Articles

Game Shelf

Building, sharing, and organizing a game collection worth playing.

Game Shelf

How to Spot a Real Board Game Deal (Not a Fake Discount)

7 min read

Game Shelf

How to Audit Your Group's Game Shelf (With a Template)

8 min read

Game Shelf

Board Games vs. Everything Else: Cost Per Hour of Fun

8 min read

Game Shelf

Claim a Lane: How Four Friends Build a 20-Game Library

8 min read

Game Shelf

Convention Buying Without Regret: A Board Game Con Plan

9 min read

Game Shelf

The Core Library: Growing Your Collection From $300 to $1,000

9 min read

Game Shelf

Cost Per Play, Explained: The Only Board Game Math You Need

12 min read

Game Shelf

The Curator: Managing a Board Game Collection Past $1,000

9 min read

Game Shelf

Board Game Expansions: When They're Worth It and When They're Not

9 min read

Game Shelf

Gifting as Library Strategy: Expansions Make the Best Gifts

8 min read

Game Shelf

How Much Do Board Gamers Actually Spend Per Year?

9 min read

Game Shelf

How to Buy Used Board Games Without Getting Burned

12 min read

Game Shelf

The Kickstarter Question: Should You Back Board Games?

9 min read

Game Shelf

The Lifetime Library: Games You'll Still Play in 20 Years

8 min read

Game Shelf

The One Copy Rule: Why Your Play Group Only Needs One Catan

12 min read

Game Shelf

One In, One Out: Living With a Board Game Shelf Cap

9 min read

Game Shelf

Organize Your Board Games by Role, Not by Box Size

12 min read

Game Shelf

Play Before You Pay: The $0 Start to a Board Game Collection

9 min read

Game Shelf

The Shared Shelf Social Contract: Storage, Spills, and Splits

8 min read

Game Shelf

The Shelf of Shame Has an Infinite Cost Per Hour

8 min read

Game Shelf

The Starter Shelf: A Board Game Collection From $40 to $300

12 min read

Game Shelf

Tracking Your Plays Changes What You Buy

9 min read

Game Shelf

Trading and Selling Board Games You Don't Play

9 min read

Game Shelf

Two Groups, Two Years, Same Money: A Shared Shelf Case Study

9 min read

Game Shelf

When a Second Copy of a Board Game Is Worth It

8 min read

Game Shelf

Why Board Games Cost More Now (And What to Do About It)

8 min read

Game Shelf

Your First $40: How to Choose Your Anchor Board Game

9 min read