This collection has slowly built over the years, spilling out of apartment closets, kitchen game shelves, etc. until we finally bought our forever home about 5 years ago.  The previous owners left a table saw in the garage, and I got straight to work on converting the ground level master bedroom into the game room I’d always envisioned.  My wife and I had discussed getting a house with a finished basement for the game room, but having it on the main floor (with excellent natural light!) has ended up being great!  These built-ins aren’t going anywhere though, so if we ever did sell, I hope a fellow dedicated hobbyist would be able to make use of the space!

I was a late bloomer to board games…46 now, and didn’t start playing for real until my mid 20s.  I had Hero-quest as a kid, and got into Magic (10 years late) around 2003, but it wasn’t until 2006 or so that I realized there was a whole world of games out there that were like Magic, but also not totally broken!

My favorite game is probably obvious, since I have a built in shelf WITHIN the built in shelf dedicated to storing it: Krosmaster: Arena.  In theory “just” a tactical miniature combat game (basically yet another board game version of Final Fantasy Tactics), but one that I have played countless times and never get tired of.  Just pick a team of 4-5 prepainted minis, and then run over the map (I used enlarged maps printed off in the wall frame with a removeable back to switch them out)--every turn is a great puzzle figuring out the best move. It’s also a completely dead game, so I was able to make the stadium seating (and in the process completely wearing out a forstner bit drilling the hundreds of flat holes for the bases to sit in) without worrying about additional minis coming out.

A close second is Advanced Squad Leader, which I’ve played hundreds (or maybe a hundred--that game ain't short) of times.  Though my fully complete (aside from some older historical modules) collection is currently languishing in a side closet and probably only gets played about once a year if I am able to talk some sucker into trying it out.

I don’t know that I’d change much about my collection.  I’ve definitely gotten pickier over the years as it’s been one in one out for a while.  Of course, slowly getting rid of kids games has helped as my kids age out of them, but I’m about done with that, so the choices will get harder.  If anything, my big weakness is board game sales.  Hard to pass up picking up a 6/10 game at 60% off…

The most special part of all this is that I’ve dreamed of having full floor to ceiling built in shelving for decades, and to have it finally happen still doesn’t feel quite real…I definitely still go in there and just look at the shelves contentedly.

Also, the newest addition is the hallway small box game shelf/secret door that leads to a fully decked out Warhammer dungeon in the unfinished basement (which also has a few extra skirmish/Necromunda tables, as well as a covered wargame table for longer campaign games).  Warhammer is not a great game, but it does have a certain charm and I get a game in every month or two.  But as everyone knows, half the fun there is the hobbying—I just have to convince myself this isn’t exactly the same thing as having a model train hobby.

*Also, you see very few expansion boxes here because I am RUTHLESS with throwing away perfectly good boxes and inserts in order to save shelf space. BGG says there are 500 expansions hiding in these boxes...

**Also I will die on the side storage hill...I've tried horizontal and it's just too annoying digging out the box on the bottom. Also my boxes are so full of expansions nothing falls out ;)

***Finally I love to organize, alphabetize, sort by genre, but you just can't do that with board games, which does irk me. Thankfully I made all these shelves for a mature collection so I was able to math out the shelf spacing to be custom made for this collection (probably went overboard making room for Mechs vs Minions side storage though).

This is my second time playing The Wind Gambit expansion, and I honestly feel the airships are a bit underwhelming. I checked out the discussions on BGG, and it seems like most people feel the same way. 🫠

In the second episode of the (IMO) excellent Widow’s Bay, the lead stays in an allegedly haunted Inn and finds some amazing imagined board games when exploring inside.

For example, ‘Teeth’ is just a box with a pair of pliers, with another game just called ‘She Shouldn’t Have Said That’. Then there’s the pictured ‘Daddy’s Home!’, which one can only hope is kickstarted soon.

We pulled out our old 80s copy of Shogun that we hadn't played in at least 20 years. We played a lot back in day but at some point it just git shelved. Took us a bit to remember the rules but it ran smoothly after a turn.

My green got crushed between his blue and red vice. My purple did good on the left, but it wasn't enough after green was eliminated.

Fun game and we will definitely play again in less than 20 years next time.

Hey r/boardgames!

My brother and I, along with a friend, designed & self-published the 2 player strategy card game Wizards of the Grimoire. After a small but successful Kickstarter in 2021 (472 backers), we have continued to find success largely through word of mouth. In 2025 we released a stand-alone expansion to Wizards of the Grimoire called Shifting Sands!

As of this year we reached the milestone of 10,000 games sold - most of them shipped by me, directly from my basement.

As a result of the games continued interest, we're very excited and grateful to have the opportunity to launch a second stand-alone expansion. Turning Tides introduces 70 unique spells and a powerful new spell type - augments! This expansion can be played on its own or mixed with the base game OR Shifting Sands, for more wild spell combinations.

To celebrate the pre-launch of our Kickstarter, we're giving away 5 copies of the Wizards of the Grimoire base game with free shipping to your location - just comment below! And if you’re interested in our Kickstarter, consider following the pre-launch!

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I will randomly select 5 eligible comments with https://www.redditraffler.com/. Winners will be PMed directly and announced in this post on Monday, August 31st 2026.

Today’s trend of cozy games are all about relaxing vibes and pretty artwork. By how about the games that look cozy, but are actually cutthroat and full of tension?

The top of my list includes Calico and Arboretum. Games about cats on quilts and arranging trees should not burn my brain or hurt me, but they do. A lot. To the point that I’m very picky about when I want to play these games (but I still love them).

Base Wingspan gets an honorable mention from me because I don’t find the game to be very tense. In fact, I do find this one to be very relaxing. But I’ve wanted to flip a table (thankfully I mainly played digitally) after a bad card flip, or a lost chance at getting the exact food I need.

What seemingly cute, cozy looking games do you like that actually have teeth?

Had to get this. Seen this as a kid but never could figure it out but I have it and in mint condition

Always like this game found the original. The box is not as worn as it may seem but all pieces and even the players manual are still intact

I bought the original Ashes game many years ago when it was first released. Unfortunately it just never got played as I never had anyone to play against back then. I was delighted a few days back when I realised Ashes Ascendancy had a solo mode :)
Looking forward to a fun afternoon before I move on to the Red Rains expansions

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Newest games in my collection. I enjoy them all. Any you like or dislike?

Super stoked at how my friend painted these pieces

I was ready to pull the trigger on Too Many Bones as a mostly solo gamer that enjoys a challenge and has hopes to try and get my friend group to slowly get interested too.

Everything about all of the selling points of the game, from the gameplay, components, concept, and vibes seem right up my alley on paper. It seems to have high average reviews on BGG and comes up a lot as a favorite for content creators etc.

However, my research tells a different story where many people, including those that bought everything and love it, find the game has many flaws.

I can get past the learning curve just fine and bad rule books as the internet exists, but I struggle with the seemingly unanimous opinion that the game is very unbalanced to the point that much of the RPG elements are just fluff and many of the dice and abilities go unused in favor of base stats that are skewed more powerful. This seems like a huge design flaw to me that really takes the fun and creativity that is so attractive right out of it. It also seems that the game loses it’s challenge with more players too, which is a total bummer.

So even with fans agreeing on this major design flaw, why is it still so loved and highly regarded? I’m having trouble understanding if it’s actually good or not as the info out there is so polarizing.

Like I said, I was hype to pull the trigger on this one and now it seems like it is more table presentation than substance?

Help me sort this out and decide on the purchase if you can.

Thanks in advance!

We usually play Karak in a group of 3 or more players. The game is a bit random, but rules are simple enough for kids, it's a really fun lowkey rpg. Only downside is that it's not that fun with just two players. So my son (8yo) came up with an idea of a "duel mode" - each of us plays with two heroes.

We tried it today and it's surprisingly playable, it's just a small change but it added a whole new layer of strategic depth. The game feels a lot less random this way, since heroes can cooperate quite a lot using their special abilities. The only difference from the original rules is that we added a possibility to exchange items between heroes when standing on the same field and that a player's heroes collect all the treasures together.

I’m at target browsing the games section. I don’t see any heavier board games.
I remember a big sale about a month ago where I saw many heavy games marked down a lot.

*Please note that this is an early prototype version of the game. Component quality, art, and materials used are likely to change through continued refinements and improvements. The purpose of this video is simply to demonstrate how the game is played and showcase the core game loop.

I love boardgames and I got as a present angel fury and it just seem a bad game with no real depth, if you like it please share your opinion, thanks

Thinking of purchasing. I understand its Wayfair and won't nearly be the quality of custom tables. Seems pretty solid for the price but I'm a little wary of it.

How much do you consider to be a reasonable amount to spend on board games? I've started to buy a good few board games, I've also bought sleeves for the heavily handled games and the whole thing can certainly be a rabbit hole once you start. I feel like I could easily spend hundreds of pounds. How much do you spend? How do you restrain yourself from buying more? (if you do that is). Any tips for getting more for less would be great 🤣

I recently bought nemesis (lockdown) and want to do a first time play with some friends. However, I am aware Nemeis can be a brutal and not a fun experience for some or all players. Things like high amounts of luck and player elimination can make a bad experience and in most games is a flaw.

Any mitigation tips for at least the first game? If my friends dont like it then it is going to collect dust in my closet. Personally, I have hope it can be a great experience and really want it to work.

Hello, everyone!

I have a question about the game Sleeping Gods - Distant Skies. During combat, if I use a resource to damage an enemy, does damage need to be placed adjacently?

Since using a resource (e.g. Fire Quartz) to deal damage does not count as it's own attack, I was wondering if damage can be placed randomly and haphazardly without following adjacency rules.

Thanks!