This 21-bin BitsBins set organizes everything in the Ark Nova base game and fits inside the original box with no lid lift. Setup drops from about 20 minutes to 5, and cleanup takes just a few.
Ark Nova has hundreds of cards and tokens, and the enclosure tiles alone can take 5–7 minutes to sort before every game. This set gives every component its own snap-lid bin, so you open the box, set the bins on the table and start playing.
What goes where
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1 XL: tiles
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2 Tarots with dividers: zoo map tiles
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2 100+ Card Boxes: the animal and sponsor decks
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1 Card Box: standard deck
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4 Pods: money, one Pod each for 1s, 5s, 10s and 20s. The lids come off for play.
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5 Minis: one Mini for each player’s worker cubes (blue, red, black and yellow), plus one for small mixed tokens
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6 Originals: break tokens, score markers, university tiles, bonus tiles, X2 tokens and appeal tokens, one type per bin
Sleeved or unsleeved?
This set is for unsleeved cards. If you sleeve your cards, choose the Ark Nova Organizer Set for Sleeved Cards. It swaps in four 100+ Card Boxes to fit the thicker decks. Keep in mind that while our card boxes fit standard-size sleeved cards, they do not fit sleeves longer than 91 mm, such as Dragon Shield sleeves, which measure 93 mm.
Why BitsBins instead of a wooden insert
- No assembly, glue or clamps. Wooden inserts typically take 30–60 minutes to build.
- About $35, compared with $40–70 for most wooden Ark Nova inserts
- The bins aren’t locked to one layout. If you add an expansion, rearrange them or add single bins.
Bin sizes (outside dimensions)
- Pod: 2.6" diameter × 1" deep (67 × 26 mm)
- Mini: 2.4" × 1.8" × 0.95" (60 × 45 × 25 mm)
- Original: 3.2" × 2.1" × 1.2" (79 × 53 × 31 mm)
- XL: 3.5" × 2.4" × 1.4" (89 × 61 × 35 mm)
- Tarot: 5.1" × 3.7" × 1.3" (130 × 95 × 32 mm), fits cards up to 80 × 120 mm, includes dividers
- Card Box: 4.2" × 3.4" × 0.9" (106 × 86 × 24 mm). Fits standard 2.5" × 3.5" cards, or sleeved cards up to 66 × 91 mm.
- 100+ Card Box: 4.2" × 3.4" × 1.9" (106 × 86 × 49 mm). Fits standard 2.5" × 3.5" cards, or sleeved cards up to 66 × 91 mm. Holds about 142 unsleeved or 75 sleeved cards.
FAQ
Will it work with the Marine Worlds expansion?
The set is built for the base game. Marine Worlds pieces can go in extra Originals or Minis from our à la carte menu.
Do the bins fit with the game board on top?
Yes. The bins sit in the box, and the boards and rulebook go on top.
BitsBins is an independent accessory maker and is not affiliated with Feuerland Spiele or Capstone Games, the publishers of Ark Nova.
Read our full walkthrough: How to Organize Ark Nova
