By reading the "game give-away during halloween" thread, I have been somewhat been obsessed with "how to design a game that could fit in a small box".
First, I tought of a small cardboard box which could be a bit bigger than a box for a deck of card. It made me remembered of all the small components that I have seen before: small dices, small deck of cards, etc. Still, I think this small box was pretty limited because it did not allow me to design all kind of games. For example, it would have been hard to fit a board in there. But it could be transportable in a pocket.
So I started thinking that plastic box would be much better than cardboard ones which finally lead me to the idea of a DVD box. I know in the past that some games where published in VHS box. So it's not an entirely new idea.
The idea of the DVD box is that it is large enough to fit a board split up in 2 or 4 parts. There is also some clips on the back of the cover to fit the boards and to place the instructions. The only drawback is that it is very thin for fitting a deck of card.
But that was solved pretty fast because there are double sized DVD boxes. My girlfriend has all the sims 2 expansions which fit in large boxes which allow to stack CDs in the case. That would be perfect to store cards and almost any components. The only drawback is that there is a circle with a stud to hold the DVD which consume space and prevent the cards from beign placed nicely in the box.
So I was wondering, is there DVD boxes available with no rings at the bottom?
I don't know if there is many advantages in distributing games inside DVD boxes. For example, does a DVD box is less expensive than a cardboard box?
Maybe some card board box are not that expensive. For example, there are some card games like: King's Blood, King's Breakfast, and Mamma Mia that fits in a cheap and small box. But still the DVD case is stronger.
Do you think it is a good idea?
Do you think a DVD box is too big?
You give the CD and the box. Print it yourself and place it in the box. That is a cool idea.