I've just been using the top of the Arkham Horror box as my "cup". I was mostly wondering because I was wanting to upgrade to an over-sized dice bag of some sort, but I haven't found any that are up to snuff yet. I'm debating just buying a bottle of Crown Royal and using that. I imagine that would fit all of the monsters. Any suggestions to keep me from buying liquor I won't ever drink(I'm a 7&7 drinker exclusively) would be greatly appreciated.

Definitely the Crown Royal Bag ~ used it for 20+ years as a dice bag, now two-and-a-half years as a Monster Cup!

I use a CR bag. The 750ml size easily holds all the monsters from all expansions.

Lately I've been looking for a solid sided box to switch over, since I am concerned about corner-wear on the monster tokens. I may have to make one.

Brine said:

Don't you think a solid case would be harder on the token corners than a soft fabric bag?

Also, I use my own homemade drawstring bag quite similar to the CR bag.

I have no basis for this thought, but it seems to me that in a bag they are more free moving and can rotate around, and a box would keep them more restricted, causing less rubbing. But that might be all in my head.

I'm using a sturdy shopping bag made out of thick cotton. It's extra made for a book seller where I live and it's perfect for AH.

My CR bag is too small, but I don't have the money to buy a huge one (though I would enjoy it). Currently I'm using the Carcassonne bag that comes with one of the expansions. The monsters fit with plenty of room.

Tibs said:

What?! You got a bag with one of the expansions?!

Yes, it was in the Traders & Builders expansion . Be warned: if you're an expansion freak, this bag won't be able to hold everything from Carcassonne. I have all the Carc expansions I would ever want (about two thirds of them) and it barely holds them all.

Crown Royal bags? I just use a mixing bowl.

I use this: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/510262/arkham-horror It's a custom-made flat-bottomed dice bag of phenomenal size. It will hold EVERY monster from EVERY expansion (including spawns that never belong inside it anyway), and it's still only half-full. Plenty of room for your hand to dig around in.

It was commissioned from "Marsbarn". A great deal of Arkham Horror players have gone to her for their own unique Monster Cups. So many, in fact, that she's got a whole sub-page devoted to Monster Cups on her new website: www.marsbarndicebags.com/Marsbarn_dice_bags/Monster_Cups.html

I used to have one of the coolest monster cups ever , but then one of my little monsters got hold of it and it got devoured (not literally)

Let's see, Veet posting about his "cool" monster cup with a link, gee could it be—

*click*

Yep, the Halloween bowl.

Tibs said:

Heh heh heh...

Mine's a greenish Barnes and Nobles bag, get it with collected Lovecraft :')

Tibs said:

I liked that one, now I'm using a metal mixing bowl. Any suggestions for a replacement?

I'd continue using CD spindles if they didn't chew up the **** chits! It would be nice to own one of those etsy custom bags.

i use the pandoras box from the God Of War 3 Ultimate Edition

it works really well...and i also use it for storage to hold all my bagged tokens when putting the game away

A black bag with silver sequins. I found it in a shop whilst looking for a present and thought it would fit Arkham just fine. I have a smaller red bag for gate tokens, and I use compartmentalised kits from a DIY store for all the counters

Tibs said:

Thats what I use with the thermoset signs . I have 2 for using Black Goat of the Woods.

I use a can from CVS brand Absolutely Divine Luxury Wafers. It has a lid so it's easy to mix the chits up by shaking it. I suppose that is rough on the corners though. I'm a bourbon man, but I might have to buy some Crown Royal to get a bag.

Shub-Niggurath said:

@ Shub. Hey, they're cool! If you could let me know who's sells those, that'd be sweet.

K xx

jgt7771 said:

That's her link above. It looks like she's taking July off for her family, but she'll be back in August.

jgt7771 said:

Yep - that's the one. You can choose from a wide range of materials for the outside & lining of the bag too if you don't want to go with black.

Heh, I just use one of the bags that came with the the base game, I really can't find anything much better to use. I gotta say, though, it's really not the best thing.