How to Pair Luthier Instrument Standees with Your Game Table
By Paverson Games | Published: 2026-10-13
Category: How-to Guides
A step-by-step setup for Luthier Illustrated Instrument Standees: match the 27 wood pieces to player bases, manage the storage tray, and keep standees upright through a full game night.
Quick answer
Match each of the 27 wood instrument standees to a screen-printed player base before you deal any cards, then keep the custom storage tray on the table as a return point. Standees stay stable when the base slot is fully seated, so push each wood piece down until it stops rather than balancing it on top.
Clear the table space before you open the tray
The Luthier Illustrated Instrument Standees set includes 27 wood pieces, 32 screen-printed player bases, and a custom storage tray. Because the tray is sized to fit inside the deluxe edition box, it doubles as a sorting station. Give yourself a flat area roughly the size of a playmat so the wood pieces and bases do not mix with cards or tokens. If your table is tight, a double-sided playmat like the Luthier Playmat gives you a defined zone for standees on one side and keeps the rest of the game off the wood grain side.
Sort the 27 instruments before any player picks one
The set covers every instrument in the game, including the four that use cards from the promo pack. Lay the wood pieces illustration-side up so the heat-transferred art on both sides is visible. Sorting first prevents mid-game arguments about which piece represents which instrument, and it lets you confirm nothing is missing before the first turn. Keep the tray nearby so pieces return to the same slot when not in use.
Seat each standee fully into its base
The 32 bases are screen printed, so they are meant to be seen as part of the table presentation. Push the wood piece into the base slot until it seats completely. A partially seated standee leans, and a leaning standee is the most common reason a piece falls over during a reach across the table. If a base feels loose, check that you are using a base with the correct slot orientation rather than forcing the piece.
Step-by-step standee setup
- 1. Empty the tray onto a flat surface: Tip the 27 wood pieces and 32 bases out of the custom storage tray, keeping the tray itself on the table as a return point. Checkpoint: count the wood pieces before you start. If you are short, check the tray corners before assuming a piece is missing.
- 2. Match each instrument to a base: Pair every instrument standee with a screen-printed player base. The set has more bases than instruments, so you can leave spares in the tray. Common mistake: forcing a wood piece into a base at an angle. Seat it straight down until it stops.
- 3. Seat standees fully, then test the balance: Press each wood piece into its base until the slot is fully engaged, then give the standee a light nudge to confirm it stands without leaning. Checkpoint: if a standee wobbles, reseat it rather than propping it against a card or token.
- 4. Place standees where hands will not sweep them: Put active standees on the playmat side of the table, away from shared card piles and the path players use to reach the board. Common mistake: lining standees along the table edge, where a sleeve or elbow catches them first.
- 5. Return standees to the tray between rounds: When a round ends, drop each standee back into its slot in the storage tray instead of leaving it loose on the table. Next step: close the tray and store it in the deluxe edition box so the heat-transferred art stays protected.
What the Luthier standee set gives you
- Luthier Illustrated Instrument Standees: Every beautiful instrument illustration from the game is custom heat-transferred onto both sides of wood pieces, and the set includes one version of all 27 instruments in the game, including 4 instruments that use cards from the promo pack. You can see the instrument art from either side of the table, and the promo-pack instruments are covered without buying a separate set.
- Luthier Illustrated Instrument Standees: The set also comes with 32 screen printed player bases and a custom storage tray that will fit into the deluxe edition box. The extra bases give you spares for a full player count, and the tray keeps all 27 pieces organized between sessions instead of loose in a bag.
- Luthier Illustrated Instrument Standees: Weight and dimensions are 11 oz, 384mm x 127mm x 38mm. The tray is compact enough to store with the game box, but the 27 wood pieces still need a clear table zone when they are all in play.
