Gamebound Collection for Settlers of Catan (6-Player)

See my other Gamebound Collection Storage Books here .

Note before download: The original boardgame and additional hardware is required .

This is a replacement storage box for Settlers of Catan, sized to also fit the 5–6 Player Expansion. It's part of my Gamebound Collection — a series of book-styled game storage boxes designed to actually look like a matched set when they're lined up on a shelf.

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Why the Gamebound Collection?

Most book-style game storage systems size each box to the bare minimum needed for that game's pieces. That keeps individual boxes compact, but it also means a shelf of them ends up looking mismatched — every box a slightly different height and depth.

The Gamebound Collection keeps height and depth consistent across the whole series (width varies by game), so they read as a matched set rather than a pile of random boxes. That consistency started as a request from my wife, and it's become the core design goal for every box in the line since. The Apples to Apples and Catan boxes, for example, are noticeably thicker than the Playing Card box — but they all share the same spine height and depth.

Alongside that, I've aimed to maximize space savings while keeping everything printable on some of the more common buildplates.

Before you purchase & print

I'm still refining how to store the game's instruction booklets — right now, fitting them into the box can shift the other pieces out of place, so I'd recommend storing instructions separately for the time being. I'm actively working on a fix.

This design is currently available as a multicolor-filament model. If you're on a single-color printer, you can remove the embossed text — the box should bridge cleanly enough without supports once it's gone. A single-color-friendly version with glue-in letters is planned for a future update.

What you'll need:

Printer:

- Minimum 250 × 250mm buildplate (this is sized for a BambuLab P1/X1 buildplate)

- Multicolor capability for the current version.

- You can choose to delete the individual letters from the .3mf file and have the printer simply bridge across where the letters would go. With a good temperature calibration, most printers can achieve these short bridges.

Filament:

PLA. Please don't substitute PETG — it shrinks too much for some parts to fit together cleanly.

Printing Tips:

These panels are large, wide, and thin — exactly the shape that likes to warp. Clean your buildplate well, turn off auxiliary fans if your printer has them, and make sure your filament flow and temperature calibration are dialed in ( OrcaSlicer 's built-in calibration prints are a good way to check this if you're not sure).

Print Settings:

Setting

Value

Walls

2

Infill

15%

Top Layers

4

Bottom Layers

4

Prime Tower

Enabled

Supports

Disabled

Brim

3mm or more for cover pieces and spine.

Arachne/Print Thin Walls

Enabled

Hardware Required: