[Fluxx] Re: Tuck boxes

[Pat]

I will have to out together some instructions for making the boxes I
use for abnormal decks. It involves a mac 'n cheeze box, a muffin
powder box, some duct tape, and a little creativity.

On 5/13/06, Stephanie Cottrell Bryant <steph at scottrell.com> wrote:
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> I use the plastic boxes (there's a specific word for the type of
> plastic they are, but I can't remember it at the moment) which gaming
> stores sell for Magic: The Gathering players. They're large enough
> for 1 Fluxx+1Blanxx, plus about 10 Fluxx stickers, a small number of
> mini-catalogs, and my printed Mad Lab Rabbit cards. I stuck a Fluxx
> sticker on the outside so I'd know which box was for Fluxx. The
> plastic boxes are not large enough for a Chrononauts deck+promo cards/
> identity booster. Neither is the Chrononauts tuck box. Right now, my
> deck is in a rubber-band, but I dislike that storage method. The
> plastic box is about $10, but lasts longer than a cardboard tuck box
> and is very nice-looking.
>
> When I do a spontaneous demo at a coffee shop, the whole presentation
> looks very slick, as I can interrupt a game, explain what it is,
> invite them to play, and ensure they take a mini-catalog and, if
> there's a child, a sticker, with them. I hand out the Mad Lab Rabbit
> cards if I teach them, but the MLR cards lack some information, like
> my email address if they want to follow up with a question, and any
> value-add for the person receiving them. So mainly I use them in more
> formal demos, where I don't have to explain why I want them to know
> who I am.
>
> Also, a side note: If you want a blank deck of cards, LLabs used to
> sell blank decks of cards for designing any card game. I haven't seen
> them on the site recently, but I've seen blank decks of generic cards
> elsewhere which can be handy for custom games.
>
> - --Stephanie
>
> On May 12, 2006, at 6:50 PM, Pat wrote:
>
> > Awesome! Thanks for the tip! I'll be on the lookout for those at
> > the thrift store, now.
>
> steph at scottrell.com
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