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[Russell Grieshop <grieshop@xxxxxx>]

> > My only complaint is that they seem to be really fragile.  I have a game
> > bag that holds my non-big-board games (Icehouse, Cheapass games, card
> games, etc.)
> > and I would be afraid to put the box in there for fear it would get
> crushed or
> > mangled.
> Appearances can be deceiving. You may think it fragile but I found 
> them quite durable. We got a couple of samples long ago and I 
> carried one around in my go-everywhere white bag, to test the box's 
> strength, and I thought it held up very well. I gave one of my 
> sample boxes to Russell to test in a similar way, and he gave it a 
> thumbs up too. So don't be afraid of using Pandora's Box!
I can second this comment - I've carried mine around quite a bit - 
several long trips, in luggage, carry-on and checked, and thrown in 
bags full of other games - and haven't had any problem. The sides are 
actually made of thin plywood, and they are pretty strong.
Now, I wouldn't try wearing them as clogs or jumping on them (or off 
them), but I don't think you need worry about sturdiness problems...
(says he who *FINALLY* received his box from Essen - and was AMAZED 
at just how much damage a cardboard box full of games can take - I 
had two pyramid tubes tucked in a space just big enough for them to 
fit, with about an inch above them, and when I opened up the box, the 
pyramids in *both* tubes had been roughly evenly distributed... I 
can't imagine the shaking this box might have taken. I suspected that 
they'd shipped it via kayak, given how long it took, but given how 
shook up it was, I'm now thinking they shipped it via a windsurfer or 
a kangaroo... wow... Don't worry, though, my games were mostly 
okay...)
Ciao!