Game Board

The following instructions use a Cricut Maker 3, Design Space's Basic Cut feature, and permanent vinyl to create the Technopoly game board design. Images can also be printed and glued onto a game board.

Finished game board.

Materials

Board Assembly

• Pencil

• Ruler (a clear quilting ruler is recommended)

• Strips of black vinyl cut out at size 0.043 width x 4" height

Special Spaces

Space	Materials	Amount
Go Online	Permanent vinyl: black, red, gray, white	(1) 4" x 4" square of each color
Browse Encrypted	Permanent vinyl: black, silver/gray, yellow	(1) 4" x 4" square of each color
Caught in Dragnet	Permanent vinyl: black, white, red	(1) 4" x 4" square of each color
In Dragnet/Watching the Watchers	Permanent vinyl: black, white, orange	(1) 4" x 4" square of each color

Action Spaces

Space	Materials	Amount
Panoptic Sort	Permanent vinyl: black	(3) 4" x 4" squares
Randomized Algo	Permanent vinyl: black	(3) 4" x 4" squares
Luxury Surveillance	Permanent vinyl: black, gray, white, yellow	(1) 4" x 4" square of each color
Disparate Impact	Permanent vinyl: black	(1) 4" x 4" square

Property Spaces

Space	Materials	Amount
Physical Layer	Permanent vinyl: black	(4) 4" x 4" squares
Internet Service Provider	Permanent vinyl: black	(2) 4" x 4" squares
Districts	Permanent vinyl: green, yellow, red, orange, pink, light blue, dark blue, brown	(1) 4" x 4" square of each color

Action Card Placeholders

Space	Materials	Amount
Panoptic Sort Placeholder	Permanent vinyl: light blue, white, black	6" x 6" square of each color
Randomized Algo Placeholder	Permanent vinyl: orange, white, black	6" x 6" square of each color

Other

Graphic	Materials	Amount
Technopoly Logo	Permanent vinyl: black, white	(1) 12" x 12" sheets of each color

How to Create Spaces, Card Placeholders, and the Technopoly Logo in Design Space with the Cricut

All SVG files are in black only except "In Dragnet/Watching the Watchers" to provide a template of each design.

1

Start a new project.

Open a blank canvas by selecting New Project.

2

Upload files into Design Space.

Upload each SVG file into Design Space.

Recommendation: Create separate canvases for each category of the game board.

3

Remove graphic background (if desired).

Each graphic has a white background.

To remove this background, find each white shape under Layers and press Delete on your keyboard (or right-click to expand the menu and select Delete).

Other options include hiding the white background before "making" or keeping the background as part of the space.

4

Resize your designs.

Change the size of each design to:

Special spaces: 3" width x 3" x 3" height.

Action spaces: 1.5" width x 2.5" height

Property spaces (not including districts): 1.5" width x 2.5" height

District colors: 1.5" width x 0.6 height

Card placeholders: 3.5" width x 2.25" height

Technopoly logo: 7.5" width x 1.039" height

5

Change layer colors (if desired).

Change the layer colors by selecting the shape and choosing your new color.

Examples of each space design can be found in the above photo.

6

Attach layers.

Each graphic should appear as a Group when uploaded into the canvas.

Click Attach to ensure the design remains in place when cutting out the image.

7

Make project.

Click Make.

Change material size to 12" x 12" if needed.

8

Weed vinyl.

This step can be a bit tedious and time-consuming, especially for the smaller designs - but take a deep breath and step away when needed. You got this!

9

Layer vinyl.

Use transfer tape to layer all weeded graphics and create the images seen above.

Black is typically the top layer for each design.

Preparing the Board

1

Measure your corner spaces.

Use a ruler to measure 3" x 3" squares at each corner.

Draw lines across the board, creating four squares in each corner and the outline of a smaller square in the middle.

Example

2

Measure your inner spaces.

Again, using a ruler, measure out the smaller spaces at 1.5" wide.

Draw vertical lines to divide each edge of the board into 9 smaller spaces (for 36 total 1.5" spaces).

Example

3

Add district colors.

Use the reference photo for correct color district placement.

4

Add corner/special space designs.

Use transfer tape to transfer vinyl designs onto the board.

Use the reference photo for correct placement.

5

Add Action space designs.

Use transfer tape to transfer vinyl designs onto the board.

Use the reference photo for correct placement.

6

Add black vinyl to create space outlines.

Create and cut out lines from black permanent vinyl in Design Space.

Dimensions: 0.043 width x 4" height.

Thin, black whiteboard tape would also work instead of using a Cricut for the space outlines.

7

Add card placeholders.

Use transfer tape to transfer vinyl designs onto the board.

Use the reference photo for correct placement.

8

Add Technopoly logo.

9

Enjoy your newly created game!