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¿Question #1557?
Blackwind: Have you ever tried to save a moldy water damaged game? Did it work?

sludgemariner: No
Woelf: Never had that come up, but I have repaired a couple electronic games back to life.
puffinge: It didn't even say thanks.
MelodramaBabs: Game no. Book yes. It didn't turn out so good. I don't have that book anymore.
jessitron: Carcassonne survived the Great Wine Flood.
spayne: no
WatchmanX2000: no
gmcash: no, i dont think it would be a good thing
TheBosZ: No
radynski: It doesn't work
mattyt91: haven't tried
Myrdin T Sasnak: Yes. No.
Royalflush: Thankfully no
ecobot3001: kinda. no
DHEK: Never had that happen, so I don't know.
xlorp: No. But I achieved limited success calling it a home-brew version of Primordial Soup
aleo09: never tried, guess i am fortunate.
seppo21: Yes, to both questions. I haven't yet played it, though.
KnobDoctor: No. Yes.
Embark: Yes and No
sdonohue: No.
scriptorum: What do you mean by "save"? I put it on the shelf along with the other games. There it is. Still smells though.
Ebon Wendigo: Nope
Cut & Space: Yes, yes
janiera: no
Big BabOOn: no.
lwheeler: Not exactly, but I have a plastic game with moldy box & rules
vampywife: no
Dorque: Nope.
_Kael_: Yes. No, still had to move the pieces myself.
fulgor2140: no
Avatar_69: Yes. Yes
joebelanger: What the hell?! A GeekQuestion that is actually about games?!
gameskeepllc: no - not much you can do once the mold sets in :(
kroxldyphivc: Nope, can't say I have.
jasta6: no
korppu: No
Loquutus: no
DaGen: It worked.. I bought the owner a new one, he was quite happy about the way I saved his game!
vetinari7878: Yes. No.
brainrob: Never!
GrandpaDave: No
skrutsch: I don't think I have.
Redneon: No.
POvidiusNaso: Never tried.
CharlieWonka: Not that I can remember
ValJor: No, never had the problem
edosan: No
Lord_Prussian: No and I don't think it would
The Unbeliever: 42
Sceadeau: Yes. No.
meshuggener: Eew! No.
familygaming: Nope. It's still moldy and waterdamaged.
ThatFalafelGirl: i've never had the problem. but Cornstarch absorbs mildew and a tea tree/water solution can kill mold.
thoia: yes, yes
Belash: yes. no.
MisterCranky: No, but I negotiated the return/refund with a nice lady at eBay who didn't realize she'd sold me one.
snoozefest: no
Quest22: No
Bearcat89: Oui. Non.
jwilhm: I've been fortunate that none of my games have suffered great damage. (knocks on wood)
darthcliff: No
Wintergoblin: no
djlg: No. NA
shawn_low: Yes. Coke leaked into my limited edition Star Wars monopoly. The mold needs TLC. It comes back every 2nd week after I wipe the game board down. They're permanent fixtures now.
isolated: No. Never had a flooded basement.
Ludocrazy: No
gnomehome: I never had a moldy water damaged game
2amp: no
chaddyboy_2000: No.
ynnen: Oh lord I've tried, and it's never worked.
CDRodeffer: Yes, and yes.
CortexBomb: Nope
louiseh: No
jttm: Yes and no
Spielfreak: no
BobDodgerBlue: Yes, yes
skelebone: Nope, not yet.
Blackwind: Yes, and no.