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I just threw away $80 on a board game insert that didn't fit
I bought a fancy wooden insert for my copy of 'Gloomhaven' online, thinking it would save me setup time. The thing arrived and the slots were cut wrong, so the miniatures wouldn't sit in their trays at all. Has anyone else had a bad experience with third party inserts, and how do you check they'll work before buying?
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dakotacraig1mo ago
You said the slots were cut wrong. That's a quality control problem, not a research problem. I always check the manufacturer's own photos against the game box dimensions now. A lot of them use renders, not real photos. If there aren't clear pictures from a real buyer in the reviews, I just don't buy it. It's a gamble every time.
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barbarac951mo ago
Yeah, that's a solid point from @dakotacraig about checking real photos. I've started looking for video reviews just to see someone actually putting a game box in the slot.
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abby1891mo ago
And this is exactly the kind of problem I'm seeing more and more with everything these days, not just board games. It's like companies are rushing products out the door without testing them properly. I bought a vacuum cleaner bag once that was supposed to fit my model, but it was a quarter inch too small. Made the whole thing useless. Same idea as your insert, just a different product. People are getting too comfortable selling stuff that's "close enough" instead of checking it actually works. It's frustrating because you do your homework, look at the photos, read the description, and still get burned. At this point I'm almost expecting things to be wrong before I even open the package.
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