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Game Boxes

Built Around Cards & Components

Turning Any Case Above Into Custom Game Boxes

As a game box manufacturer, a game build is specified against the card count, the component sizes and whether it stands on a shelf before it is specified against artwork — a bent card, spilled dice or a loose lid is the most common reason one of these gets returned. Four things get settled before one goes back on the line.

01

An insert tray cut to the cards and components

Give us the card size, the dice and the miniature count, and the insert tray is cut with slots and dividers to them rather than to a stock size. These game box moulds are re-run for that interior, which is why cards lie flat instead of curling, dice stay put and components don't mix — the difference between a game box and an empty tin.

02

The right closure: slip lid, hinged or magnetic

A card box that tips over and spills is the worst case, so a slip lid has to hold; a hinged lid is for boxes that stand on a shelf; a magnetic lid signals a collector's edition. All three run the same mould, and the choice is made before the artwork because it changes the lid layout.

03

Wall gauge matched to the filled weight

A box full of cards and components gets stacked in a warehouse, shipped and picked up constantly. The wall gauge is matched to that weight rather than to the cheapest option, so a game box holds its shape through three pallet layers and arrives in a player's hands without a dent.

04

A print that earns its shelf

A game box is handled at the counter and on the table, so the print sits under an abrasion-resistant varnish, with foil or UV as accents rather than a full flood. A slip-lid box gets the same treatment on its contact edges, so the collectible finish holds up.

Built for Handling and Stacking

How These Game Box Cases Hold Up

A game box has to stand on a shelf, stack in a warehouse and be opened repeatedly at the table. Three things decide whether it lasts, and on every case above all three were fixed before printing started.

Wall gauge that survives stacking and shippingA box full of cards stacks three pallet layers deep in a warehouse and takes compression in transit. The wall gauge is matched to that rather than to the thinnest stock, so a game box arrives in a player's hands without a dent or a crush.
Curled edges that don't dog-ear the cardsA sharp edge frays card stock and bends corners. Every body here is curled or rolled, so the edges stay safe even after the print wears, and cards don't pick up dog-ears.
Slip or hinged lid, dust-tight and spill-freeA card box tips and spills; a component box opens and drops. The lid seats under compression, so once closed it keeps dust out and dice and small parts in — the difference between a game box and a tin that merely holds.

After the game is put away

  • Tinplate is endlessly recyclable with no loss of quality — a steel game box is a genuinely recyclable container, not a greenwashed claim.
  • Roughly nine in ten tins get kept and reused, and a game box is among the shapes most likely to be kept to hold a second deck or as storage.
  • That second life is worth designing for. A body that survives stacking and opening carries your artwork far longer than the game it shipped with.

Applications

Where Game Box Packaging Is Used

A game box is bought in four recognisable patterns, and they divide on one question: does it hold cards, dice, miniatures or a full component set. A round game box, a square game box and a deep rectangular game box all appear above, each with its own insert tray.

Board Games & Trading Card Games (TCG)

Card game publishers and card-storage demand — flat, curl-free card slots and a box that stands on a shelf matter more than a novel shape.

Deck Boxes & Booster Storage

Player deck boxes and booster storage, usually a deep body with a slip lid that fits in a backpack.

Dice, Miniatures & Component Sets

Combination sets of dice, miniatures, counters and chips need a divided insert that locks each piece in place, even upside down.

Collector's & Brand Gift Boxes

Collector's, limited and promotional game gift boxes use a magnetic lid and foil to signal quality — the tin is part of the gift, not just the container.

Options & Materials

Printing, Embossing & Insert Options

Four decisions cover almost every custom game box: the print, the relief, the size, and what goes inside. Everything below runs on tooling we already hold, so a short run is quoted against a real mould rather than a nominal one. game box capacity is stated in millilitres with US fluid ounces beside it, and the same bodies are quoted as a cookie tin in the US market — the large game box and large rectangular game box formats included.

Custom printing

Full-wrap lithography in up to eight colours, plus spot colours matched to your brand. Printed flat before the body is formed, so the artwork runs across the seam.

Emboss & deboss

Raised or recessed relief on the lid, the body or a metal plaque. The die is cut once and reused on every re-run.

Custom size

game box sizes run from a small game box at 585ml to a 9.8 litre body, all off moulds we already hold. Send the game box dimensions and we will match the closest body.

Insert trays & accessories

A vacuum-formed tray cut to your piece count, a divider for mixed assortments, a sleeve or ribbon. Each is quoted as part of the game box with lid rather than as a separate item.

Waffle TinFour-colour CMYKTIN-DGYS-00172Round Tin Can Customization CaseSpot colourTIN-DGGM-00019Custom Square Metal Tin ContainerSpot over CMYKTIN_SZYCT_00094Crane Auspicious ReunionMetallic inkSD282
Round Tea CaddyMatte varnishTIN-DGGM-00004Tin Packaging CaseGloss varnishTIN-DGNCXG-00196Cute Fun Square TinSpot UVTIN-DGYS-00290Splendid Rivers and MountainsReverse varnishF2201
Embossed Message · Cookie TinEmbossingTIN_WZHJ_00007Tin Packaging CaseDie-cut windowTIN-DGXY-00017Greeting Message Lock Storage TinLock buckleTIN_WZHJ_00009Shiba Inu Fun Pop Top TinPull-ring lidTIN_WZHJ_00008

game box MOQ is 1,000 pcs per design. Material: food-grade tinplate, internal lacquer where the fill needs one. As a guide, a pre-production sample currently takes about 7 days and new mould tooling adds roughly 20–25 days — lead times are confirmed per project. FOB Ningbo / Shanghai / Shenzhen.

Design Reference

Designing a Game Box Around Cards & Components

A game box is opened repeatedly, stacked and carried to the table — so the brief is structure first and print second.

Specify the interior before the exterior

A game box gets returned because a card curled or dice spilled, not because the tin was wrong. Give us the card size, the dice and the miniature count, and the tray and dividers are specified against them before tooling starts.

Flat panels take detailed artwork

A game box lid is one uninterrupted print surface, so fine linework, small type and subtle texture all reproduce cleanly. We set the smallest type at final size and proof it on the formed body.

Buying Guide

How to Choose a Game Box From the Cases Above

Four decisions turn one of the cases on this page into your order. On a game box, the first is the contents, not the shape.

1
Name the contents before the shape

Cards, dice or a full component set decide the insert slots and dividers. Send those three and the interior is specified against them before tooling.

2
Say if it stands and how often it opens

A box that stands on a shelf and a box on a player's table are two specs. Standing needs a hinged lid, frequent opening needs a slip lid, a collector's edition uses a magnetic lid.

3
Decide if it is a plain box or a tray set

A box that only holds cards and one with an EVA/flocked insert for components are two budgets. Which it is sets the interior cost.

4
Give the card count and component count together

A single deck and a box with dice and miniatures need different trays, and the tray decides the internal height. Empty game boxes are quoted on the body alone, so send the counts with the size.

Not sure which of these applies to you?Send us the card size, the component count and whether it stands on a shelf. We will come back with a recommended body, insert tray and closure — no cost, no obligation.
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Related Ranges

Related Tin Box Ranges

Game boxes share a production line with the rest of the tinplate range. The categories below all have live case galleries, so the same construction and the same mould register carry across.

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  • Gift Tins106 cases
  • Tea Tins188 cases
  • Candy Tins164 cases
  • Cosmetic Tins536 cases
  • Biscuit Tins82 cases
  • Mooncake Tins32 cases
  • Chocolate Tins19 cases
  • Candle Tins54 cases
  • Stationery Tins36 cases
  • Coffee Tins27 cases
  • Jewelry Tins42 cases
  • Supplement Tins14 cases
  • Square Tins1,822 cases
  • Round Tins740 cases
  • Rectangular Tins9 cases
  • Long Slim Tins4 cases

Mould Library & Capabilities

  • Model Libraryready moulds
  • Product Categoriesby category
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FAQs

Game Box FAQs

The questions that come up most often when buyers spec a game box.

What is your game box MOQ and wholesale price?
Standard MOQ is 1,000 pcs per design — uniform across every case in this library. Unit price runs $0.45 – $1.35 for the middle 50% of cases, with a median of $0.62 – 0.95. The insert and the closure move the price more than the artwork does.
Do you supply empty game boxes, or filled ones?
Empty — we are a game box manufacturer and supplier, not a packer. Bodies and lids ship empty, so your own cards and components go in on your own line.
Can one order cover several shapes at once?
Yes. Wholesale programmes are quoted per mould, so a small deck box and a large component box can sit in one purchase order with separate minimums.
Will cards bend inside the box?
Not if the insert and dividers are cut to the card size. Bodies here are curled rather than raw, so they don't dog-ear cards, and the tray holds cards flat.
Do you make game boxes with divided inserts?
Yes. Dice, miniatures and counters get slotted dividers cut to the count, so nothing mixes or drops even when the box is upside down. EVA or flocked lining is specified to your component list.
Can I print my own artwork?
Yes — that is the whole point of reusing a mould. Send artwork or a sketch and we proof it on the real substrate within 48 hours, up to 8 colours in CMYK or spot; collector's editions can add foil or UV.
What shapes and sizes can you make?
Everything in the register above, plus bespoke geometry. The library runs round, square, deep rectangular bodies with slip/hinged/magnetic lids; shaped bodies are cut to a new die.
What is the wholesale unit price of a game box?
It follows the mould and the insert, not the artwork: $0.45 – $1.35 per unit for the middle 50% of cases at 1,000 pcs, before packing and freight. A magnetic lid with flocked insert sits at the top of that band.
Can you print inside the lid?
Yes. Body and lid are quoted as separate printing passes, so a lid-only print is the cheapest way to add a second surface — common on collector's editions, where the inside of the lid carries a rules card or brand story.
What are your production lead times after sample approval?
An existing mould ships in 15–20 days; a new die adds 20–25 days. Sea freight to the US and Europe is quoted separately. Ahead of a convention season we schedule against your date rather than a nominal lead time.
Do you support private label and OEM programmes?
Yes. As an OEM game box manufacturer we run private label programmes end to end — tooling, print, insert, packing and export documents on one line, with your brand on the box and nothing of ours.
Can you ship to the UK, US, Australia and Canada?
Yes, FOB Ningbo / Shanghai / Shenzhen. Tell us the destination market and we match the relevant requirements — toy and packaging compliance such as small-parts warnings and EN71.
Do you make deck boxes and booster storage tins?
Yes — same body, different interior. A deck box is usually a deep slip-lid body that fits in a backpack; booster storage runs shallower with multiple cells. Both are quoted from the same game box register.
Does a shaped or magnetic-lid box need a new mould?
Only when no close profile exists in the library. Square and deep rectangular bodies are already held; a genuinely new shape or magnetic structure adds 20–25 days of tooling and is quoted as a separate line.

Get a Free Game Box Sample

Send your artwork or just a rough sketch and we will come back with shape options, an indicative price and a lead time — usually within one working day. WhatsApp and email both work.

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