Welcome a New Tray to Our Collection!

This is a rare occasion when we can share news about a new tray. We gave the manufacturer the green light in January, but pre-production was exceptionally lengthy, primarily due to our high-quality requirements. The process of creating the mold took longer than before. We received the first prototypes one month ago, and production is set to start this week.

Differences

Our new tray is very similar to one you already know well: the Standard Low Tray (8mm depth, 20 compartments). You may recognize the old version from games like Commands & Colors: Napoleonics + Expansions, Red Strike, Empire of the Sun, Combat Commander and many others. The biggest difference is the compartment size; it’s much larger, perfect for bigger counters, including the 16-17mm ones, and even larger like those used in Silent War 2.0. Because of the increased compartment size, this tray has only 15 compartments. The height remains the same, but the lid has a slightly smaller recess, allowing storage for one additional set of counters.

Link to the shop page with the new tray: 15 compartments, 9mm depth, Big Comp. Low Tray

Preorder phase

These trays should be ready by mid-July, at which time you can order them at a 25% discount. After this date, there will be a 20% sale on the new trays until the end of July.

Usability

This tray features the largest compartments among all our offerings. In the same footprint as our standard trays, we have accommodated 15 large compartments. They perfectly store games with numerous counters where is limited space in the game box!

13mm Counters

For the smallest 13mm counters, you can fit 16 at the bottom of each compartment in this tray, totaling 16 * 15 = 240 counters. Additionally, there is room to stack 5 layers of them, resulting in a total of 1200 counters in one tray. In comparison, our standard low tray holds 9 counters per compartment, which totals 9 * 20 = 180 counters. With space for only 4 layers of counters, you can fit a total of 720 counters in the entire tray.

16mm Counters

A similar calculation applies to 16mm counters. You can fit 135 counters in one layer at the bottom of this new tray (compared to 120 counters in our 20-compartment tray). Therefore, the math is: 135 * 5 = 675 counters in the new tray versus only 480 in the old tray.

Large Counters

This tray might also be very efficient for games with larger counters, such as “ Silent War 2.0” We will try to provide more detailed counts soon.

16mm Counters First Test

We already have one success with this new tray’s use. Last Friday, I had to check and photograph our set for Navajo Wars. There were two low trays with 12 compartments, but there was a problem with sleeved cards, especially those protected by thick sleeves; they would not fit enough card holders. So, I updated this to the new tray.

Before and After Photos:

Dimensions of the tray and lid:

• Height (tray with lid): 11 mm (0.43 inches);
• Depth inside (the compartment height): 9 mm (0.35 inches);
• Length (tray & lid): 288 mm (11.33 inches);
• Width (tray & lid): 212 mm (8.34 inches);
• Compartment size: 52 x 62 mm (2.04 x 2.44 inches);
• Compartments quantity: x15
• Weight: 100 grams

PS.

As always, we have some extra details for you 😉

Our new project dedicated to old Avalon Hill games should be ready this month too. The first test works perfectly with this box size, so if you have Avalon Hill games in your collection, we will soon have a tempting solution for you.