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<blockquote data-quote="scourger" data-source="post: 1903203" data-attributes="member: 12328">catch &amp; releaseLuckily, the number of game books that I have but don't use is decreasing.&nbsp; d20 brought an explosion in my purchasing of gaming material: books, minis, and even board &amp; card games.&nbsp; Beforehand, I had learned with 2e that I liked the core D&amp;D game and Dungeon magazine.&nbsp; The 2e brown books were my negative experience with rules inflation.&nbsp; I still have all my 2e stuff.&nbsp; I just can't bring myself to part with it, yet.&nbsp; When 3.0 hit, I stayed away from all the D&amp;D d20 supplements; but I was a sucker for other games set in different genres.&nbsp; Some were good.&nbsp; I've even kept a few so far.&nbsp; But others I just read and sold--sort of my catch &amp; release program for gaming material.&nbsp; I've got a few more candidates to get rid of right now, but I'm still mulling it over.&nbsp; I find it hard to part with the books, but I seldom miss them when they are gone.&nbsp; I always get something out of them, even if it's just the knowledge of what I don't want to play.&nbsp; I also enjoy the thought that someone who gets one of may old books may also enjoy it or put it in play.Time, effort &amp; participation are the real issues.&nbsp; I barely have time to read all the cool stuff I would like to have.&nbsp; I have (painfully) learned that I don't have time to play or run very much of it.&nbsp; Of the few things that are great enough to play, the effort needs to be minimal.&nbsp; The game needs to be essentially plug &amp; play for me to embrace it: easy rules &amp; modules for RPGs; very simple mechanics for other games.&nbsp; I can't (at least I usually won't) spend a lot of preparation time on a game.&nbsp; There are too many other awesome, easy options for that.&nbsp; Lastly, participation is at an all-time low for me and my fellow gamers.&nbsp; They are mostly interested in D&amp;D with other RPGs &amp; games tolerated at various levels (if at all).&nbsp; Since my interests vary (sometimes wildly--both as a DM &amp; as a player), it is a tough situation.&nbsp; My solution has been to try to minimize my investment in gaming to the extent possible.&nbsp; I buy less, but I still buy plenty.&nbsp; I work less at gaming, but I still play quite a bit.&nbsp; I find my enjoyment return on that less investment is more satisfying.&nbsp; It sounds like you have done the same by selling off some books that you didn't (and likely wouldn't ever) use.&nbsp; Good for us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scourger, post: 1903203, member: 12328"] [b]catch & release[/b] Luckily, the number of game books that I have but don't use is decreasing. d20 brought an explosion in my purchasing of gaming material: books, minis, and even board & card games. Beforehand, I had learned with 2e that I liked the core D&D game and Dungeon magazine. The 2e brown books were my negative experience with rules inflation. I still have all my 2e stuff. I just can't bring myself to part with it, yet. When 3.0 hit, I stayed away from all the D&D d20 supplements; but I was a sucker for other games set in different genres. Some were good. I've even kept a few so far. But others I just read and sold--sort of my catch & release program for gaming material. I've got a few more candidates to get rid of right now, but I'm still mulling it over. I find it hard to part with the books, but I seldom miss them when they are gone. I always get something out of them, even if it's just the knowledge of what I don't want to play. I also enjoy the thought that someone who gets one of may old books may also enjoy it or put it in play. Time, effort & participation are the real issues. I barely have time to read all the cool stuff I would like to have. I have (painfully) learned that I don't have time to play or run very much of it. Of the few things that are great enough to play, the effort needs to be minimal. The game needs to be essentially plug & play for me to embrace it: easy rules & modules for RPGs; very simple mechanics for other games. I can't (at least I usually won't) spend a lot of preparation time on a game. There are too many other awesome, easy options for that. Lastly, participation is at an all-time low for me and my fellow gamers. They are mostly interested in D&D with other RPGs & games tolerated at various levels (if at all). Since my interests vary (sometimes wildly--both as a DM & as a player), it is a tough situation. My solution has been to try to minimize my investment in gaming to the extent possible. I buy less, but I still buy plenty. I work less at gaming, but I still play quite a bit. I find my enjoyment return on that less investment is more satisfying. It sounds like you have done the same by selling off some books that you didn't (and likely wouldn't ever) use. Good for us. [/QUOTE]

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