Great News Everybody! Chico and Jo have re-released their 5" Kraft Pizza boxes on Amazon. Please check out the description above for updating Amazon links. If you want to hold out for a 9 count set, Chico and Jo will be releasing a Gloomhaven specific set on their Etsy sight soon. I will add those links as I receive them. Yes, the boxes are slightly bigger, but only the width of the cardboard all the way around. I tested the new boxes in my copy of Gloomhaven and the storage solution still works. I filmed a short video of the new boxes in action and I will be uploading that soon.
Great video on organizing the game... I just got my game yesterday and am buying the stuff you gave mentioned in your link as well. One thing am not able to find is the file that you use to hold the item cards. I can only find 3 ring binder but that's too bulky. Appreciate if you can give a link for a sample product similar to the file that you used
@@NaanRaaja What you are looking for are simple file folders with 3 prongs/brads/metal fasteners (pockets are optional). I had some in house already but I would recommend going to a local Wal-Mart or office supply store if you are able because Amazon is going to make you buy in bulk and you only need 2. The best I could find on Amazon was a 4 pack for $5. www.amazon.com/dp/B00KGFFXQU/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_rtLMCbXJYDSYW
@@TheMeepleMarathon I am not sure if you are interested but I created some tops for the storage boxes (1 for each of the 8 charecter boxes). They have the charecter pictures for easy visual reference. I did them in publisher. Let me know and I can get them to you.
Just bought x4 5x7 photo cases and x2 bead organizers tonight. The photo cases were 3.99 The bead cases were 4.99 16+10 is 26 so 30 with tax. Thank you for sharing your storage methods. Even when I get my card sheets and folders, sleeves, and dice I will be way under the 100 dollar amount for the pre built organizers. Got the game for 80 one an Amazon deal. So I'm 110 in on the game so far. It's tradition for me to bring a game to Thanksgiving/Christmas to play with my brothers. Thanks again for sharing your organization strategy. I can't wait to hop into the world of Gloomhaven. Cheers!
Thank you so much, this is a really great solution that cut almost all my setup time and made my group join the game night much much more. I managed to spend almost 0 making the traps and obstacles containers with some spare cardboard I had from an amazon delivery. Thank you so much!
For anyone who is having trouble finding the boxes online right now, I have actually been in conversations with the dealers themselves. Supposedly they changed the boxes slightly (don't worry, they sent me some samples and they still fit) and are working on getting the new boxes listed. From our conversations, it sounds like they will be creating a Gloomhaven package specifically for this solution that includes 9 total boxes (instead of 8) and other storage items that would be useful.
@@TheMeepleMarathon Gotcha! For some reason I'd thought that these were assembled by a 3rd party. Hmm, the shipping costs make it really hard to justify vs. the Amazon listing if you need only that 9th pizza box. I don't suppose they have an option for that yet?
@@carternelms5324 They have been willing to work with me in the past. I had recommended they increase their box count to 9 or 10 on their Amazon listing as well, but I'm not sure why they did not go that route. I would reach out to them through their Etsy store. They are very easy to work with.
i got the boxes for 6 dol each. the folders for 2 each and the inserts for 10 (5 usd for each set of 10 sheets). the decks on french amazon were 15 usd (had to get 5 bad quality ones), and i didn't even get the pizza boxes yet... total (without the pizza boxes: 31 usd. pizza boxes i'll try get later down the line and use plastic bags in the mean time.
Thanks. I am on it. I ordered the pizza boxes and have one craft box that is close to your Michael's box dims. Ignoring cost feel your solution is better than Broken Token or Daedalus.
Finally got this game- I plan to implement all of your tips to make it easier to navigate. I’m excited to play and I think making the setup time more efficient breaks the stigma of these games being to difficult to setup, therefore “not worth it“...but if a game of Scrabble or Monopoly or Cards Against Humanity can take an hour+... why not something more rich and exciting?
i sure wish i would have watched this before i wasted 70 bucks on the e raptor insert,that item is garbage.i spent an hour working on that and after a few of the tabs breaking i said hell with it and put it up in the attic.im so happy i seen this video thanks for making it im ordering these things right now.
No problem. I've been very happy with this storage solution after numerous set-ups and breakdowns of the game. Everything fits back in nicely every time.
I still have some of the brown craft boxes from Chico and Jo's second round of production. See my second Gloomhaven Storage video to see how they were made just slightly larger. You're welcome to some if you want. ua-cam.com/video/yP1aH9Ncyh8/v-deo.html
That's an awesome system of organization you came up with! Many thanks for sharing! Could you please also share the labeling of the monster boxes please? I'm completely new to the game and don't know how monsters are categorize. Thanks again!
Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I needed to pull my copy of Gloomhaven out to make sure I got this right. Here is how I have the boxes broken down ... 1.Setup - this contains all the monster card slips as well as the Curse/Blessing cards, one time perk quests, the monster attack modifier deck and my extra character attack modifier deck 2. Boss - all the bosses and their one attack modifier deck 3. Guards & Archers - this includes Inox guards and Inox archers (there is only one attack modifier deck for Guards and one for Archers, so I had to split up my Inox grouping) 4. Imp/Shamans/Scouts - this contains the Inox Shamans and the Vermiling Shamans due to the same issue with the guard and archer attack modifier decks 5. All the Demons - this box is full, but they all fit 6. Living ... Bones/Corpses/Spirits & Cultists 7. Viper, Bear, Hound, Ooze 8. Icestorm, Lavaflow, Infester, Deep Terror 9. Drakes, Lurker, Stone Golem, Ancient Artillery This way, a lot of similar types are all in the same box and often end up in scenarios together. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
@@TheMeepleMarathon Mr. Chaffee, you are the best!! Sir, many, many thanks for taking the time and effort to pull the box (which I know may not be easy =) and noting it all down. Much appreciated and you've helped turned a herculean task into a much easier one!
Thought the mini pizza box thing was a great idea. Got them for myself but they don't fit in my box the same way as in yours. Putting them next to the character boxes is too tight. I can stuff them in, but then the box bows out a bit. Maybe this has something to do with your comment about the new versions of the boxes. Really wish I had seen that before I ordered. I'm making do with only 8 boxes ATM
I tested the new boxes and even though they were a more snug fit, they did not appear to push the box out when inserted. My box however does bow a little on it's own. I think this is just from the sheer amount of content it has held over the past year. I never have a problem getting the lid back on though. I have removed some of my character boxes (all those I'm not currently using), to make room for 3 photo storage boxes. These photo boxes are the perfect size to hold each characters decks, stat board, miniature, etc. and fit perfectly in that space. This may be the difference in my set up. I like the photo boxes because it makes it very easy to pull out what each player needs and hand them their box to set up their character themselves.
I had the same problem with a set of 8 white 5" boxes from the same source. Placing them in the orientation shown in the video pushed the sides of the box out enough to make me switch to eight boxes in two sets of four rotated 90 degrees from the orientation in the video. Since I'm storing the map tiles, rules and scenarios in an alphabetized accordian file folder outside the box, I have a ninth box of similar dimensions to the 5" pizza boxes laying flat on top of the map which contains the setup stuff. Thanks again for sharing this setup! I'm very happy with the end result
Can you post a link/description to all the items you used for storage in one post...ie sleeves for all cards...is one set of 400 enough-that link looks to be just for the small cards? The pizza boxes..such a great idea! How many inserts should I get? Should I only get the business card inserts? I appreciate your help. Just want to make sure i dont buy too much or little...
I have updated the description (make sure you click Show More) with all the links for all the products I used and even some alternatives. You can also check out my updated video here ua-cam.com/video/yP1aH9Ncyh8/v-deo.html that discusses some of those alternatives.
@@TheMeepleMarathon the bead boxes shown in the link you show on the description are 10 x 7 x 1...reading other posts I thought the size should be 10 x 5 x 1
@@jerrywitt8039 Yes, the bead boxes should be 10x5x1. The issue is with Michael's website. The picture they are showing is the 10x5 box (2 rows). Their description of the box is wrong. I believe if you were to actually order the box, the correct 10x5 would show up. Someone else commented on this below. But yes, if you go into an actual store, make sure you buy a 10x5 storage container with 2 rows of 5.
Yes, I have the grouped together based upon when they would be unlocked (i keep the pages that we have not unlocked yet flipped backwards). Then they are in ascending order by number and duplicate cards share the same slot.
@@TheMeepleMarathon Thank you so much! Sorry to bother you with another question I am trying to figure out what to put in my "set up" box. Do you have the Battle Goal, Random Scenario, Room Deck, Monster Dec, personal quests and and attack modifier decks all in one box? or are those split into your second Ultra Pro deck box?
I'm implementing this! I went out and got the boxes and I had some deck boxes around. But what are your boxes catogories? I got - Setup - Demons - Guards + Archers - Bears + Hounds + Vipers - Boss - Cultist + Shaman + Scout[?] - Living Spirit + Living Bones + Living Skeleton
These are the box categories I have currently ... 1.Setup - this contains all the monster card slips as well as the Curse/Blessing cards, one time perk quests, the monster attack modifier deck and my extra character attack modifier deck 2. Boss - all the bosses and their one attack modifier deck 3. Guards & Archers - this includes Inox guards and Inox archers (there is only one attack modifier deck for Guards and one for Archers, so I had to split up my Inox grouping) 4. Imp/Shamans/Scouts - this contains the Inox Shamans and the Vermiling Shamans due to the same issue with the guard and archer attack modifier decks 5. All the Demons - this box is full, but they all fit 6. Living ... Bones/Corpses/Spirits & Cultists 7. Viper, Bear, Hound, Ooze 8. Icestorm, Lavaflow, Infester, Deep Terror 9. Drakes, Lurker, Stone Golem, Ancient Artillery
@@TheMeepleMarathon Hi - some excellent tips there !! I'm just setting up my own boxes. I've put the One Time Perk Quest Cards in one of the spare business cards slots. And all of player 4's stuff in an archive box. Thanks for the pointers !! :)
Yes, in fact they actually fit a little better sleeved. Non-sleeved cards have a tendency to slide out of the pockets if you hold the page upright for too long. Sleeved, they fit in there a little tighter and tend to slide out less on their own.
Really like this system. Especially since there are multiple types of archers, guards, etc but one set of cards it is nice to have them all together. If I removed the tiles to an accordion folder do you think there would be room to leave in the foam inserts for the monster tiles like show on boardgamegeek.com/thread/1732757/gloomhaven-monster-standees-organization-solution/page/1 ? I already cut those out for the monsters and I kind of like the look of it but it does take more space. Second question: how many of those business card pages do you need? I've not dug into the item cards yet so I don't know how they need to be laid out but the pages come in packs of ten. Is 20 enough? More? Thanks!
To answer your first question, if I remove my map tiles and keep my over-world fold-out map in the box, I have approximately 1.75" but I also have the campaign guide, rulebook, and market card folders that still need to go in the box. In the BGG post, I only see 3 sets of foam holders, which doesn't seem like enough but I could be wrong. Assuming you could arrange them all in one layer, this method may work. To answer your second question, I have two folders of business card holders. One folder holds just the market cards and there is a separate page (10 total) for each level of the market you can unlock due to your prosperity, so almost all the pages have several blank slots. The second folder is for the secret items that are unlocked during campaign quests and from treasure tiles. There are 7 total sheets for these. So I have 17 total sheets but you could probably get away with less. Hope this helps.
@@TheMeepleMarathon sweet, thanks! I ended up going with www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07F473GWV/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1 since you get more pages for the money. Hopefully they work out.
A quick helpful hint: On the bead boxes, the Michaels site has it listed as 10x7. This WILL NOT FIT. It needs to be 10x5 in order to fit in the side. Trust me. It'll save you the headache of running around. I did find that Michael's is the only one to have the dimensions needed. JoAnns and Hobby Lobby didn't have the 10x5.
@@Mhworley, I dont live near a michaels, so i just wanted to make sure they were correct online, Just pulled the trigger on Gloomhaven and want to get it organized Day 1. Thanks
Where did you get the sleeves for the smaller cards? Like the enemy guard cards. Also those pizza craft boxes are out of stock. Do you know where else I can get them?
I7rag0n Here is the link for the mini euro sleeves I bought. Mayday Games Mini Euro Card Sleeve 45 MM X 68 MM (4x100 Pack, 400 sleeves) www.amazon.com/dp/B06XZJ113R/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_uM.lCbFAFWPHR As for the mini pizza boxes, I know they have them in white and brown but I haven’t seen them anywhere else. Possibly at Michael’s or another craft store? I find a lot of good storage stuff at Michael’s. I’ll look around and see if I can find them elsewhere
I've been trying to find the pizza boxes as well. I can tell you Hobby Lobby and Michael's by me don't carry anything like that. I did find these at Office Depot which have the same dimensions (5"x5"x1") but the cost and number you get are significantly higher: bit.ly/2SFJwgK I haven't been able to find anything else to substitute for the mini pizza boxes but I also haven't bought these yet so I can't say how well they fit in the box using the layout in the video.
@@Loki384 @I7rag0n I found the sellers of the mini pizza boxes on Etsy. It appears you can pick them up directly from them for a dollar cheaper! Here is their Etsy store link ... www.etsy.com/listing/491572576/8-white-5-mini-pizza-boxes-sturdy?ref=shop_home_feat_4
Did you try the sellers Etsy shop? www.etsy.com/listing/491572576/8-white-5-mini-pizza-boxes-sturdy?ref=shop_home_feat_4 They may ship to Canada from there. Same product, just takes Amazon out of the equation.
I just got finished doing pretty much everything in the video, and the box is kinda stretching/expanding, yet I was able to fit everything and the box top still slip on well. I'm just afraid it's gonna rip or tear at the corners. thoughts?
James L I have been setting up and breaking down my copy of Gloomhaven for quite a while now. I don’t have room to keep it all set up between plays so the storage solution gets a lot of use and my box integrity is fine. One thing I did do, after a few times of transporting the heavy box around, was to remove all the character boxes (the ones with the action cards, modifiers, etc, not the minis) we weren’t using. This not only made the box lighter but gave me room to put 3 photo storage boxes in that empty space. The photo storage boxes hold each character currently being played (attack modifiers, action cards, item cards, mini, etc.) and there is room leftover for the small map tiles. Maybe this will help keep your overall box from getting stressed.
@@TheMeepleMarathon thanks for the tip. I'll probably take out the locked characters as well and look for a box to store the currently played characters with all their respective stuff.
@@TheMeepleMarathon I went ahead and removed all the characters and minis currently not in use. So there's only 4 character boxes and minis now, and I've gotta say it's amazing. (Perspective top down like in your video) I line up the pizza boxes vertically off to the right side, stacked ead boxes in the middle, stacked character boxes lying flat on the right side. I have everything else fitting in cartridges and deck boxes etc on the ground floor of the box in the leftover space. Then I pretty much stack up the tiles on top of the character boxes and bead boxes and it kinda up perfectly with the height of the pizza boxes. The I lay the board and books and folder on that. Plenty of space still and box is alot lighter, plus it's not stretching or expanding!
I purchased mine at my local game shop (Game Theory in Raleigh, NC), but they are Ultra Pro brand deck boxes, I believe they were advertised to hold 3 full sized decks so 150 cards each. Here is something similar on Amazon a.co/d/cVxRpsL
I purchased the brown "mini" pizza boxes from Amazon. They also come in white if that is your preference. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IL9N9YA/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=ACSRGKJF8TAMT&psc=1
I should, I just need to track it down. I have an extra of their new style (slightly larger), if that would work. I know I can put my hands on that one.
@@TheMeepleMarathon If you don't mind checking for the smaller one first that would be great. I'm in So Cal - any idea what it would cost to ship it to me?
Hey @@jameskiang9222 . It looks like you found some of the old style boxes on Amazon, but in case you are still looking for a single 5x5 box, i did find my extra one I had lying around. If you are still interested, I can try and run by the post office the next day or so to get a shipping rate.
@@TheMeepleMarathon That would be awesome if you could. I haven't had a chance to try organizing the game yet but since you use 9 boxes I plan on using 9 as well. Thanks for checking!
I use the dice to track HP on monsters stat cards and on summons. Just rotate the dice down as you hit the monsters. Much cleaner than using the HP counters included in the game.
Great News Everybody! Chico and Jo have re-released their 5" Kraft Pizza boxes on Amazon. Please check out the description above for updating Amazon links. If you want to hold out for a 9 count set, Chico and Jo will be releasing a Gloomhaven specific set on their Etsy sight soon. I will add those links as I receive them. Yes, the boxes are slightly bigger, but only the width of the cardboard all the way around. I tested the new boxes in my copy of Gloomhaven and the storage solution still works. I filmed a short video of the new boxes in action and I will be uploading that soon.
Great video on organizing the game... I just got my game yesterday and am buying the stuff you gave mentioned in your link as well. One thing am not able to find is the file that you use to hold the item cards. I can only find 3 ring binder but that's too bulky. Appreciate if you can give a link for a sample product similar to the file that you used
@@NaanRaaja What you are looking for are simple file folders with 3 prongs/brads/metal fasteners (pockets are optional). I had some in house already but I would recommend going to a local Wal-Mart or office supply store if you are able because Amazon is going to make you buy in bulk and you only need 2. The best I could find on Amazon was a 4 pack for $5.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00KGFFXQU/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_rtLMCbXJYDSYW
@@TheMeepleMarathon Thanks for the quick response. The link you provided is exactly what I was looking for.
@@TheMeepleMarathon I am not sure if you are interested but I created some tops for the storage boxes (1 for each of the 8 charecter boxes). They have the charecter pictures for easy visual reference. I did them in publisher. Let me know and I can get them to you.
@@djleroyjames Sure. My email is chaffee1921@yahoo.com
Just bought x4 5x7 photo cases and x2 bead organizers tonight.
The photo cases were 3.99
The bead cases were 4.99
16+10 is 26 so 30 with tax.
Thank you for sharing your storage methods. Even when I get my card sheets and folders, sleeves, and dice I will be way under the 100 dollar amount for the pre built organizers.
Got the game for 80 one an Amazon deal. So I'm 110 in on the game so far.
It's tradition for me to bring a game to Thanksgiving/Christmas to play with my brothers. Thanks again for sharing your organization strategy. I can't wait to hop into the world of Gloomhaven.
Cheers!
Taking the less expensive approach is really appealing. These things can be found in so many stores too, we'll have to use this approach! Thanks!
Thank you so much, this is a really great solution that cut almost all my setup time and made my group join the game night much much more. I managed to spend almost 0 making the traps and obstacles containers with some spare cardboard I had from an amazon delivery. Thank you so much!
For anyone who is having trouble finding the boxes online right now, I have actually been in conversations with the dealers themselves. Supposedly they changed the boxes slightly (don't worry, they sent me some samples and they still fit) and are working on getting the new boxes listed. From our conversations, it sounds like they will be creating a Gloomhaven package specifically for this solution that includes 9 total boxes (instead of 8) and other storage items that would be useful.
As of noon Pacific time on Friday, February 8, Amazon had 6 of the 8 packs in stock and available for $8.99.
I don't suppose they'll let you know when/if they release their Gloomhaven packages?
@@carternelms5324 They have their Gloomhaven packages in their Etsy store. The links to each package are in the description of the video above. :)
@@TheMeepleMarathon Gotcha! For some reason I'd thought that these were assembled by a 3rd party. Hmm, the shipping costs make it really hard to justify vs. the Amazon listing if you need only that 9th pizza box. I don't suppose they have an option for that yet?
@@carternelms5324 They have been willing to work with me in the past. I had recommended they increase their box count to 9 or 10 on their Amazon listing as well, but I'm not sure why they did not go that route. I would reach out to them through their Etsy store. They are very easy to work with.
This is the best storage solution I have seen anywhere. Thanks!
Dude, so many thanks! As a newb I really appreciate this. Saving me monies and having so much fun. Thanks again! Sweet music too
Business card insert ,cool idea
Thank you so very much man! This organization impressed my friends.
This is the best cheap and efficient solution by Gloomhaven storage, thank you
You're welcome. I've been very happy with it.
Great solution to handling this beast of a game.
i got the boxes for 6 dol each. the folders for 2 each and the inserts for 10 (5 usd for each set of 10 sheets). the decks on french amazon were 15 usd (had to get 5 bad quality ones), and i didn't even get the pizza boxes yet... total (without the pizza boxes: 31 usd. pizza boxes i'll try get later down the line and use plastic bags in the mean time.
Thanks. I am on it. I ordered the pizza boxes and have one craft box that is close to your Michael's box dims. Ignoring cost feel your solution is better than Broken Token or Daedalus.
Finally got this game- I plan to implement all of your tips to make it easier to navigate. I’m excited to play and I think making the setup time more efficient breaks the stigma of these games being to difficult to setup, therefore “not worth it“...but if a game of Scrabble or Monopoly or Cards Against Humanity can take an hour+... why not something more rich and exciting?
Could you specify the groups you sorted the monsters into for the pizza boxes: bosses, archers/guards, etc.? Thanks!
The description of each monster box is located at the bottom of the video description. Just scroll past all the links.
@@TheMeepleMarathon Thanks so much! Super helpful video :)
Just got my Chico boxes, they are a full inch taller amd very tight fit sliding in.
Yeah, I had to create a second Gloomhaven storage solution video to show how the new boxes fit. Should be in the Gloomhaven playlist on my channel.
i sure wish i would have watched this before i wasted 70 bucks on the e raptor insert,that item is garbage.i spent an hour working on that and after a few of the tabs breaking i said hell with it and put it up in the attic.im so happy i seen this video thanks for making it im ordering these things right now.
No problem. I've been very happy with this storage solution after numerous set-ups and breakdowns of the game. Everything fits back in nicely every time.
Man if I wasn’t late then I would have took care of that box bc I work in Raleigh. Lol
I still have some of the brown craft boxes from Chico and Jo's second round of production. See my second Gloomhaven Storage video to see how they were made just slightly larger. You're welcome to some if you want. ua-cam.com/video/yP1aH9Ncyh8/v-deo.html
Ryan Chaffee yeah I just realized u had an updated video. No worries I am making a check list and will get everything eventually. Thank you!
That's an awesome system of organization you came up with! Many thanks for sharing!
Could you please also share the labeling of the monster boxes please? I'm completely new to the game and don't know how monsters are categorize. Thanks again!
Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I needed to pull my copy of Gloomhaven out to make sure I got this right. Here is how I have the boxes broken down ...
1.Setup - this contains all the monster card slips as well as the Curse/Blessing cards, one time perk quests, the monster attack modifier deck and my extra character attack modifier deck
2. Boss - all the bosses and their one attack modifier deck
3. Guards & Archers - this includes Inox guards and Inox archers (there is only one attack modifier deck for Guards and one for Archers, so I had to split up my Inox grouping)
4. Imp/Shamans/Scouts - this contains the Inox Shamans and the Vermiling Shamans due to the same issue with the guard and archer attack modifier decks
5. All the Demons - this box is full, but they all fit
6. Living ... Bones/Corpses/Spirits & Cultists
7. Viper, Bear, Hound, Ooze
8. Icestorm, Lavaflow, Infester, Deep Terror
9. Drakes, Lurker, Stone Golem, Ancient Artillery
This way, a lot of similar types are all in the same box and often end up in scenarios together. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
@@TheMeepleMarathon Mr. Chaffee, you are the best!!
Sir, many, many thanks for taking the time and effort to pull the box (which I know may not be easy =) and noting it all down. Much appreciated and you've helped turned a herculean task into a much easier one!
Hey thx for the help one last question the item cards is it one card per slot or do u double them up
its mini pizza box time
Wish I had seen this before buying an mdf one
Thought the mini pizza box thing was a great idea. Got them for myself but they don't fit in my box the same way as in yours. Putting them next to the character boxes is too tight. I can stuff them in, but then the box bows out a bit. Maybe this has something to do with your comment about the new versions of the boxes. Really wish I had seen that before I ordered. I'm making do with only 8 boxes ATM
I tested the new boxes and even though they were a more snug fit, they did not appear to push the box out when inserted. My box however does bow a little on it's own. I think this is just from the sheer amount of content it has held over the past year. I never have a problem getting the lid back on though. I have removed some of my character boxes (all those I'm not currently using), to make room for 3 photo storage boxes. These photo boxes are the perfect size to hold each characters decks, stat board, miniature, etc. and fit perfectly in that space. This may be the difference in my set up. I like the photo boxes because it makes it very easy to pull out what each player needs and hand them their box to set up their character themselves.
I had the same problem with a set of 8 white 5" boxes from the same source. Placing them in the orientation shown in the video pushed the sides of the box out enough to make me switch to eight boxes in two sets of four rotated 90 degrees from the orientation in the video.
Since I'm storing the map tiles, rules and scenarios in an alphabetized accordian file folder outside the box, I have a ninth box of similar dimensions to the 5" pizza boxes laying flat on top of the map which contains the setup stuff.
Thanks again for sharing this setup! I'm very happy with the end result
I'm coming up with $35 on this. Seems like just another $15-20 to get a nice wooden insert.
exactly
Can you post a link/description to all the items you used for storage in one post...ie sleeves for all cards...is one set of 400 enough-that link looks to be just for the small cards? The pizza boxes..such a great idea! How many inserts should I get? Should I only get the business card inserts?
I appreciate your help. Just want to make sure i dont buy too much or little...
I have updated the description (make sure you click Show More) with all the links for all the products I used and even some alternatives. You can also check out my updated video here ua-cam.com/video/yP1aH9Ncyh8/v-deo.html that discusses some of those alternatives.
@@TheMeepleMarathon the bead boxes shown in the link you show on the description are 10 x 7 x 1...reading other posts I thought the size should be 10 x 5 x 1
@@TheMeepleMarathon thank you for posting it all in the description :) very helpful
@@jerrywitt8039 Yes, the bead boxes should be 10x5x1. The issue is with Michael's website. The picture they are showing is the 10x5 box (2 rows). Their description of the box is wrong. I believe if you were to actually order the box, the correct 10x5 would show up. Someone else commented on this below. But yes, if you go into an actual store, make sure you buy a 10x5 storage container with 2 rows of 5.
How do you have the cards sorted in your card pages? Ascending numerical? With all of the same card number in one slot?
Yes, I have the grouped together based upon when they would be unlocked (i keep the pages that we have not unlocked yet flipped backwards). Then they are in ascending order by number and duplicate cards share the same slot.
@@TheMeepleMarathon Thank you so much! Sorry to bother you with another question I am trying to figure out what to put in my "set up" box. Do you have the Battle Goal, Random Scenario, Room Deck, Monster Dec, personal quests and and attack modifier decks all in one box? or are those split into your second Ultra Pro deck box?
I'm implementing this! I went out and got the boxes and I had some deck boxes around. But what are your boxes catogories? I got
- Setup
- Demons
- Guards + Archers
- Bears + Hounds + Vipers
- Boss
- Cultist + Shaman + Scout[?]
- Living Spirit + Living Bones + Living Skeleton
These are the box categories I have currently ...
1.Setup - this contains all the monster card slips as well as the Curse/Blessing cards, one time perk quests, the monster attack modifier deck and my extra character attack modifier deck
2. Boss - all the bosses and their one attack modifier deck
3. Guards & Archers - this includes Inox guards and Inox archers (there is only one attack modifier deck for Guards and one for Archers, so I had to split up my Inox grouping)
4. Imp/Shamans/Scouts - this contains the Inox Shamans and the Vermiling Shamans due to the same issue with the guard and archer attack modifier decks
5. All the Demons - this box is full, but they all fit
6. Living ... Bones/Corpses/Spirits & Cultists
7. Viper, Bear, Hound, Ooze
8. Icestorm, Lavaflow, Infester, Deep Terror
9. Drakes, Lurker, Stone Golem, Ancient Artillery
@@TheMeepleMarathon , great! I just added plastic bags to keep together the standees and decks inside the boxes. But that was it!
@@TheMeepleMarathon Hi - some excellent tips there !! I'm just setting up my own boxes. I've put the One Time Perk Quest Cards in one of the spare business cards slots. And all of player 4's stuff in an archive box.
Thanks for the pointers !! :)
Ryan, Will the cards fit into the business card pages after they are sleeved?
Yes, in fact they actually fit a little better sleeved. Non-sleeved cards have a tendency to slide out of the pockets if you hold the page upright for too long. Sleeved, they fit in there a little tighter and tend to slide out less on their own.
Really like this system. Especially since there are multiple types of archers, guards, etc but one set of cards it is nice to have them all together. If I removed the tiles to an accordion folder do you think there would be room to leave in the foam inserts for the monster tiles like show on boardgamegeek.com/thread/1732757/gloomhaven-monster-standees-organization-solution/page/1 ? I already cut those out for the monsters and I kind of like the look of it but it does take more space.
Second question: how many of those business card pages do you need? I've not dug into the item cards yet so I don't know how they need to be laid out but the pages come in packs of ten. Is 20 enough? More? Thanks!
To answer your first question, if I remove my map tiles and keep my over-world fold-out map in the box, I have approximately 1.75" but I also have the campaign guide, rulebook, and market card folders that still need to go in the box. In the BGG post, I only see 3 sets of foam holders, which doesn't seem like enough but I could be wrong. Assuming you could arrange them all in one layer, this method may work.
To answer your second question, I have two folders of business card holders. One folder holds just the market cards and there is a separate page (10 total) for each level of the market you can unlock due to your prosperity, so almost all the pages have several blank slots. The second folder is for the secret items that are unlocked during campaign quests and from treasure tiles. There are 7 total sheets for these. So I have 17 total sheets but you could probably get away with less.
Hope this helps.
@@TheMeepleMarathon sweet, thanks! I ended up going with www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07F473GWV/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1 since you get more pages for the money. Hopefully they work out.
A quick helpful hint:
On the bead boxes, the Michaels site has it listed as 10x7. This WILL NOT FIT.
It needs to be 10x5 in order to fit in the side. Trust me. It'll save you the headache of running around.
I did find that Michael's is the only one to have the dimensions needed. JoAnns and Hobby Lobby didn't have the 10x5.
I just picked up the ones that he had listed for Michaels and they fit perfectly. I think the website has their scale listed wrong.
@@Mhworley agreed. Getting the 10 slot box at 10x5 is what you need to look for specifically.
Website is wrong.
So trust the link to Michaels, but not the info on Michaels?
@@jameslongfield6616 yes. Match the item number if you go to Michael's.
@@Mhworley, I dont live near a michaels, so i just wanted to make sure they were correct online, Just pulled the trigger on Gloomhaven and want to get it organized Day 1. Thanks
Where did you get the sleeves for the smaller cards? Like the enemy guard cards. Also those pizza craft boxes are out of stock. Do you know where else I can get them?
I7rag0n Here is the link for the mini euro sleeves I bought. Mayday Games Mini Euro Card Sleeve 45 MM X 68 MM (4x100 Pack, 400 sleeves) www.amazon.com/dp/B06XZJ113R/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_uM.lCbFAFWPHR
As for the mini pizza boxes, I know they have them in white and brown but I haven’t seen them anywhere else. Possibly at Michael’s or another craft store? I find a lot of good storage stuff at Michael’s. I’ll look around and see if I can find them elsewhere
I've been trying to find the pizza boxes as well. I can tell you Hobby Lobby and Michael's by me don't carry anything like that. I did find these at Office Depot which have the same dimensions (5"x5"x1") but the cost and number you get are significantly higher: bit.ly/2SFJwgK
I haven't been able to find anything else to substitute for the mini pizza boxes but I also haven't bought these yet so I can't say how well they fit in the box using the layout in the video.
@@Loki384 @I7rag0n I found the sellers of the mini pizza boxes on Etsy. It appears you can pick them up directly from them for a dollar cheaper! Here is their Etsy store link ... www.etsy.com/listing/491572576/8-white-5-mini-pizza-boxes-sturdy?ref=shop_home_feat_4
@@TheMeepleMarathon Nice! Thanks!
Is there a replacement for the pizza box? Can't find the 5'' mini pizza boxes in Canada. Thanks :)
Did you try the sellers Etsy shop?
www.etsy.com/listing/491572576/8-white-5-mini-pizza-boxes-sturdy?ref=shop_home_feat_4
They may ship to Canada from there. Same product, just takes Amazon out of the equation.
@@TheMeepleMarathon woah 41.60$ CAD for 8 boxes on Etsy
I just got finished doing pretty much everything in the video, and the box is kinda stretching/expanding, yet I was able to fit everything and the box top still slip on well. I'm just afraid it's gonna rip or tear at the corners. thoughts?
James L I have been setting up and breaking down my copy of Gloomhaven for quite a while now. I don’t have room to keep it all set up between plays so the storage solution gets a lot of use and my box integrity is fine. One thing I did do, after a few times of transporting the heavy box around, was to remove all the character boxes (the ones with the action cards, modifiers, etc, not the minis) we weren’t using. This not only made the box lighter but gave me room to put 3 photo storage boxes in that empty space. The photo storage boxes hold each character currently being played (attack modifiers, action cards, item cards, mini, etc.) and there is room leftover for the small map tiles. Maybe this will help keep your overall box from getting stressed.
@@TheMeepleMarathon thanks for the tip. I'll probably take out the locked characters as well and look for a box to store the currently played characters with all their respective stuff.
@@TheMeepleMarathon I went ahead and removed all the characters and minis currently not in use. So there's only 4 character boxes and minis now, and I've gotta say it's amazing. (Perspective top down like in your video) I line up the pizza boxes vertically off to the right side, stacked ead boxes in the middle, stacked character boxes lying flat on the right side. I have everything else fitting in cartridges and deck boxes etc on the ground floor of the box in the leftover space. Then I pretty much stack up the tiles on top of the character boxes and bead boxes and it kinda up perfectly with the height of the pizza boxes. The I lay the board and books and folder on that. Plenty of space still and box is alot lighter, plus it's not stretching or expanding!
@@TheMeepleMarathon Photo storage boxes?
Thanks so much for this! Can I ask where you got the 2 deckboxes?
I purchased mine at my local game shop (Game Theory in Raleigh, NC), but they are Ultra Pro brand deck boxes, I believe they were advertised to hold 3 full sized decks so 150 cards each. Here is something similar on Amazon a.co/d/cVxRpsL
Looking at the Amazon listing, mine are probably the standard size so 80-100 cards.
Thanks for the video! One quick question, what soundtrack is this?
It's from Lord of the Rings :Two Towers soundtrack. I believe it is the Helm's Deep track.
I'm following this but one question what is in the second deck box
One deck box holds all the Road Events and the other deck box holds all the City Events. I believe I placed the random dungeon cards into one of them.
@@TheMeepleMarathon thx man Im following your plan to the T except the character boxes. good stuff way better than a 100 dollar box I gotta assemble .
Go with chill music, not battle music. Kept trying to lower volume to lower the intensity but then I couldn't hear you.
Hi! Where can I find that brown boxes?
I purchased the brown "mini" pizza boxes from Amazon. They also come in white if that is your preference. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IL9N9YA/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=ACSRGKJF8TAMT&psc=1
Do you still have that extra pizza box?
I should, I just need to track it down. I have an extra of their new style (slightly larger), if that would work. I know I can put my hands on that one.
@@TheMeepleMarathon If you don't mind checking for the smaller one first that would be great. I'm in So Cal - any idea what it would cost to ship it to me?
Hey @@jameskiang9222 . It looks like you found some of the old style boxes on Amazon, but in case you are still looking for a single 5x5 box, i did find my extra one I had lying around. If you are still interested, I can try and run by the post office the next day or so to get a shipping rate.
@@TheMeepleMarathon That would be awesome if you could. I haven't had a chance to try organizing the game yet but since you use 9 boxes I plan on using 9 as well. Thanks for checking!
This stuff adds up to well more than 20 dollars.
Wish I had seen this before I bought an expensive insert...
deadlus?
Dice?
I use the dice to track HP on monsters stat cards and on summons. Just rotate the dice down as you hit the monsters. Much cleaner than using the HP counters included in the game.
I liked seeing your storage solution, but I did find the loud, epic music to be distracting.
Why dice? The game doesnt use dice
I used dice to track damage to the monsters. Was much easier than tracking with the damage chits.