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Board games have been persistently popular despite the invention of television, video games, and TikTok, and people of all ages still enjoy an evening spent moving plastic pieces around a no-tech board—in fact, board games seem more popular than ever despite the technological wonders at our fingertips. This means more and more of us are piling up old, unusable games in our closets, under our beds, and in our basements.
Some of these games have lost crucial pieces or cards, some have fallen out of favor, and others cause so much drama every time you play that it’s just not worth it. But instead of throwing them away or just letting them collect dust until chaos finally eats the entire universe, you could repurpose those old games with some creative ideas and a few basic craft skills.
Don’t worry—I said basic craft skills. We’ve all watched those DIY craft videos where every “simple” project requires 600 specialized tools and the ability to draw a perfect circle without assistance—these are not those projects. Here are 12 ways to repurpose old board games that even a moderately clumsy person can manage with a glue gun and not much else.
