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Materials
| Figure | Item |
|---|---|
| Wine-box wood, 5–8 mm thick. Keep the batch the same thickness. Thicker stock means you do not sand hemisphere flats. | |
| 16 mm marbles — 5 per player (white, black, yellow, green, blue, red), about 20 uranium, and 1 exalted per player. Sizes vary; second-hand is fine. View on Amazon | |
| 19 mm dice. Second-hand is fine. View on Amazon | |
| Wood glue. View on Amazon | |
| Wooden coasters — inventory bases, one per player. View on Amazon | |
| Wooden hemispheres — turned shield domes. View on Amazon · View on Amazon | |
| Optional: wood stain and boiled linseed oil. View on Amazon |
Tools
| Figure | Item |
|---|---|
| Printer — 11×17 for the full board halves. | |
| Plunge router and a ~16 mm core box bit. View on Amazon | |
| V-groove bit (box lid). View on Amazon | |
| Bandsaw, belt sander, miter saw. | |
| Drill press and an 18 mm Forstner bit — ocean wells oversized so 14–18 mm marbles all drop in. | |
| Lathe for the cooling towers. View on Amazon | |
| Calipers and a pencil — check plank thickness before you cut. | |
| Optional: Dremel, printable sticker paper. View on Amazon |
Safety
Official notice
Shop tools can injure. Follow this guide at your own risk. Wear protection whenever you cut, route, sand, or turn.
Build
1. Sand the logos off the wood.
2. Print the templates at 100%. Hex template
3. Drill marble wells first, then cut the hexes — wells are much harder after the hex is cut.
4. Ocean board: print two 11×17 halves, drill 18 mm wells so mixed marble sizes seat, glue to a 2×1 frame. Full board
5. Cut the boats. Boat template
6. Turn one cooling tower per player (up to 6). Reactor template
7. Drill wells in the bought coasters and hemispheres. Coaster template
8. Optional finish. Then print the rules and play. Play