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What font should you use for a boardgame?
Let’s say that you are preparing your first boardgame launch (Congrats!) and that you are now thinking about what font to choose.
Should you pick a serif or sans-serif font? Or a combination of these 2 fonts like – GT ULTRA (click on it to learn more about this awesome font).
I will tell you everything you need to know in this article + much more.
Before going to the hot subject of what font to pick for your boardgame, let’s discuss about inventing a new boardgame.
Why inventing a new boardgame should be your number 1 priority?
Have you ever thought about launching a boardgame?
It is not as hard as it sounds and the process is super fun.
In plus, if you hit the market with a smart and addicting boardgame, you can become a millionaire and I am not kidding.
This is very similar with launching a top book or other product. In the end, a boardgame is a product. Do it right and you will have huge success.
Living in nowadays it is awesome for launching a boardgame. You don’t need a huge company behind to have success.
Just do a great boardgame and social media channels will skyrocket it.
How to invent a boardgame?
The simplest way to invent your boardgame is to first find out more about this subject (spend time researching how to invent a boardgame) and then split the whole project in tiny steps.
Even a baby can do tiny steps, right?
And this is how you can “eat an elephant”, step by step.
In the very same way, you can invent a boardgame.
This is a basic explanation but the advice that I will give you right away is to work each day at least 1 hour until you finish the project.
Don’t miss a day even if you are sick and even if you are in holiday.
You can tell me that you can do all the work in one day and relax for the whole week.
Don’t do that, work each day for your dream to come true.
This is what a successful person does and the average person not.
What font should you use for a boardgame?
To find the answer to this question, you should first think about your boardgame.
What style does your boardgame have?
Who is it for? For kids, for adults, for both? Or maybe you launch a boardgame dedicated to senior people.
How serious is it? If it is a super joyful and playful boardgame, different fonts apply.
Is your manual long, with many pages?
Which is the size of your boardgame box? If you will have a small manual, you will have to use an easy-to-read font with a bigger size than you would use in a larger manual.
After you respond to all these questions, you will need to establish what fonts you are using for different parts of your boardgame:
– On the box for the title and other text
– In the manual
– On the boardgame
Now you should think about 4-5 fonts for each part of your boardgame and make tests and see how they look like.
I strongly suggest you try Google Fonts at first and see how those fonts look on your boardgame.
Or if you saw a gorgeous font on your favorite boardgame and you want to use it on your boardgame, you can easily identify it using WhatFontIs font identifier tool, and get it.
WhatFontIs font identifier will tell you the name of the font, where to get it from, and how much it costs (maybe it is free).
Conclusions
Launching a boardgame is among the top joys that an adult can have and I recommend you all try it at least once in life.
Even if you don’t want to sell your boardgame, do it for your kids, nephews, and family.
Regarding the font you have to choose for your boardgame, don’t overcomplicate the process.
Have in mind that your font should be easy to read, with a decent size and weight, and you should not combine more than 2-3 different fonts for your boardgame parts – box, manual, and the actually boardgame.
