There are a host of cleaning and organizing jobs that I need to do.
Needless to say, I did none of them again today. Well, I did *one* organizing job, but it's one that's neither critical nor immediately pressing. Nevertheless...
So, what was it? I cataloged my boardgame collection. Of course, there are a few caveats. It doesn't include all the modules for games (some of them, but I need to go back and get all the numerous ASL and GBOH expansions). And it doesn't include most of the sets of miniature wargames rules I own; I'll get to those later.
It doesn't include several dozen games that I'm just about ready to list for sale with Noble Knight Games (my crack dealer of choice). Or the other ones I've owned in the past and either "recycled" through NKG or sold to friends or acquaintances. I'd guess that would bring the total up to at least over the 500 mark.
I'm also pleased to see that I've actually played a greater percentage than I thought, though less of the newer and more of the older. I was able to definitely rate about 10 per cent of them, and I would bet that as I go over the list and review them, I can push that up to about 20 or even 30 percent. I played boardgames a great deal in college and for a few years after. But for the last 5-10 years I've been much more involved with miniatures gaming. That's a great deal of fun, but I'd like to shift the balance back the other way, especially as I have so many good, old games that would benefit from a new playing and so many handsome new games that need to have their cherries busted (erm, I mean, counters punched).
So, yes, modules and miniatures rules and RPGs to add. Then, someday, the mammoth task--cataloging the books and music. At least one thing I was happy about; although I've apparently sold one or two boardgames that I thought I still had, I only have a few duplicates of games, and those are all intentional doubles (mostly games that came out in multiple editions that were both worth holding onto).
Needless to say, I did none of them again today. Well, I did *one* organizing job, but it's one that's neither critical nor immediately pressing. Nevertheless...
So, what was it? I cataloged my boardgame collection. Of course, there are a few caveats. It doesn't include all the modules for games (some of them, but I need to go back and get all the numerous ASL and GBOH expansions). And it doesn't include most of the sets of miniature wargames rules I own; I'll get to those later.
It doesn't include several dozen games that I'm just about ready to list for sale with Noble Knight Games (my crack dealer of choice). Or the other ones I've owned in the past and either "recycled" through NKG or sold to friends or acquaintances. I'd guess that would bring the total up to at least over the 500 mark.
I'm also pleased to see that I've actually played a greater percentage than I thought, though less of the newer and more of the older. I was able to definitely rate about 10 per cent of them, and I would bet that as I go over the list and review them, I can push that up to about 20 or even 30 percent. I played boardgames a great deal in college and for a few years after. But for the last 5-10 years I've been much more involved with miniatures gaming. That's a great deal of fun, but I'd like to shift the balance back the other way, especially as I have so many good, old games that would benefit from a new playing and so many handsome new games that need to have their cherries busted (erm, I mean, counters punched).
So, yes, modules and miniatures rules and RPGs to add. Then, someday, the mammoth task--cataloging the books and music. At least one thing I was happy about; although I've apparently sold one or two boardgames that I thought I still had, I only have a few duplicates of games, and those are all intentional doubles (mostly games that came out in multiple editions that were both worth holding onto).