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Token Keep insert for Rubén's Mini-Chips
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Insert for Gamegenic Token Keep to hold 49 of Rubén's Mini-Chips
Token Keep: https://www.gamegenic.com/product/token-keep/
Ruben's Mini-Chips: https://mini-chips.com/
BGG page for Mini-Chips: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameaccessory/450749/
Why Token Keep?
The Token Keep is a convenient little box. It's relatively cheap. It looks nice. It can easily be passed around the table. The magnetic lid clips on underneath so you have full access without losing track of the lid. It is sized similarly to TCG deck boxes, so fits in many storage solutions.
With 49 chips, many non-heavy-economic board games can be handled with 1 box, depending on your distribution of denominations. And 2 boxes is a ~100 chip set that can handle almost anything other than 18xx games, where each box can be set on opposite ends of the table to allow easy access of all denominations to everyone. Add more boxes for larger sets. As modular as you would like.
Design
It is sized to be a press fit into the Token Keep. Stays firmly in place without any adhesive. (Fair warning, once its in place, its difficult to remove. I usually have to grip it with pliers. Easy enough to do, but marks up the insert a bit)
The design has 4x10-chip slots and 3x 3-chip slots, totaling 49 chips.
There is enough room between the slots to slide a finger in to make removing chips easy, even when full.
The 10-chip slots are slightly tilted to make the chips tend to remain stacked together and pressed up against the end. (Minor, but helps a bit)
The 3-chip slots are staggered, so that even if there is only 1 chip remaining, it doesn't want to fall over.
Staggering also allows the middle of the 3 chips to be easily be removed, so you could use each 3-chip slot for a mix of denominations and still have ready access to all.
Versions
Standard: What I am using
Cutout: Version without thin section
Both versions have some functionality.
In the standard version, there is a small section that is ~0.1mm thick, and when I print that section it is practically see-through. It is a small area, and not structural, so I have not had issues when printing it even though it is very thin.
But I am not a 3D printing expert (I just use the one at the local library), and unsure if that thin section will cause issues for some printers, so I have included the Cutout version which completely removes thin section. This keeps the minimum floor thickness at >0.4mm
This does not effect functionality, I just slightly prefer not to have the cutout for cosmetic reasons.
Thin section of the standard version circled on the left. Cutout version on the right.
How I use it
I have decided to setup a modular ~300 chip set.
I have 6 token keeps, 2 of each of 3 colors. Each color contains a certain set of denominations.
Depending on the bank size of the game, I grab whatever I need.
Many board games I only need a single of the low denomination boxes.
With both of the low denomination boxes, I can handle almost all euro games.
I then include one or both of the medium denomination boxes if I need a slightly larger bank.
And I can include the large denomination boxes if I need a very large banks size.
I used a label maker on the flats of each pocket so that even when you remove all the chips, you can see which denomination that slot is meant for.
Token Keep insert for Ruben's mini chips