How do you store your Dungeon Tiles?

[buzz]

Do you keep the sets together? Do you separate the pieces by size? Stack 'em on a shelf? Some sort of easily-portable container?

My sets are all still basically in packaging, as we generally don't play at my place, so they're just sitting on my gaming shelf like any other books. The one set I have used are my SWSE tiles, and they're just in a plastic baggie right now. Ergo, I'm curious what other people are doing with multi-set collections.

 

[jdrakeh]

I put them in the cardboard slipcase that they shipped in, then stick 'em on the book shelf.

 

[buzz]

I put them in the cardboard slipcase that they shipped in, then stick 'em on the book shelf.

Your tiles shipped in a cardboard slipcase?

 

[chriton227]

I've got mine in a large expanding file (usually for scrap booking supplies), but I'm not happy with it. I've been trying to find a hard case of some sort, preferably one with a couple of sections of various sizes so I can sort the tiles out some.

 

[Mark]

Here's some advice -

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=197875

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=190384

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=177721

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=224476

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=210843

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=210971

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=208423

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=188092

 

[buzz]

Here's some advice

Thanks, Mark. I'd have searched too if my supporter account was working...

 

[jdrakeh]

Your tiles shipped in a cardboard slipcase?

Yes, though the rub is that they're not D&D tiles (they're the Starship Trooper Floorplans tiles). You should be able to use the slipcases that the latter ship in to store the former, however. And seeing as how the Starship Troopers Floorplans tiles are for wilderness terrain, they might not be a bad investment for you as a D&D player, either (I picked mine up new for $4.99 a set for specifically this reason*). The extra cardstock props, of course, won't be of much use to D&D players, but you can't win them all.

*The plan is to keep one set and donate the other to the guy running our Monday night D&D game, and our Tuesday night Dark Heresy game.

 

[SavageRobby]

I didn't look to see if I answered previously in a thread that Mark listed, so just in case ...

I've bought 2-3 of each set so far (except Ruins of the Wild - I already have plenty of outdoory battlemaps). I keep them separated by type and size. By type, I have:

* Dungeon Tiles (the grey/green tiles)
* Cave Tiles (mostly from Lost Caverns)
* Dire Tombs (the tannish tiles)

I then separate each of those by size - usually 3-4 grades from smallest to largest, and put them into ziplock freezer baggies. Then those go into stackable Container Store cases.

In practical use, before a session I'll usually layout the dungeon first, then take a digital picture of the setup, then deconstruct the layout into plastic baggies. I've found that doing this means I don't have to separate them out as much, since I have time before hand to sort through and look for what I want. If I was constructing a dungeon on the fly, I'd probably try to have a better sorting system (but ... ick).



I should add that I've also created a fair number of my own tiles using printable tiles (from makers like Fat Dragon, Skeleton Key, WorldWorks), mounted them on matboard and cut them out. These get bagged separately, but get included into the appropriate containers. I've done more caves this way than anything else, since the WotC cave selection is pretty light. The matboard mounting is perfect to mix with the Dungeon Tiles - they have about the same width and heft.

 

[SavageRobby]

Yes, though the rub is that they're not D&D tiles (they're the Starship Trooper Floorplans tiles). You should be able to use the slipcases that the latter ship in to store the former, however. And seeing as how the Starship Troopers Floorplans tiles are for wilderness terrain, they might not be a bad investment for you as a D&D player, either (I picked mine up new for $4.99 a set for specifically this reason*). The extra cardstock props, of course, won't be of much use to D&D players, but you can't win them all.

*The plan is to keep one set and donate the other to the guy running our Monday night D&D game, and our Tuesday night Dark Heresy game.

My google-fu failed me. Where did you find these?

 

[Silverblade The Ench]

I store them in plastic tubes about 1' x 1' by 5 inches, they are from "family biscuit tubs", perfect for storing paints, dice etc

http://www.buybritish.net/store/image.php?productid=18834