I need to magnetize certain squares of a game board. How do I do it??

Question

...I am creating, publishing, and copyrighting a board game. 24 squared on the game board need to be magnetized in order for the game to work properly, but I have no idea how to do it. Is there an easy way to magnetize specific parts of a game board???

Answer 1

Just purchase a magnetic strip with one side having double-stick tape on it.  Then cut it to squares and attach.  Simple enough?

Answer 2

You can buy sheets of magnets, like what they make fridge magnets out of. Some of them are quite thin, and could be used for something like this, just cut the shape you need and glue it on. If you reall want to make it smooth, try trimming out a layer or two of paper from the board before hand. Then you can glue on a top sheet with the board markings on it, or even laminate it.

Good luck.

Answer 3

They have a type of paint that is a chalkboard paint. http://www.dickblick.com/zz014/12/

You can try that, it would probably work. There is no such thing as metal paint.

You can also try just getting a flat sheet of metal or magnet and then put a small layer of cardboard on top of that (it has to be thin or else it won't work) and put the game on top of the cardboard or plastic.

Good luck with your game!

Answer 4

There are very simple ways however I save my ideas for my ways of making money.  To help you succeed and get nothing in return would be foolish for all of us.  That is part of the work involved in an invention.  If someone does it for you, or you can come here and get the answer, then the odds are the parts are patented and you cannot use them no matter what you call your game.  So be sure to check.  And some of what you are referring to is toxic to children and cannot be sold to the public without a lawsuit and injury to children.  So you have to research that too.

Answer 5

What about the material used for making refrigerator magnets..

They may be too flexible,.. but the width is about right for a board...

Answer 6

well buy magnets from an art shop closest to you and cut them in the shape you want then put them on the side ofthe board that needs to be magnetized then take the other half of the board  and glue it back together......confusing???? ill tell it easier..ill try to atleast.... u no how the board has      a front side and back side right...make another boaard peice if possible and have the front side and back side seperate and put the magnets on the front side of the board and glue the backside of it to the magnet....so its like a sandwich...front, magnets, back.......in other ways just buy a slab of magnet and pain over the magnets....simple enough??? i  know  not really...

Answer 7

Seems to me I recently saw somewhere a website that produced accessories for tabletop fantasy miniature figurines. One of these was a thin sheet of magnetic material that could be cut and attached to the (roughly 1") base of these figurines. You might do a web search for this sort of thing or maybe contact a local game store to see if they have something similar.

Answer 8

Affix the magnets beneath the gameboard and then seal the gameboard beneath the magnets to keep it all in place. That's how it was done for Shogun (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2043).

Answer 9

Magnets stick to magnets, as long as they are stuck together the right way.  If the material you are using is thin enough and the magnets are stong enough, glue a magnet to the bottom of the board on the areas that you want to "magnatize".  So, if you have a magnatized "monkey" sitting on a magnatized square, he should, in theory, stick to that spot and not wander off on his own.