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Power Grid Boardgame Organizers
I've been playing Power Grid for a long time, and I've purchased most of the maps that are available. While the base game comes in a box, most of the expansion maps are sold separately in shrink wrap. This leaves you with the problem of storing the maps. Generally people discard the game insert and just store the extra maps in the game box. (An empty box could hold 6 sets of maps, or 4 maps and all of the game pieces.)
For a long time I just put all the game pieces into zip lock bags, which was fast, but hard to lay flat in the box. Eventually I sat down and worked out a set of boxes to contain all of the game pieces flat. The boxes are thin, taking up about the same amount of vertical space as two map boards. I've added two extra boxes: one for glass beads that I use to mark map boundaries and another to hold the money card deck that I use instead of the original paper money.
Bill of Materials
Part Qty Usage
player-box 6 City markers for each player
player-lid 6 Lids for each player box
resources-box 1 Contains all of the resources (coal, oil, trash, uranium)
resources-lid 1 Lid for the resources box
deck-box 1 Contains all of the power plants and ancillary cards
deck-lid 1 Lid for the deck box
money-box 1 Contains the money cards (optional)
money-lid 1 Lid for the money box
bead-box 1 Box for the glass beads (optional)
bead-lid 1 Lid for the bead box
I printed these in translucent PETG just so I could quickly see what color player pieces were in each box. The deck and money boxes have holes in the box and lid to make it easier to extract cards.
The money cards come from The Game Crafter . I bought 3 sets, which was a reasonable amount for 2 sets of Power Grid. They're more durable than the paper money, and do a better job of keeping money private.
Power Grid 2004
Lift the Lid
Cover Colors
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