GBG Rodada dos Ouvintes #043 - Como você organiza e pensa sua coleção?

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A board gamer reveals his two non-negotiable rules: every game must have a solo mode or win his wife's approval.

This episode of Gambiarra Board Games is a listener roundtable focused on how board game enthusiasts organize and think about their personal collections. The format consists of the host, Gustavo, introducing and reacting to pre-recorded audio submissions from listeners. The first listener sets the theme by explaining his acquisition criteria: a game must have a solo mode or be liked by his wife. He also discusses using Ludopédia and BG Stats for digital cataloging. Subsequent listeners share diverse approaches. Bruno Carvalho organizes by box size and publisher, using BG Stats to track value and play frequency. Bruno Ribeiro uses physical placement in his closet, putting less-played games in harder-to-reach spots to incentivize selling them. Cláudia Herdeiro has a custom, deep shelf organized primarily by game designer, with mechanics or school as secondary criteria, and uses printed labels for games stored behind others. Douglas, with under 50 games, keeps frequently played games easily accessible. Eric Campos organizes alphabetically within size categories on his shelves, prioritizes aesthetic symmetry, and mentions special care like using silica gel. An assistant speaks for Evo, who is recovering from surgery, describing a simple size-based organization and a shift away from medium-weight games. Guilherme Tissot has a custom 8-niche shelf organized to serve his large group of 20-25 players, with complexity scaling vertically and genres like party games, co-ops, and conflict games separated. Rafael Paz organizes by category (e.g., Ameritrash, euros, party games) and maintains a detailed spreadsheet with filters for factors like player count and interaction level. Throughout, the host Gustavo interjects with his own experiences, frustrations with selling games, box size inconsistencies, and reflections on wanting a collection of games whose rules he knows well.

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