I know this is a First World problem, but I currently have a number of games sitting on my shelves that I haven't played yet. I also know that I'm not the only one with a "shelf of opportunity" that seems to be growing, rather than shrinking. I basically have too many board games. It seems to be something that's quite common in the board game hobby. In this article, I want to look at a number of reasons why my game pile has increased, rather than gotten smaller.

Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/06/07/boardgame-backlog-topic-discussion/

Useful Links

• Games I own, but haven't played yet: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/mygames/#not-played
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• Oath review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/11/27/oath-chronicles-of-empire-and-exile-saturday-review/
• Root review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/12/root-a-game-of-woodland-might-and-right-saturday-review/
• Dwellings of Eldervale review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/19/dwellings-of-eldervale-saturday-review/
• Brass: Birmingham review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/10/03/brass-birmingham-saturday-review/
• We Can Play review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/05/28/we-can-play-saturday-review/

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