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Blog de Brinquedo » Blog Archive » Tabuleiro com Mais de 100 Jogos! — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:11:32 +0000

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By: Laetitia in Australia

Laetitia in Australia — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:37:37 +0000

Like mike, we have a lot of the games produced by European publishers including 3+ versions (America, Europe, Switzerland + variations) of Ticket to Ride (a.k.a. TTR). The boards for TTR are a standard size and the Switzerland version requires you to use the train cards and train pieces from one of the other sets.

One of our game-a-holic friends sells these sorts of games. If you haven’t seen them before you can get an idea of some of them here: http://www.alternativegames.com.au/

We used to regularly play board and card games on Friday nights. Another game-a-holic would bring his games for the rest of us to play/try in a wheeled suitcase.

Our friend stored the game boxes for later but largely kept the boards and pieces in the suitcase with pieces in hobby boxes to keep them organised. He would label the boxes to make it easier to match boards with pieces. That way he was able to bring many more games for our enjoyment than he could have by carting individual boxes.

I like Another Debs idea of using scrapbooking storage items for storage of games. If you use your games regularly (DH and I play over dinner) boards could be stored in a file rack (http://www.officeworks.com.au/.....es/JA02859) with pieces in a set of drawers (http://www.officeworks.com.au/...../OWDD121BK)

By: Mark A

Mark A — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:20:59 +0000

We love games, and I really like the versatility of a multi-purpose board (as shown) and a ‘kit’ of common parts (cheap electronic timer, several die, cards, assorted markers, scorepads and pencils, etc.) We have also used the ‘repackaging into plastic bags’ idea for years- since our boxes tended to disintegrate too quickly.

I’ve downloaded a lot of rules of games you can play with common supplies and we often have fun trying out vintage games. Cool article!

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:22:18 +0000

I can’t seem to find it, but there used to be a resource for games that could be played using pieces from other games. I thought it was called cheapskate games, but googling didn’t turn up anything.

I’m not a huge fan of many of the multipurpose games (though I did play lots of carom as a kid). To reign in my board game clutter, I try to keep just the ones I truly love on hand. I won’t buy a game unless I’ve played it first and know that I will like it.

By: Suzyn

Suzyn — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:06:30 +0000

Check out Looneylabs.com for all sorts of fantabulous games – particularly card games, that don’t take up a lot of room, and icehouse/treehouse games, that use the same playing pieces for dozens of games.

By: Niels

Niels — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:06:23 +0000

I like browsing wikipedia for games that you can change yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.....able_rules

By: Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com

Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:16:15 +0000

Wow that game at the top lookg amazing. I’d love to play it.

By: HomeschoolMom

HomeschoolMom — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:51:24 +0000

Well, my bank account will sure be less cluttered after spending $300 on a custom game board.

By: Marsanne

Marsanne — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:44:17 +0000

We keep all of our games in one of those plastic bins with the lid. If it gets full, we have to get rid of a game. Also, we buy games (usually from walmart or the dollar store) that have 12 games in one – one game board and a ton of pieces. To keep the pieces from getting mixed up, we put them in zip loc bags and label them. Works out pretty good

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:12:54 +0000

Another way to downsize the clutter is to look into electronic versions of games. My fiancee is a video game player, since we already have the system, its so easy to find board game converts to video games. Some games obviously that require secrecy dont convert well, but many many others do. There is no additional clutter because it is all contained in the system.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:23:25 +0000

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Pricey, but cheaper than replacing the games every other year!

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By: Lim

Lim — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:02:07 +0000

@infmom – My Mom’s family had a Carrom board when she was young (don’t know what happened to it) and when she found one for our family she was SO happy. We ended up putting more miles on that thing. My index fingernail still twings (in a good way) whenever I see one.

And we played rummy tonight. Standard decks for the win!

By: Delores

Delores — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:48:42 +0000

Ditto to Shani. When our first child became a teenager, our supply of board games increased dramatically and we learned about Game Night. A closet shelf or two or a trunk or bin filled with old and new board games promotes a house filled with safe and happy teenagers, eating, interacting and playing board games. Giving up that amount of space in the house unclutters the life worries of what the kids are up to, where they are, and gives their friends a place to come to as well. Space well traded for an uncluttered life.