Here’s an overview of how to fit everything in your Nemesis Lockdown insert.

In this picture, the first tray on the top holds the mini equipment cards, as well as the dice and clear glass markers.

The tray on the bottom left holds the tokens you use for setup, but don’t need during play. The smallest compartment holds the ? hex tokens from the mars side of the board, as well as the 3 from the Chytrid enemies. The medium sized compartment holds the ? hex tokens for the regular rooms. The large compartment holds the other tokens you use for setup (CSS, power, time tracker, etc.).

The tray on the bottom right holds the fire, noise, malfunction, and damage acrylic tokens, as well as the damage dials. The 3 slots on the side hold the alien body tokens, the eggs, and the third slot holds the corpse tokens, as well as the 3 extra round tokens that may come out during gameplay.

The tray on the left holds the nightstalker round tokens that go in the bag, as well as all of the small kickstarter tokens that are used with the comic book campaign. The tray on the right holds the Chytrid tokens and smaller colored plastic pieces. Please note, the round tokens that look like christmas wreaths need to be turned the right way in order to fit, but they will fit.

As for the rest of the trays, the largest one (bottom left in photo above) holds the nightstalker minis. The Chytrid minis are stored in the long rectangular tray.

The tray with the Hex compartment holds the card stands (you need to put them in turned alternate directions to fit), rooms, and smaller cards. There is a compartment for the hero figures, as well as a compartment for the rover, first player, and large gate token.

The small rectangular tray holds the doors. There are also 3 dual deck trays. One holds the nightstalker cards, one holds the chytrid cards, and the tallest one holds the contagion and serious wound cards.

There are also 3 card trays, which are divided up as follows:

1 card tray has 7 slots, and holds the 6 sets of hero cards, plus a slot for the medic hero expansion.

The second card tray has 6 slots. From smallest to largest, Slot 1, computer actions. Slot 2, character draft. Slot 3, mars surface. Slot 4, solo/coop objectives. Slot 5, standard objectives. Slot 6, reference cards (5x each pass, crafted/contingencies, nightstalker encounter, chytrid encounter).

The third card tray is for the extra cards you won’t use unless you have other Nemesis content (original core game or other expansions). From smallest to largest, slots 1-3 are the android, bounty hunter, and pilot cards. Slot 4 for miscellaneous extra cards. Slot 5-7 for the intruder, carnomorph, and voidseeker cards. Slot 8 for the reference cards for intruders, carnomorphs, and voidseekers, as well as the extra 5 pass cards.

Fitting it in the box

To fit everything in the box, start by putting the 3 card holders (the large ones) along the right side of the box (they should fit from top to bottom). In the top left corner stack the 3 dual card deck trays. To the right of that, put the door tray. On the bottom left corner you put all of the large cardboard pieces, including the elevator, the contageon decoder, and the round tile from the chytrids, as well as the bag. In the remaining space, put the chytrid miniatures.

For layer number 2, start by putting the large bin of night stalker minis on the bottom left side, with the smaller minis facing towards the top. Then, place the large tray with the hex tiles in as shown above. This tray will sit on top of the smaller nighstalker minis. Above the card trays, place the mini cards, as well as the setup tokens. Note that they are different heights, and this is correct. The token boxes are also not the same length in each direction, and have to be placed in the correct orientation.

It’s worth noting, for the nightstalker minis, that the large cardboard tokens and bag underneath may not reach all of the way up to the bottom of this tray, and that should be fine. The combination of the chytrid tokens below, the hex token tray sitting on top of one edge, as well as the manuals above, should keep it stable within the box.

Finally, the last 3 token trays go on top. Please pay attention to orientation, and that the nightstalker round token tray has to go above the setup tokens. The kickstarter manual, as well as the comic, go above the miniatures.

Finish it off by placing the board and manual above everything. This should fit up to the top of the box.

I know this isn’t the perfect solution for everyone, but if you just want to reduce setup and teardown time, sleeve your cards, and condense everything into one box, this solution should work for you.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

After 10 years, it’s finally done. I could not be more proud, more scared, or more excited.

For over 20 years I’ve been recording music. I’ve worked on many albums, singles, and EP’s for other people as a producer. I’ve written scores for dozens of short films, and hundreds of jingles and theme songs as a composer. I’ve recorded hundreds of live events, and engineered for countless live bands. When it comes to audio, you name it, and I’ve probably done it.

As a songwriter, though, my music has always been very personal. Sure, when I write something new I’ll throw it up on facebook for my friends and family, and I’ve put a few videos on youtube over the years, but I’ve always felt nervous about really putting my music out there for the “real world”. It felt like something that other people did, and I always admired them.

About 10 years ago I started toying with the idea of releasing a proper album. One with a cover, and a selection of songs that all went together. Over the last decade I’ve worked on it in small bursts, but taking care of the kids was always more important. After each day of changing diapers and stepping in legos, there was never enough energy left to really focus on it. So, it just sat there. Written. Recorded. Waiting, but not done.

Flash forward to last year. The kids were finally in school. I could work in my studio during the day. I remodeled. Programmed light shows. Recorded albums and EPs for other people. Lots of work that I am proud of. But, the album just sat there. Written. Recorded. Waiting, but not done.

In all honesty, I could have finished it last year. I wanted to, but something kept stopping me. I was scared. Terrified. Releasing the album meant that it was all real. The goal of running my own studio. The dream of being a real honest to god songwriter. The possibility that it would fail. Or worse. That it would not be good enough. That the art that I had so carefully nurtured for that decade, and really for my whole life, would be seen as sub par. So I waited.

And now we come to another school year. The children are back in class, and I am back in the studio, trying to figure out how to turn this love of music and audio and magic into a real job, one that pays more than just “exposure”. And the album is sitting there. Written. Recorded. Waiting. But it can’t wait any more.

This record is just a collection of sounds, put together in a way that makes me happy, but it’s also a snapshot of my musical life over the last decade. It’s a big ball of wonder and sadness, nerdy references and soul searching. It will never be “finished” in my mind, but as of today, it is done.

“The Evil Machine Is Broken” is an album I am very proud of, because it is exactly what I wanted it to be. A collection of songs about things that I love, sprinkled with humor, sadness, and a bunch of heavy guitars.

I’ve never really known how to value my music, because it is so personal, and everyone feels it differently. So, for this record, you can pay what you want to download it. Do you love the idea of supporting this crazy dream of mine to be a songwriter, and have money to blow? This is something you can blow it on. Is money tight, but you want to hear what I’ve been dreaming about for half of my adult life? Take it for free. All I ask is that you help me to spread the word. Pass it along to your friends, family, or anyone else who might be crazy enough to like it.

And now I can add songwriter to part of my career. It’s a ball I’ve been holding back, fearful of throwing into the air, worrying that it would just drop to the ground, hitting the floor without anyone noticing. Today the juggling act gets that much more complicated, but it’s also the day that I stop looking at my hands, and instead look up into the sky. To watch that ball soar into the air. To see how far it will go, and stop worrying about where it will fall.

Unfortunately, it’s true. The album isn’t finished yet. On a good note, the final song is now written, an upbeat number entitled “Level Up”, which has a cool dirty bass lick driving things along. It all comes down to finding the time to finish the recording process. I’m currently producing an album for the wonderul Tai Shan, and have been doing a lot of podcast themes and other production work. There’s some time booked in the studio over the next few weeks, though, so I’m shooting for a late summer release (which means I’m hoping to be done before next year).

The next Cirrus Bay album is scheduled to begin preproduction next month. As of right now the plan is that I’m going to do the engineering, mixing, and mastering, as well as the drums and bass. Bill has some special guests lined up to add some new textures to this record, so it should be the best one yet!

For people in the Seattle area, I’ll be playing a song with the Bushwick Book Club today at the Bellevue library. I hope to see some of you there, and if you can’t make it, it will be aired on 91.3 KBCS (maybe live, I’m not sure on this). Music inspired by Michael Pollan, I’ve heard everyone’s songs, and they are all fantastic, this is a show you should check out!