Refresh Your Shelf: Community Puzzle & Game Exchange

Tired of playing the same board games? Have a stack of jigsaw puzzles you’ve already solved? Clean out your closets and refresh your family game shelf at the Byron Puzzle and Game Exchange, hosted during Discovery Day at the Community Education Center (CEC)! It’s the perfect, eco-friendly way to gear up for cozy winter game nights.

How the Swap Works

To keep things simple and fun, we are using a flat-rate token system this year:

1. Donate Early: Drop off your gently used games or puzzles at any Byron school building between October 26 and November 5.
2. Get Your Tokens: Every participant will receive 3 tokens at the door on the day of the event.
3. Shop the Exchange: Use your 3 tokens to select 3 "new-to-you" games or puzzles to take home!

Quality Control Guidelines (Help Us Keep it Fun!)

To ensure everyone goes home with a game or puzzle they can actually enjoy, please review these quality guidelines before dropping off your donations:

• Board Games: Must be gently used and include all essential rules, boards, cards, and playing pieces.
• Jigsaw Puzzles: Must have all pieces intact. If you know a puzzle is missing a piece or two, please place a sticky note on the box that explicitly states: "Missing [X] pieces."
• Secure Packaging: Please secure all boxes! Use a rubber band or painter's tape to hold box lids shut, or place loose pieces/cards inside Ziploc bags inside the box so nothing gets lost in transit.
• What to Skip: Please do not donate games that are heavily damaged, moldy, dirty, or missing core components that make them unplayable.

Event & Donation Details

• Donation Window: October 26-November 5 | During regular school building hours
• Donation Locations: Drop-off bins are located at all Byron school sites
• The Exchange Event: Saturday, November 7 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (During Discovery Day!)
• Event Location: Byron Community Education Center (CEC) - Room 126