’s been dragging on forever, and it hasn’t just been affecting the United States – people…

Winners Announced in the GAMESMASH 3D Printed Tabletop Game Challenge

Last week, I wrote about participating in GAMESMASH – The Game Design and Fabrication Challenge, announced in July. Following the 48-hour game jam, the participating teams put the finishing touches on…

Gambody Continues to Impress with Flawlessly Detailed 3D Printed Models of a Soviet Tank and a MechWarrior Catapult

New 3D printing marketplaces are launched all the time, but it’s the niche marketplaces that I find really interesting. Take a site like Gambody, for example. The site, first launched in…

DesktopHero Allows Anyone to Design Their Own Customized 3D Printable Gaming Characters for Free – No Modeling Skills Required

3D printing is celebrated by millions of people, but some of its biggest fans are gamers. The technology opens up unlimited possibilities for creation and creativity in the world of…

Printable Scenery Returns to Kickstarter with Apocalypse Ruins Modular Wargaming and RPG Terrain

As a tabletop gamer I remember quite clearly the first time that I heard about desktop 3D printing. A fellow gamer had come into the store that I used to…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Chess Sets

This week’s theme is chess, which is probably the most popular and prolific game in the world. Variants of the game exist in virtually every culture, many of them dating…

Introducing the Pirakeet: A Tiny DIY and Low-Budget 3D Printed Gaming Console

As video game consoles and graphics seem to get more and more sophisticated, for some reason handheld games also seem to grow more popular. This is especially the case for people of…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Classic Board Games

When I think of the many happy family memories that I have, a lot of them involved playing board games with my family. Be it my sister and me playing…

Sculpteo’s Best Practices for Designing a 3D Printable Twisty Puzzle/Rubik’s Cube

Since 1974,  the Rubik’s Cube has become the most widely sold toy in the world. A large part of its fascination is due to how challenging it is to solve…

Microsoft Japan Uses 3D Printing and Minecraft to Teach Students Basic Coding

There has recently been a movement to bring more STEM education into the classroom from educators and technology advocates all over the world. The reality is that the future of…

Use Nail Polish to Create Artistic Accents on your 3D Prints, Like These Dominoes

Have you ever 3D printed something and then needed some extra color on your print job to make it look finished? Many people use Sharpies for this kind of accenting, but…

Use Shapeways SVX Format to 3D Print Game Code As a Model

The worlds of gaming and 3D printing continue to overlap in very compelling ways. For example, there are 3D printing services, like FabZat, that allow a game fan to order a…

3D Hubs is Celebrating Twenty Years of Pokémon with Adorable Low Poly Pocket Monsters

We were first introduced to the wonderful world of Pokémon twenty years ago in a pair of hugely popular RPG video games for the original Game Boy back in 1996….

Here’s a Simple Video Tutorial to 3D Print a World of Warcraft Model — Like Swift Spectral Tiger

The worlds of 3D printing and gaming are increasingly overlapping, as fans can now choose to order their favorite game characters through services that will 3D print them and ship…

3D Printed Nerf Halo 5 Assault Rifle Takes Humans vs. Zombies Game to a Whole New Level

If Nerf guns — or better yet, Nerf gun battles — are your thing, there’s a new 3D printed interpretation of them just for you. In fact, a Reddit user named…