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After a little over a decade, we have made the difficult decision to close Print and Play. This decision does not come lightly, as we understand the impact it will have on both the gaming community and our team members.


We invested heavily to keep Print and Play operating as long as possible. However, the highly detailed, hands-on work required to produce our level of quality through a small team ultimately cost more than we could charge customers. At the same time, we chose to fully support our employees with comprehensive benefits, including 100% health insurance coverage, a 401(k), and a robust paid time off program. We also moved into a new state-of-the-art facility to provide a more appropriate workspace, and invested in new laser equipment in recent years. Combined with lease obligations and rising material costs, these factors significantly increased our operating expenses. Unlike some competitors, we are not backed by private equity, so we did not have access to large external capital to offset these challenges. 


Print and Play will finish all remaining orders in-house and officially close its doors on March 27th. 

We deeply appreciate all of the creatives, designers, and publishers who have allowed our team to contribute to this amazing industry over the years. We’re truly proud of the work that Print and Play has put out into the world and would like to thank all of our loyal customers for their years of patronage.


Questions can be directed to sales@admagic.com with 
“Print and Play” in the subject line if it refers to Print and Play specifically, or “Quote request” if you need pricing on your project.  We will do our best to answer you as soon as possible.  Ad Magic will still be available to handle your printing needs. 

- The AdMagic Team

After a little over a decade, we have made the difficult decision to close Print and Play. This decision does not come lightly, as we understand the impact it will have on both the gaming community and our team members. We invested heavily to keep Print and Play operating as long as possible. However, the highly detailed, hands-on work required to produce our level of quality through a small team ultimately cost more than we could charge customers. At the same time, we chose to fully support our employees with comprehensive benefits, including 100% health insurance coverage, a 401(k), and a robust paid time off program. We also moved into a new state-of-the-art facility to provide a more appropriate workspace, and invested in new laser equipment in recent years. Combined with lease obligations and rising material costs, these factors significantly increased our operating expenses. Unlike some competitors, we are not backed by private equity, so we did not have access to large external capital to offset these challenges. Print and Play will finish all remaining orders in-house and officially close its doors on March 27th. We deeply appreciate all of the creatives, designers, and publishers who have allowed our team to contribute to this amazing industry over the years. We’re truly proud of the work that Print and Play has put out into the world and would like to thank all of our loyal customers for their years of patronage. Questions can be directed to sales@admagic.com with “Print and Play” in the subject line if it refers to Print and Play specifically, or “Quote request” if you need pricing on your project. We will do our best to answer you as soon as possible. Ad Magic will still be available to handle your printing needs. - The AdMagic Team

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Train of Thought game box

Train of Thought game box

Hench game box

Hench game box

Got some new prototypes in for Train of Thought and Hench in prep for Unpub. Things are lookin' pretty snazzy! Huge thanks to the folks at @printplaygames.com for the quick turnaround and quality products.

2 months ago 2 1 1 0

Looking good! 😊

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colorful boards, cards, bits and minis

colorful boards, cards, bits and minis

The ultimate reward for working in the board game manufacturing biz is getting to play the final product!

Here are a few of our favorite projects that have received the P&P prototype treatment over the years. 👷‍♀️🎲👷
Can you recognize all of them??

(Photos from @toddpatriquin.bsky.social)

2 months ago 9 0 0 0
Colorful card art featuring a mimic and some fiesty animals

Colorful card art featuring a mimic and some fiesty animals

We recently got to work with @playgalaxygame.bsky.social, printing some prototype cards for Once Upon a Galaxy! Love that art!

#cardgame #onceuponagalaxy #ccg

2 months ago 10 0 0 0
The small box game Lobby snacks, with colorful, old-school movie theatre snack character artwork.

The small box game Lobby snacks, with colorful, old-school movie theatre snack character artwork.

Another fun board game design coming from our friends over at @25thcentury.games! Always a pleasure printing their prototypes 😊

#boardgames

2 months ago 6 1 0 1

Better get on that 🙂

3 months ago 1 0 1 0

We're big fans!

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farm meeple collecting peppers off the board

farm meeple collecting peppers off the board

the P&P staff playing Scoville

the P&P staff playing Scoville

2026 has finally arrived!
We're back from holiday break and have decided that the first thing on our collective resolution list will be PLAYING MORE BOARD GAMES!!

#boardgames

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A Christmas tree made out of wooden meeple!

A Christmas tree made out of wooden meeple!

The P&P shop will be closed from Christmas Eve to New Years, as we spend time with our families for the holiday season.

We wish you and yours a very happy and healthy Christmas, full of board games!

3 months ago 1 0 0 0
A group of kids having a snow ball fight with some of the games we worked on

A group of kids having a snow ball fight with some of the games we worked on

It’s been such a crazy busy year at @printplaygames.com and I am just tired and ready for the holidays 😅. Lots of fun looking board games came through the shop though! Seeing all the awesome new prototype projects is truly a gamers dream 😊.

3 months ago 6 1 0 0
Brightly colored folding board panels featuring mystical circle goal designs

Brightly colored folding board panels featuring mystical circle goal designs

We worked with @asmadigames.bsky.social a few months back to build some folding board prototypes for their latest dice flinging project, Mystic Curling Club. The Kickstarter campaign still has 11 days left, so go give it a good ole' look-see 😃

www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm...

4 months ago 2 0 0 0
Tons of colorful game prototype boxes lined up on our display shelves

Tons of colorful game prototype boxes lined up on our display shelves

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve shared anything from the @printplaygames.com office! We’ve been absolutely slammed out here and it’s super hard to take a breather. Nice to sit down and reflect on some of the cool board game prototypes that have passed through the shop every once and awhile 😊

4 months ago 7 1 0 0
Plant flashcard tuck box deck with art on one side and herbal tea tips on the other

Plant flashcard tuck box deck with art on one side and herbal tea tips on the other

Here are some naturally calming flashcards we recently printed for Sweetsop Designs! The flashcard possibilities are endless out here 🧘

#flashcards

4 months ago 0 0 0 0

Great suggestion! Having an automated process to gang up 2 or 3 popular tokens on one sheet could be cool. We'll make note of it 🙂. For now, you'd want to go with our custom tokens and boards option.

4 months ago 2 0 0 0
colorful art featuring bees, wasps, and flowers

colorful art featuring bees, wasps, and flowers

Here is a fresh prototype for the card game "Wildflower" (just launched on Kickstarter by Cracked Games), featuring some very delightful domino-sized cards!
🐝🎨

#boardgames

4 months ago 7 0 0 0
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blank laser cut tokens, in and out of sprues, in all shapes and sizes!

blank laser cut tokens, in and out of sprues, in all shapes and sizes!

Laser-cut tokens in every flippin' shape imaginable? Yeah, we can do that 😉

#boardgames

4 months ago 7 1 1 0
Game promo cards with colorful art featuring Christmas, veggies, and pirates!

Game promo cards with colorful art featuring Christmas, veggies, and pirates!

Our Chris Couch Games friends will be showcasing a bunch of games at PAX Unplugged this weekend! We're always happy to see their projects pass through the workshop 😁

#paxunplugged #paxunplugged2025

4 months ago 0 0 0 0

Love it!

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cards laid out on a table with colorful, illustrated fantasy creatures

cards laid out on a table with colorful, illustrated fantasy creatures

Check out this BEAUTIFUL card art coming from @emilyhancock.bsky.social! We're huge fans and wish we were going to Pax Unplugged so that we could learn more about the game project in person!

#boardgame #artist

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Song of Silveranth by Red Raven Games - Gamefound Venture through a massive, open-world fairy tale land, searching for money on wild adventures to free your father from debtor's prison. From the designer of Sleeping Gods.

Just 2 days left to back the latest from Red Raven Games, Song of Silveranth on Gamefound! We got to work on some of the project's prototypes, which is always an absolute pleasure 😊

4 months ago 1 0 0 0
Fantasy Food fight game boxes and cards on the table featuring fantasy dnd'ish cartoon characters!

Fantasy Food fight game boxes and cards on the table featuring fantasy dnd'ish cartoon characters!

What's that? Another board game prototype design that features an Intriguing theme AND beautiful artwork? We're in 🙂
@dodecadonuts.bsky.social
#boardgame

5 months ago 2 0 0 1
cards with various inanimate objects turned cartoon characters associated with various chores being performed around the house.

cards with various inanimate objects turned cartoon characters associated with various chores being performed around the house.

We had a prototype order come through for "Chore Champs" a few months back and fell in love with the card art! We need to see more of whatever this project is!!

#boardgameart

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The Tabletop Tycoon Kickstarter for "Trailbrazer: The Colorado Trail" ended recently and we were lucky enough to see some of the project in person! It's always exciting to work on prototypes featuring that beautiful Andrew Bosley art 😍

#boardgames

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We had the privilege of working on some of the prototype bits for the Disney Afternoon REWIND games currently on Kickstarter!
This project has all the nostalgia!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mae...

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stacks of completed "On The Block" thanksgiving game copies with a farmer chasing turkeys on the cover.

stacks of completed "On The Block" thanksgiving game copies with a farmer chasing turkeys on the cover.

Yes, we're still alive!
We've been heckin busy out at the P&P office these last few months, working on everything under the sun. We're talking game review copies, Kickstarter prototypes, wedding gifts, homebrewed expansions, and even some very appropriately themed projects for the holidays 🦃🪓🦃.

5 months ago 4 0 0 0
Cards and tuck boxes layed out with colorful children's artwork

Cards and tuck boxes layed out with colorful children's artwork

We're always happy to see creative ideas come through the shop, and this particular one from @lunarpunk.games is a real vibe 😁

#cardgame #boardgamedesign

7 months ago 4 0 0 0
custom made board game prototype tokens and boards mid-gameplay

custom made board game prototype tokens and boards mid-gameplay

We sadly did not get to see the P&P made Whisperwood prototypes in action at Gen Con... but @mikevanderveen.bsky.social did!

Our team is excited to be able to play a small part in bringing the next @cbalchemy.bsky.social masterpiece to life!

(Thanks for sharing, Mike 😊)

#boardgame

7 months ago 7 0 0 0
flower cards with paint palette art styles

flower cards with paint palette art styles

More beautiful cards coming from The Hobnob Company! We're loving that colorful art direction!

#boardgames #boardgamemanufacturing #boardgamedesign

7 months ago 9 0 0 0
Board game and cards featuring little colroful space character cartoons

Board game and cards featuring little colroful space character cartoons

Here's a fun design that made its way through our prototype shop recently. Lunara from @kittish_games over on Instagram!

#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgamemanufacturer

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