For this game, I decided to mostly copy the original insert. It was already a good design, but it just needed slightly more space. (Forgive me showing this comparative picture so early. It kind of spoils the ending,) I just changed it so that the cards and tiles would sit vertically instead of laying flat.
This time I decided to go in with a plan. I measured the compartments in the original insert and drew out a basic design on engineering paper (the best kind of paper if you weren't already aware). There were still some adjustments that had to be made on the fly, but hey, this is a learn as I go kind of thing! I hadn't considered the width of the pieces of wood. I novice mistake to be sure, but an important one. Though I was using balsa wood that is only 1/8" thick, all those 1/8"s add up. Especially in something this small. I also learned to be very careful when cutting things to consider the width of the saw blade and only cut one piece at a time so that those saw blade lengths wouldn't add up and leave me with a board that was far too short.
I also thought ahead and marked the boards before I glued them, so that when I was lining up the other pieces they would already have a nice spot lined out. I'm not sure how professionals mark things like this, but I used little arrows to indicate which side of the line the new piece would fit.
Since Temple of Elemental Evil is such a bigger game, I ran into some issues holding the boards together while gluing. The first six pieces were the hardest.
After that I used some wood blocks for braces and a scrap piece of balsa to spread the center two pieces. This made the gluing far more simple.
When it was all said and done, everything fit perfectly!
Next up, DC Deck Building Game Rivals!
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