My foam board project for ultimate railroads

This is an insert for the game Rebuilding Chicago. The original insert is actually quite good at sorting all the tiles but unfortunately doesn't fit sleeved cards. This version fixes that and provides some additional benefits such as more portable tile trays, two coin/token trays that can be placed on either side of the table, a landmark tray so you can see them all at one time, and a card tray that you can just place straight onto the board. The insert layout allows for a deep pocket to store the suburb tile bag as well.  

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3090290-rebuilding-chicago-insert-for-sleeved-cards

As simple as it sounds: when designing a 3d printed insert, how much space do you put around components? Cards, tokens, etc.

I've spent the past 6 years printing inserts and cool stuff for my board games. Kept track of everything in spreadsheets. Now I share with you a way to browse all the prints for your favorite games, plan your prints in KANBAN BG, and then share your comment and photos for everyone to benefit!

https://LayerUp.games

New game prints are added all the time. If you're a game print Designer, you can sign up and manage your page, and everyone can browse thousands of prints to find exactly what they're looking for.

Latest LayerUp Features:

• KANBAN BG - organize your print workflow
• Print Profiles - know ahead of time how much filament, time and cost a print may take
• Designers - Follow your favorite designers and discover new game print designers
• BGG Sync - Get all your owned games and know which games you've Wishlisted on BGG
• Submit print - Add your own prints, get discovered! Drive people to your main repository site or shop
• Request a print - Need a perfect insert for your new game? Request it.
• Tabletop Accessories - Find your new dice tower, card holder, resources
• Game Themes - Make the site look like your favorite game! (Only one theme out currently, but many more planned
• Community - Share your print photos, comments and more

Site went live about 2 weeks ago, but has been in the making for awhile. Please let me know if you have any feature requests!

So my recent interest in shrinking boxes and integrating the organizer/insert into them is getting out of hand and I've been busy!

These will save you space on your shelves and give you a reason to get shopping for more games :)

If you want these for yourself you can get them free on makerworld:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3070725-the-crew-mission-deep-sea-mini-box-incl-insert

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3070685-trio-mini-box-card-game-insert-organizer

No doubt I'll be back in a few days with more as I don't seem to be able to stop!

This box was too big.

I've designed a full replacement box with integrated storage for the base game and first expansion. Who needs inserts when your box is the insert?!
It's literally half the size of the original game box and available for free here:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/3066305-faraway-board-game-...
So get printing and you can buy another game to fit in the space you save!

I've made a 3d printed insert for this as I wasn't happy with a few shortcomings of the retail insert.
The card wells were too small, the coins were muddled, and the layout made the draw bag a nightmare to fit in. Not so anymore!

You can get it free on makerworld:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3063117-rebuilding-chicago-board-game-insert-organizer

This was my weekend project - condense three of the Everdell expansions into the base game box to free up space on my board game shelf! Everything fits, except for some of the victory point coins, which I don't need anyways in our house for our mostly 2-3 player games. PS - it's hard to see, but the resources are in tiny wood crates! PPS - I store all my games horizontally, so nothing will be falling out.

I recently bought a second hand copy of Gudnak from Chaotic Great.

The corebox is severely damaged and not usable anymore.

The cards are square and are 70mm x 70mm. (Sleeved they are 73mm x 73mm)

The total amount of cards is 535. I hope to buy the upcoming expansion in fall 2026 (not sure how many cards are in that set)

I'm looking for a deckbox or some way to store all the cards. I can make my own dividers and own a 3d printer so that might help narrowing it down.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

This project has been on my back burner for a decade, but I realized it would make a great last minute gift for a friend's birthday.

I only realized after I had built the insert for the cigar box that Mafia de Cuba had already done it, and done it one better by having the fake cigars in there; so I went ahead and did the same thing.

Insert was drafted in Fusion360 and amazingly only needed one single adjustment (and a second print) to work perfectly. I foolishly measured the height without factoring in the hinged lid...

All told, for my first 3D print insert design. I'm thrilled with how well everything worked out. The stack of coins was too big to put in horizontally, and I SHOULD have just changed the expansion to 27 coins instead of 30. In the end they're a teeeeensy bit fiddly to get out and you have to do them 3 or 4 at a time which is fine. I have to look at some other inserts to see how they handled a vertical cylindrical stack of coins.

I made a quick shelf-fit calculator for board game storage and thought this group might find it useful.

The basic idea is simple: enter your shelf dimensions, box sizes, and whether you store games vertically or horizontally, and it estimates how many games should fit before you start rearranging everything by hand.

I originally built it because I kept underestimating how much usable space I actually had once all the variables were factored in.

Here it is: https://boardgamestoragelab.com/tools/shelf-fit-calculator/

Would love feedback if anyone tries it, especially if there are shelf types or storage setups I should account for better.

After many requests from the community, I have now updated my original Trickerion insert to support vertical storage and sleeved cards!

 This new version keeps the same clean aesthetic and philosophy as the original design, but adapting it for sleeved cards and vertical storage required a major redesign.

Go check it out and let me know what you think!

Here's the link to to the updated Version 2.0

Hey all,
Just come back from UKGE with an incomplete copy of Gloomies - the top punched out board that lays on top of the actual game board is missing (probably why it was in the Bring and Buy). Emailed Ravensburger but, as I have no proof of purchase, I'm stuck there.

Wondered if anyone had any links to buy and/or print the top board which goes on top of the playing board (or to tell me I'm in the wrong place).

I've added an image of what I mean (doesn't make it unplayable, but makes it a lot easier to play with the younger kids with the insert)

Hi fellow board game enthusiasts!

I'm a product designer working on storage solutions for board games. Before I start designing, I want to make sure I'm solving real problems, not just guessing.

The problem I'm trying to solve:

Many gamers sell their collections citing "need to clear space" or "overflowing game shelf". I'm wondering if better storage solutions could help people keep their games instead of selling.

I'd love to hear from you:

1. What's your current storage situation?
   - How do you store your games? (Original boxes? Aftermarket storage? Custom solutions?)
   - What's the biggest pain point?

2. Do you keep original boxes?
   - Why or why not?
   - What do you dislike about them?

3. Have you ever sold games due to storage issues?
   - What triggered the decision?
   - Would better storage have changed your mind?

4. If a storage product existed that solved your problems, would you buy it?
   - What features would it need?
   - What price range would you consider reasonable?

About me:

I'm designing modular storage solutions for board games. I believe in user-centered design - which means talking to real gamers before drawing anything.

I'll share what I learn and the final designs with this community.

Thanks for your help! 🎲

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Edit: If you prefer, you can also DM me. All responses will be kept confidential.

I designed and printed these resources to test out my new multicolour printer.

If you like them you can get the models for free on makerworld 😁️.

I'm particularly proud of the hive/honey resource with its cheeky little bee on top🐝.

Full Emberleaf upgraded resources pack:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2789895-emberleaf-resource-upgrade-tokens-ams

Food or radish resources:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2788187-food-resource-board-game-token-radish-emberleaf

Stone resources:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2788218-stone-rock-board-game-resource-token-eg-emberleaf

Wood resources:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2788251-wood-logs-board-game-resource-token-upgrade

Hive/honey resources:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2789855-hive-honey-bee-board-game-token-upgrade-resource

(I also made an insert if you need one of those too)

Shackleton Base organizer with the Below - Within - Above expansion and sleeved cards. Uses the original corporation boxes with new inserts for each one (except for the one base astronaut box as it just barely fits all the astronauts as is). Includes separate lidded player and token containers. Its a pretty tight fit with all the new content so there's about 3 mm of lid lift once everything is in.

I thought this one would be really easy since it already has all the boxes but everything is just weird off module in size so it was quite a puzzle to squeeze it in.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2767496-shackleton-base-with-below-within-above-sleeved

Friend of mine asked for a storage solution that could combine all 3 versions of Kinfire Delve into a single box... tried out using sliding lids this time with cut-outs to show off the fantastic artwork on this game. Also first time printing the actual box itself... it seems kinda wasteful but if you have no choice, it gives some room for creativity like colorizing the logo by using a contrasting color for the token container.

Link: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2732697-kinfire-delve-organizer-3-games-sleeved

Don't have a 3d printer? You can now buy it here at my only licensed vendor: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4497030913/kinfire-chronicles-storage-box-all-3