Looking at the Numbers

I have created my own database of boardgames using mysql and php. This database duplicates the collection i still maintain on BGG but it allows me to "slice and dice" the numbers more easily and to examine some trends. What I found might be considered disturbing...

I got back into gaming, in a big way, in 2004. While I had a significant number of games prior to 2004, I have more than doubled that number since then.

Game Collection by Year

2003 - 471 games. This represents games acquired between 1968 and 2004.
2004 - Added 57 titles to the collection
2005 - Added 284 titles to the collection
2006 - Added 245 titles (so far!) to the collection

I have played (at least once) at least half of the games in my collection. The division is very close however:

Played - 535
Not Played - 522

To put the "not played" number into context, 210 of the 522 unplayed games were added to my collection before 2004. Roughly half of my pre-2004 collection was unplayed. At least the percentage of unplayed games is remaining relatively constant. Also, of the 522 "not played" games, 308 are wargames. Wargames are hard to play due to difficultly in finding opponents and time to play them. I still enjoy wargames and will continue to add them to my collection. But it should be understood that most wargames will probably not be played.