My Spell Books look terrible

[gbatt]

I posted this originally on BGG, but figured I should have posted it here

The plastic on both books are really wrinkled and warped and one of the books is really bent so that the back and front cover are really skewed and don’t line up.

I know it’s just cosmetic but I’m really anal about stuff like this and it bothers me so much that I don’t even want to use the books.

I checked online and I don't see that they have any spell books from the core set for sale, only the ones with the fancy graphics and I don’t much care for those.

Has anyone else had these issues? Does anyone know if the original core set spell books are available for purchase?

[Thessial]

Hey gbatt,

I am very sorry to hear that you had trouble with the spellbooks.

Please email us your contact information at customerservice@arcanewonders.com and we'll make it right.

If it's not to much trouble include a picture of the bad books so we can talk to our manufacturer.

Sincerely,

John

[pixelgeek]

Use a hair dryer on low setting to slowly shrink the plastic covering on the books. A buddy did that recently for his and it worked wonders.

[gbatt]

Thanks Thessial.

I had sent an email yesterday about the issue I had with the first Core Set spell book yesterday, and didn't hear back from anyone. I sent a message this morning through your web page about the second set of spell books I got but didn't include pictures of them.

I just sent an email to customerservice@arcanewonders.com with the pictures.

Thanks for the assistance!

[Koy]

Use a hair dryer on low setting to slowly shrink the plastic covering on the books. A buddy did that recently for his and it worked wonders.

I too used a hair dryer, though on high, for my bubbly books.  They look perfectly fine now.  I highly recommend trying it out and maybe saving AW the cost of two new books that they could maybe, kinda, sorta, possibly put into getting us our first expansion!  *tee hee*

Seriously though, the hair dryer trick worked perfectly for me.

[Thessial]

gbatt,

I am on it. We'll get you resolution today!

pixelgeek,

Thank you for that suggestion. I'll have to try that myself as well. I am a bit of a visual perfectionist and while my covers are great...they could be better. Of course in the end I want leather bound spellbooks.

Sincerely,

John

[Dre2Dee2]

My spellbooks are a bit bubbly but... I kind of like it? I actually like the texture ti gives when holding it my hands

Obviously I am insane  :lol:

[soccastar001]

What I'm wondering is the reasoning behind switching the side the card slots open halfway through the book?

For me it would be a lot more convenient and easier to add and remove cards to the book if all the pages were facing the same way

[DarthDadaD20]

What I'm wondering is the reasoning behind switching the side the card slots open halfway through the book?

For me it would be a lot more convenient and easier to add and remove cards to the book if all the pages were facing the same way

Thats with any binder like this...I have ultrapro/MtG/monster ones, They all at some point go in reverse. I just made a habit of slightly pushing the card up with my thumb nail from the bottom of the card. For some reason, they are all like this from all manufactures.

[DarthDadaD20]

If it really drives you crazy, you could always buy a 3-ring binder book and put the sheets in yourself. The have some nice ones at retail sites online. There not the awesome MW ones but....If its a OCD thing.

[Locusshifter]

Thats with any binder like this...I have ultrapro/MtG/monster ones, They all at some point go in reverse. I just made a habit of slightly pushing the card up with my thumb nail from the bottom of the card. For some reason, they are all like this from all manufactures.

The monster ones aren't, not at least the ones I have. Each page is double sided and loads from the side.

[Locusshifter]

one of the books is really bent so that the back and front cover are really skewed and don’t line up.

Both of my books were like this. I found once you had a spell book full of cards that this problem solved itself. I couldn't answer why.

[DarthDadaD20]

Thats with any binder like this...I have ultrapro/MtG/monster ones, They all at some point go in reverse. I just made a habit of slightly pushing the card up with my thumb nail from the bottom of the card. For some reason, they are all like this from all manufactures.

The monster ones aren't, not at least the ones I have. Each page is double sided and loads from the side.

mine dont! that sounds cool! Mine are pretty old. Are yours newer?

[Locusshifter]

Thats with any binder like this...I have ultrapro/MtG/monster ones, They all at some point go in reverse. I just made a habit of slightly pushing the card up with my thumb nail from the bottom of the card. For some reason, they are all like this from all manufactures.

The monster ones aren't, not at least the ones I have. Each page is double sided and loads from the side.

mine dont! that sounds cool! Mine are pretty old. Are yours newer?

Mine are about a month old.



Man I love these things. They've actually got enough room to hold two mages worth of spells.

Edit:

Well I guess I suck at embedding images, but there's the link nevertheless.

[N0rdicNinja]

The hair dryer trick worked wonders for me, books look perfectly fine now!