About Today’s Guests: This is the sixth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. Today’s guests, Sheila & James Davis, are among the kindest people you’ll ever meet in the hobby. A husband and wife duo, Sheila and James have been doing this for decades, and they’re perhaps best known for their prolific game collection, which as we discuss below, tops 13,000 games. I met them for the first time at the Gathering of Friends, and I was excited to meet them after seeing them on the documentary Going Cardboard being interviewed about their acquisitions over the years. They’ve both answered questions below: paragraphs with “SD” are by Sheila, and paragraphs with “JD” are by James. Without further ado, here are 11 questions for two amazing gamers!
(1) How did you both you get into the hobby? What’s kept you in it for so long?
SD: I’ve been playing games since I was a kid. My mom used to tease that I was a game collector since I had so many games (numbered in the dozens when I was living at home). It wasn’t until I moved away with my first real job (about 30 years ago) that I learned that there really was such a thing as a game collector. That’s when I began collecting in earnest.
SD: I like collecting and I like playing games, so it’s a perfect match. And unlike many other types of collecting, I get to play with my collection.
JD: I agree. Having a game collection is the best of both worlds. Although having so many games does tend to lengthen the time our friends and I spend deciding what to play.
JD: My first clear memory of playing games was Pinochle with my grandpa and dad when I was probably around 10. But I got into the gaming hobby with high school friends. And I’ve never left because of the people. The folks in this hobby are amazing.
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Voices in Board Gaming: Interview with James & Sheila Davis
About Today’s Guests: This is the sixth interview in our “Voices in Board Gaming” series here on The Opinionated Gamers. Today’s guests, Sheila & James Davis, are among the kindest people you’ll ever meet in the hobby. A husband and wife duo, Sheila and James have been doing this for decades, and they’re perhaps best known for their prolific game collection, which as we discuss below, tops 13,000 games. I met them for the first time at the Gathering of Friends, and I was excited to meet them after seeing them on the documentary Going Cardboard being interviewed about their acquisitions over the years. They’ve both answered questions below: paragraphs with “SD” are by Sheila, and paragraphs with “JD” are by James. Without further ado, here are 11 questions for two amazing gamers!
(1) How did you both you get into the hobby? What’s kept you in it for so long?
SD: I’ve been playing games since I was a kid. My mom used to tease that I was a game collector since I had so many games (numbered in the dozens when I was living at home). It wasn’t until I moved away with my first real job (about 30 years ago) that I learned that there really was such a thing as a game collector. That’s when I began collecting in earnest.
SD: I like collecting and I like playing games, so it’s a perfect match. And unlike many other types of collecting, I get to play with my collection.
JD: I agree. Having a game collection is the best of both worlds. Although having so many games does tend to lengthen the time our friends and I spend deciding what to play.
JD: My first clear memory of playing games was Pinochle with my grandpa and dad when I was probably around 10. But I got into the gaming hobby with high school friends. And I’ve never left because of the people. The folks in this hobby are amazing.
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