Dale Yu: Review of Broken Token’s Suburban Organizer

At the most recent Origins, I spent a bit of time at the Broken Token booth – this company specializes in laser cut custom inserts for some of the most popular board games.  We talked for a bit, and they were kind enough of offer me one of their organizers for Suburbia – a game that I hold quite dear (as, after all, I’m the developer of the game).

 

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Here is a typical Suburbia box – as you can see, it’s filled with baggies galore.  We made a conscious decision when producing the game to not include a cardboard insert in this box.  The main reason for this was to allow space for all the planned expansions and other goodies.

However, it can be a bit of a bear to unpack the game each time you play.  Here’s where the Broken Token insert comes into play.  Below is the organizer in the packaging:

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The insert is sitting on my kitchen scale, and you can see that it comes in at 622 grams – it’s made of light wood, but there’s definitely a heft associated with the game.  When you unwrap the bits, here’s what you get…

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All of the pieces are about 95% cut through, each is held on by a tiny bit which snaps cleanly and quickly.  It only took a few minutes to detach all the pieces from their wooden sprues.

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So here is the empty box that we started with…. It took about 10 minutes to put the organizer together –

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Here it is in the box – there are customizable dividers that hold all the hexes in place

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Now filled up with the components of the base set.  There is plenty of room left for the pieces from the expansions (As well as the upcoming expansion!)

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Neat and tidy!  While everything snapped together easily, I did end up using a small bit of Elmer’s Wood Glue to keep everything in place, especially the pull-out tray for the money.  Definitely adds weight to the box, but makes for a luxury display upon opening the box and a really nice way to keep everything organized and easily accessible.

 

About Dale Yu

Dale Yu is the Editor of the Opinionated Gamers. He can occasionally be found working as a volunteer administrator for BoardGameGeek, and he previously wrote for BoardGame News.
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1 Response to Dale Yu: Review of Broken Token’s Suburban Organizer

  1. ianthecool says:

    Cool. I like that there’s room for expansions.

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