Gift Ideas for Board Game Lovers Who Already Own Too Many Games

Board gamers are wonderful people to buy gifts for.

In theory.

In reality, they already own 147 board games, 26 expansions, several suspiciously heavy boxes, and a shelving system that is one emotional decision away from collapsing.

So what do you buy for someone who already has all the games?

Another game?

Dangerous. They might already have it. They might have backed it on Kickstarter three years ago and forgotten about it. They might own the deluxe edition, the expansion, the promo pack, and a very intense opinion about the insert.

This is where board game art becomes a much better idea.

Wyrmspan players,pic from Tim Chuon

A gift that lives on the wall, not in the pile

Board games are not just games. They are worlds. Little universes made of stories, characters, creatures, and memories around the table.

So if someone loves a game deeply, artwork from that world can feel incredibly special. It is not just decoration. It is a reminder of the hours spent playing, laughing, plotting, losing dramatically, and accusing someone of "just being lucky" when clearly they knew exactly what they were doing.

It also takes up significantly less shelf space. Which, at this point, is basically a gift in itself.

For Wyrmspan fans specifically

If the person you love is a Wyrmspan fan; first of all, good taste.

Second: they probably already have the game. They may have sleeved the cards. They may have very strong opinions about egg placement. They may have explained the difference between hatchlings and young dragons to someone who did not ask.

I painted 200 dragons for Wyrmspan. Not digitally. Not with AI. Just paper, pigment, water, various brushes, and a slightly unhinged level of dedication to wings and scales. (You can read the full story here if you want to understand what 200 dragons does to a person.)

Rochefort in the making

A selection of those dragons are now available as limited edition prints; signed, numbered, printed on beautiful textured fine art paper, in very small editions.

Rochefort Limited Edition A2 size

And a few original paintings of those dragons are still waiting to fly to their new owner.

Once a dragon sells out, it flies away forever. Very rude of them, but here we are.

Why board gamers love art prints

Board gamers tend to love beautiful objects. The weight of cards. The feel of tokens. The artwork on the box. The tiny details hidden in the illustrations.

An art print is a natural extension of that love. It lets them bring a piece of their favourite game out of the box and onto the wall.

A dragon in the living room. A hatchling in a reading corner. A tiny winged chaos gremlin judging everyone's strategy from above the table.

Every board game room deserves at least one dragon. Probably more. I am not neutral on this.

It is personal, but not stressful to choose

Some gifts are terrifying.

Clothes: too risky. Perfume: dangerous. Another board game: they might already own it, and then you both have to pretend they don't. A mug that says "I love board games": perhaps a crime.

But art connected to a game they already love feels personal without requiring you to know their exact shoe size, secret shelf organisation system, or opinion on which game has the best insert design. (They have one. They always have one.)

You just need to find the dragon that looks most like them.

The dramatic one. The sweet one. The grumpy one. The elegant one. The tiny chaotic one who absolutely cannot be trusted near snacks.

That usually works.

Hayao Limited Edition

What actually arrives

Because a print from my studio is not just a print.

Every order comes with a little card printed on the same textured fine art paper as your print. Some people keep it. Some frame it. Some use it to write their own note when gifting; which I find very sweet and slightly makes me feel like I'm part of the gift too.

Little extra cards in your parcel

I also write a personal thank you note to every single person who orders. By hand. And if you're buying it as a gift; for a birthday, a game night, just because; I can write a personal note to your friend directly. Just let me know when you order.

It is a small thing. But I think it matters.

Indigo Limited edition

Original paintings arrive flat in a sturdy cardboard flatpack with a matboard, an archival sleeve, wrapping paper, a certificate of authenticity with the dragon's name, date and signature, the dragon's game card, and a personal thank you note.

Ghost Original painting and certificate

Limited edition prints arrive rolled in a cardboard tube, wrapped in tissue paper, with a personal thank you note and a little bonus card featuring another dragon. Once unrolled and framed, the paper settles back to its original flat shape beautifully.

Your limited edition rolled in cardboard tube for maximum safety when flying to you

So, what do you buy the board gamer who already has everything?

Not another box.

Not another expansion they secretly already pre-ordered. Not another novelty meeple mug. Not another game that will sit in the "to play" pile until 2031.

Buy them something connected to the worlds they love. A piece of art. A dragon. A little bit of magic for the wall.

Because games are meant to be played; but some game worlds deserve to live outside the box too.