Board Game Manufacturing in New Zealand

Boards, boxes, punchboards, tokens, rulebooks and cards — made and assembled here, then delivered ready to sell.

Most people searching for a board game manufacturer in New Zealand end up looking at publishers, distributors or overseas factories. We're none of those. We're a manufacturer: you bring the game, we produce the physical product and put it in a box.

That includes the awkward parts. A board game isn't one item, it's a dozen — and the difficulty is rarely printing any single component. It's getting the board, the cards, the punchboards, the rulebook and the box to arrive together, fit properly, and get assembled without someone spending a fortnight on their living room floor.

What we manufacture

• Game boards. Folding boards, mounted boards, and roll-and-write style printed sheets.
• Boxes. Rigid two-piece boxes, tuck boxes, and inserts to hold components in place.
• Punchboards. Die-cut tokens, counters, meeples on board, tiles and standees.
• Cards. Full decks on game-grade stock, with the same finishes we use for standalone trading card printing.
• Rulebooks. Saddle-stitched or folded, printed to match the rest of the set.
• Assembly. Collation, boxing, shrink-wrapping — the game arrives complete.

Work we've manufactured

Why local matters more for board games than for cards

With a deck of cards, offshore manufacturing is mostly a question of time and minimum order. With a board game it's also a question of risk.

A board game has many components, and every one of them is a chance for something to be slightly wrong — a board that doesn't fold flat, tokens that don't punch cleanly, an insert that doesn't fit the box. Finding that out after a container has crossed the Pacific is an expensive way to learn.

Manufacturing here means you can see a physical sample early, hold the actual box, and fix problems while fixing them is still cheap.

Minimums and turnaround

Board games take longer than cards because there are more components and an assembly stage. We'll give you a realistic timeline up front rather than an optimistic one.

We're indie-friendly on quantity. If you're producing a first run, or a fixed number for a programme or an event, we'd rather quote it honestly than push you into a volume you don't need.

Tell us the component list and the quantity and we'll come back with both a price and the practical constraints.

What to send us

• A component list. Every physical item in the box, with dimensions if you know them.
• Artwork, in whatever state it's in. We check files and flag bleed and safe-zone problems before anything goes to press.
• Quantity, or a range if you're still deciding.
• Your deadline, and whether it's fixed.

You don't need finished print-ready files to start the conversation.

Frequently asked questions

Can you produce a single copy or a very small run?

Yes — see game prototype printing for playtest copies and short runs.

Do you make custom inserts?

Yes. Tell us the components and we'll advise on what holds them properly without inflating the box size.

Can you do wooden or plastic pieces?

Our own production covers printed and die-cut components. For moulded pieces we'll be straight with you about what we source versus make.

Do you handle fulfilment?

We can ship to you, or discuss delivery direct to a distributor or event. For Kickstarter runs, manufacturing here means no container and no customs for NZ and Australian backers.

Who owns the artwork and the game?

You do, entirely. We print it; we don't claim any rights over your game or your files.