OGRE DE Accessories

[Dakk]

Figured I'd give the thread a more generic title so it fits conversation of any of the items, but I have a question regarding one item in particular.

The OGRE Canvas Bag.
http://www.warehouse23.com/item.html?id=SJG9024

Anyone here own one that can shed some light and give me some feedback? I'd like to know if the game fits in very snugly, or if there is a bit of extra room around the OGRE DE game box when its placed inside. Also, what do you think of the bag in general?

I currently have my OGRE DE game inside the original shipping box, and use that for storage and when I travel with the game, just to add some extra protection for the game box. I'm curious whether the canvas bag will hold the OGRE shipping box, which isn't much bigger than the game box itself.

[sum1els]

The game fits quite snugly, and I doubt you'd be able to stuff the shipping box in there. You might be able to slide a few Plano boxes down the side after you get the game box in, though. It's very well made and durable, and holds a ton of groceries. If you waited to read this to decide, it's probably too late anyway. =]

[Ulzgoroth]

You can't get the shipping box in in the orientation you probably want to. I tried.

I was able to fit it end-down.

Carrying the Ogre game in a non-flat orientation seems to be problematic, so I don't really know if I'll use the bag for that again anyway. The 3d pieces in their garages were okay but I had tokens slide all over the place inside the box.

[offsides]

There's not much room in the bag for extras, though a few flat items will fit reasonably well. It's VERY well made, and does a great job carrying it, either by hand or on your shoulder. I highly recommend one if you're planning on carrying the ODE box around.

[Dakk]

Thanks for the comments so far, keep them coming if you have some other observations.

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Carrying the Ogre game in a non-flat orientation seems to be problematic, so I don't really know if I'll use the bag for that again anyway. The 3d pieces in their garages were okay but I had tokens slide all over the place inside the box.

I found the same with moving the game around in the shipping box. I plan to deal with this by making some custom covers for the counter tray sections using clear plastic, perhaps with velcro strips to keep them firmly in place. I haven't started on them yet though, so there may be issues and changed plans along the way.

Anyone else come up with a custom solution for keeping pieces from falling out of the original counter tray when the box is turned on its side?

[StormCrow42]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Carrying the Ogre game in a non-flat orientation seems to be problematic, so I don't really know if I'll use the bag for that again anyway. The 3d pieces in their garages were okay but I had tokens slide all over the place inside the box.

An assortment of small plastic bags solves that problem (look for craft-supply bags, they'll be much smaller than grocery-store ziplocks. As a bonus, I have my green rubble overlays separated from my orange ones, the D1/D2 counters separate from the 1-20 counters, etc.

The only thing that shifts in my Ogre box now is the occasional Missile Crawler or Train.

[Dakk]

Originally Posted by offsides

There's not much room in the bag for extras, though a few flat items will fit reasonably well. It's VERY well made, and does a great job carrying it, either by hand or on your shoulder. I highly recommend one if you're planning on carrying the ODE box around.

Thanks. I did order one this morning, and I'll definately be using it for my OGRE DE game.... and not for groceries. (how could you sum1els?!?!?!) ;)

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by Dakk

I found the same with moving the game around in the shipping box.

I dealt with that by keeping the box in an upright orientation at all times.

A bit laborious, but a big time saver compared to picking through and sorting all the bits.

Originally Posted by StormCrow42

An assortment of small plastic bags solves that problem (look for craft-supply bags, they'll be much smaller than grocery-store ziplocks. As a bonus, I have my green rubble overlays separated from my orange ones, the D1/D2 counters separate from the 1-20 counters, etc.

Doesn't that stop things from fitting into their designated places?

Which might be worth it.

[StormCrow42]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Doesn't that stop things from fitting into their designated places?

Not really, the bags are all small enough when folded over to fit. Check out a picture of my setup (including my color-coding for all the flat counters).

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by StormCrow42

Not really, the bags are all small enough when folded over to fit. Check out a picture of my setup (including my color-coding for all the flat counters).

It looks like you didn't bag the unit counters or the multi-hex overlays there, both of which were definitely among the disorderly elements for me.