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Post by bizarrojoe on Feb 13, 2013 9:15:54 GMT -5
How do you store your games? Like many of you, I have a bunch of Dark City games that arrived in nice little ziplock bags. However, I wanted to store them away in something that will sit on a bookshelf with many of my other games. I was thinking of finding a box or slipcase that could hold a bunch of half-letter sized booklets, but my Googling has been fruitless so far. Does anyone here have any suggestions?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 10:06:11 GMT -5
i'm not sure what you're asking or what you're objective is. i like the ziplock bags but getting the booklets in and out is a tight-squeeze through the 'zipping' part of the bag. i have to be extremely careful when i get the games out the first time so that no damage occurs. as a result, i ended up throwing the little bags away and putting 4-5 games to a gallon-sized bag. i really wish i hadn't thrown those little bags away because i just realized something... ...i could have just cut the top 'zipping' part off the bags and they would have functioned like slip-cases  EDIT: i guess that's actually called a 'sleeve' |
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Post by bizarrojoe on Feb 13, 2013 10:13:18 GMT -5
i'm not sure what you're asking or what you're objective is. What I want is a slipcase that would sit on a shelf that could hold 8.5" x 5.5" booklets. That way I can keep all the booklets / maps / counters in one place. I prefer not to pull books in and out of ziplock bags, and I like to display my games for my friends to see when they come over and look on my shelves. I had also thought about putting all the books in a binder, but that would require a lot of cutting, hole punching, and hole reinforcement. There are a ton of small press companies that make custom slipcases, but they're all wayyyy too expensive. |
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Post by mister frau blucher on Feb 13, 2013 10:29:46 GMT -5
I know what you are asking, and I am interested to see if others use a slipcase. My storage is rather sloppy. I keep them in a flat plastic box, with books, maps, and counters inside, though I do want to move them to my shelves.
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Post by Lord Inar on Feb 13, 2013 20:51:11 GMT -5
I have a roughly 6x9, inch and a half thick white cardboard box (the kind that often came with software years ago) for storing mine
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2013 15:54:41 GMT -5
oooh. that's a good idea. i should be able to wrangle up a few of those.
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Post by nukesnipe on Feb 17, 2013 20:22:59 GMT -5
I use a 9 liter box with a clamp on cover. It's almost as if the box was made for storing the games. I have no idea where I got it - probably stole it from my wife - but, it has a tag on it that says "9 litre box clear", and a website www.reallyusefulboxes.com. I hope that's useful.... |
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Post by bizarrojoe on Feb 18, 2013 22:11:04 GMT -5
I settled on a scrapbooking bin made by a company called IRIS:  I picked it up on sale at a local craft store. It does a very nice job of holding all of the books, maps, and bits. The interior of the bin is about 8.5" x 10", and comes with 6 tabbed dividers. |
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Post by Lord Inar on Feb 19, 2013 18:06:30 GMT -5
oooh. that's a good idea. i should be able to wrangle up a few of those. It also preserves that "old school" feel! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2013 19:02:33 GMT -5
oooh. that's a good idea. i should be able to wrangle up a few of those. It also preserves that "old school" feel! exactly! however, i'm having trouble locating. i've thrown out many of those over the past 5 years. now i can't find any. this phenomenon needs a name, you know, like Murphy's Law...but this law is for not needing/wanting things until you throw them away... hmm...how bout Sanford's Law  www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRwfhxco7A |
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Post by Lord Inar on Feb 20, 2013 12:03:38 GMT -5
however, i'm having trouble locating. i've thrown out many of those over the past 5 years. now i can't find any. Go to garage sales or thrift stores. Often the software is so old they're practically giving it away. Keep the box and recycle the rest and it will probably still be cheaper than buying something new! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2013 1:50:27 GMT -5
i found something suitable to myself for now...if i had a bookshelf full of books  i used to have a couple of bookshelves full of books but after years of moving around a lot, the few old books i still have are in big plastic storage containers in closets. this moving around a lot and the transition of most things to digital made ditching the bookshelves desirable. unfortunately, DCG games, this thread, and a few ideas here and in my head are causing me to itch for bookshelves again i had an idea to find a really thick, hard-bound textbook. preferably something really old/worthless and therefore, cheap. remove all of its pages and recover the cover with leather, faux leather or some other fabric. then glue some wooden blocks around the inside edges to create a box that looks like a book. i like crafting but i lack the tools, experience, etc. to do this right. i started thinking, "surely this already exists somewhere". i did a google search for 'spellbook box' and found this: www.etsy.com/listing/88885260/hidden-treasure-spell-book-box $7 US. not sure if the inner dimensions are quite large enough but should be darn close. i'm not sure i'm interested enough to join etsy and contact seller to request inner dimensions, modifications, etc. but i thought i'd share this interesting find. EDIT: this particular item isn't sold anymore. there are other undecorated versions on etsy but they get quite expensive. investigations led to several places online where a 'hollow book' or 'book safe' may be purchased. found several guides on making a hollow book. i think i can handle this and will attempt it. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2013 14:53:57 GMT -5
what a dilemma!
chick that makes these spellbook boxes replied that she could make some more and in different sizes...but she said they start as a paper-mache base that she paints and decorates. doesn't sound study enough to me.
i really like the idea of using a repainted book safe for sturdiness but the best book safe i find is pretty close to $20.
a recovered, hollowed out book ranks second for me but i suspect i will have trouble finding a cheap book of the right dimensions.
i recently found some felt-covered binders that slip into felt-covered slipcases...ibm basic 2.0 and lotus 1-2-3 2.1 user manuals! i feel like i should put them in a museum.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2013 21:56:58 GMT -5
 took a trip to the city today and scored these at hobbylobby. not too crazy about the purpleness or the paisley/lepard-printedness but it was the only one that was the right size and didn't have some sort of writing on it. the lids magnetically seal. the box portion is about 2" deep. $11 each |
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Post by mister frau blucher on Mar 10, 2013 10:57:18 GMT -5
Hey, that is pretty cool! I think I will try to track down those or something similar.
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i used to have a couple of bookshelves full of books but after years of moving around a lot, the few old books i still have are in big plastic storage containers in closets. this moving around a lot and the transition of most things to digital made ditching the bookshelves desirable. unfortunately, DCG games, this thread, and a few ideas here and in my head are causing me to itch for bookshelves again