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Description Fallout 3-themed Monopoly set. The custom-built game board is set under glass and housed in a 21"x21" lidded pine box (lid not shown, bears the Vault Tec logo and attaches via brass clasps on the sides). The box is built to be as low-profile and lightweight as possible, tipping the scale at (I estimate) about 15lbs.
The drawer on this one was constructed a bit hastily, and as such it doesn't pull completely out. Future versions will have at least twice as much storage space for cards, caps and pieces.
Property cards are printed on cardstock, though I am looking for something more durable to print them on. Also I plan on weathering them to be more cohesive with the set. I've yet to make the Chance and Community Chest cards, though I plan for them to keep the spirit and humor of the originals while being very Fallout-specific and featuring drawings of the Vault Boy rather than Uncle Moneybags.
Paper currency will done away with. In its place will be color-coded Nuka Cola caps bearing a number on the logo.
In lieu of houses and hotels I have different caliber brass bullet casings. I'm still up in the air about what to use for game pieces, perhaps each set will have a random assortment of found objects. In the future I would like to cast Fallout related tokens, but currently that is unreasonable.

The image I created for the board is here .

UPDATE 4/8/11:

Thanks everyone for all of the great responses and feedback. It blew my mind when a friend mentioned this made front page on reddit gaming a few days ago, I had no idea people were spreading the word about this as much as they are.
In response to the multitude of people asking, yes, I would love to reproduce and sell these to everyone who wants one. However, there are surely legality issues due to the use of images and named owned by Bethesda and Parker Brothers (they make Monopoly, right?). I'm contemplating inquiring about some sort of licensing agreement with them but I don't have high hopes for it because I doubt they want some fucker slapping their copyrights on shit he makes in his garage like it's official merchandise. I do at least plan to make a nice one and send it their way, as I saw a guy who made a totally rad laser rifle did with his prop. If they get a kick out of it it's the least I can do for having made such a bitching game. Anyway, here's hoping that I can someday find a way to spread these around with all the other fans.

-dustin
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Comments: 146

browncoat619 [2011-04-09 11:49:26 +0000 UTC]

Make it so!

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browncoat619 [2011-04-09 11:49:02 +0000 UTC]

Make it so!

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gh0570fchurch [2011-04-09 07:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Is the money in bottle caps? That'd just be the icing on the cake for me. In any case, great job!

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swanboy In reply to gh0570fchurch [2011-04-12 00:26:44 +0000 UTC]

Yes it is and thank you.

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Roboben808 [2011-04-09 03:18:42 +0000 UTC]

yes. I will buy this right away. I dont care if its 300 plus!

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Roboben808 [2011-04-09 03:16:38 +0000 UTC]

yes!!! I will totally buy one! even if its 300 dollars!

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plaztik-mizery [2011-04-08 01:03:25 +0000 UTC]

You sir are a GENIUS!
this is absolutely epic!
hats off to you!

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melin In reply to ??? [2011-04-05 08:47:02 +0000 UTC]

awesome.. its.. just.. awesome

Im in love, literally in love.. madly, in love Id say

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swanboy In reply to melin [2011-04-08 00:20:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, but let's take it slow.

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BillTheButcher94 [2011-04-04 00:49:23 +0000 UTC]

I would SO buy this.

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Avatar-anng [2011-04-03 12:12:18 +0000 UTC]

I WANT THIS

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xmurdocsxloverx [2011-04-03 06:45:34 +0000 UTC]

I WILL SERIOUSLY BUY THIS FROM YOU. I DONT EVEN CARE HOW MUCH. I. NEED. IT. MORE. THAN. AIR.

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m1ssberyl [2011-04-03 06:16:44 +0000 UTC]

i would definitely buy one of these, this is amazing!

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Kiltedninja [2011-04-03 06:01:07 +0000 UTC]

I am quite serious about buying this if you decide to sell, and even MORE serious if you plan to make a New Vegas edition. I've been collecting caps for fun, I think it would be a good way to use currency.

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WriterAnonymous [2011-04-03 04:52:43 +0000 UTC]

THIS IS F*CKING AMAZING. I WANT IT.

/dead.

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OneBadRomance [2011-04-03 01:10:28 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing.
WANT. WANT. WANT.

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MadMareStudio [2011-03-31 05:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Just a friendly warning, but if Bethesda finds out you are selling this without a license, they *will* go after you.

I know this because I made my own board when FO3 was released, with their blessings, on the condition that I not sell any.

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swanboy In reply to MadMareStudio [2011-04-08 00:23:35 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, I hadn't thought of that at all. I will have to take this into consideration. Did you contact them? If you didn't intend to sell it and only made it for your own use then you really didn't need to have permission to use any of their characters or likenesses or other copyrighted material, I'd have to say. What did they say and thanks for the heads up

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MadMareStudio In reply to swanboy [2011-08-30 18:44:52 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I just found some photos I took! I also made Nuka Cola and Nuka Cola Quantum movers, as well as an Enclave cap.

I bought wooden houses and hotels off eBay and "antiqued" them so they looked like they were burned and stuff

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MadMareStudio In reply to swanboy [2011-08-30 18:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Didn't have to contact them as I posted images as i was creating it in their Bethesda forums. Almost every member wanted to buy one, too. For my own use, Beth said it was okay dokey. To sell, huge, "HELL NO" from them. They met with their legal department and said that they could not/would not license, either.

The images were removed when they went to a new forum format, or I would link it in to you.

I used bottle caps as currency and made custom movers from Sculpey. One was the Megaton bomb All custom Community Chest and Chance cards. Free Parking was the Scrapyard, complete with Dog. I'll have to dig it out of the garage and see what else I added to it.

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swanboy In reply to MadMareStudio [2011-09-01 03:55:47 +0000 UTC]

I never bothered contacting them, that is exactly the response I anticipated. It surprises me that they even contacted the legal team to consider licensing, though. I'd love to see pictures sometime.

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MadMareStudio In reply to swanboy [2012-02-10 12:11:26 +0000 UTC]

I have some of the prototype on my facebook business page

[link]

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swanboy In reply to MadMareStudio [2012-02-21 22:39:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Those are awesome.

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Lufthansa [2011-03-20 18:51:44 +0000 UTC]

Great:

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CainePorter [2011-02-17 17:30:25 +0000 UTC]

THIS. IS. AWESOME. I WILL BUY.

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swanboy In reply to CainePorter [2011-02-21 02:21:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'll let you know when I start producing them.

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CainePorter In reply to swanboy [2011-02-22 17:25:59 +0000 UTC]

Alright, thanks so much!

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MaitreYoda02JJ [2011-01-24 21:06:00 +0000 UTC]

OMG ! It's so cool ! ^^

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psyconinja7 [2011-01-19 02:33:37 +0000 UTC]

awesome! I wod buy that!

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SynXc [2011-01-14 22:36:40 +0000 UTC]

VERY impressive!!

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winterhead [2011-01-07 13:33:38 +0000 UTC]

awesome gameboard!

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Tainted-Petals [2011-01-04 06:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Admittedly, I'd love to make one myself since shipping for this would be holy crap! I doubt you'd do it, but don't suppose you could give us a taste of some of the card questions, so we can gather idea's for ourselves?

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swanboy In reply to Tainted-Petals [2011-01-06 22:19:03 +0000 UTC]

I honestly haven't even started thinking about them yet. This project is kind of on hold until I have some time free up.

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Tainted-Petals In reply to swanboy [2011-01-06 22:22:54 +0000 UTC]

okay, that's cool. >_> I suppose asking for a pdf of the board's page so I could make a New Vegas related one is out of the question?

Or at least, a point towards some of the awesome brushes you used in it?

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swanboy In reply to Tainted-Petals [2011-01-09 00:10:12 +0000 UTC]

Here is the template I used. It's very well organized and making an original New Vegas board from it would be much simpler than trying to use the convoluted mess that I created.

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Tainted-Petals In reply to swanboy [2011-01-13 05:28:46 +0000 UTC]

Just started making the base board with Vegas themed names. I want to know obviously you'll be getting tons of credit for the original idea when I post it.

Next up is to figure out how to construct my own inlay board for it like yours. I love the idea and how sturdy it all looks.

Thanks again for creating something so neat and permission to give it a go on Vegas based on your concept!

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swanboy In reply to Tainted-Petals [2011-01-31 13:15:56 +0000 UTC]

No problem, I hardly created the idea of custom-themed Monopoly boards though. Good luck, though, and I hope you can find a construction method that works for you.

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Tainted-Petals In reply to swanboy [2011-01-31 15:54:17 +0000 UTC]

I have and I am. It's actually half way done, and I'm already writing out various idea's for the cards too.

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swanboy In reply to Tainted-Petals [2011-01-31 18:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Cool, be sure to send me a link when you have it finished.

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Tainted-Petals In reply to swanboy [2011-01-31 18:45:17 +0000 UTC]

Will do!

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Tainted-Petals In reply to swanboy [2011-01-09 17:27:32 +0000 UTC]

Cool, thanks!

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angelenesdreams [2010-12-26 17:44:58 +0000 UTC]

i can't stand monopoly, but i would TOTALLY play this! incredible job!

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SoLKoNE [2010-12-24 16:57:39 +0000 UTC]

wow this is amazing

how much time did it take you to make it?

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swanboy In reply to SoLKoNE [2010-12-25 05:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Many hours in Photoshop and Sketchup. As far as the construction, maybe eight hours.

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BeignetBison [2010-12-22 12:16:19 +0000 UTC]

Any price for the game and shipping?

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swanboy In reply to BeignetBison [2010-12-25 05:35:54 +0000 UTC]

Not yet as I don't plan on selling this one and haven't had the opportunity to make any more yet.

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BeignetBison In reply to swanboy [2010-12-25 06:33:06 +0000 UTC]

SO sad. But great work

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railbaron1 [2010-12-21 19:58:32 +0000 UTC]

For price that the total cost of making it and add 5%-25%.

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Aeroman13 In reply to ??? [2010-12-21 01:03:39 +0000 UTC]

This is really amazing. Great job. I would definitely buy one if you started selling them.

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swanboy In reply to Aeroman13 [2010-12-25 05:36:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'll let you know when I do.

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