Log in to join the conversation.
Sabacc Cards - Star Wars Poker-like
[Video here!](https://www.tiktok.com/@ugly_robot/video/7548854200264936735?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7433830735889434158)
Check out the [tokens/case here](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7142310)
A version of the smuggler's bluffing game 'sabacc' - a quite fun improvement on poker that, in my view, provides a bit more player agency and some interesting opportunities for more deception AND more cooperation. Easy to learn, hard to master.
You can use whatever rule variant you like - I believe there is a Disney official, as well as older fan versions - but I've also included our house rules (Nar Shaddaa Spike), that I think add a simple twist that I find makes the game both easier and more strategic - lying about dice.
Includes all cards and dice:
- 3 suits of 10 cards each
- You'll print a positive and negative of all suit-cards
- You'll print two of the 'neutral' Sylop cards
So a standard deck is 62 cards: 3x10 suit cards + 2x sabacc Sylop
(There's also a card-blank for you to create your own cards)
Also includes 2 case variants:
- A nifty side-sliding case (my recommendation)
- A more simple top-loading case
These are 'sabacc' cards, designed to be printed on any standard FDM printer. There are a few approaches to getting the coloring, but I recommend:
- Get 4 filament colors:
a background (black)
a positive (green)
a negative (red/orange)
a neutral (gray/white)
- For each bed of cards, set a single color change. The 'bottom' will be the 'accent' color (positive, negative), and the last few layers will be the background.
- Then, once all cards are printed, flip them all over, and uniformly paint their backs to match the background. I did:
a few airbrush layers of cheap black acrylic
a few layers of rattlecan clear matte varnish
(If you don't have an airbrush, you can use rattlecans or sponge-dab paint on, whatever)
That way, your end result is:
- The 'rim' of each card (and the icons) are black - making them easy to read, but also meaning they 'expose no info' when looked at side-on.
- The bottoms of the cards are uniformly painted black - so they cannot be differentiated
I find the cards to have a nice thickness, they feel flexible/resistant, and won't mind a little water (or blue milk). Pick nice vibrant filaments for your accent colors - if they are too translucent, the color may not show up well on such thin prints.
As I said, there are a few different ways to solve this problem of 'how do I print multiple colors on a single-color FDM without making the cards easy to differentiate when looked at side-on'. It is an interesting puzzle, feel free to think of your own - but the above approach was what worked best after I tried a half-dozen different redesigns.
(Also included are the png icons - if you want to use them in your own rulesets or print them on paper or w/e)
Remember: never gamble anything you wouldn't 'burn'.
Enjoy!