I just returned from BGG.Con. It was a great experience. However, when I got home I set about punching, bagging, boxing, stickering and just plain setting up the game boxes for future use. What I found was that these clever 'inserts' are usually so much of a joke, I just pull the stuff out of there and toss it.
I realize that a lot of the stuff is for shipping, but there has to be a more economical and straight forward solution. Even the molded plastic or folded cardboard inserts that look designed to hold the game components while in the box aren't up to snuff. They have all these card slots, token holders, etc but when you get right down to it, nothing really fits.
I believe that Game Publishers should include a picture of their game somewhere on their website, stored in the insert boxes as proof that the game will actually fit into the box. Visual aids on just what was going through their minds when they designed the insert and how they expect it to work would be great. Titan, the newest release, was oh so close but failed in about 4 areas. Mission: Red Planet was a flat out bust. No where close. Insert almost met the garbage bag but I salvaged it to hold miscellaneous stuff on a shelf.
Just one picture, one, that shows how the inserts are supposed to be used would be excellent.
