Thanks to the wonders of the internet, we are able to sell our PDF Print & Play of Marrying Mr. Darcy online. This is a good option if you want to spend less money, enjoy DIY craft projects, or MMD is not readily available in your part of the world. While the price is low, there is some labor involved in creating your print & play set. I've gotten a few questions about making Print & Plays, so I'm going to try and document every step in this blog. 1. Buy and download the Print & Play .ZIP files. You can do that here. 2. Unzip the ZIP files. This will give you access to the PDF files inside. 3. Open the PDF files. Most computers already have Adobe software installed that can open and print PDF files. However, if you don't, you can get Adobe Reader for free here. 4. You will see that the game comes with several PDF files. Each of these is a a different component of the game. Let's look at each of these: 4A. Each "card" file is a different deck in the game. For the "Event" deck and "Character" deck the first page of the file is the card back. The other pages of these files are the card fronts. I suggest printing all of the card fronts first, flipping over the paper, and then printing the card backs on the other side. 4B. For the "suitor," "heroine," and "player guide" decks, these files are only 2 pages each. They should be printed double sided, but make sure that with the "heroine" and "player guide" decks that the cards line up properly. For example, in the heroine deck, Elizabeth Bennet should be on the front and back of her individual card when it is cut out. 4C. There are a few files for the Rules depending on how much you want to print or in what format. I would suggest looking at all the rule files and then decide which ones you want to print. 5. Print your cards and rules. On your print settings, be sure to select "Actual size" so the cards don't shrink. If you don't have a printer, you can often find a local copy store or printer (Kinkos, Staples, Office Max, UPS Store, etc.) that can do this for you. I would suggest printing on cardstock or a heavier paper for durability. If you have a store print your copy, they will probably need fairly specific instructions, so be familiar with the files so you can relay instructions. 6. Cut out your cards. The best way to do this is with a cutting mat, exacto knife, and ruler. Set the page down so you are looking at the card fronts. Set your ruler along the guides at the sides of the page and make your cut. I have found it best to stop and start the knife about 1/4 inch from the edge of the paper. This way the ruler guides don't get cut off the paper! 7. Assembly and general craftiness. Find or purchase a 6-sided dice to go with your game and you are ready to play! You might consider purchasing some Eurosize card sleeves if you want to protect the cards and make them a bit easier to shuffle. If you are an extra crafty type, you might make a box to hold your cards, dice and rules in. Here is one made by justinboy24! Or, if you want a really special box for your print & play, check out this tin available from Customized Girl. It is the perfect size and shape to fit your custom game! 8. Read the rules, get some friends together, make some snacks (optional but highly encouraged) and have a great time playing Marrying Mr. Darcy! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me! Enjoy!
7 Comments
Bekah
12/6/2014 06:31:35 am
How many pages is it?
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Erika
12/6/2014 06:45:53 am
I'm pretty sure it requires 22 pieces of paper for the cards, plus depending on what rules your print out, an additional 1-3 pages. (That is going off of memory, but I think that is correct. The total number of cards in the game is 181 so it IS quite a bit of cutting out.) Hope that helps!
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Chris P
7/25/2015 07:52:01 pm
For printing the event and character cards where (understandably) the back of the card only appears once: if you want to print the whole lot double sided in one go I found you can use the "print specific pages" option in the print dialog, at least for my printer/PDF reader. Where you get to put in a page range or selection put
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Coda
6/29/2016 12:10:32 pm
How big is each card?
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Erika
6/30/2016 09:07:07 am
3x2.25 inches
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Susana
6/13/2017 06:45:20 pm
Which is the "actual size" of each page? letter? legal? A4?
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Erika
6/15/2017 01:12:01 pm
8.5x11 (inches)
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