The Forged by Reason mark: two interlocking rings with an orange equilateral triangle where they cross

Forged by Reason

Proven by design.

Tabletop gaming gear you play from, not just carry. Designed and 3D-printed in our small studio in Charlotte, North Carolina.

First up

A Commander deck box with drawer

Most deck boxes stop working once the game starts. This one is built to stay on the table: your library lies face down on an open-front shelf, so you draw straight off the top.

In play

Render: the deck box with its lid off, a deck lying face down on the shelf, tokens standing behind it and the drawer pulled out
Render: lid off, drawer out.
  1. Library. Designed for 100 double-sleeved cards, lying flat and face down, right where you draw.
  2. Open front. The front is open, so the top card slides straight out.
  3. Curved walls. Curved walls are designed to guide the deck into place.
  4. Token pocket. Designed for up to 20 token cards, standing behind the deck, with finger dips to grab them.
  5. Dice drawer. A drawer underneath for dice, counters and a spindown.

The token module lifts off

Render: the token module set down beside the deck box, holding its tokens
Render: the token module beside the box.
  1. Token module. The token pocket lifts off as its own piece.

Packed for the bag

Render: the deck box closed, its plain lid over the deck and drawer
Render: the plain lid, closed.
  1. Click-on lid. Slides down over the deck and clicks on.
  2. Drawer stays shut. With the lid on, its front keeps the drawer closed for the trip home.
Every piece of a Commander deck has a home
PieceHow manyWhere
Library, including your commander100 Library
Token cardsup to 20 Token pocket
Dice and counters Dice drawer

Our first prototype is printed and the final version is in testing. Opening soon on Etsy.

Want a heads-up when the shop opens? Email hello@forgedbyreason.com with "notify me".

Our mark

Our mark is Euclid's first proof: two circles, each drawn through the other's center, cross at a point, and the triangle they make is equilateral, proven with nothing but a compass, a straightedge and reasoning.

Everything we make starts the same way: a few exact rules.

How we make things

We design every piece ourselves and test-print it until the fit is right. Every order is printed in our studio, checked by hand, and hand-sanded where parts slide, to cut down the scrape printed parts can make. Then we pack it by hand.

Say hello

Questions: hello@forgedbyreason.com

Once the shop opens, orders and custom requests go through Etsy Messages.