Board games as a kid meant you were never bored. The excitement of becoming a baron of real estate or knowing that it was ...

I’m a writer at Wirecutter covering games and hobbies, and I’ve been a hobbyist tabletop gamer since roughly 2014. Over the past three years, I’ve tested more than 150 games for Wirecutter ...

If you really want a board game that re-creates the Dungeons & Dragons experience, there’s no better place to start than the Adventure System games, which are literally a slimmed down version of ...

Mensans loved this game based on the life of Marie Curie. Hundreds of Mensa members from across the country gathered in Portland this weekend for the 2025 Mind Games, a four-day board-game-judging ...

From kid-friendly family games to heavy strategy quests, these are our expert recommendations of the best board game gifts around. Give a little joy with the perfect board game.

Get back into the magic with these 20 classic board games that have unfortunately faded from the mainstream but still hold a special place in our hearts. Mystery Date. Credit: Youtube.

That concept led to a game about art forgery. “This game is completely chaotic,” Cheves said. “It can be played with up to 12 simultaneous players and we’ve done it once on the pool table.” ...

Game to Grow built its own board game called Critical Core to closely match the organisation’s teachings and methodologies – while also using the likes of Codenames, Snake Oil, Sentinels of ...

Rock Hard 1977, the game I tabbed as the #1 game I saw at Gen Con this year, managed to break through the clutter because of its theme: You’re a wannabe rock star in 1977, and you have a limited ...

Board Game Arena: pros and cons Players can play in real-time or make the game turn-based which gives you time to make a move. Most games are set for at least 1 or 2 moves per day.

With 19% of people worldwide playing board games as a hobby and the global board game market reaching almost $17 billion in 2023, it’s an industry that’s hard to ignore. Big box retailers and ...

For Apiary, a board game about spacefaring bees, Wingspan publisher Stonemaier Games chose an incredible artist. The mechanics delight, but the design largely obscures his work.