The first batch of Pinocchio has landed in Kuala Lumpur! I flew a small batch in by air, so that I can bring them to the Asian Board Games Festival in Penang on 11 – 13 July 2025. My plan has been to launch the game at ABGF, but the project was a little slower than I had hoped. If I were to send all the games by ship, they wouldn’t make it for the event. So I split them into two batches. The second, bigger batch will be coming by sea.
Pinocchio is my fourth game release.
The box is a little bigger than I had imagined. I had originally envisioned it to be about the same size as the first edition of Dancing Queen, i.e. like a regular deck of poker cards. Late in the production process, the manufacturer suggested adjusting the size to be larger. I had requested that the box be big enough so that after the cards are sleeved, they can still fit comfortably. The manufacturer is more conservative and recommended a larger size.
This is what it looks like after sleeving all the cards. It looks like a perfect fit. There is actually still a little extra space, but not too tight is good. I won’t stress the box and risk tearing it.
Now I add both Traditional and Simplified Chinese rulebooks to my games.
All the game components
Some of the cards
Mock-up of game in play
Pinocchio cards
Donkey cards
This is the unboxing video:
This is an overview of how to play the game:
Webpage (and order form): https://www.cilipadigames.com/pinocchio
The Asian Board Games Festival (Malaysia) will be in Penang 11-13 July 2025 (Friday to Sunday). If you are in Penang or in the north, come visit me to try Pinocchio!
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