We bought this for a school project and I was very happy with the quality. My kid used sharpie, crayola markers and paint and not once did the surface get too wet or bubble or smear. (The paint was inexpensive acrylic paints from a craft store.)Then some items were printed out on glossy photo paper and glued to the board with 3m Permanent glue sticks.The only caution i'd put out there is to take into consideration the medium you are using in regards to folding the board. My kiddo glued on photo paper and when the board was folding it started going awry, so while the glue was still moist the papers were removed, cut down the middle where the board folds and scooched over a few mm accordingly. Sure, it left the tiniest gap but then the board folded with no problem to the thick photo paper. The paint and such had no issues. (And we concluded it wasn't the board's fault, it's the nature of trying to fold the thick glossy paper on a board surface.)The game looked fantastic!