ANIMUSity - Assassin's Creed Animus Board Game Master Assassin Sleeved Card Insert

Premise: This set is for an alternative card storage solution for those that sleeve their cards. Owners of the Master Assassin pledge level that sleeve their cards have expressed frustration with the blow molded card insert. People using thinner sleeves have had some success and several others have stated they can't use thicker sleeves. Design considerations: - I use UltraPro Pro Gloss Deck Protector sleeves. (66mm x 91mm) Stock #82667

- I've found these to be a heavier sleeves. If your sleeves are heavier than this I don't think I can help you because...

- ...this design is nuts to butts. There's just no additional space in this orientation for thicker sleeves.

- All cards for each era are kept in their own dedicated deck box.

- The base plate was designed in two pieces so the set can be printed on any printer with a plate size over 150mm.

- I'm providing a plethora of options so please read the descriptions below carefully to decide what you want for your solution.

Hey. Read this part to save yourself some heartache and venting: - Printing embossed text and graphics vertically is not a recipe for awesome results. I tested a few depths and they just got progressively worse. In the end I stuck with a VERY shallow embossing of just .2mm. It's enough to see which deck is which but I understand it leaves something to be desired.

- High gloss filaments (silks and high shine) make it near impossible to read such a shallow embossing. I recommend a low gloss or matte filament.

- I was not kidding when I stated nuts to butts. You will need to squeeze the air out of your deck piles and even then you'll need to carefully guide the cards into the deck boxes. I use two hands on the decks to get them in. Where possible I tried to leave at least one sleeved card of extra space in the boxes. The fit is SNUG and honestly quite pleasing to hold the decks. That said, they very specifically hold the sleeves noted above and smaller. I highly encourage test prints and checking your sleeves against them.

- I can entertain making a model to accommodate sleeves slightly wider on the face as well as the height of the face; however, the sleeves specified above are already just barely bigger than needed. If your sleeves are even bigger then that they would not fit the cards snuggly. I CANNOT increase the card capacity of the holders. If your card and sleeve combination thickness is more than 0.65mm, then this set isn't going to work for you.

- I'm in no way suggesting this design is the best thing out there. I'd be pretty happy with 'serviceable'. Constructive feedback is always welcome; however, if you're just looking to grouse about the design and call me an idiot...save your effort and keystrokes. Nobody likes my work less than I do.

Deck File Options: - Standard - Normal deck box that leaves a large gap on one side to get a finger in to pull a deck box out.

- Tabbed - Deck box with a finger tab sticking up on one side for easier removal. Looks odd, but works.

- Standard_SL - Same as Standard but with era logo on the face of the box.

- Tabbed_SL - Same as Tabbed but with era logo on the face of the box.

The face walls of the deck boxes are only 1mm thick and, as such, embossing the logo on there makes the strength of the SL versions potentially weaker. I created them because I knew somebody would ask for it anyhow, but you should do a test print and decide for yourself if you want that version. Base File Options: (Print 2 of either version) - Base-V1 - This base is completely flat other than a wedge on the right to assist keeping the deck boxes tight to the left and not sliding around in the cardboard drawer. This provides more room for larger fingers.

- Base-V2 - This base has a lip on the left hand side that moves the deck boxes slightly off the cardboard wall. This visually centers up the gap on the Tabbed versions as well as provides a sturdy pivot point for deck removal.

Can I sell this? My wife, the English teacher, would say "I don't know. Can you?" Here's the deal; I made this for people to have access to. I understand not everybody has a printer so some people want/need to buy such things from others. It was a fun little project and I didn't do it with the intention of making money on it. If you think you can sell it, I would ask the following: - Don't work for free, but don't soak people for it either.

- If you sell it, be kind and include 'Designed by Monkey Butler Labs' in the description. It's a little thing, but it would be cool to see and doesn't cost you anything. (and I could check off a bucket list item)

- “Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.” Consider a one-time 'Buy Me A Coffee'. Not required, no fixed amount. I already have total consciousness and apparently I can't use it to buy more sleeves. https://buymeacoffee.com/monkeybutlerlabs

- I can't enforce any of these requests nor do I have the time to chase you down. Just....be like Fonzie. And what's Fonzie like? That's right...he's cool. We're all gonna be....cool.

Donny says AI. Nope. I belted out the design and piles of test prints all on my own. I mean, seriously....look at this thing. You don't think AI could have done better? I did use Affinity to convert some of the original logos to vector artwork when needed and then cleaned those up manually. The majority were traced out by me in the modeling software. I claim no rights to any of the art.