Board Games Over $50

No 01

Medium

3-4 60-90 min

Catan

The trade-and-build classic. Five expansions deep if anyone catches the bug.

$55 →

No 02

Medium

1-5 40-70 min

Wingspan

Birds, engine-building, exquisite art. Plays light enough for casual nights, deep enough for repeat play.

$60 →

No 03

Heavy

2-4 60-90 min

Root

Asymmetric forest war game. Each faction plays completely differently. Deep.

$60 →

No 04

medium

1-6 45-90 min

Viticulture Essential Edition

Run your own vineyard by planting vines and harvesting grapes.

$60 →

No 05

Heavy

1-5 120 min

Terraforming Mars

Engine-building Mars colonization. Hundreds of cards, a million strategies.

$70 →

No 06

heavy

2-4 60-90 min

Unsettled

Cooperative survival experience across unknown planets with deep exploration.

$70 →

No 07

heavy

2-4 60-120 min

Brass: Birmingham

Build industries and trading networks in an intense economic strategy.

$70 →

No 08

Heavy

1-4 90-120 min

Spirit Island

Reverse-colonialism cooperative. The thinky version of Pandemic. Endless replayability.

$80 →

No 09

Light

2 10-15 min

Klask

Magnetic two-player tabletop game. Reflex-based, no rules to read, addictive.

$80 →

No 10

Medium

2-4 60-120 min

Obsession

Run a Victorian estate. Hire staff, host events. Underrated and beautiful.

$80 →

No 11

heavy

1-4 120-180 min

Descent: Legends of the Dark

Embark on cooperative fantasy adventures with app-assisted scenarios.

$175 →