Using the super cool GeekGroup web app, I did some spelunking in my game collection. I currently have 365 games. Yes, that is excessive, thank you for your judgement. Amazingly, only 18 of those games were acquired before 2019. I realized around the middle of last year that I was becoming a collector more than a player, and that isn’t something that comports with my self-identity.
I put in some effort to resist the siren call of new games. I was such a “cult of the new” member, I ended up with a bunch of games that I either didn’t play or played once or twice, just to get them off my shelf of shame. So, did I succeed in reducing my rate of acquisition? Yes. Here’s a quick summary of my collection from 2019 through 2025: 2019 added 38 games, 2020 – 56, 2021 – 62, 2023 – 54, 2024 – 51, and 2025 a mere 37 games added. See? This is a triumph. Making a note here – big success.
Unfortunately, I still have quite a backlog of games on the old “shelf of opportunity” – thirty-two games unplayed. One of those is a game I purchased in 2019, but it’s a wargame and I don’t get a lot of chances to play those. Before the pandemic, the local community had three different regular gaming meetups. Since the pandemic, it’s zero. Still, six years later. Due to this, my unplayed games do have a few heavy games and wargames. Somehow I ended up with 13 unplayed games from 2024, which just feels weird. That list includes Huang and Galactic Renaissance, but also Sunrise at the Studio and Charms.
My goal for 2026 is to acquire one game per month or fewer. We’ll see how that goes.
Below is a table summarizing my game additions and how many remain unplayed today. Apparently the games I got in 2022 were all bangers. I did get Long Shot the Dice Game, Grove, and Snakes of Wrath that year – all fantastic games.
| Year Acquired | Games | Unplayed |
| 2025 | 37 | 8 |
| 2024 | 51 | 13 |
| 2023 | 54 | 3 |
| 2022 | 49 | 0 |
| 2021 | 62 | 2 |
| 2020 | 56 | 2 |
| 2019 | 38 | 1 |
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