Summary

A pocket version of the game Photosynthesis. The game pieces are designed to contain a disc magnet in the base (6mm diameter, 3mm height), so they can latch onto a metal game board.

The pieces are tiny and can be a bit finicky to print, but I managed to get them all to print fine on my Tevo Tornado by just slowing it down a tad.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

TEVO

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>Tornado</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>No</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>2mm</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>15%</p></div></p>                                                    <strong>Filament:</strong> generic PLA                transparent                    <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>Pause the print right before the hollows in the sockets get closed up. Place a magnet in each hollow, then continue the print. I suggest tacking the magnets down with glue stick to prevent them from latching onto the nozzle.</p></div>

Post-Printing

The individual pieces were primed with spray primer and then hand-painted with acrylic color. Several layers of acrylic varnish were used to protect the pieces.rnrnrnFor the game board and player boards I cut, primed and painted small metal sheets and used acrylic varnish to protect the layers of paint. So far it's lasting.rnrnrnThe various other game pieces (point tokens, sun point counters etc.) are regular blackboard magnets that were painted with acrylics.

Pocket Photosynthesis