We have lots of board games and lots of IKEA furniture. Here we discuss how some of the other shelves from IKEA stack up against the KALLAX for storing our collection.
I work for a company that makes board games, and you have no idea the lengths I have to go to to get fellow designers to add branding to ALL SIDES of our boxes... we are not apple, people can't GUESS.
I'm not a board gamer but my brother this and I think he will benefit from this channel a lot, but your board game collection is incredible, definitely gave me an idea for my collection
The wine rack also fits 9 of the cardboard boxes designed for Magic or other playing cards. I have our Magic the Gathering collection sorted by color into the basic BCW 800 card single row boxes. The outside of these (not the interior or they do not fold properly) I painted with simple acrylic paints in red, blue, black, green, yellow (for white cards) and purple for multi-color cards. It looks beautiful and makes creating new decks a breeze.
You’re missing Bestå as IKEA furniture to store games. Perfect depth for the standard sizes and a wider shelve to store the more larger games. And in the bedroom I even have a PAX wardrobe filled with boardgames.
You did a petty good job at pronouncing Expedit. In typical swedish fashion you need to intone every single syllable in a sing song way. It means sales clerk btw. Kalax is a town in northern Sweden.
Fantastic video! I've been relying on Kallax for a long time but been struggling with the small games. I wish we had the Gnedby here in the US. It would fit perfectly in my gaming room. Will probably get a billy for the small ones
As a fellow Expedit owner, as you mentioned it is the same internally as the Kallax. The Kallax is just an Expedit that uses less wood, hence why the model was replaced (when you consider how many they sell it's a huge cost savings for Ikea).
Great video. I'm looking for a new shelf for board game storage as my collection has expanded. My current issue is accommodating longer board game boxes (think like Monopoly and such).
Thanks for sharing. This was a very interesting video. Do you spend a lot of time dusting? I’ve wanted to have open shelving but wondered about dusting.
My guess is 130 games. This is a great video! I love seeing the way you guys organise the tiny games. I am totally interested in the house-buying process for board game enthusiasts lol Once you're settled or have the time, would you all be interested in doing a video of your favourite kid games? I have a 7 year-old who loves playing games, Sushi Go! is one of her favourites. Trying to find more for her that aren't just the typical games like Monopoly, etc.
We would have so much to talk about on that topic, but until then I we can whole heartedly recommend "Don't L.L.A.M.A" by AMIGO. A deceptively simple and fast game that we usually play around 10 times in a row any time we choose to play it.
Hi there! Thanks for the fantastic video. Would you be willing to share your thoughts on the version of the Kallax that has different compartment sizes (20294619)? Given the variation of sizes of games, I thought this may be a good idea, but I haven't been able to find any examples of people using it for board game storage, which makes me wonder if it's not ideal for that purpose. I'm strongly considering it, as it's 33 7/8" wide vs the standard 30 3/8" wide. I'm trying to maximize my space of 44"w x 36" deep x 68" high. I was thinking the best strategy would be to put 2 Kallax's back-to-back, then put them on top of a giant lazy susan. If I did this, do you think it'd be better to have a board between the Kallax's to prevent stuff from being pushed back too far, or no divider to allow for storage of longer games? I'd really love your input, or if you had other recommendations!
I have a large Box Throne for myself and a smaller one for my kids (kid until the others are older). Helps me separate ones I'd play vs ones he'd play. Too bad Box Throne is gone now, but I have tons of them thankfully!
Hey guys, great video!! I am looking at building my own custom shelves as well, can you share details about the materials you used? Looking at lumber at home depot (Canada) I see nothing deeper than 12 inches. Are you able to comment, what wood or product type did you use and what shelf brackets as well?
I guess 137 items on the bookcase for small games. I say items because there are expansions, variations as well. Probably between 130-160 games, so I say 137 if you need an exact number. Maybe even more if extra games behind them..
You changed your name!? Tiny game storage is a pain for us too. We just have them stacked in a cupboard. I feel like I would be cheating if I answered the shelf count first. ;-) I order my games on my shelf by weight/complexity. The more heavy the game, the higher it is, to keep it out of grubby kid-hands. Yes, it is both a blessing and a curse to have a ridiculous amount of board games. We bought a house with a basement to have a play area and storage.
No, as of right now, there are no correct answers in the comments. For the purposes of simplicity (and applicability to the video topic) each box is considered a "game" whether or not it's an expansion. That way it requires no specific knowledge of any game or series of expansions. There are no games behind other games.
Okay, it’s 127 games on the shelf! There are a couple of tricky games in tricky places, but that’s my final answer! Good luck on moving! (Also my wife says I now have to mount my kallax to the wall!)
Alright... 129 is my guess of the day! (I've counted that up-scroll of the shelf at least 20 times now. Still count 127 but I must be missing something)
Our official count was 126, however, as a week has gone by without that answer, we did a few recounts, turns out we missed one too. It's 127...which happens to be your guess from last week, congratulations!
Hooray! Glad I got it! There were a few games that were tough to see and one that was placed horizontally on top of patchwork that was tricky to see. 126 would have been my next guess in case y’all moved games around
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I work for a company that makes board games, and you have no idea the lengths I have to go to to get fellow designers to add branding to ALL SIDES of our boxes... we are not apple, people can't GUESS.
I'm not a board gamer but my brother this and I think he will benefit from this channel a lot, but your board game collection is incredible, definitely gave me an idea for my collection
The wine rack also fits 9 of the cardboard boxes designed for Magic or other playing cards. I have our Magic the Gathering collection sorted by color into the basic BCW 800 card single row boxes. The outside of these (not the interior or they do not fold properly) I painted with simple acrylic paints in red, blue, black, green, yellow (for white cards) and purple for multi-color cards. It looks beautiful and makes creating new decks a breeze.
You’re missing Bestå as IKEA furniture to store games. Perfect depth for the standard sizes and a wider shelve to store the more larger games. And in the bedroom I even have a PAX wardrobe filled with boardgames.
Looking forward to seeing that video about moving houses while having a big board game collection!
You did a petty good job at pronouncing Expedit. In typical swedish fashion you need to intone every single syllable in a sing song way. It means sales clerk btw. Kalax is a town in northern Sweden.
Love to see the proper horizontal orination of the board games for most of the big games. #TeamIfItFitsitSits #TeamHorizontal
Fantastic video! I've been relying on Kallax for a long time but been struggling with the small games. I wish we had the Gnedby here in the US. It would fit perfectly in my gaming room. Will probably get a billy for the small ones
Excellent video!!! Thanks for sharing!
Wow you guys are hardcore. Thanks for discussing this in depth. Good video. Much appreciated.
As a fellow Expedit owner, as you mentioned it is the same internally as the Kallax. The Kallax is just an Expedit that uses less wood, hence why the model was replaced (when you consider how many they sell it's a huge cost savings for Ikea).
Excellent video! Super helpful! 🙏
Great video. I'm looking for a new shelf for board game storage as my collection has expanded. My current issue is accommodating longer board game boxes (think like Monopoly and such).
Thanks for sharing. This was a very interesting video. Do you spend a lot of time dusting? I’ve wanted to have open shelving but wondered about dusting.
You guys deserve more subs/views!
My guess is 130 games. This is a great video! I love seeing the way you guys organise the tiny games.
I am totally interested in the house-buying process for board game enthusiasts lol
Once you're settled or have the time, would you all be interested in doing a video of your favourite kid games? I have a 7 year-old who loves playing games, Sushi Go! is one of her favourites. Trying to find more for her that aren't just the typical games like Monopoly, etc.
We would have so much to talk about on that topic, but until then I we can whole heartedly recommend "Don't L.L.A.M.A" by AMIGO. A deceptively simple and fast game that we usually play around 10 times in a row any time we choose to play it.
Wow i think i would make you my friends if you lived in orlando!
I missed the train for those deep Billy's. Been trying to track down something similar and avoid the Kallax.
Hi there! Thanks for the fantastic video.
Would you be willing to share your thoughts on the version of the Kallax that has different compartment sizes (20294619)? Given the variation of sizes of games, I thought this may be a good idea, but I haven't been able to find any examples of people using it for board game storage, which makes me wonder if it's not ideal for that purpose.
I'm strongly considering it, as it's 33 7/8" wide vs the standard 30 3/8" wide. I'm trying to maximize my space of 44"w x 36" deep x 68" high. I was thinking the best strategy would be to put 2 Kallax's back-to-back, then put them on top of a giant lazy susan. If I did this, do you think it'd be better to have a board between the Kallax's to prevent stuff from being pushed back too far, or no divider to allow for storage of longer games?
I'd really love your input, or if you had other recommendations!
132
Lol I have the same addictions, great video!
I have a large Box Throne for myself and a smaller one for my kids (kid until the others are older). Helps me separate ones I'd play vs ones he'd play. Too bad Box Throne is gone now, but I have tons of them thankfully!
box throne is back for pre orders
@@chrisnabozny8133 I recently just got a shipment in the mail from BoxThrone for an order 2 years ago. Glad to see they're back!
Interesting vid. Got me thinking, but no Gnedby in Ontario Ikeas... My guess: 107 games
Most of our Gnedbys are holdovers from the college dorm days, and they keep finding new uses despite their instability.
Ikea besta is very good aswell
Hey guys, great video!! I am looking at building my own custom shelves as well, can you share details about the materials you used? Looking at lumber at home depot (Canada) I see nothing deeper than 12 inches. Are you able to comment, what wood or product type did you use and what shelf brackets as well?
Very interested in this information as well!!
I love to store bordgames in pax.
I use the Regissör
Does your Billy with the 2 shelves include the topper? I'm buying one after watching the video and I'm curious.
No, no topper on it. It's height barely fit into that corner in our basement as is, it had a lower portion in the ceiling due to ducting.
I guess 137 items on the bookcase for small games. I say items because there are expansions, variations as well. Probably between 130-160 games, so I say 137 if you need an exact number. Maybe even more if extra games behind them..
Would you advise the use of screws or glues to strengthen the kallax?
I wouldn't say its necessary. Mine is pretty full of big and heavy games and it hasnt given me any issues
Did y'all make or buy that cross-hatch insert into your Expedit for small box games?
Ah, nm! Thanks for explaining
You changed your name!?
Tiny game storage is a pain for us too. We just have them stacked in a cupboard.
I feel like I would be cheating if I answered the shelf count first. ;-)
I order my games on my shelf by weight/complexity. The more heavy the game, the higher it is, to keep it out of grubby kid-hands.
Yes, it is both a blessing and a curse to have a ridiculous amount of board games. We bought a house with a basement to have a play area and storage.
Upgraded our name, we think :)
You should answer if you think you have it. Subscribing and watching whole videos should have its privileges.
@@ObsessiveGamer I counted 125, but there seems to be spaces for 127.
Tour?!
Interesting your Codenames: Harry Potter is stored in a different shelf than the rest of the Codenames lol
Has anyone correctly guessed the number of games? Are there games on the billy that are behind other games? Are we counting expansions?
No, as of right now, there are no correct answers in the comments. For the purposes of simplicity (and applicability to the video topic) each box is considered a "game" whether or not it's an expansion. That way it requires no specific knowledge of any game or series of expansions. There are no games behind other games.
Okay, it’s 127 games on the shelf!
There are a couple of tricky games in tricky places, but that’s my final answer!
Good luck on moving! (Also my wife says I now have to mount my kallax to the wall!)
For what it's worth, my wife says listen to your wife.
127 games/expansions is correct, congratulations!
That’s super exciting! Thanks OBG! Let me know if there is anything I need to do
And you did move! How long before you have to love again? 😅🤔😳
Alright... 129 is my guess of the day! (I've counted that up-scroll of the shelf at least 20 times now. Still count 127 but I must be missing something)
Our official count was 126, however, as a week has gone by without that answer, we did a few recounts, turns out we missed one too. It's 127...which happens to be your guess from last week, congratulations!
Hooray! Glad I got it! There were a few games that were tough to see and one that was placed horizontally on top of patchwork that was tricky to see.
126 would have been my next guess in case y’all moved games around
I'd like to guess 128 games!
You guys may have to limit me on guesses!
i gues 96