53 pointsby Rabidgremlin8 days ago12 comments
  • sokoloff4 days ago
    A sample (or a small portfolio of sample) images would help people grasp what this does. Or a sample project.

    (It’s not like it’s super-complicated, but people like pictures.)

    • hamburglar4 days ago
      Definitely needs a landing page with samples because I can’t figure out what this is and I’m on a phone and really the only information I’m presented with is that it kinda doesn’t work on a phone.
  • duttish4 days ago
    You could let people post public inserts for specific games, start building up a library.
    • RyanOD4 days ago
      Yes to this.

      Why should more than one person create a layout for Risk, for example? Start storing these in a library, bearing in mind that most games have multiple releases with their own specs. Think of a site like Thingiverse.

  • sejje4 days ago
    I can't find a photo of what it does. I'm on mobile so I can't use it according to your popup.

    Your subreddit also doesn't include even one photo or screenshot. I would expect to see both for this product.

    Is it useful? I don't even know what it does yet.

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    • kwanbix4 days ago
      Was thinking exactly the same.
  • hn927268193 days ago
    For anyone (like me) wondering what this is. Foamcore is foam with paper on each end (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foamcore)

    Looks like people use it to organize board games: https://www.orderofgamers.com/abomination-foamcore-v1/

  • sfRattan4 days ago
    Very neat tool!

    I've looked into cutting foam for board game storage, but I don't love the 5mm or so thickness. For games with lots of different little bits and pieces, the many walls to divide many containers add up and take a surprising amount of space inside the game's box.

    Short of 3D printing storage solutions, I've found an online tuck-box generator for decks of cards of any size that looks neat, and another site with advice for assembling them:

    Tuckbox Generator: https://www.cpforbes.net/tuckbox/tuckbox.cgi

    Tuckbox Assembly Advice: https://www.ee0r.com/boxes/index.html

  • stavros4 days ago
    This looks nice! Why don't the dividers snap to the closest edge automatically? Feels like that's a lot of manual labor that could just be done automatically.

    Is there a way to output an SVG? I'd love to send this to my laser or CNC cutter and have it cut automatically.

  • traverseda4 days ago
    Lots of suggestions already, my only suggestion is that it would be nice if this could generate tabs and slots. I'm more likely to laser cut or 3D print inserts, so a tab and slot would make assembly easier.

    Well that and to generate STL files for 3D printing.

  • awithrow4 days ago
    It'd be great to have some preset box sizes for some common games and maybe some pre-done layouts. Now that I'm thinking about it, some game elements would be handy to build around, ie a deck of cards or similar.
  • sejje21 hours ago
    Why did you abandon your own thread, OP?
  • throwoutway4 days ago
    I didn't know what foamcore inserts were until now, bu tthis is useful. I have lots of broken boardgame boxes
    • dbrother4 days ago
      Same here, its pretty cool!
  • abrookewood4 days ago
    You really need some samples, examples or visual on the home page.
  • gwynforthewyn4 days ago
    That site's so damn responsive! What are you using to build it?
    • wenngle4 days ago
      Not OP, but the design screams Bootstrap, and it looks like Bootstrap 5 is bundled in their CSS.