SMONEX Wooden Organizer and Player Boards for Gloomhaven Storage

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1. Daniel Wilbraham Verified Buyer – 1 March 2024

   Quite expensive but great quality and the extra little items like rubber bands, sand paper and plastic scraper were really helpful.
   

2. J. D. Taylor Verified Buyer – 5 May 2024

   Yes, it’s expensive – it’s a similar price to the go7gaming organizer and a good $20 more than Broken Token. But it’s reasonably priced for what you get and for me it scores over those two in a few ways. Most significantly: the player boxes. There are 4 of these and they’re awesome. Despite a few reviews saying the contrary: you can store the health/xp trackers in them. It’s in the instructions. Personally I didn’t have trouble sliding in the player card as some reviewers reported, but ymmv. Unlike go7gaming, you don’t have to decant EVERY character into a wooden tuck box – just the ones in your current party (so no risk of spoilers). Unlike Broken Token you don’t have to use any of them: there’s still space for all the original tuck boxes so you’re not forced to keep 4 characters in wooden boxes even if you’re only playing with two. The use of acrylic (etched with labels when needed) for dividers and lids works well functionally and aesthetically. The monster storage and the card storage are particularly well done and easy to find. Here are some pros and cons: Pros: Gorgeous to look at, well thought out, great character boxes, good labelling, high quality materials, excellent customer service. Cons: Doesn’t *quite* fit into the original box – the lid will be lifted by 1″ (doesn’t bother me). You could probably avoid this by storing the map tiles in a file instead as a lot of people recommend. Takes time and care to build (see tips). BTW – I found SamSays Reviews on YT a really good resource for enumerating the pros and cons of the various Gloomhaven organizers. For me and my preferences Smonex came out on top, but go7gaming is probably a close second. Tips: Make sure you remove the clear protective plastic from the acrylic too. Generally you want to do this at the last moment but do remember before you assemble the character boxes as it will be almost impossible to remove afterwards without disassembly (ask me how I know). Use lots of glue. Important: put the acrylic lids in place WHILE the glue is drying. If you don’t the lids will likely be a very tight fit (if they fit at all). Same goes for the character box lids – let the main box dry with the swing lid in place so that they are correctly aligned. Lastly, understanding the symbols on the card storage dividers is not easy for newcomers to the game (particularly as, I think, there are features intended only for the Forgotten Circles expansion. Maybe?). They could definitely improve their instructions on this part, but you can get glimpses of which cards go where if you play their promo video at 1/4 speed. All in all, very happy so far. Even if you don’t pick the Smonex organizer (and I think you should) do pick some kind of organizer (there are plenty of DIY solutions out there) – I find I’m much more likely to play now the chore of set up and put away has been mostly eliminated.

   

3. Tiago Verified Buyer – 4 January 2025

   Assembly wasn’t too bad. Fairly intuitive with the instructions. Having someone there to help makes things even smoother. Definitely get some more elastic bands, otherwise you must wait for the boxes to dry overnight to reuse the bands to fix them to the next box.

   Assembly took about four hours, but the time this product will save in prep and clean up will be countless. Highly recommended.
   

4. Rebecca Verified Buyer – 8 February 2025

   Beautiful product. EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE. Pros: -Wood stain is beautiful, and the acrylic dividers definity elevate the quality of this insert. -There seems to be a spot for everything. (One reviewer says the hp/exp tracker doesn’t fit anywhere but it actually sits inside of the character trays.) -Cards dividers are labeled so the cards are easy to find. There is even a labeled spot for cards you lose from the game. It is great that all the cards are all together. (When putting in the dividers, be mindful that the front of the tray has the empty spot for the token trays. The acrylics will lay back from this side, as the track underneath is closer to the front creating more space for the cards when facing this way.) -The trays for monsters and overlay tiles have holes in the bottom so you can pop the whole stack out from their spot. I also found this helful on the double sided overlay tiles, so you can look through the bottom to see the other sides instead of flipping over every tile. – Character trays are very clever and have a special space on top for your characters conditions. – The kit comes with rubber bands to set the pieces, and small pieces of sandpaper to smooth off rough edges. Cons: – There is not a comprehensive guide for where all the pieces go. Watch their YouTube video to see clearer images of how to place your pieces, but its really easy to adjust anything you may have placed incorrectly within the first few scenarios and won’t inhibit gameplay. You will also need to look up which monster is which to place them in the tray, or you could probably match their images from the monster stat cards to the labels on the tray lid. – The character tray lid is a little tight where the character mat goes. You’ll have to be careful pushing these in. – There is ONE typo in the instruction manual in regards to which sheet of pieces you need. If you are paying attention, this shouldn’t be an issue, as the sheet is pretty distinct. – I had an issue with the acrylic lid for the monster tray not fitting without causing the tray to warp. This is where I can vouch for Smonex customer service. I reached out to the company directly through their website and they were quick to respond and try to help me troubleshoot the issue. Though I could not get the lid to fit, they are sending me a replacement. I will update this when I receive that piece. They also sent me their monster stands free for my trouble. Great company trying to do right by their customers!! (This is a Pro!) – It will take quite a while to put this together and you will need glue. DO NOT FEAR THE GLUE! You will never notice it. This was my first insert and I was surprised how well it came together. But if you follow the instructions, you will need to build it twice, once without glue, and once with. -You’ll need some patience to get the protective plastic off the acrylic around the letters and symbols. The sheets peel off well but where the labels are lasered in, you’ll need to pick the plastic out. Overall: I have not tried to put everything back in the box, but will update for how that goes. Most of the Cons are incredibly nit-picky and this is overall a great product. Compared to the other products out there, the price seems right on. You’re not just paying for a great organizer, you’re getting something that looks really nice. I purchased this product before there were any reviews and was very impressed. I do not regret spending 100 dollars on this! It makes game setup quick and the pieces you need during play are easily at hand.

   

5. William Belley Verified Buyer – 12 February 2025

    
   

6. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 14 April 2025

   Took 2 sessions of 3 hours to fully build the organiser. Good to know that it does not come with wood glue and it comes with 6 bands which may not be sufficient if you are fixing multiple parts at once. Fits the box nicely but the map tray is still troublesome to take out and keep so you may want to get another bag to store it separately.