https://farad.space/tags/3dprinting/Recent content in 3dprinting on Nate's BlogHugoen-usMon, 05 Jan 2026 00:23:00 -0800https://farad.space/posts/rummikub/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:23:00 -0800https://farad.space/posts/rummikub/<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rummikub">Rummikub</a> is a family favorite around here, being suitable for all ages and allowing up to four people to play at a time. As the holiday break comes to a close, I wanted to write a post about this game and its intersection with 3d printing, a hobby of mine.</p> <h2 id="the-game">The Game</h2> <p>The Wikipedia link above does a great job describing the game. For the purposes of this article, there is one main aspect of the game which is relevant to 3d printing: the tray design. Games start by drawing 14 tiles, and cannot start playing tiles until they have drawn sufficient tiles that they can make &ldquo;melds&rdquo; (runs or sets of 3 or more tiles) worth at least 30 points in total. This leads to a few requirements on the tile holder:</p>