The Fox Experiment Kickstarter Edition Ultimate Box Organizer/Insert

Overview

I recently won a fully-Kickstarter-decked-out version of The Fox Experiment in a charity auction, and once it arrived I knew I wanted to develop a storage solution for the main box which could fit the upgraded components and 5-6 player expansion, as well as sleeved cards.

This organizer allows you to store the following components in the main box:

• All fox meeples
  • Wooden meeples from base version of the game
  • Plastic upgraded meeples
• All tokens (all plastic upgraded unless otherwise noted)
  • Turn order tokens
  • Gear tokens
  • Point tokens
  • All trait tokens
  • Friendly tokens
  • Supply tokens (cardboard)
• All dice
  • Trait dice
  • Friendly dice
• All cards, sleeved unless otherwise noted
  • 72 dry-erase player fox cards (unsleeved)
  • 36 parent fox cards
  • Score card (unsleeved)
  • 4 reference cards (unsleeved)
  • 24 study cards
  • 6 patron cards
  • 12 A.I. study cards
  • 30 science cards
  • 6 A.I. selection cards
  • There is also room for extra cards if you own some promos
• 6 neoprene player mats
• 4-player neoprene game mat
• 6-player neoprene game mat
• At least 6 dry-erase markers (either those that came with the game or replacements that are standard Expo size)
• Rulebook

This organizer was not intended to hold the following items (which I store elsewhere in the 5-6 player expansion box as they are not needed to play the game):

• 6 cardboard player boards
• Original cardboard game board (goes up to 5-6 players by default)
• All cardboard tokens (except the supply tokens as mentioned above)

Organization

Although there are many components that make up the full game of The Fox Experiment, the organizers for all of the components are unique enough that putting them back into the box is simple.  I've provided images (the set of at the end) which show the suggested method for doing this, but essentially:

1. The rulebook goes in first
2. The player order organizer and the meeple caddy go in next to each other
3. The 6 neoprene player mats go in above (not on top) of the player order organizer and the meeple caddy
4. The markers are put in to the area to the left of the aforementioned components
5. The dice caddy and token caddy are placed into one corner of the box (either can be on top/bottom)
6. The fox cards deck box and the patron/study cards deck box is placed in the opposite corner, long edge upwards (see image for clarifying the orientation)
7. The science cards deck box is placed on top of the patron/study cards deck box
8. The game mat brace pieces are assembled and placed in between the dice/token caddies and the deck boxes
9. Both game mats are rolled up tightly and placed inside the game mat brace
10. The supply token caddy is dropped into the empty area below the deck boxes

To further help show where most pieces go, the game mat brace is embossed with the logos of the components that matches up with where they fit in the box.

Sliding Lids

The organizers (aside from the deck boxes) close by sliding on the lid horizontally.  A small “landing pad” allows you to line the lid up with the base before sliding it in.  This is slightly more tricky with the triangle-shaped organizers, but it isn't difficult either way (it is more difficult/time-consuming to arrange the contents of the organizer/caddy such that the lid has the proper clearance to slide on correctly).

Printing Tips

The images on this page show the printing orientation for each component.  The models are designed to be printed at 0.2mm layer height and .4mm line width.  No supports are required for any of the models, but you should use a brim when printing the game mat braces due to the small surface area that touches the print bed.

Regarding Sleeves

I've used decent quality sleeves for my cards so it is likely that your sleeved cards will fit.  

• The parent fox cards are sleeved with GameGenic tarot (orange) prime sleeves
• The study, patron, and A.I. study cards are sleeved with GameGenic standard card (gray) prime sleeves
• The science and selection cards are sleeved with GameGenic mini-American (yellow) prime sleeves
• As mentioned above, all other cards are not sleeved

I'm sure there are nicer sleeves available that might be bulkier and have larger dimensions, so if you have concerns about this organizer working with your sleeves, try cutting up the models and doing some test prints before printing the entire design.

Making Modifications

I've included the design file in both STEP and Fusion 360 file formats in case you'd like to make changes to the model.  The design is almost completely parametric so you shouldn't have too many issues making the changes you need.