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At Novabond Game Manufacturing, we live and breathe board games and card games. Got an idea that could spark joy at the table? Or maybe you're looking for a partner to bring your game to life?

We'd love to hear from you. Fill out the form below, and our team will personally connect with you to answer your questions, explore your vision, and turn your ideas into reality.

LOCATION SHANGHAI CHINA

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Have questions or a new game idea? Contact us anytime at Info@novabondgames.com.
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Changes after mass production begins are possible but can affect lead time and cost. Novabond Game Manufacturing reviews all requested modifications, evaluates feasibility, and provides recommendations to optimize impact. Critical changes such as component replacement or packaging adjustments are coordinated through QC checkpoints to maintain consistency and quality. Our goal is to balance flexibility with production stability, ensuring that urgent adjustments do not compromise your delivery schedule or product standards.
Packaging and assembly typically require 3–7 days, depending on game complexity, number of components, and box style. Novabond Game Manufacturing’s factory integrates assembly lines with quality control, ensuring that components, trays, dice, and cards are correctly placed. Special features such as multi-language inserts, shrink-wrap, or promotional items are incorporated seamlessly. This structured approach ensures final products are ready for shipping with minimal delays.
Yes. For every project, we provide a detailed production timeline, showing each stage from pre-production sampling, tooling, printing, molding, assembly, to final inspection and packing. This breakdown enables clients to plan logistics, crowdfunding campaigns, and retail launches effectively. Timeline transparency is a core part of our factory-backed approach, reducing uncertainties for international clients.
Yes. International holidays, Chinese New Year, and peak order periods may extend lead times. Novabond Game Manufacturing advises clients to plan production well in advance to account for these periods. Our proactive planning includes buffer times and alternative production schedules to mitigate risks. Clients are updated weekly on potential impacts, ensuring realistic expectations for delivery.
Our factory utilizes a dedicated scheduling system to manage overlapping projects, allocating machines, assembly lines, and QC staff efficiently. Each project receives a clear timeline with checkpoints for sampling, mass production, and packing. This structured approach minimizes delays and ensures that urgent or high-volume projects maintain priority without impacting other clients. Transparency in scheduling also allows international clients to plan shipping and marketing campaigns accurately.
We recommend contacting Novabond Game Manufacturing 1–2 months before your campaign ends. Early engagement allows for prototype preparation, risk assessment, material and mold planning, and optimization of production cost and schedule. This proactive approach prevents delays and ensures alignment with logistics, fulfillment, and backer delivery timelines. Planning in advance also provides opportunities to test eco-friendly materials, multi-language printing, or special packaging, which are increasingly important to backers and retail markets.
Novabond Game Manufacturing provides full support for confirmed manufacturing defects. Depending on the issue, we offer replacement components, re-production, or corrective measures under our warranty terms. Our goal is to resolve quality issues swiftly while maintaining trust with international clients. Defect handling is documented and communicated clearly to prevent misinterpretation, ensuring a reliable partnership from prototypes to bulk delivery.
Yes. For added assurance, Novabond Game Manufacturing can arrange third-party inspections through trusted agencies like SGS, BV, or Intertek. This is especially valuable for international clients requiring independent verification of materials, color accuracy, safety compliance, and packaging integrity. Our factory coordinates these inspections seamlessly to avoid delays in shipping or customs clearance.
Plastic components—such as trays, miniatures, or dice—undergo injection molding QC to check for shrinkage, warping, surface defects, and internal air bubbles. Our engineers also verify tolerance accuracy to ensure proper assembly. Any defective components are separated and replaced before packaging. This ensures international clients receive complete, uniform sets with consistent quality.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing prioritizes sustainable sourcing. Wooden components are available from FSC-certified suppliers, ensuring eco-friendly practices. Additionally, we can provide certificates of origin and material safety documentation, supporting environmental compliance and appealing to conscious consumers. This is particularly important for brands seeking eco-friendly positioning in global markets.
Novabond Game Manufacturing products are designed to comply with international safety standards, including EN-71 (Europe), ASTM F963 (USA), CPSIA, and others on request. This ensures that toys and game components are free from toxic materials, small-part hazards, or unsafe finishes. For clients targeting global markets, we can provide documentation and test reports for customs clearance, retailer requirements, and consumer confidence.
Yes. All critical components undergo rigorous durability tests. Dice are rolled multiple times to check wear and edge integrity, punchboard tokens are subjected to bending and compression tests, and miniatures are inspected for strength and paint adhesion. Wooden and plastic elements are stress-tested for longevity. These procedures ensure that your game withstands normal gameplay, shipping, and handling, meeting both consumer expectations and retailer standards.
Most standard material samples are free of charge, allowing clients to evaluate paperboards, punchboards, and commonly used components. For custom tooling or special finishes, sample production involves additional costs, which are fully documented in the quote. Providing samples helps minimize risk during mass production, ensures client satisfaction, and supports informed decision-making for Kickstarter, retail, or large-scale projects.
Novabond Game Manufacturing offers flexible shipping options: EXW, FOB, CIF, and DDP depending on client needs. Shipping fees are calculated separately to allow transparency and flexibility. We can provide freight consultation, recommending cost-effective methods for bulk shipments, split shipments, or multi-warehouse delivery. international clients benefit from our experience coordinating with international carriers, customs, and import regulations.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing can provide preliminary estimates based on sketches, descriptions, or partial designs. While exact pricing requires production-ready files, early estimates help clients plan budgets, make design decisions, and evaluate feasibility before finalizing artwork or CAD files. This proactive approach reduces delays and allows smooth communication with international clients.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing supports flexible minimum order quantities, transparent cost breakdowns, and early-stage prototype guidance. This approach is ideal for indie creators or crowdfunding campaigns where budgeting and cost predictability are critical. By leveraging our factory efficiency, we help creators achieve high-quality components at competitive costs, ensuring backers receive professional products while creators maintain healthy margins.
Novabond Game Manufacturing evaluates comparable quotes and can propose optimized manufacturing solutions. Our factory-backed capabilities often allow lower cost without compromising quality. Clients can share competitor quotes for review, and we provide alternatives using material, layout, or assembly optimizations to achieve cost savings, making Novabond Game Manufacturing a competitive choice for high-quality tabletop game production.
Yes. Economies of scale apply to printing, molding, and assembly. Ordering larger quantities spreads fixed costs, such as molds and setup fees, over more units, reducing the per-unit cost. Novabond Game Manufacturing’s factory expertise enables efficient batch production, allowing international clients to benefit from bulk pricing while maintaining consistent quality and timely delivery.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing supports sustainable materials and eco-conscious production methods. Options include soy-based inks, recyclable packaging, biodegradable plastics, and FSC-certified wood. We also advise on component selection and layout optimization to minimize waste. Eco-friendly production not only reduces environmental impact but also appeals to international markets that increasingly prioritize sustainability in consumer products.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing manufactures resin, plastic, and metal miniatures, including highly detailed figures. We provide master sculpting, mold creation, injection casting, and painting options, ensuring that even intricate components are produced reliably and efficiently. This service is suitable for Kickstarter campaigns, retail sets, or collector editions, giving clients access to professional-quality miniatures backed by factory experience.
Yes. During prototyping, Novabond Game Manufacturing provides color adjustment, coating selection, and finish verification. We offer recommendations to improve durability, visual appeal, and material compatibility, ensuring that your final product aligns with expectations. international clients benefit from real-time feedback, photos, and technical guidance to confirm that colors, gloss, and tactile finishes are consistent with their design.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing’s factory is equipped to handle orders ranging from prototypes to tens of thousands of units. Small-batch production allows early testing and pre-sales campaigns, while large-batch production leverages economies of scale, optimizing cost per unit. Our production system is flexible, ensuring consistent quality regardless of order size, which is ideal for Kickstarter, retail, or wholesale projects.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing supports multi-language printing and packaging. We can print rulebooks, card text, and packaging in multiple languages within a single production batch, reducing costs and simplifying logistics. This is particularly valuable for clients distributing games globally, as it ensures compliance with local markets and enhances product accessibility for international audiences.
Yes. Our team frequently optimizes trays, packaging inserts, token layouts, and miniature assemblies to improve durability, reduce material waste, and lower production costs. For example, we can adjust punchboard nesting, minimize blank spaces, or redesign tray cavities for better stability. These optimizations leverage our in-house production knowledge to ensure components are functional, cost-efficient, and visually appealing.
Starting with Novabond Game Manufacturing is simple:
1. Submit your project details: component list, artwork, quantity, and target market.
2. Receive consultation and preliminary quotation: including material suggestions, cost estimates, and production timelines.
3. Approve prototypes and production plan: confirm samples, molds, and layouts.
4. Begin mass production: with full QC, assembly, and packaging support.
5. Ship and deliver globally: using your preferred shipping method.
This structured process ensures smooth collaboration, transparent timelines, and professional results, making Novabond Game Manufacturing a reliable partner for international clients seeking high-quality tabletop game manufacturing.
Yes. We regularly work with unreleased intellectual properties and respect client confidentiality. NDA agreements are standard for sensitive projects, ensuring that designs, prototypes, and production information remain secure. This is particularly important for international clients launching new games, protecting their IP from leaks or unauthorized copying.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing can produce custom inserts, rulebooks, flyers, promotional materials, and branded stickers. All items are integrated into assembly and packaging, ensuring a consistent brand experience. This service supports Kickstarter campaigns, retail sales, or collector editions, enhancing perceived value and customer satisfaction.
Yes. Novabond Game Manufacturing prepares all required customs documentation, including invoices, packing lists, HS codes, and compliance certificates. This ensures smooth international shipping and compliance with import regulations. international clients can rely on our experience to avoid customs delays or rejections, making global delivery hassle-free.
We support sea freight, air freight, courier express, and DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) services. Depending on budget, urgency, and destination, our team recommends the most efficient and reliable shipping option. For large-volume shipments, we coordinate with freight forwarders and shipping lines to ensure containers or pallets are properly packed, tracked, and delivered on schedule.
Yes. We offer split shipments and multi-destination logistics, including delivery to warehouses, retailers, or fulfillment centers worldwide. This service is ideal for Kickstarter projects, subscription boxes, or global retail launches. Novabond Game Manufacturing coordinates logistics to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-efficient delivery, minimizing customs delays and handling issues.