{"id":574,"date":"2013-06-20T18:28:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T18:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tabletop.magigames.org\/?p=574"},"modified":"2013-06-20T18:30:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T18:30:52","slug":"dreadball-battle-foam-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tabletop.magigames.org\/?p=574","title":{"rendered":"Dreadball Battle Foam Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love Dreadball<\/a>. \u00a0I’m almost done painting both teams, just the 4 human strikers left unpainted. \u00a0The box insert that come with the game has places for everything, including the minis, but it lets them move around and bump into each other. \u00a0To remedy this, Battle Foam sells a kit that is specifically for Dreadball, and fits in the game box.<\/p>\n

The imaginatively titled Dreadball Foam Kit For Game Box<\/a>\u00a0is $37.99 and comes with 2 foam trays. Only one of the trays will fit in the box at a time. \u00a0I’m not quite sure why it comes with two. \u00a0Just one tray will fit 4 teams, cards, dice, tokens, balls, and the ref. \u00a0What do I do with the other tray?<\/p>\n

That said, the foam is very nice. \u00a0The bottom is a dense, stiff foam, and the top part is a softer foam. \u00a0It fits in the box well, and has a space for the game cards. \u00a0There are many different sized spaces, so you can fit everything into an appropriate space, including the dice, tokens, etc.<\/p>\n

The foam is just slightly too tall, however. \u00a0Once the board is placed on top, there’s not quite enough room for the rulebook, or the roster pad.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the foam tray in the game box.<\/p>\n

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This is how much the rulebook sticks out when the game board is placed on top of the foam tray. \u00a0It’s not too bad. \u00a0Once the lid is on, it’s hard to tell. \u00a0However, there is no room at all for the roster pad.<\/p>\n

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One last, minor complaint: it takes a while for your order to show up. \u00a0I ordered directly from Battle Foam on June 5th, and my order arrived June 19th. \u00a0To be fair, they do warn you about that on their website.<\/p>\n

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