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