One thing everyone knows about Video Games: they cost a lot of money. A truly great video game library is often out of reach. Despite that, you want a collection that covers everything: casual games, multiplayer games, challenging games, and time consuming games. Follow the steps outlined below, and a great library of video games will be yours.

First, check your games for the following things, on a scale of 1-4:

1.    Replay Value – If you have played the entire game, how fun is it to play again?
2.    Multiplayer Value – How many players can play at once?
3.    Time Played – How much do you play it? For casual games, an hour is quite a bit. For an RPG, an hour is practically nothing.
4.    Contribution to Collection – if you have all of the Final Fantasy games, but don’t like FF-V, it doesn’t make sense to get rid of it.
5.    Total Enjoyment – how much do you, personally, like the game?

If a game comes out between 5 and 10, you can probably get rid of it (unless it got a 4 in one of these categories). When you get rid of a game, trade it in somewhere so you can use it to get other games you want.

When you go to buy games, keep the above criteria in mind. In addition, consider the following:

1.    How old is the game? If the game is new, it doesn’t make sense to buy now. Wait, and get it when the price gets cut.
2.    Have you played the game? If you haven’t, rating Time and Enjoyment is difficult. Talk to friends who have played, or borrow it.
3.    What niche in your library will the game fill? If you already have six multiplayer games, but only one casual game, take that into consideration.

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