Pocket Box Issues

mstlaurent · 03-23-2019, 12:09 PM

So, went to start with Melee this morning, with the Pocket Box edition. Is it just me, or is the pocket box really difficult to open? I spent three or four minutes trying to open it by hand, finally had to get a butter knife and wedge it into the crack and pry it open. It got closed again, tried to open it a second time, figured I would try along the short side thinking that would make it easier, and this time instead of opening the corner of the lid cracked off. Am I just completely daft and missing something obvious?

philreed · 03-23-2019, 12:12 PM

Here's the video we posted in November:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/2352550

Squeezing a little as you open also helps.

The second generation box (not this one, but the design for the Pocket Box campaign) is retooled to be slightly easier to open.

larsdangly · 03-23-2019, 02:24 PM

Its a bit sticky but I had no problem opening and shutting it. I pried it open with a knife blade the first time but could open it with my fingers after that.

ColBosch · 03-23-2019, 02:38 PM

Please do not pry open things with knives. I keep a "spudger" in my kitchen and another with my tools. These are thin metal devices designed specifically for prying small items apart. They are far less likely to damage whatever you're opening, and if they do break - which is rare, they bend rather than snap - they're not going to tear you open.

mstlaurent · 03-23-2019, 03:08 PM

Well, mine is an ex-box, so my Pocket Box Edition is an even more retro Plastic Bag Edition now. LOL I guess I'll wait and see if there are any excess empty boxes on W23 after the pocket box games come out in October.

philreed · 03-23-2019, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mstlaurent

Well, mine is an ex-box, so my Pocket Box Edition is an even more retro Plastic Bag Edition now. LOL I guess I'll wait and see if there are any excess empty boxes on W23 after the pocket box games come out in October.

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JLV · 03-23-2019, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mstlaurent

Well, mine is an ex-box, so my Pocket Box Edition is an even more retro Plastic Bag Edition now. LOL I guess I'll wait and see if there are any excess empty boxes on W23 after the pocket box games come out in October.

Hey! If you backed the Pocket Box Kickstarter, you can probably order some empties on the Backerkit when they send it out! Even if you didn't back the Kickstarter, I think you can probably "pre-order" after Backerkit is up, because SJG is pretty good about setting that up!

Cat · 03-23-2019, 06:28 PM

It does take a search for hidden door and then a good crack at it with thief's tools to get it open!

I wound up using one end of a pair of tweezers to wedge a crack open and then slide it all the way around the 3 not-hinge sides. It took a couple of passes to get the whole thing lifted a bit and could then squeeze it open.

JLV · 03-23-2019, 08:10 PM

Hmm, surprisingly, I didn't have that much trouble. I think maybe because I wasn't looking for it to open in the middle of the side like the old ones did...

RVA_Grandpa · 03-24-2019, 08:50 AM

It would appear to open easier if you have Mechanician or the Locksmith talent.

03-23-2019, 12:09 PM	#1
mstlaurent Join Date: Aug 2004	Pocket Box Issues So, went to start with Melee this morning, with the Pocket Box edition. Is it just me, or is the pocket box really difficult to open? I spent three or four minutes trying to open it by hand, finally had to get a butter knife and wedge it into the crack and pry it open. It got closed again, tried to open it a second time, figured I would try along the short side thinking that would make it easier, and this time instead of opening the corner of the lid cracked off. Am I just completely daft and missing something obvious?

03-23-2019, 12:12 PM	#2
philreed I do stuff and things. Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Pocket Box Issues Here's the video we posted in November: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects.../posts/2352550 Squeezing a little as you open also helps. The second generation box (not this one, but the design for the Pocket Box campaign) is retooled to be slightly easier to open. __________________ Battlegrip.com, my blog about toys.

03-23-2019, 02:24 PM	#3
larsdangly Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Pocket Box Issues Its a bit sticky but I had no problem opening and shutting it. I pried it open with a knife blade the first time but could open it with my fingers after that.

03-23-2019, 02:38 PM	#4
ColBosch Join Date: May 2007	Re: Pocket Box Issues Please do not pry open things with knives. I keep a "spudger" in my kitchen and another with my tools. These are thin metal devices designed specifically for prying small items apart. They are far less likely to damage whatever you're opening, and if they do break - which is rare, they bend rather than snap - they're not going to tear you open.

03-23-2019, 03:08 PM	#5
mstlaurent Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Pocket Box Issues Well, mine is an ex-box, so my Pocket Box Edition is an even more retro Plastic Bag Edition now. LOL I guess I'll wait and see if there are any excess empty boxes on W23 after the pocket box games come out in October.

03-23-2019, 06:28 PM	#8
Cat Join Date: Dec 2016	Re: Pocket Box Issues It does take a search for hidden door and then a good crack at it with thief's tools to get it open! I wound up using one end of a pair of tweezers to wedge a crack open and then slide it all the way around the 3 not-hinge sides. It took a couple of passes to get the whole thing lifted a bit and could then squeeze it open. __________________ All-Purpose Gaming Blog: Goblinhall

03-23-2019, 08:10 PM	#9
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Pocket Box Issues Hmm, surprisingly, I didn't have that much trouble. I think maybe because I wasn't looking for it to open in the middle of the side like the old ones did...

03-24-2019, 08:50 AM	#10
RVA_Grandpa Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Richmond, VA, USA	Re: Pocket Box Issues It would appear to open easier if you have Mechanician or the Locksmith talent. __________________ RVA_Grandpa ----------------------------------------- https://travelingthelabyrinth.blogspot.com We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.