Comments on: Store and organize board games

By: OC7 Roofing

OC7 Roofing — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:45:55 +0000

Great idea, i could use this to organized the kids small toys so that its pieces won’t get misplaced

By: purpleBee

purpleBee — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:09:52 +0000

Its worth keeping the box if you want to sell the game in future.

Drawer organisers, the type that slot together, are good for keeping the contents of a game organisef, especially games without a large board like Carcassone, Catan etc

By: lady brett

lady brett — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:55:35 +0000

We have found with simpler games that they are hopelessly overpackaged – the easiest solution for us is to toss the box, label the board and put the parts in a small box (all of our “classic” games’ pieces fit in a set of 4″ square drawers that we had laying around).

We have also found old metal lunch boxes to be a fun and convenient solution for games that have too many parts for the small boxes, but not enough to use their original packaging well (all of the Apples to Apples cards fit in one, even though the original game box is at least twice the size).

Plus, a lot of games use the same pieces, so if you play enough that you don’t forget what you need for each game, you can keep a single set of things like pens/pencils, pads of paper, dice, place marker pieces and a timer and still have everything you need for a ton of different games.

By: Tasmanian

Tasmanian — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:50:44 +0000

I love playing Settlers of Catan, but five of the friends I play with already own it (inc expansions.) I don’t play it with anyone else. SO my unclutterer solution is not to buy it for myself.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:16:02 +0000

Glass baby food jars! I have endless baby food jars, and although I mostly recycle them, I do keep a small stash. They would be ideal for storing small game parts. My husband uses them for storing nails, screws etc. I store hairpins, buttons, safety pins, and all those tiny little things that need a home. Clear glass, easy to get into.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:55:35 +0000

You don’t run into a lot of 35mm film canisters now-a-days but anything that you used to use them for can now be put in the canisters that diabetic test strips come in. They are sturdier than the film canisters, the tops are attached so they don’t get lost and I’m sure all the diabetics you know would be glad to save them for you. Throwing them away seems like such a waste. They are so high quality that mine are black plastic lined with white plastic.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:08:02 +0000

I love all these ideas! I like to use the zip top gallon size for the brainbuster wooden puzzles as well. There are so many pieces that if you are missing one, you will never finish the puzzle.

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:51:31 +0000

We like to use bead sorter/storage containers from the craft store. They’re cheap, they come in a lot of different sizes and some of them have adjustable sized interior compartments.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:43:40 +0000

Here’s a boardgamegeek.com forum thread on the plano tackle boxes. The small 3448 size is only around $1.50 at the Wall. One of them is perfect for all the little pieces of Elder Sign.

http://boardgamegeek.com/geekl.....-love-thee

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:11:17 +0000

Card sleeves have been a game saver for some of our more delicate card based games – like the original printed on cardstock “Gimme the Brain” cards.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:57:44 +0000

Why no mention of small tackle boxes? These can be had for a few bucks each and make board game organization super super easy.

By: JohnG

JohnG — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:28:01 +0000

For complicated games like 7 wonders or Agricola, a cheap Plano Tackle box is great! It not only keeps the pieces organized for storage, it makes the mechanics of the game easier.

By: Rosalie Donlon

Rosalie Donlon — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:24:53 +0000

You can also use the see-through plastic containers from prescription medicines when you’re done with the meds. Mine now come with labels that peel off easily so you can reuse the containers after washing them out. I find they can hold lots of stray bits, and you can tell which ones are which because the container is see-through.