This site prioritizes game information. Would you like to keep that way or would you want to priortize game prices? Prioritize Prices Prioritize Information

(Change this option in the future in the Account dropdown)

How do you store your board games?

philryuh Owner

updated 2 months ago | posted 2 months ago

How do you store your board games and why? Is there a proven best method that we all need to convert to?

I mostly go vertical. I keep a few horizontal but not by choice. Just limited storage space. I also don't have a Kallax shelf so going horizontal doesn't look all that good haha. I've considered going the color route just for fun but I just don't have enough space and number of games to work with.

Bonus points for pictures of your collection! :)

Haha Like 4 | 52 comments | report | Confirm you want to report this post.| subscribe

Order

[-]

philryuh Owner2 months ago

Our office one is a monster lol

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

Man so many games there I want to try. Tapestry. Black Angel.

[-]

cbrady748 Premium User2 months ago

How many copies of Last Stand do you need?! LOL

But on a serious note, it looks more organized than monster to me.

[-]

theDL 2 months ago

Mostly vertical. The big boxes that don't have much of an insert are horizontal. It's just easier to grab a game if they're vertical! Plus I don't worry about boxes bending under the weight.

[-]

hoppities 2 months ago

Same here. Mostly vertical, but some need to be stored horizontal. Otherwise, you have a component mess every time you set up the game.

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

Your collection is so beautiful. I love the way to feature games.

[-]

theDL 2 months ago

Thanks! It won't be long before I'll have to start using the space for new games, though.

[-]

Marshwiggle92 Supporter2 months ago

Still an art forward display I see.... Looks nice.

[-]

theDL 2 months ago

Yep, thanks! We like it. Almost always get comments on it when someone is at our place for the first time.

[-]

Marshwiggle92 Supporter2 months ago

I'm not surprised.

[-]

theDL 2 months ago

And sometimes a mix:

[-]

Marshwiggle92 Supporter2 months ago

Vertical whenever possible. The exception would be some weird sized stuff, and games with a bunch of cards that will be messed up by vertical storage.

[-]

Marshwiggle92 Supporter2 months ago

I maintain a very lean collection in El Salvador. I tend to take games to the states when I travel up, and then bring other games back. This is what I currently have here, except I also have #Dominion and #Spirit Island, which don't fit on this shelf.

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

I use a mixture of both vertical and horizontal depending on the game.
l prefer vertical but will use horizontal for games with lots of cards or pieces that will spill if they are turned on their side.

[-]

Marshwiggle92 Supporter2 months ago

Have you tried First Martians yet? How has it worked out?

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

Dead men tell no tales

[-]

Marshwiggle92 Supporter2 months ago

So, it killed you? LOL

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

[-]

cbrady748 Premium User2 months ago

I appreciate the audience/genre labels!

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

Lol! I put those up when I was organizing the shelves and just never took them down.

[-]

cbrady748 Premium User2 months ago

Haha. Well as long as they're accurate I guess there's no need to take them down! I'm just now realizing from all your pictures...they're in two rows?!

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

Yeah! The storage closet has two parallel rows of these shelves. They are quite deep. These first two pictures are the front row and then the back two pictures are the back row.

[-]

cbrady748 Premium User2 months ago

Nice! How many games do you own?

[-]

theDL 2 months ago

It would drive me crazy to have some facing one way and some facing the other way like that lol

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago

Lol. If this wasn't in my storage closet in the basement I would care more about that. As it is it really isn't for display. Unlike your beautiful collection.

[-]

theDL 2 months ago

Haha, makes sense. I think I would still have to switch it, but I'm particular like that.

[-]

Skurvy5 Supporter2 months ago