Shelf of Shame

It’s the most beautiful box on your shelf. It’s also the heaviest, the most expensive, and - let’s be honest - the one you’ve touched the least since you bought it. Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition sits at #7 on BGG’s all-time rankings with a rating of 8.56, owned by over 33,000 collectors. And a staggering number of those copies have never been opened. You’re not alone. You’re not even unusual. But you can fix this. ...

You own Mage Knight. You bought it because someone on Reddit called it the greatest solo board game ever made. You opened the box once, stared at the rulebook, maybe punched the tokens, lined up the miniatures on your desk, felt very good about yourself, and then slid the lid back on. That was months ago. Maybe years. The box is still there, slightly too large for its shelf, radiating guilt every time you walk past it. ...