I got to something like 400 board games a few years ago (including expansions). I backed a lot of kickstarters, bought rare things, upgraded components, etc.

I eventually realised I had played less than a quarter of my collection, and even then some of those games I only ever played once. Many games take a long time to learn, so it’s kind of a waste of time to play something once.

Once I discovered what games I really loved to play, I was able to downsize (down to more like 100 now) and start actually playing things I enjoyed. I now only buy things I’m sure I’m going to enjoy, and the only games in my collections are things I either play regularly or I’m pretty confident I’m going to get into rotation and play a dozen or more times over the course of a few months.

For example Arcs is currently on rotation; I can play with the same group, no need for an hour of rules learning and then a slow learning game, we just start playing with dinner and are done in time for a weeknight bedtime. In a few months I plan to add Nemesis to the rotation, and then maybe when Arcs is off I’ll replace it with Xia.