Custom Game Boards
A board game starts with its board—the centerpiece of play and the stage for every move. At QinPrinting, we specialize in custom board game manufacturing and printing, creating boards that are durable, practical, and visually striking. From materials and thickness to folding styles, shapes, printing options, and premium finishes, we offer a full range of solutions to bring your game world to life. Whether you’re at the early stages of design or finalizing details, our team can help you craft a game board that stands out and lasts.
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Custom Game Board Material
Board games may be made from a variety of material substrates. Depending on your design choices, these can then be covered with other paper, coated, oriented, and finished in a number of ways, including reinforcing any folds with fabric and wrapping the edges for a super-neat, high-end professional look.
Grayboard
A versatile, robust board made from compressed recycled fibers, with a gray-colored, natural look. It’s inexpensive but needs to be covered with coated paper before printing, after which it makes an excellent game board in the basic to standard range.
Most commonly 2 mm to 2.5 mm, but you can also make it thicker by gluing two sheets together
ESKA Blueboard
Originally devised for use in making jigsaw puzzles, this has rapidly become a board game industry favorite. Made from recovered paper waste, dyed blue, and compressed, it’s super-easy to cut, fold, laminate, and wrap for printing. Add to that its low environmental impact, and you see why it’s such a popular option. Different grades make this suitable for both standard and premium solutions.
Available in 1.5 mm to 2.25 mm thickness
Custom Game Board Folds
A well-designed and manufactured game board may be bigger than the box you’ll pack it in! So, you’ll need to build in a fold structure. While more complex folding system are possible, most boards are folded in one of the following four ways:
No-fold
This isn’t a fold at all, just a flat board that fits in the box as-is!
Bi-fold
Typically a single fold right down the symmetrical middle of a rectangular panel, splitting it into two parts. Basically, you fold the board in half.
Tri-fold
This has two folds and folds up like a concertina with one of the outer panels folding back and the other forward over the middle panel.
Quad-fold
This fold requires a cut to split a section of the board, so that the two upper quarters fold down over the two lower quarters and then the whole board folds back on itself.
Six-fold
This board is divided into six panels with three parallel folds. It folds up in a zigzag (accordion-style) to create a compact size.
Custom Game Board Finishes
All boards are wrapped with suitable paper for high-quality printing and may include extra backing. To ensure durability, brightness, and a smooth surface for gameplay, we also offer a range of special finishing options for your custom game board at QinPrinting.
Gloss lamination
Matte lamination
Matte lamination gives your boxes a charming, more subtle finish than gloss. It also tends to soften the colors on your printed surface.
Varnishing
Varnishing your board adds a transparent, tough, protective surface.
Textured surface
Linen is the most popular textured surface option, but you may also choose from a wider range if you prefer.
We’re always happy to discuss new formats or unusual specifications. If you don’t see what you’re looking for above, get in touch. Our team will be glad to help.
FAQs
Can you make custom shapes for game boards?
What's the minimum order quantity for custom game boards?
Our minimum order is 200 sets
Can you provide samples before mass production?
Absolutely. We offer digital samples, and physical prototypes so you can check materials, printing quality, and finishes before full production.
Do you help with design files?
We provide free pre-press file checking to ensure your artwork is print-ready. If adjustments are needed, we’ll guide you through the process.
How long does it take to custom game boards?
Standard turnaround time is 2 weeks, depending on complexity and order size. Shipping times vary by destination.
Our Environmental Commitment
We actively encourage reuse and recycling of all our products. We can use recycled or FSC-certified materials on request wherever possible. FSC-certified means materials from responsibly managed, sustainable forests.
QinPrinting Reviews
Susan!!!! These books are SOOOOOOO beautiful! I don't think we could have dreamed how joyful it would be to open the box and find such care for and beautifully printed books. This was a special day -- we hope to have many more like it.
Thank you for fielding so many questions. Your patience with us (well, me) was so kind. You and your team have gone above and beyond for us.
Gratefully,
MAC
Their product quality, attention to detail, and clear communication have exceeded my expectations at every step. I truly appreciate their dedication and care, and I’m looking forward to collaborating with them on many more projects to come.
I'm also impressed with the quality of their prints!
I am absolutely delighted with how the book has turned out. The quality is outstanding, and the books arrived beautifully packed and in perfect condition.
The Qin Printing website, is exceptionally comprehensive and clear. It made understanding the process much easier.
The Qin Printing team live up to your their slogan, “Passion in Every Page.”
When I received the books I could not believe the quality, much better than I anticipated. The printing quality is exquisite and we are over the moon to share the books with our school community. Each person that has reviewed the books so far has spoken highly of the quality.
Thank you so very much once more and we look forward to working with you on an annual basis.
Susan Han and Carol Li did amazing job to answer all our questions, patiently walk with us along with the project step by step, had a great communication, came up with great solutions and showed a high level of professionalism. The product is of amazing quality, and there were no unexpected delays on any level. We are planning to print our next game with them.
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If you’re ready to explore your options for creating a truly stunning game board at a price to suit your budget, we should talk. Get in touch to discuss your needs or ask us for a no-obligation quote.