Portfolio

DISCLAIMER:

THIS IS A PRINT AND PLAY PRODUCT THAT REQUIRES THE PURCHASER TO HAVE ACCESS TO A 3D PRINTER! All card based products shown will be professionally printed and mailed to you by The Game Crafter. The rest of the plastic components must be produced by the purchaser of this product. A PDF file is included in the downloads section of this page that will become available after purchase, which includes the link to the required STL files, as well as detailed instructions on how to successfully produce the parts required for the game. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A 3D PRINTER, DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT!

Please refer to the Instruction manual provided free in the Downlaods section of this page for details on how Portfolio is played.

Info:

The objective of Portfolio is to be the wealthiest player by the end of the game. This is done by forming corporations, buying stock in those corporations, increasing their value, and merging companies to gain capitol.

This game is a reimagining of a classic board game that has been around for over 50 years. After countless plays, and the publishers failing to produce a quality version of their product, I have decided to produce a "3D Print & Play" version that captures the quality and style of the 1999 version of that game, while making some rules tweeks that keep all players involved and in the game up until the very end. Of course the open ended nature of this game and its original make it easy to change these rules to suit your particular tastes.

The board has been redesigned using hex tiles which are all labeled with a letter and number. Instead of every tile having a unique letter-number label, there are duplicates of each one. Some spaces are doubled, and most are quadruple duplicated. When a player chooses to place their tile labeled "B-2" for example, they can choose to place that tile on one of 4 possible empty spaces. So in effect, this gives players a little more control over the actions they can take in the game, removing a small amount of randomness. That randomness gets reintroduced in a different form however, for additional layers of strategy.

Another change is the addition of "Bull & Bear" tiles. One of these green and red tiles are chosen at the start of each game for each player, and the rest are put in the bag for random draw. This means each player starts with 5 standard tiles and one special tile. Players can choose to play this special tile over top a standard tile. If this tile is part of a corporation, it will raise or lower the stock value and bonuses payout for a corporation depending on the tile you choose. This is a small change that can be a lot of fun. For example bear tiles can be used to drop a stocks value so you can afford more, and then raised back up with bull tiles for a big profit...or you can use them in a more sinister way, like if you know you won't have a chance winning a stock holders bonus for a corporation, you can choose to drop its value. A bull and bear tile can never share the same company, so they cancel each other out and are removed from the game.

So if you love the classic game this is based on, like the look of this one, and want to try something a bit different, then please give Portfolio a try! Purchase includes high quality UV coated corporation cards, reference cards, and a special set of my card money that can also be used for other financial games that use similar denominations. All STL files necessary to produce the other components pictured are accessed through a link in the "How To 3D Print Portfolio" PDF available after purchase. You will be required to print these parts(or have them printed), paint some parts, as well as source a bag for the tiles and a box to hold everything.