A Simple Counter, fast to print, easy to assemble.

History and why we are here

When we sat down on New Year's, we played some games that required level-counting and needed to do this with Pen and Paper due to the lack of other things. I am still not sure what my friend has written down, he won but I think he cheated - because we were drunk and only he knew what Level we were and somehow he won. Nevermind. I´ve wanted to print some counters when back home so everyone can see their current state. When checking available models, all colorful prints took ages to print and produced a lot of waste. I am not a painter so I needed another solution with minimal filament changes. So it happened that I opened Fusion 360 again.

Design and Ideas

The counter needed to fulfill some requirements, for example, it needed to be placeable on a table and the points were visible to all participants at all times. So we can notice when somehow for some players magic levels appear. They need to be easy to store and not roll around the table, so we can even handle them when we are drunk - again. I wanted them to be colorful so each player could be assigned a color. Each counter must be printable in a reasonable amount of time, with minimal filament waste on 1 Plate.

Printing

It´s designed to be multi-color and used with AMS. You can change the colors in the slicer to match your desired color scheme.

Assembly Guide

The Numer Roll

Each roll consists of 4 parts that need to be clicked together.

The long number plate needs to be wrapped around the holder. Ensure that you roll it clockwise and that the inner clips are facing counter-clockwise. It should look like in the picture below.

Now simply tighten them with the small rings, so the numbers stay in place.

Repeat this for all number rolls you have 😊.

The Base

The bar has on one side an indicator pointing down. Take any faceplate and put it together like in the image below, so the indicator is pointing down.

Now insert a number roll you assembled earlier, and place it on the bar like in the image below. Ensure that the front is flush, if that's not the case, please check the number roll assembly and rotate the number holder. Add a spacer between every roll.

Finally, add the last roll. It does not need a spacer on top! If its looking like in the image you are good!

Stick on that Base, it may require some force so it clicks in.

Finally, add the last faceplate, and you are done!

I hope you enjoy the design, please leave a comment/rating if you enjoy it or share your feedback!

Updates

25.02.2024

• Added 3-digit version
• Added 4-digit version