By complexity
Light Games
Quick, approachable board games - under an hour, easy to teach, great for mixed groups.
Light
Arboretum
Arrange tree-card paths. Tense hand-management for two, lighter at four.
Light
Azul
Pattern-laying tile game. Looks beautiful on the table. Teaches in five minutes.
Light
Camel Up
Bet on racing camels. Riotous, light, plays loud. The party-night pick.
Light
Codenames
Word-association party game. Plays with grandparents, college kids, anyone in between.
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Cóatl
Assemble vibrant snake-like creatures to fulfill prophecies and score points.
Light
Dixit
Surreal-art storytelling game. Cross-generational. Hits in mixed groups.
Light
Forbidden Island
The cooperative gateway. Cheaper, simpler Pandemic. Plays with 8-year-olds.
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Gingerbread House
Build gingerbread houses and attract fairy tale characters to score.
Light
Hanabi
You see everyone's cards but yours. Pure cooperative reasoning. Tiny box.
Light
Horrified: Universal Monsters
Cooperative monster-hunting. Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy. Plays family-friendly.
Light
Just One
Cooperative party game. Give one-word clues. Sets up in 30 seconds.
Light
Klask
Magnetic two-player tabletop game. Reflex-based, no rules to read, addictive.
Light
Lost Cities
Two-player card game by the designer of Catan. Travels well. Plays clean.
Light
Lost Cities: Roll & Write
Solo-and-coop dice version. Pencil-and-paper, no shuffle, fits a backpack.
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MicroMacro: Crime City
Solve intricate mysteries by examining a giant city map full of clues.
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Patchwork
Two-player tetris-quilt. Tense, quick, looks great on a coffee table.
Light
Point Salad
Drafting card game with vegetables. Plays in 30, teaches in 3. Surprisingly deep.
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Qwirkle
Match colors and shapes to create rows and columns in a tile game.
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Sky Team
Two-player cooperative airplane-landing dice game. Tense, beautiful, 20 minutes.
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Splendor
Gem-trading engine builder. Plays in 30 minutes, scales clean from 2 to 4.
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Splendor Duel
Face off to collect gems and claim prestige in a dual showdown.
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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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Sushi Go Party!
Create the best combination of sushi dishes in this card drafting game.
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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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The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Cooperative trick-taking. 96 missions of escalating difficulty. Plays anywhere.
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Ticket to Ride
Train routes across America. Five minutes to learn, plays for years.
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Wavelength
Team-based concept-guessing. Lights up mixed-age tables. Endlessly replayable.