Game components
List every physical part of your game, keep several component lists, compare manufacturing quotes, and attach spec sheets.
Last reviewed October 11, 2026
The Components tab is the parts list of your game: every card deck, board, token and box, with its size, material and finish. It starts as a rough inventory while you prototype and grows into the sheet a manufacturer quotes from.
What this page helps you do
- Add components with the detail a manufacturer needs.
- Keep several component lists (for example a standard and a deluxe edition).
- Compare quoted costs per print run with Quote Mode.
- Download the list as a PDF or CSV.
- Attach spec sheets built with the Component Spec Sheet tool.
You'll start from a game's page: click the Components tab.
Create your first component list
The tab opens on the Component Sheets view. If the game has no list yet, you see "No component lists yet". Click Add New List to create one. The first list is named Main Version.
Helpful details
- Key areas: each list is a tab above the table. Hover a tab and click the pencil to rename it. Beside the tabs sit Delete, Duplicate and Add New List.
- What you can do: keep one list per edition or production run, for example "Retail" and "Kickstarter deluxe". Duplicate copies the current list so you only change what differs.
- Good to know: your public catalog shows the component names and quantities of the first list. Deactivated rows (see below) are left out.
Add a component
Click Add Component under the table. The Add New Component dialog opens. Pick a Component Type, name it, enter a Count, fill in what you know, and click Add Component.
Helpful details
- Key areas: the fields are Component Type, Component Name, Count, Dimensions, Material, Color, Printing, Finishing, Packaging and Remarks.
- What you can do: choose from 24 manufacturing types, such as Telescope Box, Tuck Box, Playing Cards, Game Board, Player Mat, Punch Board, Wooden Pieces, Dice, Sand Timer and Cloth Bags, or Custom Component. For Telescope Box, Playing Cards, Punch Board and Cloth Bags, Boardssey suggests common materials, finishes and packaging.
- Good to know: Color opens a PANTONE search: type a PMS code and pick the swatch. The colors on screen are for reference only, so check a physical PANTONE book before you print.
Edit the table
Every cell edits in place: click it, type, and move on. Changes save automatically and show "Saved" when done.
Helpful details
- Key areas: columns are Image, Component Name, Quantity, Dimensions, Material, Color, Printing, Finishing, Packaging and Remarks. Click the Image cell to upload a photo or render of the piece.
- What you can do: the row menu (⋯ at the end of the row) holds Deactivate Row, Duplicate Row and Delete Row. A deactivated row stays in the list, greyed out, and is left out of the catalog; use it for parts you are still deciding on.
- Good to know: long lists are paged, with Previous and Next under the table.
Compare quotes with Quote Mode
Turn on Enable Quote Mode under the table. A Quote quantities panel appears above the lists: type a print run (for example 1000) in Add quantity and press Enter. Each quantity adds a cost column to the table.
Helpful details
- Key areas: enter the unit price your manufacturer quoted for each component at each quantity. The Version Cost Comparison panel sums every list, showing the unit cost and the total cost per quantity.
- What you can do: add two or three quantities to see how the cost per copy falls with a bigger run, or compare a standard and a deluxe list side by side.
- Good to know: quantities are shared across all lists of the game. Remove one with the × on its chip. Quote Mode is remembered per game.
Download the list
Click Download as PDF or Download as CSV under the table.
Helpful details
- Key areas: the PDF is a formatted table with your component images and PANTONE codes; the CSV opens in any spreadsheet.
- What you can do: send the PDF to a manufacturer for a quote, or keep the CSV as a snapshot before a big change.
- Good to know: when Quote Mode is on, the cost columns are included in both downloads.
Attach spec sheets
Click the Spec Sheets sub-tab. It lists the sheets made for this game with the Component Spec Sheet tool, which describes parts that are not printed on paper (wooden pieces, dice, bags) in a manufacturer-ready format.
Helpful details
- Key areas: with no sheet yet you see "No spec sheets yet" and Add a Spec Sheet. With sheets, a Sheet picker shows each one with "Updated ..." and a count of components and sections, plus New spec sheet and Open in tool.
- What you can do: keep as many sheets as you need per game, for example one per production run or expansion.
- Good to know: sheets are created and edited in the tool, not here. See Component Spec Sheet.
Tips & common questions
Should I list every distinct card? No. One row per deck ("Action cards, 60") is what manufacturers want. Use Remarks for the breakdown, or the Prototypes tools to design the cards themselves. See Prototypes overview.
Where do sizes go? In the Dimensions column, in the unit your manufacturer uses. Write the unit in the cell, for example "63 x 88 mm".
Can I attach a picture to a component? Yes. Click the Image cell of the row to upload one.
Which list does my catalog show? The first list tab, with its active rows only. Put the retail edition first.
Who can edit components? Admins and Members, and Collaborators who were granted the game on the Permissions tab.