The Broken Token Box Organizer for Carcassonne

Note: This review is written by Rachel's husband, Adam. However, both of us (along with various teen and adult children) love to play this game. It's one of the positive things we'll take away from the Covid-19 shelter in place orders.I got my college-age daughter Carcassonne 2017 big box for Christmas 2019 (when it was still available at normal prices), and she finally got us to play it a few weeks ago. We liked it so much that we bought an older set with version 1 art from someone on Craigslist. It includes the base game and The River, plus the following major expansions: Inns & Cathedrals, Traders & Builders, The Tower, and Abbey & Mayor. It also included a 5-card mini expansion.All the base & expansion cards fit into the Tower holder, but it was shaky and kept falling apart, and it was just a little higher than the Carcassonne base game box height. I started to look for alternative organizers.I really liked the complete wooden boxes available in places like Etsy. Some were basic and quite functional with ability to expand, and some were absolutely beautiful, and accordingly expensive. In the end, I chose the inserts from The Broken Token because they allowed me to use the original Carcassonne box.Assembly was fairly straightforward - I took my time and sometimes had to resort to a bit of tapping. The instructions suggest using some wood glue. I see no need to use glue on the main divider in the box - it fits in the old base game box nice and tight, and will not come out easily. I will probably add a bit of wood glue to the 2 insert trays that hold meeples and other game elements, but they are fairly sturdy even without the glue.The main thing is that the insert fits splendidly in the old style Rio Grande base game box, so if you have that version, don't hesitate to buy these inserts. My box is just over 7.25" by just over 10.5" - note that the box wall is bowed out slightly in the photos.

10/10 this is awesome. Cleans and creates more space for expansions

Difficile à entrer dans le boîte mais c'est produit très pratique une fois que l'on a réussi.

My base set box was getting a bit unwieldy, as I contorted the cardboard divider in the bottom this way and that in order to accommodate an increasing number of expansions. The Broken Token organizer is a great solution. I took my time cutting out the pieces instead of just popping them out, and shaving down the burrs on the joins where it matters. I didn't put an exorbitant amount of time into this, but it was a fine way to relax while enjoying a beer. At first, it seemed a bit large for the box... but my corners just weren't properly squared up. Once everything was really tight and flush, the fit was great. The instructions recommend gluing loose bits and taping the corners... I haven't bothered to do this, there are so many joins that it's holding together tightly on its own. I've crammed the base set, inns/cathedrals, builders/traders, princess/dragon, river 2, cults, king/robber, as well as a set of pink meeples. So far so good. There's not a whole lot of flexibility with divider placement, but there is some. Additionally, the trays for the meeples etc. are a little awkward, but it's manageable. Scoreboard and various rule sheets still fit on top. All in all, has vastly improved the organization of my Carc set without resorting to a large awkward art bin or the like. I wouldn't hesitate to buy Broken Token organizers for other games, if the need arose.

Just assembled this for a recent 2020 Z-Man edition. It fits fine -- tight, but did not break the box. See photo.A couple of tips. First, glue does NOT seem to be required. I'm sure it is a good idea and the pieces may loosen over time. But it would only really matter for the two pull out trays, not the base. Things seem to hold together quite well without glue, at least initially.Second, I lightly sanded most of the corners and removed all the little stray bits. That might have helped it go together tightly.As for getting it into the Z-Man box, I tapped it gently one corner at a time, going around the edges 3-4 times so it never put much angle into its fit. It eventually fit perfectly.Will update later if there's any surprise, but for now it is a great purchase!