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GH-001 for Gloomhaven™
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Our Gloomhaven storage solution includes support for all editions of this wonderful game and full support for Forgotten Circles components. This storage solution includes thirty (30) trays.
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Our Gloomhaven storage solution includes support for all editions of this wonderful game and full support for Forgotten Circles components. This storage solution includes thirty (30) trays. All fourteen pounds of this kit will arrive on your doorstep, ready to be assembled filled in order to provide an amazing storage solution for your game!
Our design philosophy for this custom storage solution for Gloomhaven differs from the approach taken by others. While it did increase the cost of the solution over competing options, we engineered the storage solution that we felt the game deserved.
As you know, Gloomhaven includes many small, thin cardboard boxes. These are an amazing touch for an amazing game and are required given how the game exposes more options as you progress; however, if you are willing to spend additional money to buy a storage solution for what is arguably one of the most unique games of the decade, why settle for a wood tray that simply holds cardboard boxes that will wear out over time and through continued use?
This kit includes eighteen (18) character storage trays with lids that store each individual character’s cards, tokens, minis, and character boards. The lid has a small cutout to display the character class symbol. These trays are designed to allow you to store your active cards sleeved, but unused cards are intended to be stored unsleeved. With that said, some of the character classes will allow all cards to be sleeved and stored safely in the trays. There is also room to fold your character sheet and place it in the tray as well.
Note: The Gloomhaven second edition+ minis have wildly varying base sizes, unlike the first edition mini bases, which are all very uniform based on our copies and reports we have received. Some of the second edition mini bases match the sizes of the first edition and some don’t. There is no rhyme or reason. This anomaly appears to be a quality issue.
To account for this, each character tray has two mini cutouts to account for the uniform 25mm base size from first edition and a larger cutout to account for second edition variances. If you have the larger second edition minis, our tray bottoms are designed to allow the base to pass through up to 2mm so that your tray lid will close. The tray lids also have a small cutout to allow for this pass through from other trays. This allows the trays to stack together for storage and allow for the larger second edition bases.
This solution features extensive etching across the various trays to speed your setup and play of the game. This includes the monster trays, the terrain trays, the status tray, the token trays, etc. We have etched pretty much everything in this beauty. If you’ve had the chance to play Gloomhaven, you know how time consuming it can be to try and find that one monster or that specific terrain tile. Now you don’t need to struggle!
In addition to the large amount of etching included to simplify and speed game setup, we have provided lids with many of the trays in this solution. These lids have been designed with multiple contact points to ensure they are simple to operate and yet stay closed under normal handling. No need to worry if your tokens are staying put when transporting your game box.
Our large card tray includes etched dividers for each card type and supports sleeved cards.
Our small card tray includes etched dividers for the various card categories. Due to space constraints, we provide three alphabetically etched dividers for monsters (A-F, G-M, N-Z), so you will need to group your cards together, but it is still very fast to find the card set you need.
Note: this solution does require that you open each character box and character mini box to load the character boxes we provide. Therefore, you will obviously get a glimpse of each mini (and the weakest willed among us might even peek at the cards). If this is a problem, you should consider having a non-Gloomhaven player/spouse/friend fill the character trays for you.
This storage solution provides:
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- Large card tray with etched dividers that stores sleeved or unsleeved cards
- Small card tray with etched dividers that stores sleeved or unsleeved cards
- Eighteen (18) character class storage boxes with lids to store your character cards, character ability cards, character boards, standees, minis, and tokens
- Three (3) monster storage trays with monster name etching to allow you to quickly find the monsters you need
- Etched status token tray with lid for your status tokens with Forgotten Circles support
- Etched token tray and lid for your coins, wounds, and more
- Etched monster stand tray with lid
- Etched summon token tray for summon tokens, tracker tokens
- Two (2) etched terrain storage trays with space to also store bosses
- Etched tray to store monster stat sheets and sleeves.
This solution does not include our GH-002 top tray. The optional top tray creates ~20mm of lid lift.
This solution was designed to store your map tiles, manuals, map board, player counters, and stickers on top of the trays stored inside the box, which will fill your box to the top. If you feel like a top tray is something that your copy of Gloomhaven needs, have a look at our GH-002 top tray.
Rift tokens should be stored in the character box with the Aesther Diviner.
You will not be able to store ~4 standee bases in the standee tray. We suggest you store these in a baggie and use them during setup or just baggie them and keep them with your map tiles. You may not need them ever.
Character Symbols Hack
BGG user @wilbur35 wrote up a little hack he used to affix the character symbols to his character boxes here.
Product Notes
- This insert can store sleeved / unsleeved small and large cards (FFG sleeves, etc.). The oversized monster cards can’t be stored in this solution if sleeved.
- This insert is constructed of HDF (wood product) and is natural colored. HDF does not contain a wood grain as it is a constructed wood product.
- Insert assembly requires some wood glue and about 200 minutes of assembly time. I recommend Sobo Craft glue or another comparable quick setting, tacky glue.
- This product is not officially licensed. All marks are the property of their respective owners.
Version Notes
- v1 – Released Dec 2017, includes 29 trays
- v2 – Released May 11, 2019, includes 30 trays with support added for Forgotten Circles expansion.
| Weight | 14 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 11 × 11 × 3.25 in |
| UPC | 680577930889 |
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Wish I could find a UK retailer for this product. I’m not overly happy with the organiser I picked up initially (my own fault for not researching as much as I normally would) and this looks to be the best option around.
There are small rectangle punch outs that don’t seem to go anywhere. Am I missing something?
Where do the character pads go? There isn’t room in the character boxes without folding the entire pad.
I have the same question, my boards seem to have a number of very thin rectangles that I don’t see on the instructions anywhere. I assume they are nothing, but I haven’t finished building yet so until I do I’m keeping those boards.
Glue cleanup sticks!
I have a lid that is loose. Any suggestions on making it more secure ?
a very, very light layer of glue (super, wood) on one vertical wall where the lid slides in (just one per wall to create a friction point.
Will this be able to accommodate the new expansion Jaws of the Lion?
No. No room left. Jaws of the Lion will require a small insert. We will work to ensure the character trays are the same size.
is it possible to have the stuff to do 1 character box?
Does this fit the cards of they’re all sleeved?
in the card trays, yes. In the character trays, no. The character trays will fit cards in use sleeved and others unsleeved.
Don’t know if you guys are aware but that first video review contains spoilers :/ He basically opens a bunch of locked characters boxes. You should pull it off the site or at least warn of spoilers. I’m actually quite disappointed as I hadn’t seen any locked content yet and don’t look online for any either. A big part of the game is discovering the different hidden elements.
I agree, I was a little disappointed to see locked content, could have easily used 1 of the 6 starting characters.
Are you aware of anyone who is making stickers of the class symbols to put on the sides of the character boxes so that we can tell which is which while they are all still stored in the game box?
I printed my own stickers very cheaply using the following method:
1) Google around for Gloomhaven Class Icons, and you can find many pages with high resolution images (http://www.talviuni.net/gloomhaven.html)
2) Start a Microsoft Word template with the Avery 5160 mailing label template (30 labels per page)
3) Use copy/paste (snipping tool) to paste one or two icons in each mailing label slot.
4) Make sure everything is vertically and horizontally centered within each cell.
5) Print
6) Use a paper cutter to cut each label so they’ll fit on the box and look nice.
Forgot to mention- print them on the Avery 5160 label sheet, not just letter paper! That way it’s sticky and die cut.
Not aware of anyone offering the character stickers.
Working on putting mine together. No major issues yet. One complaint. a small one, is a wish all the pieces would stay in the board until they are punched out. Some tend to fall out when you pull out the sheets.
Also does the smell dissipate after a while ?
Same problem here, a lot of mine falling out on their own. Had to tape them back to keep things organized. My biggest complaint is that in the instructions most of the sheets (plates) arn’t labeled. Huge oversight and makes things a lot more confusing and difficult for the user.
In watching several videos about the insert I noticed that there was a tray that held the character sheets. It also looked like it went on top of the elemental tray to help keep the tokens from shifting. I do not see this tray in the post May 11, 2019 product. Was it removed simply due to space limitations with the redesign for the expansion?
Hey CausticSoda, those videos are for out V1. The V2 that support Forgotten Circles eliminated that tray to allow room for the expansion. You should place your character sheets with your tiles.
Now that Forgotten Circles is out, will there be a new kit for the expansion?
Can I use this with my 4th print edition (including sleeves)?
Yes, all printings
Our design works for all editions.
Just watched the video review, nice to see how the insert looks and how everything works! One side note though, showing the character boxes is a major spoiler. Especially because in the description we get warned about the spoiler when putting the characters in the boxes and letting a non-player put them in. Is there another video review or maybe a possibility to remake this one that only shows the six starter characters? Thnx 🙂
Hi Marion, no. Functionally all we are showing is the symbol, so it’s not really all that tough to avoid knowledge early in the game, especially if you have an unrelated party load the boxes.
I meant in the video review 🙂 he shows 2 complete characters to show how the wooden character-boxes of your insert look. It would have been nice if he would have used one of the 6 starting characters instead of characters you unlock later in the game 🙂
AH!
How much space is left on the top without the GH-002 Top Tray? I’m thinking I could maybe make a DIY custom vacuum form tray for the game board/books/etc. But, I need to know how much space I am working with before I pull the trigger on your system. Thanks!
~32.5mm
Are there any plans to maybe etch the character symbols onto the sides piece for the character boxes, allowing users to see the class without pulling the character box out?
Hi Frank, no plans for this.
Yeah, this is the only thing i was disappointed about with the set. Would have been so much better to have the character symbols on the lids.
What is the width of the top of the character boxes? I am planning to get stickers of the symbols for them. Also if a piece is broken or missing how will this be handled?
Pieces broken in the act of kung fu practice are the users responsibility. 🙂 If you find you are missing a piece or a piece was broken during shipment (this is so exceedingly rare, that I can count on two hands the number of times it has happened in four years), we will get you squared away. 16 character boxes measure: 96 x 147mm and one character box measures: 112 x 147mm
What are the extra slots in the character box lids for? I know the square one is for the class symbol but what about the other 2?
Note: The Gloomhaven second edition minis have wildly varying base sizes, unlike the first edition mini bases, which are all very uniform based on our copies and reports we have received. Some of the second edition mini bases match the sizes of the first edition and some don’t. There is no rhyme or reason. This anomaly appears to be a quality issue.
The first expansion is coming out soon. Does this box have room to accommodate the expansion or would it fit in the tray GH-002 along with the other elements from the base game?
Thanks!
-Jim
Jim, we won’t really know until the expansion is released.
Any update on this now that the expansion has released?
Almost complete. An upgrade kit will be released this weekend and all purchases past that point will include the updates.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
This is an incredible organizer and stores everything perfectly. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a great product.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Overall I’m glad I bought it. I wouldn’t never buy the tuckboxes that BT has.
I’m not going to do all the Pros (there are many) – im just going to highlight my one real gripe:
Biggest Con: The character boxes don’t close well. I think that maybe the second edition increased the base size of the minis? Either way this is my biggest complaint… they would just pop open or not fit well in the box (I’d have to jam them all into the box). I’ve started using larger plastibands around the character boxes to keep them closed. Also if you sleeve all the attack cards they *barely* fit into the character boxes.
Otherwise I really can’t complain. Some of the lids are tight… but just get some sandpaper + 10 minutes and it’s fixed.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
I’ve built very many inserts, used Meeples, BT etc… But never a chance for g7g. When I got Gloomhaven I built an insert because I’m crazy like that. But really wanted a pro insert for this epic game.
Love the character box idea and the use of HDF which is a product I like despite its heavy weight. Additionally I like the etching for labels – very well thought out for playing the game.
Here are my recommended refinements
-Three lids are insanely too tight as noted by others. I simple used a small square file for modeling and fixed in 5 minutes. Clearly it shoudn’t require that. Certainly didn’t need to make flush length fit. If that was reduced along with width – problem solved.
-The font is too small on the card divders. Fonts should be sold instead of outlined on trays. Maybe even use the fonts the designer provided on his create pack. Perhaps adjust laser to lower power. It’s awesome that it’s there but could be more readable.
-Character boxes should have their respective symbol on the side. Assume this wasn’t done for licensing reasons. I used the create pack for making some nice symbols – but would have been better if lasered in .
-Finally, where are the packing instructions? How about a YouTube video? And how are supposed to pack the top part? I went to and used their recommendation – worked out decent.
I really like the insert (better than my BT brand). Just a little more refinement would have been great.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Goes together nicely (like everything else has). I would say this should come in the gloomhaven kit but I did pay extra for like everyone else and it is worth it. building one out of foamcore just doesn’t seem to go with the rest of the kit.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Assembled the entire organizer and sorted all the pieces. This is a fantastic solution to keeping your game sorted and easily accessible. The only downside I’d have to say is that some of the character boxes do not close completely when their action cards are sleeved in premium sleeves. I used Dragon Shield Matte sleeves and some of the characters have a ton of cards which caused me to have to rubber band the box shut. It’s not a huge deal, but its a bit tacky. Other than that everything is properly labeled and fits perfectly. I would definitely recommend compared to other inserts out on the market.
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Michael T. (verified owner) –
I’ll start with the bad:
Orange tinted finger tips
Sore finger tips from punching everything out
Takes longer than 180 minutes if you want to do a really good job (I’m picky)
Very pricey
Smells like burning wood when you’re building it
Now the good:
Looks very nice when completed
Organization is done pretty well
Labeling is done very well
The reason I chose this product over the Meeple was I like the labeling inside the boxes instead of outside.
The reason I chose this product over Daedelus was I heard the stain comes off the wood and covers your fingers. Originally, I was leaning towards Daedelus.
The instructions are pretty easy to follow and putting this together was fairly easy. It was very time consuming though. I glued all contact points and then went back through with a toothpick to scrape any excess glue. An organizer does make setting up the game a ton easier than digging through a ziploc bag, trying to find monsters.
I don’t know if this manufacturer has a huge advantage over the other ones, however, I’m pretty happy with the finished product.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
I have nothing but good things to say about the finished kit. But the notion that it could be built in three hours? Let me put it this way. It’s conceivable that I could build the kit in three hours knowing what I now know. Unlikely, but conceivable. But as it is, I have probably spent 3-6 hours on it *on top of* the six hours I hired an assembly person for.
Just be aware of what you’re getting into. Also, plan for some time figuring out how to pack it.
In summary, if you’re dithering about whether to pay the extra ten dollars for this kit over some competitors, you’re aiming at the wrong target. Think instead of the hours of your life it will take to build it. If you will enjoy that time, then you’ll be glad to have this finished kit.
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Being more of a casual board gamer, I was not ready for the behemoth that is Gloomhaven. The game is huge with tons of physical components associated with the playing of it. From what I heard and what I’ve discovered, a storage solution is a must. This product is well made and cleverly engineered, even though I had a couple of fitment issues and the instructions are just a bit shy of being easy to follow. I’m three play sessions in and the organizer is performing well. Lastly, I wish the price wasn’t 2/3 of the price of the game itself, but everyone has to make a living.
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