Can anyone tell me how to build a vassal game board and counters?
Hi Chuck,
That’s an overly broad and non-specific question 
I suggest you start at the Documentation Index, in particular in the section Module Creation. There, you will find reference materials, guides, and so on. Also, the section Tutorials can be useful.
Other than that, I suggest you find a simple module - say Battle for Moscow - and open it in the Vassal Editor to see how things are done. Then, when you understand what is going on, you can progress to more advanced modules, such as Battle for Moscow and see how things are done there.
For more specific questions, search this forum for past questions and - usually - answers.
Good luck with your endeavour.
Yours,
Christian
You will need to create the graphics for the map, counters and chart. vmod or vassal files are actually zip files. You can look at them by changing the extension from vmod to zip. This will allow you to see examples of the graphics involved.
Simple games like some of the SPI modules might be a good start to look at. You have to import the graphics so do the map first get it in vassal and make a hex field for the map using the vassal tool, then create 1 counter to import to check to make sure the size of the counter fits into the map properly. Once you have sized the counter then use it as an example to make the rest. If the counters have a back side you will need to create them also and setup a layer trait that includes the front and back side.
Start small and work your way up. There are several youtube videos that could help you understand the process.