More than 25 years of creativity and no end in sight

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

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It happens to me that I pulled a game out of the shelf and as I opened the box there are some components wich I have painted years ago and I didn´t even know it anymore.

So I thought about all the games that I had changed in one way or another, for some I have translated the rules and made player aids, some have received a complete makeover. I have painted minis, made my own minis and many more.
I even tried to create my own boardgames.

Now I would like to show in this list what creative things I have done in more than 25 years of gaming.

Not all the things in this list are "hot" but I´ve always done my best.

If you have something creative that you would share, feel free to add to this list !

Maybe I still have forgotten some things and when I recognize it I will add them later.

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:25 pm

51. Board Game: Dinosaur Chess [Average Rating:7.24 Unranked]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

And because it works so good for Duel of Ages Set 1: Worldspanner I have done the same for this game:

and I also changed the map from:

to:

I also have made some fimosaurs by request:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:01 pm

52. Board Game: Pandemic [Average Rating:7.62 Overall Rank:43]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

I almost forgot about this one because I traded it away:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:03 pm

Got two game tables and a microphone

(daveroswell)

United States

New York

That is just simply infectiously AWESOME!

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53. Board Game: Ikusa [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:326]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

Back in Japan where some paint left my brushes:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:05 pm

54. Board Game: Senji [Average Rating:6.68 Overall Rank:939]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

And while we are here in Japan, let us see some more:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:08 pm

55. Board Game: The Pillars of the Earth [Average Rating:7.33 Overall Rank:134]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

And while we are at seightseeing we take a trip to england:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:09 pm

56. Board Game: Vasco da Gama [Average Rating:7.42 Overall Rank:163]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

I translated the rules from english to german and yes, I´ve made the mistake to think that calicut and calcutta are the same.

I received Vasco da Gama, Reef Encounter and Reef Encounter of the Second Kind for this translation. I wasn´t the first choice but after someone else left the boat I have been asked and now all the germans have to live with my translation.

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:14 pm

57. Board Game: Runewars [Average Rating:7.90 Overall Rank:37]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

This game has lots of cards and so we need a cardholder:

The cities and strongholds where made out of cardboard and so I´ve found another use for my parts from Mighty Empires:

Do you know that there can be holes in the world after setup of the map ?
What to do ?
Make something to close the holes:

And because I´ve gone so far I also did paint all the figures:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 5:20 pm

58. Board Game: Pirate's Cove [Average Rating:6.65 Overall Rank:591]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

I know there are more games that I have "pimped" so here´s another one:

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:31 pm

59. Board Game: Munchkin Quest [Average Rating:6.24 Overall Rank:1651]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

Some hours after I have submitted this list I discovered that there is more:

I´m curious what else I will find.

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Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 9:29 pm

60. Board Game: Tribune: Primus Inter Pares [Average Rating:7.33 Overall Rank:193]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

After checking my contributions I discovered some more:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:58 am

61. Board Game: Roll Through the Ages: The Late Bronze Age [Average Rating:7.48 Unranked] [Average Rating:7.48 Unranked]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

....and even more:

A boardgame variant:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:00 am

62. Board Game: Big City [Average Rating:6.93 Overall Rank:447]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

.....and more:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:03 am

63. Board Game: Red November [Average Rating:6.47 Overall Rank:814]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

.....and more ( I can´t believe that I´ve done that much ):

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:05 am

64. Board Game: War on Terror [Average Rating:6.46 Overall Rank:1527]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

.....and more ( I hope you aren´t bored ? ):

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:07 am

65. Board Game: Struggle of Empires [Average Rating:7.60 Overall Rank:100]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

Some more player aids:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:11 am

66. Board Game: Knights of the Dinner Table: HACK! [Average Rating:6.04 Overall Rank:3363]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

....some more figures:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:14 am

67. Board Game: When Darkness Comes [Average Rating:5.65 Overall Rank:5536]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

...and even more figures:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:15 am

68. Board Game: Miscellaneous Game Accessory [Average Rating:6.86 Overall Rank:1820]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

....and train figures:

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Posted Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:17 am

69. Board Game: Space Hulk (third edition) [Average Rating:7.63 Overall Rank:83]

Tim Collins

(Unicorniclops)

United States
Larkspur
California

Well I got tired of the open puzzle piece look of the genestealer spawns, so I created my own to give the board a more complete look.

But all the peices of Space Hulk are debossed, so I used a technique to make mines the same.

I am very happy with the way they turned out. I have made a few sets.

for a tutorial on how this is done:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/465041/tutorial-genestea...

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Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:50 am

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

I´ve seen them before and those pieces look like the original ones.
This is an outstanding work and I´m sure you could even sell them here.

I really love the look of those tiles !

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70. Board Game: PitchCar Mini [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:483]

Tim Collins

(Unicorniclops)

United States
Larkspur
California

I found that the car disks for picthcar mini do not have the same bevel as the bigger ones and are so light that the fall off the track more often than they should. So I made my own, each weighted with a dime in the middle. They stick to the track much better.

the tutorial of how they were created can be found here.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/398900/pitchcar-mini-car...

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Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:03 am

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

A very good idea and a magnificent work.
It often enough are those kinds of modifications that make a great game even better !

Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:29 am
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71. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:89]

Tim Collins

(Unicorniclops)

United States
Larkspur
California

I made a Zombie version of Carcassonne that has all new play mechanics and a new art design. This is my favorite thing I have ever made.

The thread about this game's design can be found here

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/420084/update6-carcass-z...

I have made a few other versions of games, but i do not have images of them at this time.

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Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:09 am

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

This is absolutely over the top !
I can imagine what a lot of work this must have been.
I especially like the fact that you are so creative in many different ways.

Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:33 am
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Axel Rogue

(rickylaracaille)

The Zombie version of Carcassonne...beautiful...

I would give you all my bgg coins if i had one :-)

Posted Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:35 am
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P. Mihalarias

(Tamburlain)

United States
Richardson
Texas

Wonderful. And more wonderful still.

Posted Sat May 1, 2010 4:21 pm
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72. Board Game: Hive [Average Rating:7.37 Overall Rank:115]

Gergely CZUPPON

(leaxe)

Hungary
BUDAPEST
Budapest

I did not dare to hijack this amazing list of creativity, but you urged us:
"If you have something creative that you would share, feel free to add to his list !"

Already saw some of these on this list: Custom Game Designs of the Decade

My creations:

First is my dark elf Hive set.

Re-themed Diamant

Mini-space hulk:

Mini Bloodbowl

Custom box for custom Lost cities

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Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:55 am

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

I especially like your mini games ( maybe because I don´t own Hive and Diamant ) but the look of your Hive is also great.

Well done !

Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:30 pm
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73. Board Game: Shadows over Camelot [Average Rating:7.13 Overall Rank:220]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

Oooops I forgot another one whistle

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Posted Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:28 pm

74. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:89]

IrishFire Herself

(IrishFire)

United States

Indiana

I hand-painted, baked, and felted some tiles for a nice Carcassonne set. We love it!

Creation thread is here. I've worked out all the bugs I originally had with chipping paint.

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Posted Thu May 6, 2010 10:37 pm

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

Excellent work but I guess you have to keep them far away from children because they almost look like tasty cakes.

Posted Thu May 6, 2010 10:50 pm
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IrishFire Herself

(IrishFire)

United States

Indiana

Quite the contrary!

No children or Carcassonne tiles were harmed in the taking of this photo. ^_^ These, the caretaker, and the Ingenious tiles were finally enough to get her to quit grabbing our Acquire bits while we were trying to play. Without sufficient distraction, this adorable child is the Godzilla of board game earthquakes!

Posted Fri May 7, 2010 12:32 am
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Mykola Didyk

(M2Cat)

Ukraine
Kyiv

You had to bake them. What for? Are this tiles from fimo?

Posted Mon Apr 4, 2011 12:50 am
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75. Board Game: Horus Heresy [Average Rating:7.33 Overall Rank:527]

Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

This is a great game but I felt that the cardboard heroes aren´t right for the battlefield and I replaced them with Epic figures:

and as usual, I´ve painted all the other figures:

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Posted Sun May 30, 2010 11:26 am

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"L'état, c'est moi."

(leroy43)

Canada
Vancouver
BC

Roger's Reviews: check out my reviews page, right here on BGG!

Who let this guy become wargame subdomain moderator anyways?

Well, all I can say is WOW! wow

Very impressive.

Posted Fri Apr 9, 2010 6:00 pm
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Frank Strauss

(f-p-p-m)

Germany
Berlin
Unspecified

Impr3ssion wrote:

I confess that when I read the intro to the list, I thought it sounded a little like gloating. But this list is exactly what it should be: a celebration of years and years of absolutely amazing creative efforts. Honestly, it made me want to go and do more of the same immidiately.

Absolutely top-notch.

Edited to remove my foot from my mouth. blush

Thank you for your comments and compliments !

Impr3ssion wrote:

....it made me want to go and do more of the same immidiately.

That´s the first step, one more step and it´s done !

Try it it isn´t impossible shake

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Adrienne Allen

(Fierce_FishSJS)

United States
San Jose
California

One of the best geeklists I've read in awhile.

I've started painting figures for some of the games I own, very relaxing for me. Even though I am not the best at painting, I still enjoy it. I have a huge list of what I want to do for each game, not sure if I will ever finish them all, never seems like there is enough time!

You have inspired me to be more creative with my own games!!!

Posted Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:44 pm
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Martin Hoefer

(hoover2701)

Germany
Hambuehren
Niedersachsen

Wow! Das ist Wahnsinn! Sensationell!

Ich hab ja auch schon mal meine Spiele verbessert, aber das hier schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus...

Du bist auf jeden Fall mein persönlicher Fimo-Gott!

Mach bloß weiter so und immer schön posten!

Danke!

Posted Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:36 pm
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Enrico Viglino

(calandale)

United States
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona

Missed this list when it came around - only ran into it
when looking at Under Cross and Crescent (which looks very
interesting - definitely towards my taste in subject matter).

Wow.

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