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Board Games Under $25
Great board games that cost less than a dinner out.
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Hanabi
You see everyone's cards but yours. Pure cooperative reasoning. Tiny box.
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The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Cooperative trick-taking. 96 missions of escalating difficulty. Plays anywhere.
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Point Salad
Drafting card game with vegetables. Plays in 30, teaches in 3. Surprisingly deep.
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The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
Complete challenging missions cooperatively in this trick-taking card game.
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Forbidden Island
The cooperative gateway. Cheaper, simpler Pandemic. Plays with 8-year-olds.
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Lost Cities: Roll & Write
Solo-and-coop dice version. Pencil-and-paper, no shuffle, fits a backpack.
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Codenames
Word-association party game. Plays with grandparents, college kids, anyone in between.
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The Blood of an Englishman
Match wits as Jack or Giant in this strategic two-player puzzle.
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Lost Cities
Two-player card game by the designer of Catan. Travels well. Plays clean.
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Just One
Cooperative party game. Give one-word clues. Sets up in 30 seconds.
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Arboretum
Arrange tree-card paths. Tense hand-management for two, lighter at four.
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Splendor Duel
Face off to collect gems and claim prestige in a dual showdown.
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Sushi Go Party!
Create the best combination of sushi dishes in this card drafting game.
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Super Skill Pinball: 4-Cade
Roll the dice and flip the ball in this pinball-inspired roll-and-write game.
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Qwirkle
Match colors and shapes to create rows and columns in a tile game.