As many of you probably know, I only have limited space for games. That's why I very much like small box games that have a lot of gameplay crammed into a small volume. It's also the reason why I have been reboxing games that come in bigger boxes, compressing them down and getting rid of all the extra air that came with the original packaging. I have written about this in my article "Box clever?" a couple of years ago, and this time I want to give you some concrete examples of small box games crammed to the brim and larger box games that I have shrunk down.Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/21/compressed-collections-topic-discussion/LinksMint Tin Mini Skulduggery: https://subquark.com/rules-mtmskulduggery.htmlMint Tin Mini Skulduggery review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/09/mint-tin-mini-skulduggery/Mint Tin Mini Skulduggery unboxing video: https://youtu.be/vRA7ZquQ7bcsubQuark: https://subquark.com/The Blessed Dark: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nmeunier/the-blessed-dark-a-cult-themed-mint-tin-card-dice-gameThe Blessed Dark review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/07/20/the-blessed-dark-saturday-review/Nathan Meunier: https://twitter.com/nmeunierMicrobrew: https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/Microbrew/Microbrew review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/06/22/microbrew-saturday-review/Microbrew unboxing video: https://youtu.be/PuahVpDF0qAOne Free Elephant: https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/Mint Works: https://five24labs.com/mint-worksMint Works review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/08/17/mint-works-saturday-review/Five24 Labs: https://five24labs.com/Deep Sea Adventure: https://oinkgms.com/en/deep-sea-adventureDeep Sea Adventure review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/11/deep-sea-adventure-saturday-review/Deep Sea Adventure unboxing video: https://youtu.be/c-Pupu1FtAAOink Games: https://oinkgms.com/en/Assembly: http://wrengames.co.uk/main/about/assembly/Assembly review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/11/17/assembly/Wren Games: http://wrengames.co.uk/main/Bots Up!: https://botsupgame.com/Swatch: https://www.minervatableto
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