Comments on: Board Game Organization Fun with IKEA Kallax Shelves

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:12:08 +0000

In reply to Wiggy. I wish! We have the larger game boxes relegated to their own area without shelves for now. Hoping that we don't acquire too many more giant boxes because it's very easy to run out of room for them!

By: Wiggy

Wiggy — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:07:21 +0000

Does Gloomhaven fit? 🙂

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:23:53 +0000

In reply to Steve_in_Jersey.

Thank you! This is an excellent recommendation, and something I plan to incorporate once I’m vaguely satisfied with the current shelf organization. I originally liked doing some very loose themes, yet I agree with you: Much better to maximize the available space and keep everything tracked separately. Sounds like it works out really nicely for you!

Might be a better solution than to just continue buying more shelves… Ha ha! Thanks again for sharing!

By: Steve_in_Jersey

Steve_in_Jersey — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:28:27 +0000

Great article, Jessica. Let me pass along one tip I’ve adopted to help store a collection of several hundred games across several Kallax units in several rooms (he admits sheepishly). I have foregone organizing my collection into logical categories and instead concentrate solely on utilizing every cubic inch of shelf space as possible! I leave the organization of games to a Microsoft Excel database. I created the database several years ago when my collection was much smaller, never realizing how essential that file has become. I have BGG-like data fields that allow me to search my collection on a wide variety of criteria (e.g. theme, mechanic, # of players supported, my own ratings, when/where I purchased the game, etc). It makes choosing a game for family game night much more effective and easier. I’ve since added another field: which game cabinet and which shelf that game is stored on. Prior to doing this, I frequently found it a huge challenge simply to FIND a game I might be interested in!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:43:32 +0000

In reply to Tony.

I appreciate the kind words! My husband and I have a rather eclectic collection that’s always expanding… This still doesn’t show everything, particularly the larger boxes. So many games to play! If there’s ever anything you see that you’re curious about, please feel free to ask. I may ramble, but I do love talking about board games!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:36:09 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. It was just so pleasant to browse your collection of games and read what you were thinking. I recognise a lot of the games, but the vast majority of them escape me. Looks like I have more research to do.