From the Archive: MTG Tuck Boxes and Storage Dividers
Introduction
A bunch of couple of years ago my oldest kid (who is turning 18 this year) was introduced to Magic: The Gathering at the after-school activity program at his middle school. At home, being the oldest, his siblings were just a hair too young to be able to fully comprehend the nuances of the game, and so they were quickly defeated and quickly demoralized. That’s when I got involved.
A couple decks later, a few tutorial sessions with an adult friend who had played since the beginning, and several e-bay bulk lot orders and I suddenly found myself with WAY more decks and cards than I knew what to do with. So what does an autistic nerd do? Obviously not save both time and sanity ordering a couple of deck cases and some bulk storage boxes online. Instead I designed custom tuck boxes and custom dividers for the bulk storage boxes (that, at least was something I had quite a few of).
As part of the From the Archive series, I am reposting the files (printable pdfs are below – ai files, fonts, and other resources can be found in the .zip file at the bottom of this post.
Tuck Boxes
These are intended to be printed duplex on heavy card stock. The trim and fold lines end up on the inside, with the colorful graphics on the outside. After cutting out each box with a hobby knife and a ruler, I used the ruler and a semi-sharp tool (I think I actually used the pocket clip of the cap of one of those blue Bic pens) to score the fold lines so that I got nice clean edges and corners. After that was just a glue stick and some assembly.
60-Card Boxes
60-Card Side-Load
60-card side-load box with no card sleeves (inside)
60-card side-load rainbow (outside)
60-Card Top-Load
60-card top-load box with no card sleeves (inside)
60-card side-load rainbow (outside)
60-card side-load tree (outside)
75-Card Boxes
75-Card Side-Load
75-card side-load box with no card sleeves (inside)
75-Card Top-Load
75-card top-load box with no card sleeves (inside)
Bulk Storage Dividers
These are also intended to be printed on heavy card stock (although not duplexed). I used a hobby knife and a straight edge to cut all the straight lines and then very carefully trimmed the radii of the tabs. These are separated into files by color. Each color has the following dividers:
- Land
- Creatures
- Artifacts
- Sorcery
- Enchantments
- Instants
The Files
MTG bulk storage dividers: all colors
MTG bulk storage dividers: white
MTG bulk storage dividers: black
MTG bulk storage dividers: blue
MTG bulk storage dividers: colorless
MTG bulk storage dividers: green
MTG bulk storage dividers: red
MTG bulk storage dividers: master
MTG bulk storage dividers: all files combined
Resource Files
.ai files for the tuck boxes and dividers, various vectors, and fonts.
Disclaimer
As always with these types of things, I have to state that MTG is the intellectual property of Wizards of the Coast. I do not own the copyright or trademark to any of the branded materials in the files. These files are made available for educational purposes. And anything else I should have said.