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by bombcar 857 days ago
When I was playing board games often we had a supply of “substitute pieces” that we could use in many games; tokens, coins, die, meeples, etc.

It’s often pretty easy to abstract out and use your own - the hardest is when there are cards and they’re not high-quality.

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I like this idea. I ordered assorted mini dice as travel counters and 6mm cubes for action tracking
I do the same for the three FFG LCGs I play. Chessex makes every color combo imaginable, so I was able to match LOTR, Arkham, and Marvel colors perfectly!
Depending on the game, large clickable “goldish” coins are awesome.

Some games are better with ones that stack, others with ones that kind of heap.

“Pieces of eight” can be ordered from the usual places.