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Dizios

Dizios

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
6
Hattrick

Hattrick

boardgame

Hattrick is a card game featuring an unusual mechanic where players can open two tricks simultaneously in a single round. The highest card in each trick wins. After all rounds are completed, the highest score wins the game.

Players:
4–6
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Zendo

Zendo

boardgame

Zendo is an inductive logic game where a moderator sets a secret rule. Players build structures and analyze them to deduce this hidden rule. The first participant who successfully guesses the correct rule wins the entire game.

Players:
2–6
Time:
15–60 min
Min. Age:
12
Gizmos

Gizmos

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
40–50 min
Min. Age:
14
Why Not?

Why Not?

boardgame

Why Not? is a magnetic board game combining card and word game mechanics. Players use four-colored alphabets to form sets, alphabetical runs, or words. The first to use all their letters or spell the game's title wins the game.

Players:
1–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia

Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
13
Pastiche: Expansion Pack #1

Pastiche: Expansion Pack #1

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–4
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
10
Overturn

Overturn

boardgame

Overturn is a two-player word game blending vocabulary and strategy, similar to Othello. Players place colored rings on letters by forming words, and can flip opponent rings to capture spaces. The player controlling the most rings when the game ends wins this 1993 Mensa Select award winner.

Players:
2
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
8
Curses!

Curses!

boardgame

In the party game Curses!, players collect fun behavioral rules. On your turn, you draw a challenge and pass a curse to a rival. Everyone must obey active curses at all times. Violators are caught, penalized, and eliminated after three breaches. The last remaining player wins this lighthearted competition.

Players:
3–6
Time:
25 min
Min. Age:
12
ClipCut Parks

ClipCut Parks

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering

boardgame

Magic is the pioneer of collectible card games. Players become powerful planeswalkers and duel opponents. Using vast card collections, they build strategic decks to reduce their rival's life total to zero through tactical spellcasting and creature combat.

Players:
2–6
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
13
Bermuda Pirates

Bermuda Pirates

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
20–30 min
Min. Age:
7
Quixo

Quixo

boardgame

Quixo resembles Tic-Tac-Toe but differs fundamentally. On a 5x5 grid, players slide cubes featuring symbols and blank faces. The objective is to be the first to form a straight line of five cubes displaying your own symbol.

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Quarto

Quarto

boardgame

Quarto is a strategic board game played on a 4x4 grid with 16 unique pieces. Each piece has four distinct binary attributes regarding color, shape, height, and consistency. A key twist is that your opponent chooses which piece you must play on each turn.

Players:
2
Time:
20 min
Min. Age:
8
Wits & Wagers

Wits & Wagers

boardgame

Wits & Wagers is an engaging trivia game where players write down numerical answers to questions, place them on a betting mat, and wager on which guess is closest without going over to win chips.

Players:
3–7
Time:
25 min
Min. Age:
10
Farms Race

Farms Race

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
60–120 min
Min. Age:
14
KerFlip!

KerFlip!

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
15 min
Min. Age:
8
Time's Up!

Time's Up!

boardgame

Time's Up! is a party game where teams guess famous personalities across three rounds within a time limit. Each round restricts how clues can be given: starting with verbal descriptions, moving to a single word, and finally relying only on gestures and sounds.

Players:
4–18
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Akropolis

Akropolis

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
20–30 min
Min. Age:
8
Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game

Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game

boardgame

Players:
1–5
Time:
45–90 min
Min. Age:
14
Cityscape

Cityscape

boardgame

In Cityscape, players jointly build a three-dimensional city using wooden blocks. They secretly set precise line-of-sight goals beforehand. Only those who skillfully conceal their building plans until the very end and meet their exact targets can win.

Players:
2–4
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
8
Imaginiff: 10th Anniversary Edition

Imaginiff: 10th Anniversary Edition

boardgame

Players:
3–8
Time:
35 min
Min. Age:
12
Snake Oil

Snake Oil

boardgame

Players:
3–10
Time:
20–30 min
Min. Age:
10
Keesdrow

Keesdrow

boardgame

Keesdrow is a high-quality word-finding board game for ages 8 and up, ideal for families and friends. Players score points by finding words within a letter maze and marking used letters with colored pegs.

Players:
2–6
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8