How board games are made!

[@CzechGamesEdition]

And here's the second part of how board games are made, about plastic bits and miniatures ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6LZkGaXepKclac

[@sunlioness1]

I love CGE as a company! I love their games and the quality of their components but knowing that their games are made in Czechia, under humane conditions, makes me love them even more!

[@muhabwahby]

Exactly what i came here to say. My respect for CGE has just gone up like a hundred fold.

[@kuremalone78]

So, literally Czech Games Edition

[@guiomparsec1309]

Yes easily my favorite boardgame compagny ! And they're NOT making the games in China !🤘Also CGE digital has the best app support team i've ever seen 👍

[@evas3610]

Yes, yes. Btw, it is not Chechia, but Czechia.

[@cinnabarsin4288]

Manufacturing is one of those things that seems so mundane (and is in its own ways) but has a lot of really fascinating intricacies. Love seeing stuff like this.

[@ziomalZparafii]

Always nice to have a look at production process. However, I thought more would be automated so a bit surprised of how much was done by people.

[@ericheckenkamp6091]

There's a lot less automation than mainstream media would like you to know. The giant Corps that own media also enjoy producing goods in foreign countries with "automated" employees. An example would be our printing industry. Printing is not dead (everything in this video was printed before being sent to the factory) but printing in the USA involves paying living wages, so almost the entire industry has been moved to China. Newspapers used to make money printing commercial products, but no longer...theyve been "automated" with sweat shops and slave labor.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

@@ericheckenkamp6091 you think the US pays a living wage?

[@RobMedellin]

Word by word my thoughts. But then later realized it's not a company that big, if they produced 50x the units then for sure they would invest in more automation or move production to China.

[@alexisbrin518]

It's necause automation process can only be put in place when evrything is tje exact same everytime. If you change any size/ shape / weigh of any item durong the process, the machine will not get the job done as they can't adapt to the situation.

[@RobMedellin]

@@alexisbrin518 but there are machines who can. I think those in the video that do perforations or cut adjust to different jobs, each cut are programmed on computer according to the need. So you just adjust once (or a few times if you didn't like the first job) and use the machine. Then are similar machines that glue different size of boxes, also ones that pack in an adjusted way. I haven't seen ones that place contents depending on programming but it could be done. Yes expensive.

[@JohnDoe-hb2ge]

2:13 safety hazard when the lady triggers the machinery with the man’s hand still inside!!

[@davidko9289]

Fascinating watch. Personally, it makes me appreciate work that it takes to makes the games we all enjoy.

[@tmax3309]

Thanks for the tour! Some interesting insight into how much of the process is still done 'manually' - more parts than I expected.

Thank you guys for this great insight into the birth of a board game. Plus I love the Willi Wonka reference 😅

[@CzechGamesEdition]

hahah thank you!! :)

[@lightningmonkey706]

Wow that was awesome to watch. Thanks for the video team!

[@gregmalliaros5115]

Look at all the hard work that gone in our fun boxes very nice 👌 👍

[@DwaineWoolley]

Very helpful video. I'm making my own board game at the moment. I'll have to make a trip to Prague soon

[@cardflopper3307]

What a dream Codenames is to a designer and publisher: basic components for production and very popular with both the casual and serious gamer markets

[@riva0389]

Can I get a golden ticket too? As a board gamer game enthusiast and industrial engineer, this is like Disney to me

[@geekworthy7938]

Lol, new fragrance, "Fresh Cardboard"!

[@DrMCbelov]

Great video. CGE is the best company in the business. Always fantastic!

[@steveholmes11]

Amazing, jolly clever these humans. I always imagined printing onto thick card, not laminating a thin printed sheet to the card. Those machines are a lot more precise than my manual gluing.

[@kaesar98]

Thanks for sharing your inside view of the game-making process. As always, your video is entertaining and instructive. I'm surprised to see so many workers handling games without gloves on. I would think that a necessity to avoid marring any game pieces. Really an enjoyable visit. Well done! I hope you also had the time to enjoy the magnificence of Prague!

[@Warriorking.1963]

Your video was suggested to me a few minutes ago, and what a really enjoyable and enlightening one it was! Excellent... just excellent!

[@sanderhaskins2740]

My girlfriend and I are big Arnak fans. We are also excited to learn together Through the Ages. Thank you for this insight, love from the Netherlands!

[@richardtrout]

I had to stop and add a comment to say thank you for such a well done look into board game manufacturing. Who would have thought it takes 2 days to make one sheet of cardboard cutouts! A great look through the factory, nice and short yet pleasing voiceover. So many of those games on our shelves here at home in Australia!

[@wakkru]

Exactly such a "Hello, have a look" attitude makes Companies much more personable. Very nice video now I could even watch my "Ruins of Arnak" being produced ^^

[@marek7696]

This is fantastic ! Excellent video, thank You Eleni for the holistic overview!

[@rodgersamuel2519]

Would have missed this if I hadn't seen it linked on Twitter. A fascinating look at game production from my favorite game presenter. Thanks, Eleni!

[@thegamethemovie9605]

Picturing "bad kids" on the tour of the factory being shrink wrapped, boxed, laminated, stamped...

Haha... Augustus Gloop in shrink wrap. You, sir, have just made my day :)

[@NicholasTrager]

This is a dream vlog of mine! I would love to someday vlog about this topic at places like this.

[@velorian85]

Yep pretty much sums up my thoughts.

[@DevirLatam]

¡Gracias por mostrar cómo se hacen estos maravillosos juegos!

[@petergross7235]

Thanks for the tour!

[@MartinTabanag]

what a dream!!! seeing those boardgames come to life is amazing

[@addisonrees8317]

Looks like a group of happy workers, awesome video I do not regret owning these games.

[@1Blackstaffer]

Cool, love being able to see this process.

[@aneta3050]

Thank yoy very much for the journey. I love your games :)

[@mariototsi5987]

Fantastic idea! Love this mini Documentary of your's for us

[@mariototsi5987]

Eleni is fantastic!

[@rscottr]

Sorry the Oompa Loompas were on strike when you were there. New crew seems capable, but I understand the song and dance numbers aren't the same.

[@stewiedarkinvisibleid]

Very cool. I was a bit surprised though that the hand sorting work was done without the use of thin white cloth gloves.

[@waynec7740]

I'm going to watch this video again and look for games that have a solo mode other than "Arnak" (it's on my to buy list already). Knowing that these games are made in the Czech Republic means they are not being made in China and I want to support non-Chinese made games more.

[@MagicRealmVagabond]

Check out Under Falling Skies! One of the greatest solo games around, and it's a CGE game as well (you can see the board at 02:00

[@dianadickieson4873]

Love the home alone music 🎶 ❤

[@mattfromyvr]

"Pajama" and "tattoo" haha, what a delightful video!

[@Resilio67]

So interesting to see 😊 Many thanks for uploading 👍

[@lucasmccarthy9905]

Great video! I really appreciated the tour. Thank you!

[@craigjones7343]

I had no idea this was such a manual process. Thanks for showing us how games are produced.

[@theotherjosh3928]

This was SO COOL to see! Thanks for posting this 😊

[@riccardogiardina1185]

CGE produces boardgames in Europe?! Wow!

[@lauramacdonald5034]

Amazing insight, thanks for sharing! Nice job to all the employees, thanks for your hard work!

[@a7xfanben]

Neat video of the process!

[@gbdomingo]

thanks CGE for sharing!

[@Tackleberry666]

Lacerda should make a boardgame with a theme on boardgame factory :)

[@FCL70]

How do you not love someone who loves the smell of 'fresh cardboard'?!

[@RazBaz07]

Thank you for this! Was really interesting! 😃🤗👍🏽

[@gerald8573]

Codenames is our favorite game with friends!

[@johnnovotny5074]

All the best from North America, úžasný!

[@onepipwonder915]

Thank you for this tour, such a delight to watch! Would love find out if CGE's has any eco--friendly options at their facility :)

[@SuperRobert56]

Fantastic Video, I wonder who prints the artwork, same factory? Or a different one as i didnt see a Printing press there? Also with the price of greyboard doubling in the last year it must be a tough time to make games. What a great company CGE are, fantastic games!

[@ryanbarker5217]

i would say that's most likely a different company. it's possible, of course, but that's a separate business unto itself that would have to sustain itself with far more than this factory could provide work for them, if i'm being clear. it's not really a separate department kind of deal. again, it's possible, i just think it's that likely. the short time i spent in a printing factory, there was no manufacturing, and certainly my dad, who was a journeyman printer, probably couldn't tell you the first thing about how an injection mold press works. i would classify this place as light manufacturing and assembly.

[@crala9209]

Fantastic video! Honestly I'd love to work there :D I like touching and smelling everything what's made from paper like books and of course board games :)

[@iluzonik]

They are hiring :D

[@rapscallion3506]

Outstanding human innovation! I wish Americans could make a comfortable living doing this in the USA.

[@ryanbarker5217]

'boy, being in a factory is great!' said a person who's never worked in a factory, lol. at least that place looks pretty clean, but this is the kind of factory work that gets on your nerves pretty quick as a line worker. reading some of the comments about factories is funny, like, man, some of y'all need to get your hands dirty a little bit, lol.

[@BKMERRELL]

"first loosely like pajamas" - I never thought I would hear shrink wrapping being equated to wearing pajamas

[@Tkappe]

Nice calendar at 0:14 🤣

[@benjaminhester434]

noticed this as well. the camera pan seems to abruptly accelerate past as if no one was going to notice

[@spaztekwarrior]

I can only imagine the fresh board game smell in there:)

[@crepusculo1027]

Woooow! Thanks for this!

[@benjaminhester434]

0:13 calendar aside, I need whatever that Peppa Pig game at 2:24 is for my daughter

[@vasilispapasakellariou4074]

Show us how Gloomhaven is made.

[@psychoticvenom]

Lol the pinup at 0:13

[@Nostradamuzzzz]

Beautiful

[@ikesteroma]

SSSSSNNNIIIIFFFFF... Ahhh, I love the smell of "fresh" cardboard in the morning.

[@meyklar]

Vidéo hyper intéressante mais elle est beaucoup trop courte ! On en veut une autre ! Interesting video but too short ! We want another one !

[@borsho9889]

I didnt know Santa's factory was so close!!

[@ondrejsitar3635]

Amazing!

[@HealingAuraKiperman]

So that's where dreams become reality. Is that a Dungeon Lords card game at 04:39?

[@CzechGamesEdition]

Yep! Good catch! ;)

[@Tanerak-up9lp]

I'm not sure if your Cards got Linen Finish, but I'm very interested how this is done on Cards. Can't find anythinf about this process. Are you working with that finish? Btw very nice "backstage" and transparent work. Its so good that you are producing in Europa and counter the Chinese productions ❤🎉

[@maVRoyal66]

As somebody who works in logistics at Pegasus Spiele in germany, it's been pretty interesting to see how the games we buy from you are made :P If i only would have people to try these games with then could have bought few myself

[@shawnrynearson6114]

" I love the smell of fresh cardboard in the morning!"

[@noid3571]

Funny how I got recommended this video just as I bought under falling skies

[@franciscorobles4038]

Excelente video. Saludos desde México :D

[@CzechGamesEdition]

Gracias! ☺️

[@markoreilly4433]

Very interesting! Thank you :-)

[@lincolnhoppe]

Awesome!

[@boliviangram2091]

My excavator from under falling skies might be there yet... Still waiting for it

[@jenniferrose4216]

I can smell that place 😆😆

[@derhinek]

Is nobody going to mention the pin up poster on the machine at the beginning of the video?

[@andreaslorenz1452]

Toller Beitrag 👍🏼😅 vielen Dank dafür 😍

[@JoshDRivia4]

Just going to pretend that factory machine didn't have a pin up model on it?

[@djmurp2]

Fantastic!

[@Poiuytrew.Q]

Very nice! If paper was used instead of shrink wrap, could that be automated? I’m glad that the company is able to manufacture locally and support the local economy.

[@icalculi]

i can smell the cardboards from here

[@franciscorojas8088]

Are you guys producing Arnak's expansion in Spanish?

[@CzechGamesEdition]

It is planned yes! Not in production yet, but we're working on making it happen with our Spanish partner Devir :)

[@armandocalvillo9283]

What was that rupenzel card from?

[@brightsunlight335]

Its so nice to see not producing in China. Keep and expand to produce in Europe! You should also think about to add an Emblem on your boxes "made in EU" 🇪🇺👍🏼

[@viktorkm]

Woah! Does CGE print their games in Czech!!?? Im going to but every cge game I see just to support this! Every company eho dont use china is a winner in my book!

[@moravskyvrabec]

Wow! Tak to znamina, ze musim zase navstivit Prahu a videt tento zavod! Is there a factory store?

[@CzechGamesEdition]

OK, the factory from the video, doesn't have a factory store, unfortunately. But the guys from whom we're buying our wooden components, Detoa, have a store (where you might be able to find some of our components, even!). You can also take a tour of these facilities, it's a very interesting place too!

[@gabrielfanti86]

Nice!!!

[@ErikHuizinga]

The title of this video sounds like something I'd like to show my children. But then I see that poster on a machine, visible for a few seconds starting from 0:13. While it's nothing really baffling, bad or special, it's noteworthy nonetheless and one might wonder what it's doing there. It might raise an eyebrow or two, and some might even dislike it. In the end, this video is about making games and I don't think that poster is especially fitting for the entire target audience.

[@Physiology-E-Paathshala]

Nice

[@barbwyer83]

Yummy looking candy :)

[@Castorshells]

Awesome tour! If we could get all production and manufacturing for board games out of China, I'd be good with that. We need more companies in America and non slave countries to make this hobby perfect.

[@headlibrarian1996]

Shipping costs to the West coast are going to skyrocket. Close to double is my guess. That might pressure on shoring of games manufacturing.

[@Castorshells]

@@headlibrarian1996 That would be nice to get more games made here but disappointing if that ends up being the reason it's done. I just went through my entire collection and I only own 2 games that were not made in China. In the end I'm just putting my $$$ into the problem as well.

[@Kepler-h5p]

Cool!

[@arielpirante2]

i have read in a forum one said that boardgames is not environmental friendly

[@deanlol]

I NEED the picture of you in the top hat. I have a NPC tinker that is a woman in a top hat and that picture is perfect. She is a major NPC who throws out plot hooks to players.

[@juanroaguilo]

amazingggggg

[@felipealvarez1982]

0:13? Who dat?

[@MoriMemento117]

If the answer isn't "by magic", I'm gonna be disappointed! EDIT: 15,000 games every shift??? Wow. It was magic.

[@ajeba98]

0:13 HAH!