Unfortunately downsizing means selling off/giving away some of my game collection. As I take photos for my memories and for perspective buyers I thought people would enjoy the photos. The games I am preparing for sales are 40-50 versions of games, but I have much more modern editions of these same games. So I guess I am becoming less sentimental as I age. This page is under construction.

Kingmaker. Ariel Games. 1974. This is the most played game in my collection though all of the playing was in high school. Do I really need 3 editions—Ariel, Avalon Hill, and Osprey Games? Photos.

Escape from Colditz. Parker Brothers. 1973 but I am not sure of the printing date of this copy since I bought it new in 1978. Imported to the US from Great Britain. Really fantastic game but do I need a large swastika on the cover? I am keeping the Gibson Games edition. Photos.

Command Series Game, Vol 1. Rand Game Associates. 1974. The big red box. I bought this used, a somewhat beaten box but all 10 games are unpunched. In the 1970s subscription games were a thing. SPI had a magazine with a game. Rand had just games. These games were also sold separately, at least two of them in boxes similar to board games of the 1970s with mounted boards. I believe in playing games but I couldn’t bring myself to punch the pieces. Photos.

Rommel in the Desert. The Game Preserve. 1982. Later published by Columbia Games, which makes since since at the time Columbia was probably the only publisher of block games. The rules and blocks are very similar to the current version but there are some important differences in the map. Photos.

The Official Dealer McDope Dealing Game. Last Gasp. 1981, revised edition. I bought my copy in the Haight-Asbury section of San Francisco in 1981. Battered box but never played insides. Photos.

TSR Bronze Belt Buckle, TSR, 1975. Not a game but a rare Dungeons & Dragons peripheral and the most valuable piece of gaming history I’ve ever owned. Sold to Noble Knight Games and if they create a TSR museum it will probably be on display there. A remind to parents to not throw away their kids’ stuff when they leave the house. What you think of as junk might be a valuable collectors item in 50 years. Photos.