<p>You can look at what the Cheapass games come with and what they suggest you borrow from other games. Typically they assume players have:</p>

<ul>
<li>Dice</li>
<li>Pawns / meeples / etc</li>
<li>Counters such as coins / beads / etc</li>
<li>Pen and paper</li>
<li>A stack of paper money </li>
</ul>

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2010-10-29T16:44:21.173Z
2010-10-29T16:44:21.173Z
AlexC
<ul>
<li>pens/pencils</li>
<li>paper</li>
<li>dice</li>
<li>playing cards</li>
<li>coins</li>
</ul>

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2010-10-29T08:45:36.427Z
2010-11-01T11:09:16.817Z
2010-11-01T11:09:16.817Z
gkrogers
<p>I'll state the obvious ones:</p>

<ul>
<li>Chess</li>
<li>Checkers</li>
<li>Six-sided dice</li>
</ul>

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2010-10-29T09:29:53.990Z
Only six-sided dice for most people, though.  If you need D10s or something, then you limit your audience.
Richard Gadsden
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2010-10-29T13:11:35.243Z
Dominoes are a strange addition to the list; I wouldn't think of them as universal.
Jadasc
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2010-10-30T04:49:59.483Z
Thanks for the feedback, @Richard and @Jadasc. I've incorporated it in my answer.
Don Kirkby
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2010-11-02T23:07:26.720Z
Dominoes are common but not *so* common you can expect people to have them. Yes, they might be easy to find (not so sure anyway), but only if you really *knew* in advance you needed them...
o0'.
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2010-10-29T05:54:41.160Z
2010-11-03T05:17:47.043Z
2010-11-03T05:17:47.043Z
Don Kirkby
<ul>
<li>Nearly everybody has "play money" around in some form or another - from Monopoly, Life, or similar games</li>
<li>Many households that lack a chess set will still have pawns from Sorry, Parcheesi, etc..</li>
</ul>

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2010-10-29T15:25:48.760Z
2010-10-29T15:25:48.760Z
gomad
<ul>
<li>chess</li>
<li>checkers</li>
<li>six-sided dice</li>
<li>playing cards</li>
<li>pen &amp; paper</li>
<li>coins</li>
<li>simple play pieces (meeples or other incarnations)</li>
</ul>

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2019-01-23T14:44:39.767Z
I would also leave out checkers.
icirellik
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2010-10-29T13:16:21.523Z
Especially pen & paper are extremely versatile. I would add "a printer" to that, which gives you some features that pen & paper don't have.
Erik P.
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2010-11-05T07:26:34.897Z
I'd leave chess out...
Kempeth
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2010-10-29T06:03:19.030Z
2010-11-05T04:43:31.310Z
2010-11-05T04:43:31.310Z
Toon Krijthe
<p>When designing a board game to publish on the web, what components are safe to assume that most people will already have in their collection?</p>

<game-design><components>
What components does "everybody" have?
Don Kirkby
# What components does "everybody" have?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2010-10-29)

When designing a board game to publish on the web, what components are safe to assume that most people will already have in their collection?

**Tags:** game-design, components


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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_7 on 2010-10-29. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

* chess
* checkers
* six-sided dice
* playing cards
* pen & paper
* coins
* simple play pieces (meeples or other incarnations)

> **Comments:**
> **username_9**: Especially pen & paper are extremely versatile. I would add "a printer" to that, which gives you some features that pen & paper don't have.  
> **username_10**: I'd leave chess out...  
> **username_8**: I would also leave out checkers.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2010-10-29. Score: 7

You can look at what the Cheapass games come with and what they suggest you borrow from other games. Typically they assume players have:

* Dice
* Pawns / meeples / etc
* Counters such as coins / beads / etc
* Pen and paper
* A stack of paper money


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### Answer by username_2 on 2010-10-29. Score: 5

* pens/pencils
* paper
* dice
* playing cards
* coins


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### Answer by username_0 on 2010-10-29. Score: 4

I'll state the obvious ones:

* Chess
* Checkers
* Six-sided dice

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Only six-sided dice for most people, though.  If you need D10s or something, then you limit your audience.  
> **username_4**: Dominoes are a strange addition to the list; I wouldn't think of them as universal.  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the feedback, @username_3 and @username_4. I've incorporated it in my answer.  
> **username_5**: Dominoes are common but not *so* common you can expect people to have them. Yes, they might be easy to find (not so sure anyway), but only if you really *knew* in advance you needed them...  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2010-10-29. Score: 3

* Nearly everybody has "play money" around in some form or another - from Monopoly, Life, or similar games
* Many households that lack a chess set will still have pawns from Sorry, Parcheesi, etc..


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