Toggle each genre for a list of board games to get you started or continue your adventure, hand-curated by our Gaming Sommelier, Smiley. All of these games and more can be found in The Vault. BEST 2-PLAYER GAMES BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU WANT TO GAME ROMANTICALLY
  1. Merkator
  2. 7 Wonders Duel
  3. Aton
  4. Jambo
  5. At the Gates of Loyang
  6. Element
  7. Pyramid Poker
  8. Shanghaien
  9. Caverna: Cave v Cave
  10. Mr. Jack
BEST AREA CONTROL GAMES BECAUSE RISK IS JUST THE TIP OF THE SPEAR
  1. San Marco
  2. Dominant Species
  3. El Grande
  4. Shogun
  5. Terra Mystica
  6. Tigris &a Euphrates
  7. Kemet
  8. Chaos in the Old World
  9. Kreta
  10. Lowenherz
  11. Samurai
  12. Nexus Ops
  13. Scythe
  14. Wildlife
  15. Louis XIV
  16. Mykerinos
  17. Mission: Red Planet
  18. Midgard
  19. Small World
  20. Ys
BEST AUCTION GAMES IT’S ALL ABOUT FINDING THE BEST VALUE
  1. Ra
  2. Isle of Skye
  3. Keyflower
  4. Queen’s Necklace
  5. Dream Factory
  6. Amun-Re
  7. Bruxelles 1893
  8. Princes of Florence
  9. Vegas Showdown
  10. Power Grid
CARD GAMES IT’S NOT THE CARDS YOU’RE DEALT, BUT HOW YOU PLAY THEM.
  1. Tichu
  2. Meuterer
  3. Chimera
  4. Mu and Lots More
  5. No Thanks!
  6. Sticheln
  7. King’s Breakfast
  8. Slide 5
  9. Relationship Tightrope
  10. Red7
CO-OPERATIVE GAMES SOMETIMES THE GOAL IS NOT TO BEAT THE OTHER PLAYERS
  1. Hanabi
  2. Magic Maze
  3. Pandemic Iberia
  4. Beyond Baker Street
  5. FUSE
  6. Robinson Crusoe
  7. KProfessor Evil and The Citadel of Time
  8. Mysterium
  9. Big Book of Madness
  10. Shadows Over Camelot
DICE GAMES EVERYONE CAN USE SOME LUCK NOW AND THEN
  1. Manila
  2. The Voyages of Marco Polo
  3. Troyes
  4. Roll Through The Galaxy
  5. Machi Koro
  6. Las Vegas
  7. Qwixx
  8. Rolling America
  9. Dark Horse
  10. Kingsburg
FAVORITE GAMES THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE GAMES (AND THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO DO JUST 10)
  1. Ad Astra
  2. Five Tribes
  3. Hacienda
  4. Castles of Burgundy
  5. Elfenland
  6. Race for the Galaxy
  7. Santiago
  8. Taj Mahal
  9. Trajan
  10. Vikings
  11. Puerto Rico
  12. Egizia
  13. Himalaya
  14. Forged in Steel
  15. Glass Road
  16. Glen More
  17. Imhotep
  18. Factory Fun
  19. Arkadia
  20. Reef Encounter
  21. In the Year of the Dragon
  22. Big City
  23. Neuland
  24. Amyitis
  25. Quadropolis
  26. Tinners Trail
  27. Notre Dame
  28. Nefertiti
  29. Pioneers
  30. Endevour
FILLER GAMES BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU’RE GOT JUST A FEW MINUTES TO KILL
  1. For Sale
  2. Biblios
  3. Can’t Stop
  4. Dead Man’s Draw
  5. Patrician
  6. Kingdom Builder
  7. Hey, That’s My Fish
  8. Kingdomino
  9. Majesty: For the Realm
  10. Piece o’ Cake
  11. Tsuro
  12. Circus Flohcati
  13. Pick Picknic
  14. Council of Verona
  15. Martian Dice
HEAVY GAMES HERE’S WHAT TO GO TO WHEN YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING YOUR GAME ON
  1. Le Havre
  2. Ora et Labora
  3. Altiplano
  4. Keyflower
  5. Mombasa
  6. Orleans
  7. Roads & Boats
  8. Hyperborea
  9. Colonists
  10. Keyper
  11. La Granja
  12. Steam
  13. Through the Ages
  14. ZhanGuo
  15. AOE3
  16. Keythedral
  17. Game of Thrones
  18. Brass
  19. Alchemists
  20. Vinhos
INTERACTIVE GAMES GAMES ARE A GREAT SOCIAL ACTIVITY
  1. Diamant
  2. Basari
  3. Wits & Wagers
  4. Oh My Goods!
  5. Dixit
  6. Skull
  7. Bohnanza
  8. Pit
  9. Concept
  10. Apples to Apples
LIGHT GAMES WHEN YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR BRAINPOWER FOR CRUSHING YOUR OPPONENTS
  1. Bombay
  2. Camel Up
  3. Havana
  4. Sagrada
  5. Hansa
  6. Oasis
  7. Qwirkle
  8. Alhambra
  9. Splendor
  10. La Strada
CHAOTIC GAMES WHEN LIFE HAS BECOME TOO PREDICTABLE AND YOU WANT TO MIX IT UP!
  1. Downfall of Pompeii
  2. Survive: Escape from Atlantis
  3. Andromeda
  4. Rampage
  5. Guillotine
  6. Bears!
  7. I’m the Boss!
  8. Loopin’ Louie
  9. Galaxy Trucker
  10. Happy Salmon
UNUSUAL GAMES THESE GAMES BRING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO THE TABLE

  1. Ginkgopolis
  2. Tobago
  3. Mali Powstancy
  4. Hanging Gardens
  5. ZERTZ
  6. Cavum
  7. 504
  8. Climbers
  9. Potion Explosion
  10. Niagara