How to build a Magic the Gathering Board by Thatguywithpoles
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Hey there, and welcome to my second project. In the first instructable I made, it was a case holder for cards. If you noticed in the picture those cards just so happen to be Magic the Gathering, I have been playing for about a month with the new cards, and have played before in the past. I got into the game very much so that I built a simple board dedicated to the table top. The inspiration came from Duel of the Planeswalkers. Before we begin, I must say this project is easy and fun! Why so? You can get really creative with your board, and do some wicked art for Magic the Gathering! Let's begin.

= What you will need=
-2x Foam Board ( I used a 20x30x3/16 inch Elmers Foam Board, but of course you can get the size that suits fit). Cost me 2.99 at Michaels
-White glue, glue in general.
-Box cutter, or anything that works out for you, (Not that hard to cut foam).
-Pen
-Light sandpaper
-Ruler (I prefer a yardstick).
-DO NOT USE ACRYLIC PAINT! Markers work the best.
reason being is because the paint will sratch your cards up bad.
 
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Step 1: Trace, Cut, Glue

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Make about 1 inch boarders on the sides, top, and bottom.

5 inches from the bottom boarder will give you a good amount of space to work with while you are laying down your lands and tapping them. You can do a little less to make more room, 4.12 I'd say.

In the lands box you will need 2.12 inches from the side boarder to make a graveyard. Then a divider line of .5 inches.

Make reminders not to cut into the boarder and play area! Now with our tracing done, and making a size area suit fit, we need to cut out the land and graveyard box. Don't cut out the divider.

Then after we cut out one side, we do the same for the other. Then with your glue, make a even spread on the cut out foam board, and get a tiny bit of glue on the divider. Lay it out evenly on the second board, end result should look something as such.
jbleazy says: Aug 11, 2012. 12:26 PM
I like your board, check out the one that I made!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-Magic-The-Gathering-Playing-Boar/
Tech_Master says: Nov 26, 2011. 11:32 AM
This looks awesome i am going to do this i just got my magic the gathering cards
today so i will do this in the future. I'm starting with a green and white deck if someone has advice for me on what i should do / card pair strategy's and such please pm me.
pennyf24 says: Mar 5, 2011. 6:32 AM
This is a great idea, I think I am definitly going to be making one of these as soon as i get my craft/hobby room back into working order. Would make playing Magic a whole lot more interesting. But it is one of the best games I have played not on console anyhow :D
Thatguywithpoles (author) says: Mar 25, 2011. 9:00 AM
Hey thank you so much, just make sure you make it much bigger than mine :).
pennyf24 says: Aug 31, 2011. 5:59 AM
Yes I have constructed one with a friend and it was not quite big enough but still useable. Was a fun thing to make :D It accidentally got crushed in the games closet so I need to make another one. This time it will be much better than the first now that I have already tried :D
CuriousAndy says: Mar 25, 2011. 1:15 AM
What about constructing a board table? Do you think you can mimic this same design and what surface should I use if so? Would velvet be a possibility?
Thatguywithpoles (author) says: Mar 25, 2011. 8:59 AM
That was my original idea at first, but I made this to be simple and portable. It is possible to do it in a table format just like this one, but I suggest making the board much bigger than mine because the card layout will get overwhelming. You just need templets. And board table is the way to go, you can just stack it on about anything and play, also velvet would easily done as well. I guess for velvet it would be some what like those playing card mats. But if you did table board that's just fancy and awesome!
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