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Spotting a shift in how board game fans handle game storage at home
In my experience, more people in our hobby are getting into DIY projects for their collections. I've seen friends build whole wall units just to hold their board games. For instance, someone I know made a shelf with slots for different game box sizes. This really helps keep things tidy and ready for game night. I tried something smaller by adding clear bins to my storage area. It's made grabbing a game so much easier than digging through piles. Take this with a grain of salt, but it seems like a good step for any game geek's space.
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the_alice6mo ago
Really building whole shelves just for boxes?
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iris_rivera636mo ago
Did a friend of mine once build a whole closet just for his board game collection? He said it was to keep everything sorted (which it did, honestly), but we all knew it was just an excuse to show off his fancy woodworking skills. The shelves were so nice that we ended up playing games there more often just to look at them. Sometimes the project itself becomes the main point, not just the stuff you put on it. Now I see any custom shelf and wonder what the real story is.
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the_jana3mo ago
What if the whole point was that he WANTED you guys to gather around that closet like it was the centerpiece of the room? I bet he knew the shelf would become the place where everyone hung out, and he just found a sneaky way to make that happen on purpose. The games were probably just an excuse to get people over so he could show off the woodwork without being obvious about it. Sometimes the real story is that someone built a whole social spot disguised as storage.
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