I always see pictures of people’s collections with boxes stored vertically on their edge. Looks nice, but when I do this the pieces inside tend to get jumbled around.

What’s the general consensus on the best way to arrange boxes on the shelf?

    • CMason@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I 100% agree with this. Although my answer is more along the lines of “If it fits, it sits”.

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    1 year ago

    The true way is modular shelving so you are eable to store them horizontally but each has their own shelf so you can take them out easily and no stress is on the bottom boxes.

  • chemslayer@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Horizontal, I have my games to play with, not for decoration. I don’t mind a little scuffing or denting of the box, and it never damages it so much that the box doesn’t function as a box. And then the upside is I don’t have to reorganize everything every single time, and I don’t have to keep them packed in there to avoid them falling over

  • Trabic@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Mostly horizontal, but for games with lots of little pieces (I’m looking at you Wingspan) we put the pieces into little ziplock bags so they don’t get jumbled.

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      1 year ago

      This. I use little ziplocks a lot. I have even 3D printed things to keep pieces secure in the box regardless of orientation.

  • mke_geek@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Vertically. Pieces don’t get jumbled because everything is bagged well. You can buy a box of hundreds of bags on Amazon.

  • dpunked@feddit.deM
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    1 year ago

    I have a bit more of a fancy solution to this problem. I usually design and 3D print organizers for my games that should keep all the components nicely in position even if put vertically.

    I would love to put them horizontally but it is much harder to find a good shelving solution for this. I also enjoy 3D designing solutions that are not super common.

  • Derrek@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Vertical with the GeekOn Box Bands.

    I use the GameGenic Token Silos, Arcane Tinmen sleeve and tuck boxes, and soon the GameGenic Token Holders to keep things from getting messy inside

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    1 year ago

    The problem with horizontal is that the cardboard of the boxes on the bottom of the piles will eventually bend and tear over time. Permanent damage is worse than jumbled components so I think the concensus is vertical is best.

  • noisypine@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I would do horizontal if it weren’t for the weight on the boxes lower in the stack and the difficulty of taking a lower game out.

  • kajib@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I prefer the aesthetic of vertical. There’s just something about it that makes it look like a “proper” collection to me. Of course one downside is that it’ll definitely mess up the components if they aren’t in baggies or some type of organizer.

  • pathief@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    Personally I’m a big fan of vertical storage. It’s so easy to take whatever game you want. In horizontal storage the game placed in the bottom is going to be harder to remove. I also don’t like having a game supporting all other games on top, feels like an unnecessary straining of the box.

  • gpage@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m predominantly vertical, but it depends on the game and where it’s going more than anything else. Those Ticket to Ride type boxes that are large squares almost exclusively get set horizontal because I don’t want to move the brackets on the shelf up. My Agricola/euro game boxes are all stored vertically. Regardless, I bag everything inside anymore which largely solves the pieces moving around aspect for me.