There are tons of instructions out there for making your own foam core inserts for games. It’s pretty straightforward, if you’re at all handy (I’m not, and I still kind of mangle the stuff together), and it’s pretty cheap to do.
Yeah, my buddy James’s brother is pretty handy with tools and the like and makes him nice foamcore inserts for a couple of elaborate boardgames every Xmas and birthday. He’s got a decent little collection now!
I wish I knew someone like that. Or had better spatial layout skills myself. I think I might be able to do the actual cutting out, but my problem is the stuff I really want better inserts for are expensive games with small audiences (which is to say, Kickstarter stuff that’s more niche than your Gloomhavens or CMON releases or similar) and I haven’t seen foamcore designs for them, much less insert company support. And I can’t imagine me coming up with one on my own.
I say we just take old memory foam pillows, stick it in a box and cram our pieces into it. Like storing them in marshmallow fluff! Except, you know, less sticky.
I was like “wait why is Anachrony at retail when I don’t have mine from Kickstarter yet?” but it looks like that’s just a reprint of older content and not the new expansion I backed (w/ older stuff bundled and special box). So that’s all right then.
If given a choice between a Folded Space or a Broken Token insert, I’d use the Folded Space one without a doubt. Much more easier to punch out for one and I find assembly a lot more easier too. Obviously not as sturdy as the wood, but decent all the same.
Yeah, I’ve never bought a 3rd-party insert or “game chest” thingy that didn’t need to be punched out and glued for assembly. And I’ve got (and am very happy with) a number of such products. (Gloomhaven, Arkham Horror LCG, Mansions of Madness, and Elder Sign, specifically).
What would be most interesting to me about the Folded Space inserts is that I’m assuming they’re MUCH lighter than the wooden products from Broken Token. My loaded up Mansions of Madness box weighs about 50 pounds I think.
I have a few Folded Space inserts (Champions of Midgard, Robinson Crusoe, and Spirit Island) and would definitely get them again over the wooden ones. Sturdy and definitely lighter.