TDG: Can Cody Purge 100 Games? (August 2024)

Join Cody as he attempts the seemingly impossible - purging one hundred games from his collection.

[TheDiceman]

Firstly congratulations on your marriage.
I am facing the same problem for a different reason. I have over 350 games and games have been in my life for 60 years. Now I have no gamer friends, I live alone and just cannot justify seeing so many beautiful games that I will never play. It is really hard but I have to see at least 300 games leave the nest. It sounds brutal, but I have no one else to share my enjoyment with. I knew this day would come, but still painful.
Thank you for sharing your pain too. I feel it over here in the UK.

[chrisdonovan]

I've never seen any of The Purge Movies. I didn't expect it to be so brutal.

[Viegosdream]

as someone who has collected over 1500 games and expansions ... you have inspired me !!! I did donate about 50 games to a new board game bar that just opened up near me but I plan on doing a big purge soon ., ... and yes ... every choice is hard, so i feel your pain !!!

[SoloBoardGamingKnight]

I can feel your pain. I wanted to purge some games but couldn’t bring myself to do it. Yesterday, I ended up buying 3 shelves (thankfully I had the space) and I was able to hold off for just a little while longer before I need to purge some games. The truth is, I really like them all.

[chrisdonovan]

Another thing to consider: A good friend of mine, a gamer, died a few years ago. His brother reached out to me and asked me if could find a home for his games because he knew that he loved them, and didn't want them thrown out. I took the responsibility and asked his friends to create ranked lists of games that they might like.

It was rough. I really wanted his anniversary edition of Carcassonne, but I insisted that his brother take it since it was one of my friend's favorite games. I hope he played it.

Anyway, you can't take it with you*, and at least you made some friends happy. Pus you can visit some of the games on holidays, and every other weekend.

* If you want to crowdfund the Great Cody Pyramid so that you can take the games with you, let me know. I'll donate. :)

[cfosburg]

I have moved from overseas to the US mainland, and I have moved within the same state and used storage units for months. My games (150-200) have survived and done very well!!!!

Wrap each game in bubble wrap twice around. Use any kind of movers tape to hold the wrap in place. Take 4 games, stand them up vertically, and wrap them in saren wrap. Set them in the box vertically. Cushion them on the sides and up top with material or bubble wrap.

This will work with the majority of your games, prior 2017 crowdfunded games. You will have ALOT of boxes this way, and the weight adds up, but this is the safest way to pack and move your games. You will probably have around 40 boxes of games.

For medium size games and large games, wrap them in bubble wrap until they are a little bouncy. If you can, pack them in the smallest size box (that may be pretty big), by themselves. Or if possible, 2 games vertically.

The games that gave me the most challenge were ‘Mechs vs Minions’ and ‘Scythe Big Box’, and ‘Gloomhaven’. These were literally a box within a box. But they were protected. My babies were ‘Mythic Battles Pantheon’, ‘TI4’, ‘Eclipse 2nd Dawn’, ‘Xia’, Memoir ‘44, and ‘Super Fantasy Brawl’.

For your special games, bubble wrap them until you are satisfied, seal them with saren wrap.

Good luck!!!

This whole process will take about 5-6 hours, shorter if you have someone doing it with you.

[vikingcathq]

After the purge... TIME TO BUY MORE GAMES! I have space now!

[jeremypowell]

The GMT bookcase was painful to watch! I feel such empathy for your plight…

[chrisdonovan]

I have ONE war game, and that's The Grizzled and the expansion. For reasons I won't go into, they're not my thing, but The Grizzled is a master class in theme. I played it with my Game Club students in my high school. They were so deeply engaged in that game.

I'm glad that you kept it.

Also, don't think of it as just losing a hundred games. You also gained your wife's collection! Congratulations.

[DoppelgangerF]

watching you go through this is a whole body experience. i feel like i can really feel your pain

[xDadKlwnx]

Nice job! I'm currently in a purge myself and have a list of about 85 out of 347.

Congrats on the wedding and hopefully your move goes trouble free!

[bluedevild]

First, congratulations. I'm getting married towards the end of the month myself.
Second, I'm impressed that your permanent collection is only 300.
I don't have the same moving/consolidation issue, and my Fiance has games in our collection, so it's blended, and has a handful of children's games, but sits at about 185 games/250 boxes. If *I* were to purge my collection by 1/3, I'm afraid that I may purge more of "her" games and the children's games. Although that would slim my collection, it would probably hurt gaming in my household.
I love seeing games that we share in common. TI4 is one of my favorites also, I had been studying TI3 before stepping beyond "RISK" level gaming.

[robertyoung]

Thanks for the candid look into your purging process. I know I need to do it myself sometime. Also congrats on the marriage!

[davidcanas]

Congrats on the wedding!!! What a wonderful video, thanks for sharing. P.S. Angel Fury's purge broke my hearth.

[OrbiterTI]

With your purge of ISS Vanguard and Scythe early in the video, I was preparing myself for a bunch of disagreements...but keeping all of the "old" FFG shelves helped settle the heartburn.

[ericengstrom]

Congratulations on your marriage!!!
Purging is always hard. Over time, I have purged multiple times, and I'm more picky when I add games. As a result, it gets harder and harder to make those cuts....

It's extra hard when I watch this channel and find new games that I really like and want. xD

[chebwanderer]

I was getting so stressed watching you do this. I hope you recovered. I get the anguish, I need to do that myself. Great video.

[darrickdean]

I don't have that many games, but I go through this with my personal library all the time. Even with my games, I always ask, "When was the last time I played it? Is it always fun? Is this something I want to teach to other people? Do I have similar games?"

[newnerdmom]

Kevin and I watched with great interest, as well as howling with laughter and pain as we watched you go thru your collection. Many of the games we knew were your favorites, but others we were surprised at. We are thrilled for you and your new wife. Maybe someday we'll see you out here discrimating at PAX Unplugged in Philly. Feeling your pain out East. Miss you and gaming with you!!! And also miss you onstage❤

[scottw]

Congratulations on your new journey sir!

I understand the purge pain. Im in the process of it myself, but at a slower pace. It was hard at first, but the real favorites get played more. There is something to be said for repetitive plays of games you get to know more, and not having to relearn the rules.

I got some of those plastic photo cases on Amazon and managed to fit around 55 small games in 4 cases that takes up about 2 feet by a foot and a half of space. They are excellent for portabilty too. Some of the original game boxes were way bigger than need be. Im keeping them in bins out of the way for now.

Off topic, but Marvel Legendary 2nd edition core game is coming soon, and word on the street is DC Legendary may be coming down the road, as Upper Deck recently obtained the rights for future DC product.