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dvorcol
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Mar 17, 2018
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@cassidoodledoo Game board concept for an XD75:
sevenseacat
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Mar 17, 2018
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dvorcolI love the idea of doing this on an ortho board. A scrabble bag, a few novelty packs and a lot of blanks needed...
zzzaacchh
Mar 17, 2018
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dvorcolYou would only need to buy 8 novelty sets and 4 ergoblanks. Only about $190 so it's totally doable!
dvorcol
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Mar 17, 2018
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sevenseacat @zzzaacchh
The exact XD75 layout pictured above needs 1 Scrabble Bag kit, 3 ErgoBlank kits, and 8 Novelties kits. Total cost: $171 to $205, depending on final kit prices.
Using some blank pink and blue keys from the 3 ErgoBlank kits would reduce this cost. Only 2 Novelties kits would be needed, bringing the cost down to between $111 and $133.
One ErgoBlank kit has 16 blank board squares, so if you used at least 26 letters you could cut out another ErgoBlanks kit. Of course, no need to exactly duplicate the layout of a portion of the Scrabble board. And fewer keycaps are needed on Preonics and Plancks.
Using some blank pink and blue keys from the 3 ErgoBlank kits would reduce this cost. Only 2 Novelties kits would be needed, bringing the cost down to between $111 and $133.
One ErgoBlank kit has 16 blank board squares, so if you used at least 26 letters you could cut out another ErgoBlanks kit. Of course, no need to exactly duplicate the layout of a portion of the Scrabble board. And fewer keycaps are needed on Preonics and Plancks.
zzzaacchh
Mar 17, 2018
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dvorcolLove it, the xd75 matches the Scrabble board perfect with 15 rows, it would be off center on an olkb board. The first word has to go on the star btw. :P
dvorcol
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Mar 17, 2018
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sevenseacatIf Massdrop and @cassidoodledoo added a Board Blanks kit, maybe this cost could be reduced even further. (Hint, hint.)
dvorcol
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Mar 17, 2018
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zzzaacchh"The first word has to go on the star btw. :P "
I know, but I really wanted to show that keycap. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Actually, I was worried that "Dvorak" wasn't allowed by the rules (no words that are always capitalized). But since 2010, names are allowed - if the players are OK with it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8604625.stm
Actually, I was worried that "Dvorak" wasn't allowed by the rules (no words that are always capitalized). But since 2010, names are allowed - if the players are OK with it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8604625.stm
zzzaacchh
Mar 17, 2018
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dvorcolThey allow names now? I can finally play Chuck Norris and win forever!
TanvirK175
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Mar 18, 2018
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dvorcolI can't believe I didn't think of this! A lot of planning ahead.
cassidoodledoo
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Mar 19, 2018
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dvorcolWorking on getting some blank caps for ya. ;)
TanvirK175
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Mar 19, 2018
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cassidoodledooI don't know if you've seen my above post with the possiblity of "!" and "?" being added.
I know it doesn't fit into Scrabble but if it's possible to add the two keycaps without a a significant price increase, I would appreciate it :)
Not a dealbreaker for me. I still plan on picking up the Scrabble bag and this blank set you're hinting at.
I know it doesn't fit into Scrabble but if it's possible to add the two keycaps without a a significant price increase, I would appreciate it :)
Not a dealbreaker for me. I still plan on picking up the Scrabble bag and this blank set you're hinting at.
Chekonjak
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Mar 21, 2018
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dvorcolHey what did you use to generate that render dvorcol? It looks really good.
dvorcol
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Mar 21, 2018
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ChekonjakI’m a bit embarrassed to admit it is just copy-and-paste.
cassidoodledoo
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Mar 21, 2018
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dvorcolDon't be embarrassed, it's awesome hahaha
dvorcol
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Mar 21, 2018
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cassidoodledooThank you. I couldn’t find images of some of the keys in my locations, so the edge shading is not always right.
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