PSA: I tried a new way to store my board games and it was a total game changer

I was sick of my Kallax shelves looking messy, so I tried putting all my games in those big plastic bins you get at the hardware store. I thought it would just hide the mess, but after 3 months, I found something weird. My group started playing the same 5 games from the top of the bins over and over, and we totally forgot about the rest. I learned that if you can't see the box, you just won't pick it. Has anyone else found a good way to store a lot of games where you can still see what you have?

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stellarivera18d ago

Yeah, that line about "if you can't see the box, you just won't pick it" is SO true. I read a whole article about this called "out of sight, out of mind" with home stuff. They said it's a real brain thing. Maybe you could try putting the bins on their sides like drawers, so you can see the box fronts? Or just use the bins for the real clunkers you never play and keep the favorites on open shelves.

daniel_lopez18d ago

Totally agree with @stellarivera, that brain thing is real. Do you think it works the same way with digital stuff like game libraries?