Build Your Own Board Game Template | Editable in Canva | Custom Family Game

Build Your Own Board Game Template

Make a board game that is completely yours. This build your own board game template gives you a full classic property trading game, ready to play, and every word on it is editable in Canva.

Name the game after your family, your class or your best friend. Turn the streets into places that mean something to you: Grandma’s kitchen, the soccer field, your favorite pizza place, the lake house. Change the prices, write your own cards, and print it at home.

What’s in your board game template

• 3 game boards: a ready-to-play board with your own game name in the middle, a photo board where you drop a family photo in the center, and a blank board outline to design from scratch
• 28 property cards: 22 streets, 4 stations and 2 utilities, with rent prices
• 16 Surprise cards and 16 Treasure cards, ready to play
• Blank Surprise and Treasure cards to write your own
• Play money in 7 bills: $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 and $500
• A link to your own editable copy in Canva

Make it yours in Canva

Every text box is editable: the game name, the street names, the prices, the card texts and the corner spaces. Keep our example street names, or change them all. Drop your favorite family photo into the center of the board, or recolor it to match a birthday theme or a favorite sports team. A free Canva account is all you need, no Canva Pro required.

The finished game makes a thoughtful gift: a custom board game for a birthday, an anniversary, grandparents, a retirement or a family reunion.

How to get started

1. Buy the template. Your download appears right away and is emailed to you too.
2. Open the PDF and click the template link. Canva makes your own copy.
3. Edit the text, then download your game as a PDF from Canva.
4. Print at home or at a print shop, cut out the cards and money, and play.

Good to know

• This is a digital download. Nothing is shipped.
• You’ll need your own dice and game pieces. Coins, buttons or small toys work great.
• The board is square. Use “fit to page” on a home printer, or have it printed larger at a print shop.
• For personal use and gifts. You may not resell the template or the finished game.

Looking for more play money? See our printable play money in three designs.