--- title: "Board Game & Puzzle Pickup in Chicago | Give My Books" description: "Board game and puzzle donation pickup in Chicago, free from your door. Missing a piece or two? Say so, pack it up, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects it." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Give My Books Network", "legalName": "Book Sourcing Mastery, LLC", "url": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com", "logo": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/social-card.jpg", "image": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/social-card.jpg", "description": "Give My Books Network provides free door-to-door book donation pickup services across the United States. 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Should I bother?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. One or two missing pieces is a minor annoyance at the end of a puzzle, not a reason to hold it back. Forty missing pieces is a different matter, and that one has reached the end of the line. A note on the lid saying what is absent helps enormously." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do I keep game pieces from spilling in transit?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Tape each game box shut before it goes in the shipping box, and bag any loose pieces first. Game lids come off if you look at them sideways, and a puzzle that opens inside a box creates problems for every other item riding along with it." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should I note what is missing?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "A note helps a lot. A piece of tape on the lid saying which parts are absent saves your Local Pick-Up Partner from guessing when the sorting happens offsite. 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Keeping cardboard off wet ground matters more with games than with books, since a soaked game box loses its shape and the board inside goes with it." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you take card games and decks in Chicago?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Card games, standard decks, party games, trivia, and word games are all welcome, along with board games, jigsaw puzzles, and video games. Pack them with your books and let the Local Pick-Up Partner sort it all out later." } } ] } ] } ] --- Feedback ![Give My Books Network Logo](/assets/gmbn-logo-BsMIhLrP.png) - Learn More Schedule Pick-UpGive ME BooksBecome a Pick-Up Partner Sign In 1. [Home](/) 2. [Chicago](/chicago-il) 3. Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup # Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Chicago, IL Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Chicago, IL: Schedule a Free Pickup Today Schedule Free PickupView All Chicago Services # Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Chicago **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects board games, jigsaw puzzles, and card games free from your doorstep in Chicago, in the same boxes as your books. Tape the game boxes shut, set everything out by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects between 8 AM and 8 PM. ## Why Are Games and Puzzles Worth Passing Forward? Games move well through the network because they cost real money new, they are used constantly by the organizations requesting through the Give ME Books program, and almost nobody thinks to donate them. A Chicago winter is long enough to finish a 1,000-piece puzzle. Twice. Which is exactly why the closet fills up. January through March is four months of indoor evenings in this city, and every household ends up with a stack of games that got played hard for one winter and then sat for the next six. After-school programs need games. Senior centers run puzzle tables all winter. Shelters with a common room need something for the hours between dinner and lights out. Community centers plan whole afternoons around a box of games and a folding table. Meanwhile yours is under a bed in Edgewater, holding still. Schedule Free Pickup ![Why Are Games and Puzzles Worth Passing Forward?](/assets/service-community-books-Blt8OCE1.jpg) ## What Games Does Give My Books Network Collect in Chicago? Give My Books Network collects games of nearly every kind, and they can share a box with your books, discs, and records. - Board games, family and strategy, old and new - Jigsaw puzzles, any piece count - Card games and standard card decks - Children's games and first-player games - Word games, trivia, and party games - Video games and consoles, if they are in the pile too No sorting required. Local Pick-Up Partners handle all of that offsite after collection, which is why an evening spent separating games from books is an evening spent for nothing. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Games Does Give My Books Network Collect in Chicago?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## What If a Puzzle Is Missing Pieces? A puzzle missing one or two pieces is still a puzzle. Somebody will do it and be mildly annoyed at the end, and that is the whole cost. A puzzle missing forty pieces has genuinely reached the end of the line. Board games are more forgiving than people assume. Missing money from a game everyone has played a hundred times? Replaceable. A missing rulebook? The rules are online. But a game missing its board, or missing the dice and half the pieces, is a different story. The useful move is a note. A piece of tape on the lid that says 'missing 2 pawns' takes five seconds and saves your Local Pick-Up Partner a lot of guesswork. Nobody is grading you on it. It simply helps. Schedule Free Pickup ![What If a Puzzle Is Missing Pieces?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## How Do I Box Games Without Losing the Little Bits? Tape each game box shut before it goes in the shipping box, and bag any loose pieces first. Game boxes are the worst-designed containers in any home, and the lids come off if you look at them sideways. Puzzles especially, since a puzzle box that pops open in transit turns into a problem for every other item riding with it. Then pack everything into boxes or sturdy bags, well packed and not too heavy. And to be clear: you pack the games. The Local Pick-Up Partner does not bring boxes. That has caught people out before, so plan the packing into your evening rather than your service day. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Do I Box Games Without Losing the Little Bits?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## Setting Out on Your Chicago Service Day Leave everything in a safe, dry spot starting at 8 AM, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects between 8 AM and 8 PM. You do not need to be home. Enter your ZIP code first. If a partner serves it, you can book a service day right away. If nobody serves it yet, the request enters the out-of-area pickup system, where nearby partners may claim it. Over in Rogers Park, the right spot tends to be the vestibule of a courtyard building or the covered landing at the back. Anywhere that keeps cardboard away from snow. That last point is not a small one with games, because a soaked game box loses its shape and takes the board with it. If you are staging boxes near an entry off Ashland Avenue on a slushy March day, keep them up off the ground. Schedule Free Pickup ## Where the Games Land After a Chicago Pickup Local Pick-Up Partners sort everything at their own workspace after collection. Many items are redistributed to readers, schools, libraries, nonprofits, and organizations that request items through the Give ME Books program. Some are resold by the partner, which is what keeps the pickup free for everyone. Items that cannot be reused may eventually be recycled as a last resort. Books and games often travel to the same places, which makes sense once you see the request lists. The [American Library Association's guide to book donation programs](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) is a good primer on how community organizations think about what they can actually use. Tape the lids. Pick a day with Give My Books Network. Set them out. Somebody has a long winter coming and nothing to fill it with. Schedule Free Pickup ![Where the Games Land After a Chicago Pickup](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## How Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup Works in Chicago ### Schedule Online Book your free board game and puzzle donation pickup in Chicago in just 2 minutes. ### Set Your Location Tell us where to pick up - we come to your door. ### We Pick Up Our local Pick-Up Partner arrives on your scheduled date. ### Books Get New Life Your donations support readers and literacy programs. ## Why Choose GMBN for Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup ### 100% Free Service No fees, no hidden costs - just free pickup. ### Door-to-Door Convenience We come to you. No trips to donation centers. ### Flexible Scheduling Pick a date that works for your schedule. ### Eco-Friendly Keep books out of landfills and in circulation. ### Support Literacy Your books help readers across the community. ### All Media Accepted Books, textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and more. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### My puzzle is missing a piece. Should I bother? ### How do I keep game pieces from spilling in transit? ### Should I note what is missing? ### Can games go in the same box as books and DVDs? ### Where should I leave boxes in a Rogers Park courtyard building? ### Do you take card games and decks in Chicago? ## Related Services in Chicago [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/chicago-il/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/chicago-il/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to Chicago Hub](/chicago-il) ## Schedule Your Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Chicago Ready to give your books a second life? 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