Wood vs Plastic: The Facts About Game Components
“ Always do things right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Mark Twain The greatest concern–and, ultimately, the greatest misconception–is about the environmental impact of plastic pieces. The fact is that manufacturing anything at scale in a factory has an impact on the environment. Wood, plastic, etc you have machines and people creating waste. Wooden and Plastic game pieces manufacturers have control over what they input into those factories. Though, wooden game components and wooden game components use recycled plastic and repurposed wood Today I thought I’d do a side-by-side comparison of creating custom plastic miniatures for board games vs wooden game components . Which would help new companies to set up a factory and target the right customers based on their need and wants Wood Components: Price: comparable in price to plastic Setup: minimal setup time/costs Speed: normal manufacturing speed Cons...