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Darwin's Journey Insert (Retail Version)
Update 2025-06-17: File "Cards Lid x3 for Option 1, x1 for Option 2.stl" is fixed.
This is my take on insert for retail version of Darwin's Journey.
Features of this insert:
- No box lid lifting.
- Box can be stored vertically or horizontally.
- Every container has a lid.
- Containers for common tokens, coins and markers are going in pairs, so that they can be put on the far sides of the table.
- Every lid of container that is going on the table can be put under that container.
- Every player has its individual container for their game pieces. There is also stamps display for faster stamp setup.
- After some of individual game pieces are put onto the boards, empty compartments can be used through the game for storing coins and temporary knowledge tokens.
- Easy setup:
- All setup tiles are in separate containers (Beagle goals, special actions, correspondence and starting objectives).
- Species tiles have their display holder.
- Objectives are in the separate holder that is going right on the board.
- There are few options for card holders:
- a) for sleeved OR unsleeved cards,
- b) for all cards together OR by the type of cards (crew, solo actions and solo difficulty).
My pictures are showing my build.
I am using simple cardboard for top spacer that is put over the main board, but there is a file for printing that top spacer. Also, I think that top spacer is probably not needed at all!
I have printed all my lids with 0 top and bottom shell layers, so that internal honeycomb infill is visible.
Museum tiles can easily be lifted from museum tiles display by pressing any side of the tile.
Also, I have color coded my containers:
- blue, green, yellow and white are for individual players
- brown ones are going on the table or main board
- grey ones are for the setup purpose
- black ones are never leaving the game box
Recommended printing setup is:
- nozzle size 0.4
- height of layer 0.2
- infill 10%-15%
- turn on snug support for containers (green container of mine was printed without support and there are visible bad artifacts on it).
Disclaimer 1: Compartment for correspondence tiles is a bit tighter on my picture. It is relaxed by 1 mm after I test printed mine.
Disclaimer 2: I do not use sleeves. I would like to hear some comments especially for those card holders.
Edit 2025-04-30: There is newer version of player's container, that can hold tent display too. Green container on my pictures is version 1 (with only stamp display). Yellow container is version 2 (with tent and stamp display). I kept both version in corresponding folders.
Edit 2026-01-24: I have corrected 2 files: "Coins Lid x2" and "Tokens Lid x2".