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As many of you probably know, I only have limited space for games. That's why I very much like small box games that have a lot of gameplay crammed into a small volume. It's also the reason why I have been reboxing games that come in bigger boxes, compressing them down and getting rid of all the extra air that came with the original packaging. I have written about this in my article "Box clever?" a couple of years ago, and this time I want to give you some concrete examples of small box games crammed to the brim and larger box games that I have shrunk down.Read the full article here: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/21/compressed-collections-topic-discussion/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/21/compressed-collections-topic-discussion/</a>Links<ul><li>Mint Tin Mini Skulduggery: <a href="https://subquark.com/rules-mtmskulduggery.html">https://subquark.com/rules-mtmskulduggery.html</a></li><li>Mint Tin Mini Skulduggery review: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/09/mint-tin-mini-skulduggery/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/09/mint-tin-mini-skulduggery/</a></li><li>Mint Tin Mini Skulduggery unboxing video: <a href="https://youtu.be/vRA7ZquQ7bc">https://youtu.be/vRA7ZquQ7bc</a></li><li>subQuark: <a href="https://subquark.com/">https://subquark.com/</a></li><li>The Blessed Dark: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nmeunier/the-blessed-dark-a-cult-themed-mint-tin-card-dice-game">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nmeunier/the-blessed-dark-a-cult-themed-mint-tin-card-dice-game</a></li><li>The Blessed Dark review: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/07/20/the-blessed-dark-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/07/20/the-blessed-dark-saturday-review/</a></li><li>Nathan Meunier: <a href="https://twitter.com/nmeunier">https://twitter.com/nmeunier</a></li><li>Microbrew: <a href="https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/Microbrew/">https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/Microbrew/</a></li><li>Microbrew review: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/06/22/microbrew-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/06/22/microbrew-saturday-review/</a></li><li>Microbrew unboxing video: <a href="https://youtu.be/PuahVpDF0qA">https://youtu.be/PuahVpDF0qA</a></li><li>One Free Elephant: <a href="https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/">https://www.onefreeelephant.co.uk/</a></li><li>Mint Works: <a href="https://five24labs.com/mint-works">https://five24labs.com/mint-works</a></li><li>Mint Works review: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/08/17/mint-works-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/08/17/mint-works-saturday-review/</a></li><li>Five24 Labs: <a href="https://five24labs.com/">https://five24labs.com/</a></li><li>Deep Sea Adventure: <a href="https://oinkgms.com/en/deep-sea-adventure">https://oinkgms.com/en/deep-sea-adventure</a></li><li>Deep Sea Adventure review: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/11/deep-sea-adventure-saturday-review/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/04/11/deep-sea-adventure-saturday-review/</a></li><li>Deep Sea Adventure unboxing video: <a href="https://youtu.be/c-Pupu1FtAA">https://youtu.be/c-Pupu1FtAA</a></li><li>Oink Games: <a href="https://oinkgms.com/en/">https://oinkgms.com/en/</a></li><li>Assembly: <a href="http://wrengames.co.uk/main/about/assembly/">http://wrengames.co.uk/main/about/assembly/</a></li><li>Assembly review: <a href="https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/11/17/assembly/">https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/11/17/assembly/</a></li><li>Wren Games: <a href="http://wrengames.co.uk/main/">http://wrengames.co.uk/main/</a></li><li>Bots Up!: <a href="https://botsupgame.com/">https://botsupgame.com/</a></li><li>Swatch: <a href="https://www.minervatabletop.co.uk/swatch">https://www.minervatableto