One question I have is about fountain pen : Is it better than ball pen given the plastic ink reservoirs that are discarded.
I just refill my cartridge in my fountain pen. Yes, the cartridge is plastic, but I have a little pipette that can fit into the opening and squirt in new ink so it is REUSEable plastic rather than single use plastic. A converter is just a cartridge with extra cost associated, really, when one looks at functionality.
Very creative solution!
I don't have the space to have anything except a very lean collection of board games much less any other physical object in my life so I default to borrowing whenever possible on all things, and return the thing better than I received it and with a lagniappe for the favor. My friends know this.
Fluxx
Codenames
Munchkin
and if you'll believe it, most people haven't played in so long that it is usually a huge hit: Scattergories
I love light party games with a huge crowd.
In general, my rule of thumb is how it is stored at the grocers is how you should store it at home.
In a plastic bag in refrigeration at the grocer's? Same at home. Room temp and naked at the grocer's? Same at home. Etc.