# Pack a dozen items into one grid slide

A gaming format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming/pack-a-dozen-items-into-one-grid-slide

Fit many items on one dense grid (3x3, 3x4, or 15 per slide) rather than giving each its own slide. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 10x their usual reach. Type: Editing trick. Seen as: Slideshow.

## Why it works

Viewers can scan, bookmark and share a whole reference sheet in two or three slides. It works for deals, price lists and binder builds.

## How to make it

1. Lay out 9 to 15 items per slide in a uniform grid
2. Add a badge or price to each cell
3. Put the full list in the caption
4. Optionally follow with one swipe per item

## Hook formula

[Number]+ [items] on [platform]: [price or deal angle]

## Examples

- @trading.card.world (33K followers, Instagram slideshow): 23x their usual likes. Hook: “PRICE CHECK THE FOLLOWING PRICES ARE PSA 10 30th CELEBRATION” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DekTS5XFkg7/)
- @cozymamajess (10K followers, TikTok slideshow): 10x their usual views. Hook: “COZY GAMES ON SALE NINTENDO SWITCH 30+ games!!!! Up to 90% off!!!” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@cozymamajess/photo/7690614805891173633)
- @card_dons (37K followers, Instagram slideshow): 2.9x their usual likes. Hook: “WWW.BINDER-BUILDER.CO.UK” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfFiwxkkeqO/)

More gaming formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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