We don’t play frequently enough to know what’s on the inverse of each tile so this does become somewhat of a pain. I will say that they do have little openings on the bottom of each section that makes picking the tiles out easy. The bottom trays hold the affliction and status markers as well as miscellaneous chits, such as money, damage, and elemental changes. The affliction/status tray is incredibly shallow and light. It’s not uncommon for this piece to flip over or have contents spill just from moving around the table. The large tray holds the map pieces and a diagram is included on how the tiles are supposed to be laid so everything can lay as flat as possible. This goes on top of the box and does raise the lid ever so slightly. While we’ve never had any issue with the storage solution, I hate it. It’s time consuming and difficult to remember the order that everything is placed and when setting-up, everything needs to be removed for players to create their scenario. It just doesn’t seem to fit the motif of the rest of the insert where everything else is calibrated and deliberate and this tray is just…there. The large and small card trays fit all cards included in the game and provide ample room for sleeved cards if you choose to go that route. The slots are adjustable to create space and this is a great way to keep everything organized. The insert also includes player trays that are designed to hold your individual character cards, character sheet, and additional tokens. These trays are great as they allow players to pause and pack up their game when the time comes. It’s the closest to a “save” feature that I’ve seen in board gaming. This was a contributing factor to my purchase of the insert as it filled that need to be able to pack and play quicker. Do be aware however that the four trays need to be completely filled for everything to fit back in the box. So if you’re playing three-players or less, you will have character figures that do not fit in the Broken Token insert. The main selling point of the insert though is the custom tuck boxes for the individual monster standees. ![]() The tuck boxes are large enough to hold the standees for the monsters as well as the combat cards for those unique beings. It’s convenient, organized, and a great way to speed up some aspects of the bookkeeping of Gloomhaven. ![]() ![]() The last important aspect to be aware of is the price. Currently the Organizer can be found on the Broken Token website for $83.99. On Amazon, you can purchase the physical game of Gloomhaven for $96.00. Not only is Gloomhaven a hefty investment, but so is the insert. The question it all boils down to is whether or not the insert adds enough value to make it worth it? It’s a large financial investment where you could easily use that money to get several new games to play instead of just adding an insert to an existing game. It does what it’s intended to do and some aspects of it are great (the enemy tuckboxes and card trays) but I can’t say that it really decreased our set-up and clean-up time anymore than if we had designed our own system with bags and a file folder. The tray for putting the map tiles back is cumbersome and a pain to arrange correctly and the tray that holds the character figures does not hold all of them.
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