Also the YausBOX  can actually fit in your pocket (medium to large sized ones). Especially good if you are into cargo pants.

We also wanted the YausBOX to be strong and sturdy, thats why we have chosen to use Polypropylene (PP)  plastic which is super durable and strong. In fact we engineered the YausBOX to withstand direct throws to the wall and off course drops on the floor. 

With its Dual Clasp System, it ensures that your YausBOX will only open when you want it to. We have designed these clasps to be strong but not difficult to open whenever you want to access your cards.

Since the design of the YausBOX is folio, stacking them for storage is definitely easy. In fact you can stack up two YausBOX quite easily in a regular bag. Stacking multiple YausBOX on the shelves makes for a clean and simple look that is pleasing to the eyes.

Now you no longer have to make any concessions towards your comfort whenever you carry your cards. Since YausBox is essentially a “book”, it feels natural to carry around in your hands. With the texture of PP, it feels grippy and doesn’t feel that it is going to slip out your hands easily. Even if it does, you know your cards are safe and secure in the YausBOX.

Created with competitive and casual TCG players in mind, YausBOX will fit 80 double sleeved cards or 100 single sleeved cards (standard size). We designed the YausBOX so that putting in and taking cards out would be easy. The decks are fully exposed on one side so that you can use you fingers to lift the cards in one go very easily.

A card divider will be provided in each YausBOX to separate the mainboard and sideboard. YausBOX will also fit smaller sized cards as well, but there will a little jiggle.

The Inner Ridge System prevents cards from transferring between chambers so that you can be confident that your precious cards are safe in their designated chambers at all times. 

There is a space in between the chambers to accommodate dices, a small pen or marble or steel tokens. You'll be ready for your next epic battle with the YausBOX in your arsenal.

As an added bonus feature, PP is  actually dry erase friendly as well. This means that you can use dry erase or whiteboard markers to write on the YausBox to keep track of important information. *Do bear in mind that,it will cause the deckbox to stain a little, but nothing rubbing alcohol cannot clean*

We are a husband and wife team with a simple goal, to indulge the husband in his quest to bring innovation to the gaming world (heh :D). After years of attending tournaments locally and abroad, I realize that we needed an innovation in the deckbox department. Not just during tournaments, but after as well. Lugging around deckboxes in bags with its sharp edges and bulky size can get pretty uncomfortable, pretty fast.

I had an epiphany to create a deckbox that is flush after failing miserably to get to day 2 in a Magic the Gathering Grand Prix (T.T). Having to carry two deckboxes in my bag made it very uncomfortable and cumbersome. It was then I had an eureka moment. When the idea came, I couldn't get it out of my head and immediately got cracking on making this a reality.   

At first, I have to admit, I grossly underestimated how to go about it. This is because I thought “How hard can it be?” Boy I was wrong…

When we approached a local designer to help me design the YausBOX, it was then we realized we had to address many complications. We went through 3 initial designs process in which we had issues with the height clearance, then we had issues with the locking mechanism and a few other bumps along the way.

And things got worse after we 3D printed the box, we found other issues concerning user experience. The 3rd revision of the box was not comfortable to use so it was back to the drawing board to come up with a design that would meet our expectations.

In the meantime, we met up with several injection molding manufacturers to assist us in injecting the YausBOX. It was then we had, yet again, underestimated the process. What type of plastic to use? Which steel to use to make the mold from? , injection lead time issues and many more other opportunities to learn came up (I’m being very optimistic here). 

When we finally submitted the 5^th revision of the box, the “injectors” told us that the design is flawed, it totally floored us. At this point we were 5 months in, almost all of our savings are in the project and we couldn’t move forward with the  production of the product.

Luckily the Managing Director of the company, a very nice and knowledgeable guy with 30 years of experience in the industry, told us that the problem can be fixed but we still had to send the design in for a revamp.

So we worked closely with an industrial designer that he recommended. It was at this juncture we learned a lot more about plastics and the process behind it. After about a month later, the redesign was done. It was slightly thicker and taller than before. This is to ensure that there is no flex in the plastic. The designer created a dual clasp system that would ensure the deckbox doesn’t open accidentally and secure the cards in the box. 

When we proceeded to 3D print after some minor changes, the print came out perfect. Immediately we commissioned the mold to be made. Then it was the start of the painful wait.

After we passed the 6 weeks projected time needed to tool the mold, we were already sweating our pants. We wanted to start the campaign by Christmas or at the very least at the start of the new year but there wasn’t a working sample of the product and we wanted to be sure of everything. Then when it got delayed a further 2 weeks, we went completely blank. 

Then the call happened. The mold was ready and test prints was made. 

However, unfortunately, we were disappointed with the result.

The product didn’t come out to our expectation and we didn’t want to deliver a subpar product to our customers, so it was back to the drawing board, and we realized that we missed certain crucial elements again related to user experience.

Finally after an extra 2 weeks, a total of 8 months since the inception of the idea, we have a final prototype. We commissioned an adjustment to the mold and when the injector showed us the test print, we knew we had a winner. 

This project literally took over our lives. We have poured all our savings, time, heart and soul into the project . I simply could not have done it without the help of my partners at Spartan Games Arena holding the fort for me while I pursue this dream. Now that we have done all the necessary work on the design and tooling, we are nearly tapped out in terms of funds. 

We want to build Yaus Games as a brand that will continue to produce more innovative products down the line (We actually have a pretty kickass sleeve idea that we want to produce, but that's another campaign for another time) but in order to make that into a reality, we need to establish ourselves as a trusted company that can deliver on quality products and most importantly our promises. 

Help us guys and get this project of the ground! Do contribute and share the campaign with your friends as well.

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