Cosmic Encounter Collector's Edition Game Crate

I ended up standing and painting this and it turned out great. Because of the snugness of the fit, I had a hard time fitting all the components in the box so I ended up using about half of the components. I’m still very impressed by the result and the ability to hold all of the expansions in this.

The box was easy, if a bit time consuming, to construct and all pieces are fit and can be organized

If I have to build it myself and it’s literally just a box it shouldn’t be $180 + tax. I do all of the work just so I can get a glorified organizer.

I originally asked if Cosmic Odyssey fit into this box and the answer was unclear - I went ahead and bought and constructed this one and can confirm that all components DO fit (you can even spread the tokens out among several trays). Here's a few tips:
* Be judicious in what you sleeve - just do the Cosmic, Rewards, and Destiny decks as they get handled the most frequently. Leave a handful of sleeves to use for whatever Flares enter your game and leave all other cards unsleeved since they'll get handled sparingly.
* You'll need to cram the Moons and Moon Cards into the space left by one of the card boxes (use baggies). I would be interested if BT sold a second mini-card divider converter for this purpose.
* Store the tiniest-sized tokens width-wise - they'll stack pretty good. You might have to put a couple of Cosmic Tokens elsewhere.
* You'll have a few extra Space Stations that won't fit in the big tray - add them to the tray you use for Alliance dials. The Deep Space Stations and Sky Cities will fit in the other trays with a bit of planning.

Even though I had seen pictures of the CEBB (CE) contents, I was still a bit leery about removing that many pieces from their attachment frames, let alone actually building something with them. I am happy to report that I was able to free them with no cracks or extended splinter grooves. That's not to say that the pieces all fell out happily, but even the ones that resisted escaped unscathed.

The enclosed assembly paper was interesting, and it was probably sufficient for those mechanically geared toward solving puzzles. I found it most helpful after I watched the suggested YouTube assembly video; very, very enlightening.

Constructing: The glue wizard in the video was most adept - I believe I, myself, was successful in squeezing a proper amount adhesive onto the edges about 5% of the time. But that's my problem. Overall, the pieces were firmly fitted in their final positions, that is, well cut. I was hesitant to force some of the fits with my hands because I tend to apply that force unevenly, the end result usually being a cracked piece. But a rubber hammer, as shown in the video, was perfect. I used it on virtually every piece.

The video also allows the viewer to see the less obvious differences in the pieces, as well as to sort and lay out the appropriate pieces for each step.

The final products seem to be sturdy, pleasing to the eye, and neatly converging without nasty juts or jags.

I now have to move on to perhaps the more daunting task of assigning ALL the CE paraphernalia to the appropriate compartments. Looks like there may be some randomness and/or creative thinking involved in their distribution. I doubt there is a video showing showing the best placement for each individual piece. Even so, how could someone remember how to repack them after playing a game?

I have created 2 tickets and I have sent over 4 emails asking you to give me an update on the status of the delivery. The item is stuck in transit status from the 27th of April. 3 weeks later and 4 inquiries, noone from the team replies (Apart from the first email that they told me to wait a few days). I will proceed to a dispute of the transaction in the upcoming days if there is no movement or responce from Broken Token or the shipping company. W/e the outcome, the support is terrible.

This was one of the easier crates to slap together. I especially love the colored storage boxes for the individual player planets/ships.
Pros: easy assembly, clear instructions, compact size, logical pattern of storage and combination of all expansion elements. I was blown away by how awesome the “cosmic” design was themed to fit the game concept. Even the dividers and shape of the trays/boxes felt galactic!
Cons: biggest issue I have with all TBT crates or box organization packs—no consideration for capsuled tokens (which is common practice for hardcore board gamers). I had to do a lot of modification and hours of trouble shooting to fit all the tokens in the provided spaces; in the end, there was no token type that ended up where it was originally intended to go. Alien Sheet tray—It’s quite bulky, doesn’t provide enough dividers to separate the alien sheets by number of expansions, and the way it supports the cards will inevitably lead to them bowing. Since the Alien Sheets don’t have any available sleeves to protect them, this worries me. And finally ... although I do love the attention to detail of the artwork, I like to have some unmarked space in case I wish to place my own vinyl sticker decals of the original game logo.

The crate will hold everything. I've recently purchased this crate after getting the game and all expansions. there are a few things I feel would take this collector's crate over the top and make it worthy of a 5 start crate. It does hit other notes for me: storage of everything with sleeved cards and easy set up.

lack of extra dividers for this. this would alow storage of the cards how the owner sees fit. many of the other organizers have the ability to purchase extra dividers separately. This one does not. I have the Arkham horror giant crate for version 2 of the game and was able to get extra dividers.

Token trays aren't engraved. This one is truly sad to me and just shows a downgrade in quality I've come to expect with broken token organizers. every other organizer I have, from the Rising Sun and Arkham Horror crates to both dead of Winter organizers, 7 Wonders organizer and the Battlestar Galatica organizer have engraving on the token trays so you know which tokens go where. that's not the case here and for a Collector's edition crate I expected to see that especially considering all my other organizers have it.

Good organizer. Holds everything with sleeves.

I’ve bought and painted two of these crates. One for myself a while back for myself and one recently as a wedding gift. This is the perfect solution for any Cosmic Encounter fan in need of storage. It fits everything beautifully.

It surpassed all my expectations and I'm really picky when it comes to getting the best for my boardgames.

Iâ€:tm:m a big fan of Cosmic Encounter. I own all the expansions. Iâ€:tm:d recently had to buy a big plastic tub to hold it all, separated into baggies. It was an ugly and unsatisfying solution. This crate has made this game very easy to setup and is another beautiful creation from Broken Token. I highly recommend it.