Boda Games Manufacturing Blog

A game board wraps around the edges to protect the cut edges of the board and to cover up the raw cardboard.

In order to allow it to wrap around it properly, it needs a minimum of 18mm of total bleed. This is for a single sided game board.

However, adding a second side to a game board is a very cost effective way to give more depth and experience to your game, and therefore something commonly found in a lot of games. For a double sided board, we put the second side on top of the overwrap from the 1st side.

As such, it needs to be 3mm shorter on all sides from the top side. This is in addition to the standard 3mm bleed.

When the game board gets cut, the way of cutting depends on the preferred folding direction when closing the game board. If the board only has print on one side, you can cut it so that it closes with the artwork facing inwards or outwards. This will leave some part of the raw material exposed. The paper connects the two cardboard pieces on the top or bottom side of the game board. Depending on preferences, If you prefer not to expose the raw cardboard area from the cut then that is possible. Then the paper will connect on both sides of the board.

There are a lot of ways to fold a game board. These are the most common ways to fold a game board.