Where are your games? Displayed?

JonJacob wrote: So I don't have the option of buying hundreds of games

Minivan.

Gonna be 46 this year.

I have my games buried in a shallow grave in the back yard lest my guests come in contact with some of the played out, over wrought, kitsch that adorns the box covers. Can you imagine the talk that would be all over the Country Club if they did?

In seriousness, my games are on shelving units I got at *gasp* K-mart. They are in the second bedroom that I use as a game room. When we lived at the old place they were in a closet because that's where the shelves were.

I don't have casual visitors at my house. If you are here it's because I invited you and if I did that it's because we are friends. My friends know about, if not actually like, my hobby. On the other hand, games don't embarrass me and I don't worry too much about the artistic sensibilities I project. So if a person had a problem with them...



And yes that is a fabulous artistic rendering of a poster for the Star Trek Episode "And the Children Shall Lead" hanging framed on my wall. Proudly displayed.

I nearly have a perfect setup for my gaming storage. 2/3 of my basement is finished, with carpeting and wood paneling, and I have a long Ikea table down there that is just big enough for Arkham Horror with eight players and all the expansions. Right next to that area is a 6'x10' storage room with wide shelving on three sides. However, there is one catch: the air in the storage room is always chilly and clammy, suggesting that humidity is a threat. I run a dehumidifier in my basement about half the year, even so, I store everything in that storage room in plastic totes. I don't have enough suitable (transparent) containers for all of my boardgames to go in there yet, so I keep half of them in my very dry attic. Unfortunately, the attic gets pretty hot for 2 or 3 months of the year, so that isn't an ideal long-term storage solution either.

EDIT: I'm 48 and in a long-term relationship with a woman who is moving in with me this year. She is less geeky than me, so would probably want me to put away all my gaming stuff if we had non-geek company over.

EDIT #2: Although my current unemployment status has cast a long shadow over all my plans for the future, if we do have kids, that storage room has a handy lock on the door to keep young kids out.

They used to reside in an open shelving unit built into the wall in our lower living room, right next to the TV. We have a split level house and the lowest floor is where we spend most of our time, but visitors rarely venture to. When I remodeled it, I tore out the shelves and we replaced it with an entertainment center setup, with a 72" tall cabinet with door to house my games.

I didn't mind that they were out on the open previously. However I do like the sleeker, cleaner look of the closed cabinet. I'm 32.

On shelves in the dining room. Nobody ever eats in there. Its mostly used for playing games so its the most convenient place to keep them. I can't say I care about ugly game boxes or stuff with nerdy scifi or fantasy themes. They're just board games.

Age: timeless

Because you care, here's the games shelf.

You know what? I absolutely don't care how your games are organised on your shelves.

I can't think of a less interesting topic.

Do people think I'm going to look at their photo and go 'Shit, that's a really good idea. Before I saw that photo I had all my games strewn over the floor. What IS that amazing bit of kit? Is it, OMG, shelves????'

Next thing will be a thread on cats playing the piano.

EDIT: I am 174 years old

Is ThirstyMan imploding?

ThirstyMan wrote: Next thing will be thread on cats playing the piano.

You better not be holding out on us. If you've got some kick ass Cats Waller video then post it already!

Mine are on built-in shelving in a wall of our finished basement (which is where we spent the most time--TV, game table, most of the kid's toys are down there). The shelving is pretty janky, and I suspect it was a quick fix after an aborted attempt to build an in-wall home theater display.

Nevertheless, they're right out there in plain view. Most guests either know me well enough that it doesn't seem unusual...or don't notice them at all.