It's great to have a variety of board games for a rainy day or a family game night, but finding the room to store all of them can become problematic. The boxes are bulky and different sizes, not to mention the pieces that get lost. If you can part with the boxes, there's a better way to store board games that takes up much less space.
Instructions
1. Decide which to keep and which can go. Before you begin the storing process, spend some time going through your board game collection to see which ones you still enjoy playing and which ones have become dust collectors. If the dust collectors are still in good shape with all of their pieces, donate them to daycare centers, libraries, senior centers or shelters.
2. Organize the little pieces. The first step is to remove all the small pieces to the board game and place them in clear zippered storage bags. Label the bags with a permanent marker so that you know right away which game to which they belong.
3. Remove the game board from the box and either place a label with the name of the game on the bottom of the board or label it with a permanent marker.
4. Find storage space for your board games. You can use a shelf, a dresser, a cabinet or baskets or other containers to store the games. Whether you have an existing area or need to purchase a new storage unit, you can now stack the boards on top of one another with the labels showing and keep all the bags with the pieces together. If you use a shelf or cabinet, put the game pieces into a container and place them next to the boards.
5. Make an easy reference binder for instructions. Go to your nearest office supply store and purchase a three ring binder and top loading page protectors. Use one page protector for each set of instructions and keep the binder either on a book shelf or with the games. This prevents them from getting lost and makes for easy access when there's a dispute.
6. Recycle the boxes. Once you have developed the storage method that works best for you, get rid of those space eating boxes.
7. Use an alternative if you want to keep the boxes with the games. If you just can't fathom separating board games this way, you can file them much like books on a bookshelf. Tip the games on their sides and slide them onto a shelf next to one another with the longest side on the shelf.
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