Like many designers who have played the out of print board game Dune, I have thought to myself, “I could make my own version of this.” Indeed, the image gallery on Board Game Geek is full of custom renditions of the game. It would be no problem to download some PDFs and print out a copy of the game, but I’d like to have a go at making my own artwork for it. Also, I have an interesting solution for the sandstorm I’d like to attempt.

So far, the project is in the planning stages. I have accumulated PDF components of the original game, reference artwork, and some links to sites which might provide game components which I will shape to my own purposes.

Most of the designs I have seen stick very closely to the components of the original, but I wonder if there aren’t alternatives to the combat wheel, for example. Beyond the physical aspects, I also feel like some of the more ridiculous mechanics (such as the whole blind bidding on Treachery cards) can be overhauled. We shall see.