For me personally, when it comes to gaming, theme is very important. But so are components! Like adding background music that matches the theme, adding new components that help improve the game experience can go a long way to enhancing the theme. A good game can be made a little more entertaining with some exciting or interesting components.
There are many places online to find upgraded components for our tabletop games but an often overlooked source is Etsy. Etsy is a global ecommerce platform for artists and creative businesses. There are plenty of talented gamers working on Etsy to help us all improve our games. I've compiled a list of a few of my favourite board game upgrades:
Please note: some of these items may have limited stock and may be out of stock by time you are reading this. Such is the nature of Etsy.
Handmade Board Game Tokens from VelveyDearest
Half Log Wood Resource Tokens Handmade https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/291936653/small-half-log-wood-resource-tokens
Tusk/Ivory Resource Tokens https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/508791548/tuskivory-resource-tokens
Stone Resource Tokens https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/291937689/small-light-colored-stone-resource
Iron Ingot Resource Tokens Handmade https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/278432010/iron-ingot-resource-tokens-replacement
3D Printed Accessories from 3DGameGear
Terraforming Mars 3D Tiles (Set of 80) https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/526650475/terraforming-mars-game-gear-3d-tiles-set
King of Tokyo 3D Monster Figures https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/533424459/king-of-tokyo-game-gear-monster-figures
Blood Rage Longboat Deck Holder https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/485372559/blood-rage-game-gear
Colt Express Loot Tokens https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/487378985/colt-express-loot-tokens
Settlers of Catan Fan Made Items from FanOfCatan
4 Player Custom Set for Settlers of Catan https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/533837410/4-player-set-starter-settlers-of-catan
Advanced Custom 4 Player Set for Settlers of Catan https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/533838078/4-player-set-advanced-settlers-of-catan
Handmade Board Game Tokens from epicycledesigns