About Us

Alex and Aya

Board games brought us together, and we want to share the joy with our community and beyond, so we started Shelf Life Games.

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During our first year of dating, we played through Alex's collection of 80+ board games. Now, years later (with even more board games!), if you ever find us out and about town, we'll always have a small game in one of our bags, just in case we have free time somewhere.

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Sometimes people ask us, "What's your favorite game?" It really depends:

• A quick game after dinner: Jaipur

• A cozy game with cute animals: Everdell

• A complex game good for a snowday: Anachrony

• When we feel particularly nerdy: Starship Captains

• When we feel competitive: Innovation

• When we play with kids: Dixit

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