<p>A zip-lock bag can work amazingly well for most situations.</p>

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2010-10-20T00:01:39.167Z
Agreed. I find the snack-sized bags to be the most versatile.
Scott Mitchell
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2015-02-16T20:35:38.460Z
You can get large quantities of the typical small plastic bags for quite cheap: [Amazon: small ziploc bags](http://www.amazon.com/s/?keywords=small+ziploc+bags)
Brad Koch
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2010-10-19T22:15:01.233Z
2010-10-19T22:15:01.233Z
tryaria
<p>It depends on the game. </p>

<p>For some games, I use boxes with small spaces to store the contents.
For other games, I made some paper internal to divide the open box into several compartments.</p>

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2010-10-19T22:10:19.343Z
2010-10-19T22:10:19.343Z
Toon Krijthe
<h2>Plastic Battery Cases</h2>

<p>For games with lots of little cardboard counters, like Arkham Horror, I bought a bunch of AAA- and AA-battery cases from e-bay. They ship world-wide for about 1-2 USD, and can easily store a lot of counters.</p>

<p>My favorite thing about them is that they also act as trays, so players can take their components for themselves.</p>

<p>This helped a lot with reducing setup time for Arkham Horror. Instead of one person (me) handing out lots of tiny tokens, I just toss the cases on the table and tell everyone to take what they need, while I'm doing the rest of the setup.</p>

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2010-11-29T08:30:31.333Z
2010-11-29T08:30:31.333Z
Shalom Craimer
<p>I use compartment boxes which are mostly used for organizing small hobby materials.
They come with 5 to 25 compartments and are usually very effective for lots of small pieces.</p>

<p>There are also boxes where you can remove some spacers or move the spacers to make your own sizes of compartments.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.allekabels.nl/product_images/aswo_7429292.jpg" rel="nofollow">box</a></p>

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2012-08-09T14:10:01.783Z
2012-08-09T14:10:01.783Z
Michel Keijzers
<p>From a comment (and from my personal experience with "Arkham Horror"...)</p>

<p><strong>Fishing tackle boxes.</strong></p>

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2012-04-19T03:26:52.120Z
2012-04-19T03:26:52.120Z
The Chaz 2.0
<p>I use small plastic baggies for almost every game I buy. When I open a game, I expect to need a few snack sized, sandwich sized, and tiny hobby-sized baggies. These satisfy my needs for most games.</p>

<p>The exception is <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25417/battlelore">BattleLore</a> for which I purchased a couple of small-parts boxes (intended for crafting, I think) from my local Hobby Lobby. They have worked out great. Here's a link to the same (or very similar) <a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00005QWYF">item on Amazon</a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://boardgamegeek.com">BGG</a> has many storage solution suggestions, including individual tuckboxes customized on a per-game basis. For example, here's <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/53580/agricola-tile-tuckbox">one for Agricola</a></p>

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2012-04-18T02:58:45.923Z
What are the small part boxes called on Amazon?
James McMahon
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2012-04-24T19:27:01.277Z
I agree, ziplocs work for most, though I do have dedicated wooden bowls to hold my Go stones.
TimothyAWiseman
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2010-10-19T22:16:28.490Z
Bah! Way to post the same answer, but better phrased, 30 seconds before me. GG
tryaria
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2010-10-19T22:28:24.030Z
Another suggestion for small compartmentalized boxes is a fishing tackle box.
Tycho
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2010-10-19T23:09:29.737Z
I had never seen tuckboxes before, they seem like a really nice idea. If you have used them, does normal paper actually hold up, or do you recommend heavier stock?
Louis Gerbarg
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2010-10-19T23:38:50.640Z
I have never used tuckboxes - I keep thinking I'll dedicate a weekend to tuckboxing my games, but I never do! And my craft-type skills leave a lot to be desired in any case. But everything I've read says you are better off with a stiff cardstock.
gomad
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2010-10-20T11:24:17.983Z
For some games (in particular Agricola) the small plastic bag approach takes up too much space as they tend to stay inflated when you close them.  I have found that small-parts boxes work much better in this case.
tttppp
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2010-10-19T22:14:32.683Z
2012-04-18T03:42:18.870Z
2012-04-18T03:42:18.870Z
gomad
<p>I have a number of games that come in large boxes that do not have sectioned compartments for individual pieces. Whenever I take them over to people's houses everything rattles around and gets mixed up, and the first thing I have to do is sort them out.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any recommendation on any cases you can use inside of game boxes to keep the pieces sorted? Obviously different games have somewhat different requirements, but I am looking for broad suggestions.</p>

<p>A few of my friends have suggested trays from tackle boxes might be a good solution, though most of the ones I have looked at do not have any sections large enough for decks of cards, which are a pretty common kind of game piece for many boardgames.</p>

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Game piece storage
Louis Gerbarg
# Game piece storage

(Asked by: username_0 on 2010-10-19)

I have a number of games that come in large boxes that do not have sectioned compartments for individual pieces. Whenever I take them over to people's houses everything rattles around and gets mixed up, and the first thing I have to do is sort them out.

Does anyone have any recommendation on any cases you can use inside of game boxes to keep the pieces sorted? Obviously different games have somewhat different requirements, but I am looking for broad suggestions.

A few of my friends have suggested trays from tackle boxes might be a good solution, though most of the ones I have looked at do not have any sections large enough for decks of cards, which are a pretty common kind of game piece for many boardgames.

**Tags:** storage


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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_8 on 2010-10-19. Score: 23 | Accepted answer

I use small plastic baggies for almost every game I buy. When I open a game, I expect to need a few snack sized, sandwich sized, and tiny hobby-sized baggies. These satisfy my needs for most games.

The exception is [BattleLore](http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25417/battlelore) for which I purchased a couple of small-parts boxes (intended for crafting, I think) from my local Hobby Lobby. They have worked out great. Here's a link to the same (or very similar) [item on Amazon](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00005QWYF).

[BGG](http://boardgamegeek.com) has many storage solution suggestions, including individual tuckboxes customized on a per-game basis. For example, here's [one for Agricola](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/53580/agricola-tile-tuckbox)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Bah! Way to post the same answer, but better phrased, 30 seconds before me. GG  
> **username_11**: Another suggestion for small compartmentalized boxes is a fishing tackle box.  
> **username_0**: I had never seen tuckboxes before, they seem like a really nice idea. If you have used them, does normal paper actually hold up, or do you recommend heavier stock?  
> **username_8**: I have never used tuckboxes - I keep thinking I'll dedicate a weekend to tuckboxing my games, but I never do! And my craft-type skills leave a lot to be desired in any case. But everything I've read says you are better off with a stiff cardstock.  
> **username_12**: For some games (in particular Agricola) the small plastic bag approach takes up too much space as they tend to stay inflated when you close them.  I have found that small-parts boxes work much better in this case.  
> **username_9**: What are the small part boxes called on Amazon?  
> **username_10**: I agree, ziplocs work for most, though I do have dedicated wooden bowls to hold my Go stones.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2010-10-19. Score: 11

A zip-lock bag can work amazingly well for most situations.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Agreed. I find the snack-sized bags to be the most versatile.  
> **username_3**: You can get large quantities of the typical small plastic bags for quite cheap: [Amazon: small ziploc bags](http://www.amazon.com/s/?keywords=small+ziploc+bags)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2010-10-19. Score: 4

It depends on the game.

For some games, I use boxes with small spaces to store the contents.
For other games, I made some paper internal to divide the open box into several compartments.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2010-11-29. Score: 4

## Plastic Battery Cases

For games with lots of little cardboard counters, like Arkham Horror, I bought a bunch of AAA- and AA-battery cases from e-bay. They ship world-wide for about 1-2 USD, and can easily store a lot of counters.

My favorite thing about them is that they also act as trays, so players can take their components for themselves.

This helped a lot with reducing setup time for Arkham Horror. Instead of one person (me) handing out lots of tiny tokens, I just toss the cases on the table and tell everyone to take what they need, while I'm doing the rest of the setup.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2012-08-09. Score: 2

I use compartment boxes which are mostly used for organizing small hobby materials.
They come with 5 to 25 compartments and are usually very effective for lots of small pieces.

There are also boxes where you can remove some spacers or move the spacers to make your own sizes of compartments.

[box](http://www.allekabels.nl/product_images/aswo_7429292.jpg)


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### Answer by username_7 on 2012-04-19. Score: 1

From a comment (and from my personal experience with "Arkham Horror"...)

**Fishing tackle boxes.**


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