I still have all my Fantasy Trip games in print put up in a trunk at Mom's house but never play them cuz I can't replace them. I have all my Fantasy Trip games scanned in case I need to make a copy for "personal use".
I wished I done that for my Eon Cosmic Encounter. Roof leak over the closet in Sean's room during Hurricane Ike - total loss
I have all my Fantasy Trip games scanned in case I need to make a copy for "personal use".
If you look around online it's possible to find the resources you need to do just that. Not that I advocate copyright violation but you need to protect/archive your valuable collection and frankly, call me crazy but there's no way I'm punching out an unpunched copy of a thirty year old game.