--- title: "Board Game & Puzzle Donation Pickup in Minneapolis" description: "Board game and puzzle donation pickup in Minneapolis: Give My Books Network collects games and puzzles free from your doorstep, alongside books and media." 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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Give My Books Network collects board games, puzzles, and video games in the same visit as books, DVDs, CDs, and vinyl. Pack them together, set everything out by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects the lot between 8 AM and 8 PM at no cost." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What if a puzzle is missing a few pieces?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Say so on the lid. An incomplete puzzle is genuinely hard to pass along, and a note lets a Local Pick-Up Partner make the right call rather than passing the disappointment to a family. Puzzles that cannot find a second life may eventually be recycled as a last resort." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do board games need their original box?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Ideally, yes. The box holds the rules, the board, and the pieces together, and a game arriving loose rarely survives the sort. Tape the box shut along the seam, bag any loose cards or dice and tuck them inside first, and the game will reach the next family intact." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are old or vintage games still wanted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Very much. Older editions, out-of-print titles, and games from decades back are often the most requested through the Give ME Books program and the most sought after in resale. Condition matters more than age, so a complete 1980s game in a taped box is a genuinely good donation." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How do I keep game boxes dry in winter?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Use the covered porch and lay a bag or a lid over the container. Cardboard game boxes give out in wet snow even faster than books do. Set everything out the morning of pickup rather than the night before once snow is falling, and keep it well off the snowbank." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is game and puzzle pickup free?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Completely. No fee, no per-box charge, and no minimum quantity. Local Pick-Up Partners fund the free service by reselling part of what they collect, which is why two puzzles cost exactly what a full closet costs: nothing. There is no tax receipt, since partners are family businesses rather than nonprofits." } } ] } ] } ] --- 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. [Minneapolis](/minneapolis-mn) 3. Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup # Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Minneapolis, MN Board game and puzzle donation pickup in Minneapolis Schedule Free PickupView All Minneapolis Services # Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Minneapolis **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects board games and puzzles free from Minneapolis doorsteps, in the same visit as books and media. Tape the boxes shut, set them out by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects them between 8 AM and 8 PM at no cost. ## Can You Donate Board Games and Puzzles in Minneapolis? Yes. Give My Books Network accepts board games, jigsaw puzzles, card games, and video games alongside books and physical media, all collected free from your doorstep by a Local Pick-Up Partner. A Local Pick-Up Partner is the locally owned family business that runs collections in your part of the city. Enter your ZIP code, choose a service day, and set the games out. If no partner covers your street yet, the request enters the out-of-area pickup system, where a nearby partner may claim it. Schedule Free Pickup ## Do Missing Pieces Matter? Missing pieces matter, and being straight about them is the kind thing to do. A jigsaw missing six pieces is a small heartbreak for whoever opens it, and a game without its dice or its rule card is hard to pass along. Nine times out of ten, a quick check is all it takes. If a puzzle has been done recently and everything went back in the box, it is fine. If it has been sitting since a snow day in 2019 with the lid half off, count the corners before you donate it. When in doubt, note it on the lid. Honesty travels well. Schedule Free Pickup ![Do Missing Pieces Matter?](/assets/service-community-books-Blt8OCE1.jpg) ## How Should You Pack Games and Puzzles? Tape each box shut, then pack the boxes together into a larger container. Loose lids are the whole problem with games, and one strip of tape prevents it. 1. Tape the game box closed along the seam. Puzzle boxes especially. 2. Bag any loose pieces, cards, or dice and drop the bag inside the box before taping. 3. Stack the taped boxes in a tote or moving box so nothing slides out en route. 4. Keep it light enough to carry alone, and set it out by 8 AM in a dry, covered spot. 5. Cardboard game boxes hate wet snow more than books do. Use the covered porch, and add a bag over the top. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Should You Pack Games and Puzzles?](/assets/service-prepare-books-WRsKfsP3.jpg) ## Why February Is the Right Time in Minneapolis February is when the shelf gets audited. A long stretch of indoor evenings tells you exactly which games get played and which ones have not left the closet since the kids were small. A snow day is the same lesson at double speed. Somebody pulls down eight boxes, the family plays two of them, and the other six go back up looking suddenly optional. Book the collection while that is still fresh in your mind, because by June the closet will have quietly closed again. Schedule Free Pickup ![Why February Is the Right Time in Minneapolis](/assets/service-community-books-Blt8OCE1.jpg) ## Where Donated Games Go After a Minneapolis Pickup Local Pick-Up Partners sort every collection offsite. Many games and puzzles are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to community centers, after-school programs, senior centers, shelters, and libraries that have requested them. Some items are resold by the partner. Resale is what pays for the free collection, and Give My Books Network would rather say so than pretend. Items that cannot be reused may eventually be recycled as a last resort, and an incomplete puzzle is often one of them. The [American Library Association's book donation reference guide](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) is candid about the same limits on what can realistically be passed forward. Schedule Free Pickup ![Where Donated Games Go After a Minneapolis Pickup](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## What Game and Puzzle Pickup Costs Nothing at all. No fee, no per-box charge, and no minimum, whether it is two puzzles from a Standish duplex or a closet's worth of games from a Nokomis basement. Give My Books Network and its Local Pick-Up Partners are family businesses rather than 501(c)(3) nonprofits, so no tax-deduction receipt is issued. What you get instead is a free collection, a shorter closet, and a puzzle that somebody else gets to do for the first time. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Game and Puzzle Pickup Costs](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## How Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup Works in Minneapolis ### Schedule Online Book your free board game and puzzle donation pickup in Minneapolis 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 ### Can board games be collected with book donations? ### What if a puzzle is missing a few pieces? ### Do board games need their original box? ### Are old or vintage games still wanted? ### How do I keep game boxes dry in winter? ### Is game and puzzle pickup free? ## Related Services in Minneapolis [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to Minneapolis Hub](/minneapolis-mn) ## Schedule Your Board Game and Puzzle Donation Pickup in Minneapolis Ready to give your books a second life? 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