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¿Question #1573?
Blackwind: Have you ever kept a bad game because you think you might be able to fix it with house rules?

ocdspectrum: No. I kept it because my kids liked to play it.
Woelf: I've fixed some bad games that way.
Hendal: yes, I would say yes, and for kids games I say that
-Johnny-: Yes.
Spirit of 70: No.
blaird: nope
TroelsR: Yes
beerbear: Not for that reason. I have kept games to increase my net game worth.
pwilz: I don't think so. I've kept some because I think, "It's not that bad, I need to give it a chance."
slate43: Never.
Thundergoat: No, not really.
Azog: Yes.
Roosterfish: yepper
Polgara: no
gmcash: sure
william_henshaw: yes
Ardos: yes, but sadly it only made the game worse.
ZeroZilla: Yes... but I probably don't think of it as a 'bad' game.
Greedo: Probably
BlueTorch: There are so many good games out there that don't need my intervention, so why would I bother?
DHEK: Nope. I doubt I'd bother thinking up house rules for a particularly bad game. I just won't play the game or wait for someone else to think up the rules.
teryg: Nope
clandaith: Yes.
vampywife: I try not to buy games that I haven't tried or might not like, so that answer is no, we've not needed to do that.
roo414: yes
maumau: That's what i always do...
aleo09: no
mrspank: No.
cherksken: nope
duLac956: No.
Langoroth: No, because usually those that can be fixed are fixed in short order other are hopeless and thrown to the dogs.
dragonewtking: yes - its Sorcerer King
waddball: Formula De. I tried. I failed. I still think it's criminal for all those wonderful maps to be wasted.
yid0: no. But I wanted to reuse the dice, cards or anything of it.
SatanicEssence: No
Big Bad Lex: Yes Beseige, then sold it
scribidinus: Yes, Zombies.
Phuntom: Yes
brainrob: Tried it with Terra but sold it on
Ebon Wendigo: Yes, particularly if it has nice bits.
ralpheous: Constantly
Loquutus: Sure not.
BrokenNails_NZ: Of course! There's always hope...
LemonyFresh: No, but I have kept a bad game because it helped me fix a set of shelves.
SenorOcho: Yes
bigbadsteve: Hasn't been an issue yet
Tushratta: No. I always keep my bad games because I'm too lazy to chuck 'em out.
melissa: I keep bad games because I am constitutionally unable to get rid of them
erli: No
GI Joe: No
polychemist: yes
GrandpaDave: Yes
POvidiusNaso: No. I keep every game.
arkibet: no.
Neontek: Yes
shotokanguy: Yes, but it's surprisingly hard to fix a bad game.
TaliaIsabelle: Not yet
Gecko23: Nope. Doesn't work? Off to ebay it goes.
bluebehir: Not as of yet.
dietevil: Yes
2amp: yes
Lord_Prussian: Yes
Ivan: No.
dakarp: maybe. usually not, though.
scriptorum: I've never gotten rid of a game.
Karlsen: No
Drewcooter: Yes
Quest22: No
MisterCranky: Nope, I keep them because I'm far too lazy to sell them or trade them away, usually.
ValJor: No
djlg: No.
mrbeankc: Nope.
Wintergoblin: yes
puffinge: Yea, but then I decided it wasn't my job.
heli: sure
batman: I keep all of my games because my son may love it some day.
snoozefest: no
Ludocrazy: No
GuyHill: yes
darthcliff: No
StormKnight: Yup! I've also kept bad games with no intention of fixing them just because I'm a pack rat.
kennyb: sadly , yes
Gonzaga: Yeah ... I want to fix "Die Erbraffer"
DenverWolf: Yes, many. I succeeded with Killer Bunnies. It's great now.
darquil: Yes. Or I've kept it because it's pretty.
gnomehome: Once, still needs fixing though
Oborro: yup
Dave: No. I've too many ready-to-play games to attend to.
echoota: Yeah, Mare Mediterraneum (Game ID 6, still had high hopes for it when I was entering it into the original BBG) Despite all the wonderful bits you just couldn't squeeze enough out of it to be worthwhile, a real shame. Sold it eventually.
sumo: Yes, several including Airlines (Av), Gangland, Camelot Legends.
chaddyboy_2000: No.
GeminiWeb: no
BobDodgerBlue: Yes
onky: yes.
CDRodeffer: Yes
CortexBomb: No, I'm not a game designer and I don't like having to do their work for them
louiseh: Yes. Never get round to the house rules though.
jttm: No
Spielfreak: no
skelebone: I've not encountered too many bad games that were fixable.
Blackwind: yes, and usually never get around to i.