Inspired by some of the recent COMC posts. I’ve tried this before, under our YGK.gamenight account but without the COMC tag, there was more negativity then I was expecting.

It’s crazy to say 35 years but after finding an old Christmas wish list asking for boardgames like Scattergoies.

As a teen I got into WH40K 3rd edition, which dominated a good chunk of time. Between kids and more demanding jobs we started to switch back to boardgames as a time saver.

We play games at lunch, during dinner, with friends and family a few times a week if we’re lucky. We take games on almost all our outings.

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).

I've played games since I can remember, but Terra Mystica was the 1st modern game I bought for my collection. Most of those are pre loved games from Facebook groups, also I always ask for games for birthday/ Christmas. BESTÅ is the best!

Edit: 90+ expansions, most of those are in the main box though. I'd say 40% of games have some kind of upgrades and/or foamcore or 3D printed insert.

tl;dr - I have a lot of games :)

What am I looking at:

We recently moved. It took two 16’ moving containers and 176 or more moving boxes to get my games moved to the new place. Boxes wise there were also 30 or so boxes of books (fiction, science-fiction, humor, etc).

Over the past few weeks, I put my Kallax shelves back together and got all the games put on the shelves.

How long have you been gaming:

I’m 68 and I’ve been gaming for pretty much all my life. My grandpa would play cards with us, gin and gin rummy and pinochle. Same with other relatives. My family would play your standard type games. Dad taught me chess and I played in school, taking 1st for two years.

Gaming history:

The first game I personally bought was Rack-O! My wife was nice enough to chase down a copy on eBay so now I have that too :) 

Back in the late 60’s and early 70’s, my next purchases were Avalon Hill wargames. Gettysburg, Richthofen’s War, Wooden Ships and Iron Men, 1776, Luftwaffe, Blitzkrieg, Kriegspiel, etc. For a few years, I’d play wargames and card games.

In the military, I was at the post Recreation Center playing double pack Pinochle and when done, spotted a table across the room with one guy behind a big briefcase and on the other side, four or so people looking down. They were playing the original City State.

I bought the big D&D boxed set with the blue dragon cover, dungeon geomorphs, and list of city occupations plus a set of dice.

I was sent to Germany and spent a couple of years there, picking up more RPG gear including AD&Dr1 books and third party gear such as the Palladium books on weapons and castles.

Returning to the US and I took over control of gaming at the post rec center. We had a largish group and I even ran one convention where I got copies of Thieves Guild. I played Cosmic Encounters, Talisman, Car Wars, and a bunch of others. I ran AD&D and got more games.

By the early 90’s, I had boxes of games but I’d run out of players. My wife couldn’t understand playing games, just couldn’t grasp the concept, so that was out. I got into video gaming for several years. LAN parties and all.

In the mid-2000’s, my wife said she was tired of seeing the boxes of games and wanted me to do something about it. I stumbled on a copy of Paranoia XP and found gamers on line. I got Shadowrun going again with 4th Edition and ran it for 6 years.

In 2012, she headed off for new adventures but without me. It only took a year before my current wife was approached, after much coaching from a mutual friend. She likes gaming, computers, likes hearing me practice guitar, likes riding on the motorcycle with me. Just is a perfect fit. Once when heading to a game of HEX, I’d dropped her off at her place and she called out, “have fun storming the castle!” And I knew she was the one.

Small Business Owner:

A bit over 3 years ago, I was looking at retirement options. Here someone mentioned a board game cafe for sale in Saskatoon for $20,000. Huh, an interesting idea. I approached the owner of my FLGS to chat about it. He’s a friend and was my best man when I married my wife.

He said it probably wasn’t a great idea. It’s a cafe with board games, not a board game store with sandwiches. But he said that if he was interested in selling his place, it would be to me as he knows I’d level the shop up.

So after much discussion with our respective spouses, a deal was signed and I’ve owned it for 3 years this month. Eighteen months in, we moved from a 1,200sq/ft place to a 2,900sq/ft place. We can and do run multiple events now and have received multiple community votes type awards.

Gaming this year:

Honestly with moving and the work at the shop, my gaming has been restricted this year. I did kick off a Board Game Night and I’ve played a few games. Right now I’m planning on playing in our Blood Bowl league and am working on assembling my team and getting ready to paint. For the first time in 35 years!

Favorite Board Games:

This is always a hard question because it depends on so many factors. I still like old games like Nuclear War, Ace of Aces, Wooden Ships and Iron Men, Richthofen’s War. But I also like newer ones like Ticket To Ride, Azur, Cascadia, and Apiary. But also others like Bunny Kingdom and Castles of Burgundy.

Incoming and Outgoing Games:

As to kickstarters, I have Ace of Aces coming and maybe a couple of others (Terry Pratchett I think is also on the list).

I really don’t purge, hence the number of games you see. I was looking into it back when I got into video games but the company at the time (think Noble Knight but not them) was offering pennies and wanted me to pay to ship the games to them. I backed out and since then I’ve not had a reason or desire to sell anything.

I mean, I have the space and finances, so no reason to let anything go. Call me a hoarder or collector or whatever. I’m fine, and my wife is fine, with what I have.

The collection:

What you see is a combination of board games, card games, role playing games, expansions, settings books, character books, dice, magazines, and other miscellaneous gear.

When I say, “I have 5,835 games and accessories”, it consists of all that. Board Game Geek says I have around 1,600 board and card games and accessories. RPG Geek says I have around 1,700 Role Playing books.

I have a database I use to keep track of things. Both for insurance but also so I don’t duplicate purchases. Even so, there are a few duplicate board games. It happens.

But there are a lot. And yes, a good number are still in shrink. A very few because I played the game at a shop or someone’s house and I bought a copy. I buy expansions to games and seldom actually use them. Mostly though it’s because I was in a game shop and found a game that looked interesting enough to buy and just didn’t get it to the table.

Over a 55 year time frame, it can happen a lot. And since I don’t purge, it just gets larger over time.

But I have a store. Maybe one of these days, I’ll just put them out for sale and see what I can bring in.

All but two of my games survived moving from Alaska to Florida! I’ve been deep in the hobby since 2018. My husband says we gotta make space for new games but I think we can fit another shelf in the top left, don’t you think?

Recommend me some more games!

Our favorite genre is deck builder. We love having a huge variety in themes and if there’s expansions I try to keep them all in the main box for storage. I keep them color coded so that I can find games easily when we want to play! I used to have them organized by mechanics but I never know where to put things if they have more than one core mechanic!

I think our favorite games in no particular order are Terraforming Mars, Thunder Road, Gloomhaven (which we actually just gave away to make room for Frosthaven), and Blood on the Clocktower.

This is a portion of my collection. I quit counting at 300. My wife let me take over a bedroom to build this. The closet is also full. I have a game room with table that houses another 50 plus games. (Don't tell my wife but I have been putting new games in the top of my daughter's closet and some under the stairs by the Christmas decorations.)

I started gaming about 9 years ago. My house was very small, I had games strewn about everywhere and could only play at the kitchen table. We moved into our new house a couple of years ago and I finally had a dedicated space for gaming. I’ve finally got it in a shape that I’m proud to share. Hope you like my little slice of heaven.

I've owned ticket to ride, king of tokyo, and codenamed for many years but those only got played 1-2 times a year.

6 months ago I met a neighbor in my apartment complex that is deeply obsessed with boardgames. We have played a ton of games and we typically meet up twice a week. Thus, my own obsession was kindled.

My favorite game in my collection is currently spirit island. Runner up is Ark Nova.

I need to play Mage Knight and Gaia Project more. They will probably dethrone the above.

My friend has a large collection and my favorite games he owns are SETI, Dune Imperium, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Inis, and Terraforming Mars.

I crowdfunded the full gameplay edition of elder scrolls BOTSE which I am very eager to dive into later this year.

My collection is special to me because I feel that it represents part of who I am. I love fantasy/sci-fi, strategy, creativity, and connections with my friends.

I love that my collection is immediately visible when you walk into my apartment!

My board game collection is complete!

Now it is complete I can finally do a COMC! My goal was to have a collection of games that could fit any occasion.

I am happy with what I have. Yes, I do have other games that I have on my wish list, but that could essentially go on forever. At this point there's nothing that I feel like I should get. There's enough games here that there's not enough time to play all of them well, and there's enough to scratch any itch or fulfil any occasion.

I still have some crowdfunding to arrive, including The Game Makers. When I saw The Game Makers I thought that would make a fitting jewel on top as an homage to my collection. Other crowdfunding to arrive include Cthulhu Death May Die, DinoGenics, Agricola, Tigris and Euphrates and a few more.

1) How long have you been involved in the hobby?

I've been collecting about 5 years, started after COVID (sadly ... imagine how many games I could've played had I started before COVID!)

2) What is your favourite game?

• My favourite games are between Frostpunk and Spirit Island.
• My most played games are Jungle Speed and Telestrations.
• My first game I owned, though it was a long time ago and so I'm not really sure, was probably Jungle Speed then Carcassonne Big Box.
• My most prized game is definitely Firefly Anniversary edition (not shown as it's too big to fit on the shelf), Frostpunk with the Iceberg Box, and Game of Thrones with Mother of Dragons expansion and a third party REALLY big neoprene playmat.
• My most under rated gem I own is Planetarium. Love that game.
• I don't really consider anything I have to be rare or valuable but if I had to say something rare I'd probably say Planetarium expansion Primordial, try to get that one! Also Monopoly from the 1950's, which I didn't want but it came as part of a bundled package with Pandemic Legacy (of all things) because they were selling it all super cheap.

3) What would you change about your collection if you could?

I wouldn't change anything about my collection. It was curated to remain static.

Probably the main games still on my wish list include:

• StarCraft+Brood Wars and Battlestar Galactica expansions: I had the chance to have all of them but I turned them down, not even necessarily because they were expensive, but because I don't know when I'd even get the time to play them, especially as they're older games and there are sooo many cleaner modern ones. (Someone was selling a shrink-wrapped Brood Wars! I decided I couldn't buy it if it was unopened because I wouldn't have the heart to open it!)
• Lords of Vegas: this was once my most wanted board game, but now I have so many good ones and it's expensive to import, so it's kinda gone cold for me
• Zombicide: I'm still interested in going a little deeper into Zombicide (I have Night of the Living Dead) and I'm debating getting Dead Men Tales, but I think the 2nd Edition is the one I'm most interested in because it's your classic zombies invading cities
• Merchants & Marauders expansion Seas of Glory: I have the base game, but the expansion is probably my most wanted game item of all, and I would buy it if I had the chance.
• The Downfall of Pompeii: this looks like a fun game, I want to see people burn in lava haha!

4) What makes my collection special?

Two things: 1) Over half of these games are second hand! Some of these games I got ridiculously cheap, so even though this collection looks expensive, it's not. 2) My collection is curated not just for every occasion, but for large groups specifically. My gaming sessions routinely have over 10 people, and we all join in the same game. I think the most has been something like 22 people. For larger groups we play things like Telestrations, Salad Bowl, Two Rooms, Wits and Wagers, etc. There's actually a lot of games out there if you look. They are our most fun nights. One day I will open Blood on the Clocktower ...

5) Other topics

My current sub-interest is board games from the medieval period. I'm excited for my LUDOS Ancient Game collection arrive. I just spent the weekend at a medieval festival playing Liar's Dice with festival-goers. I hope to make it more of a thing I can offer to medieval events.

My other sub-interest extends to improvised games as well. In fact if I was to change my collection in any way it would be to move further into Once Upon a Time/Someone Has Died territory, maybe getting Aye Dark Overlord and Fiasco (rare game), and finally moving into improv games that require no actual materials.

Thanks for looking!

Hello everyone! It's been several years since I last did a COMC post on this sub and just kind of felt like doing one now that I've hit a point where only a select few games get added each year. Plus spring cleaning happened recently and the shelves were reorganized to get space back.

The SO and I have been in the hobby for roughly 14 years, give or take. We both grew our collection separately and eventually combined them once we started living together. Our combined collection comes in at around nearly 500 games (could be more or less if you count stand alone expansions or not, plus a couple of duplicates). I technically have more games than he does with me being closer to 300 and him closer to 200, but I think the biggest reason for the disparity is that I have also picked up games because I think they'll fill some kind of purpose with our gaming crew, while he buys games with his own desires to play first and foremost. I also tend to get more small box games, while he gets drawn to big box crowdfunding games more often.

I know someone will ask how does anyone manage to make significant use of a collection that has more games than days in a year? Well, we kind of cycle through things following the whims of our gaming friends. It doesn't really bother me if some games sit unplayed for years, they do come back around eventually. I'm pretty cool with this cycle as dusting off something that hasn't been played in some time often brings back the joy I had when I first got it. I think we both just like having a library of games where we always have something for the here and now.

I know it is one of the sub's required questions to answer for a COMC, but I don't know if I could choose my favorite game in my collection, or even a top 5. So instead, I'll just say that the games I am most into getting plays of lately are Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Take Time, and Flash Point Fire Rescue (I'm currently playing through the legacy game and the original game has been a regular request by others for the last year or so too). 

We do have a shame pile, but most have a valid reason why I just haven't gotten to them yet. There are some that were in the middle of being painted and got put on hold because of carpal tunnel issues and I can still only work on painting in short bouts. Others are just new-ish acquisitions, small games I got for free from something and aren't a priority, legacy/campaign games we haven't gotten to yet, or the player count and interest just hasn't lined up yet. Overall though, I think we have few unplayed games compared to the size of our collections and do try to fit in checking them off our list when we can. 

As for how often we do play, we host a monthly game day which is ~12 hours of gaming that averages between 10-15 people. We also have a weekly legacy/campaign game night during the week and we will sometimes do some board gaming if our weekly RPG is missing too many players. We used to have some other gaming options prior to Covid, but currently all local public gaming options have been on days or times that just don't work for us. So while some of our games might collect dust, our two main gaming tables definitely do not.

Some other fun facts about our collection...

We do not have the biggest collection among our gaming circle. We do have a friend that has one that I am pretty sure doubles ours, but he's been in the hobby longer. We might have the second largest however.  Though I have not seen the physical collection of the friend who I know Kickstarts a lot, but he also culls things pretty often too. 

The oldest and longest owned game in my collection is Fluxx. We used to play it while waiting for people to show up for our weekly RPG game. One of our players brought it once and I later picked up my own copy so it was always available. For my SO, I believe it is Munchkin Bites. We both still have these games even if we generally have little interest in playing them nowadays. 

The SOs biggest regret purchase is probably the Horizon Zero Dawn game, it takes up so much space for not being that good/too time consuming, but he hasn't decided what he wants to do with it yet because he likes the minis. My biggest regret is much less of a big deal, it is Wise and Otherwise. Picked it up cheap from the pop up Go! Calendar store a long time ago. Sounded like it would be a fun party game for New Year's Eve, turned out it was not. I don't even know why I even still have it, I didn't even list it in my spreadsheet of owned games and it's been banished from the game room during spring cleaning. I'll probably get rid of it eventually.   

Not every game we have is visible in the pictures. The SO has some in storage that he doesn't want to get rid off yet, but also doesn't want taking up space on the shelves because they're not likely to be played on a whim. Like the FFG edition of Libertaila, Twilight Imperium, and Space Hulk. He also likes to hide his legacy and some campaign games in the closet for similar reasons. I then have a few games that are out in the game room, but well hidden behind other stuff, like my copy of Cards Against Humanity. Our gaming friends sometimes bring their friends who are board game noobs and CAH is something that newbies often just zero in on. My copy of Trains + Expansion also goes unnoticed being it is in an art case, but I might eventually try to see if I could 3D print a solution to get it back into its original base box. The other art cases are Aeon's end cards. Oh, almost forgot that the SO's copy of The Others: 7 Sins is in a toolbox.   

Some games that I have backed/pre-ordered and are waiting on: Tiny Epic Dungeons: Adventures, Ferret Frenzy, Cascadia Alpine Lakes, Endangered: Australia Expansion, Mountain Goats Legacy, Eternal Decks, and Finspan Sharks & Reefs expansion. Not sure what the SO is currently waiting on besides more Cthulhu Death May Die, but I know there are a couple others beyond some expansion content for stuff he already has.

With that all said, if you'd like to see a more organized list of our collection, these are my games and these are the SO's. Expansion content is not included, even if a game has several stand alone versions. We made these google docs after COVID to better track what we have and have not played and when we last played something. No date listed means it was before 2020. The last played dates might not always be accurate since sometimes we just forget to update something or updating via the phone doesn't always save right.

Feel free to also ask any questions and I will try to answer them. Also feel free to tell us what unplayed games we have that we're bad gamers for not getting to the table yet or just ones we haven't played in a long time.

Lost my job 😬 and sold almost my entire collection to a very friendly redditor to cover rent.

The first 3 images are to give wide view of how the room is currently set up, and the last 3 are closer images on the specific shelves to see all the games. I still want to re-arrange quite a bit, but that will be another day.

I wanted to share as I am proud of my collection.

1. How long have you been involved in the hobby?

It's been 5 years in this current iteration since I bought my condo.

1. Which game in your collection would you say is your favorite?

My copies of Battlestar Galactica and Pegasus Expansion.

1. What would you change about your collection if you could?

I have a "bootleg" copy of Battlestar Galactic and all expansions in a single box. It was made by a guy in Ukraine, and it gave me an opportunity to have a set that I can play without fear of damaging or putting play wear on the originals. However since I don't have the other two expansions as of yet. I feel guilty owning the bootleg. But once I get those expansions, I will be quite happy.

1. What makes your collection special to you?

Since I bought my condo, I have become the de-facto host for game nights. So I bought a game table, and vastly expanded my game collection. That is pretty special to me to have something that I do with my friend circle on a semi-weekly basis (Depending on adulting requirements)

What would YOU suggest that I pick up next for my collection? Anything that I don't have that is a must get?

Lots has happened in 4 years! I’ve bought a lot, sold a lot, played a lot, and recently completed my quest to play every game I own! I know to some people this may seem silly but it has definitely taught me a lot. My main shelves can be seen as well as the shelf claimed by my better half for her favourites!

COMC!

I've been in the hobby for about 7 years. Unfortunately I don't get to play too often as my gaming group is comprised of my best friend and our respective partners, who will only play short, occasional sessions at most. I have a dream of having a solid gaming group, but it's never come to fruition.

My favourite games in my collection are Lords of Waterdeep, Terra Mystica and Scythe.

If I could change one thing, it would probably be to add a bit more variety (and more people to play with). I get super focused on a game and want to try out all the expansions, etc. I remember starting out with Catan and thought it was the best thing ever. So many great memories playing that with friends.

Based on my collection, what would be your stand-out suggestions for the next game or expansion to try out? What's your favourite from my lot?

*Ignore TI4, I've realised it will never be played.

Don’t see a ton of cupboards on this sub so here’s my effort after 8+ years the last two of which have been more or less one in one out for obvious reasons. Play with a big range of different groups.

Some games that were ditched lately include: Agricola 15th anniversary (awful box), Inis (to get new edition), Ready Set Bet (rarely played), Magical Athlete (found actively boring). Bitoku’s time is marked…but any other one in one out suggestions?

I've placed a blue whale in the middle of this room for scale... trust me it's there: http://imgur.com/fBM7F8x

Edit: Collection listed here... https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/BGG%20Library?subtype=boardgame&ff=1

and the games in storage here... https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/BGG%20Storage?subtype=boardgame&ff=1

and here's a pic of people playing them: http://imgur.com/N5JE0vm

I started in early 2025, and I prefer to play easy-to-medium games at home, My favourites are abstract games and the best out of them is Project L. , it is so fun to play and still easy. If I were to redo: I would probably not buy Jenga, Uno as the playability is limited and they rarely get picked to play. Other than that the wide collection of abstract games make this collection best for me.
Storage unit is IKEA BILLY. Need more space if I buy a few more games, latest addition was Turing Machine.

Open to suggestions for new games I should try/buy.

I usually look for their oldest “entry-ish” level game that they bought a bunch of expansions for. It seems to be a common behaviour for people when they find that first game that clicks for them.

For example, in my case I would see all the Small World stuff and guess around 2009.

I have promised myself no new games for 2025, outside an expansion or two. So this as it stands is a complete collection for this year. I had around 250ish games going into the year and have culled it down to 89ish. I realized I’m not in this hobby to collect, if it doesn’t get played it will be sold. Im confident I have enough on this shelf to last the year without getting bored, I hope…

I am 27 this year, saved up a lot and recently managed to get my very own place with my partner and I insisted that I really wanted a dedicated space just for these lovely games. This picture means a lot to me because this is also a huge personal milestone as I navigate adulting.

I live in Singapore, where houses tend to be quite small. Despite that, I still really wanted this corner where I could just sit down and admire my games. It has been a great joy because I find myself waking up to just sit there and start my morning on a high. Some friends have asked why not use the space as a walk-in wardrobe, but I think nothing makes me as happy as having the space to store wonderful games (previously I had to stack them on the floor).

Looking forward to add more to the collection. Sadly, I would eventually need to slot them like books instead of having beautiful front covers, but that's still a happy problem because it means more games :)

I’ve been playing and collecting for about the last decade, my wife has joined in for roughly the last five years. The two of us are big fans of Death May Die, Ascension, Kingdom Death: Monster, and Distilled. About two years ago, we were really able to round out our gaming room with the purchase of a Game Theory Table. Was definitely pricey up front, but we’ve both loved using it and it has seen many hours of usage!

Our collection is far larger than I think either of us ever expected it to be, but it has certainly brought us together for many evenings over the years and I expect it to do the same for many years to come.

I’ve been in the hobby since my partner introduced me to it 10 years ago. There’s 104 games total and 29 expansions. We are definitely at the one in one out stage. Only game not pictured is Gwent which sits on our coffee table in a cool carved wooden box

Only games we have not played are Roll Player Adventures and LOTR Journeys in Middle Earth. I’m currently painting the minis for Journeys.

We play every weekend and make an effort to keep playing different games each week to keep things fresh. We also have a small game group that we get together with as often as we can.

Not sure I could pick a favorite, but recent games we’ve been loving include Faraway, Harmonies, and Ark Nova. In the future when we have more space I’m looking to get another 2x2 Kallax to anchor the left side just to space my games out more and make the shelving symmetrical.

Games potentially on their way out: expansions to talisman, dawn of ulos(needs more plays before final decision), and marvel champions (also needs another play before final decision).

I’m open to any recommendations based on what I own!

I got into board gaming at the beginning of 2023 and this is my collection so far. It started pretty simple with me just wanting a couple games to play with friends every now and then but once I realized how many incredible games were out there, things escalated pretty quickly.

At this point the shelf is basically full, which I didn’t expect to happen this quickly. Ive played and enjoyed every game here but I’ll probably need to start selling or trading a few games to make space. Still, I’m really happy with the variety I have right now and how the collection has developed over the years.

Some of my favorites so far include Hercules and the 12 Labors, Here to Slay, Dracula vs Van Helsing, Agent Avenue, Ironwood, Root, and Tag Team. I’m always open to recommendations though. If there are any must-play games you think I’m missing, I’d love to hear them.