Favorite board games across a variety of play types!
Board games can take so many shapes and sizes! Here are a few lists for all types of players and interest levels.
Best 2-4 Hour Strategy Board Games (& Expansions)
If you like longer strategy games that don't get boring by the 100th play-through, here is the recommended list! These games have some player interaction. They are a mix of deck building, engine building, resource, and objective-focused games. These ...
A game with beautiful art, a lot of turn-based strategy, and an ability to play with many different types of strategies.
This expansion just rounds out the regular game, not requiried but highly encouraged.
This expansion is fun but not really necessary. It does add some new movement types which can add some balance but it's not a huge value add to the game. If you love scythe and want to mix it up, then this is great, otherwise can skip it.
A campaign based game! A lot of fun, really great playthrough with a group who loves scythe. Not a lot of replay value but still worth it.
My current favorite - but don't forget to get prelude!
Best Social Deduction Games
These are group social deduction board games. They are perfect for large groups (5+). They all involved figuring out asymmetric information with good and bad players. They vary in length of play and complexitiy but all come highly recommended. I've p...
This game is phenomenal. The detail of the various characters is unmatched. It requires a storyteller to run which makes it a lot more fun for players compared to other similar games.
A very simple, easy to play social deduction game. The app walks you through the game play, which means everyone is a player. The characters are easy to understand and you can finish a whole game pretty quickly. A nice, simple game that can be fun fo...
The best game for hating your friends! This game plays best with a big group 8+ but can be played with even like 100 players! It is no longer sold, but you can download the cards and make your own game from this website. If you have a big group with ...
I think this is the best of it's kind of social deduction. It is a classic 2 teams with voting, hidden actions, and accusations. There are a lot of similar social deduction games to this with slight variations. This one really has the best balance an...
Best Co-op or Partial Co-op Games
These games are great for when you want to work together (with at least some of the other players). Games are always more fun in teams.
One of my favorite games of all time! This game has both co-op and player v player components. I find it be a great entry game for a lot of newer gamers and with over 50 different endings it never gets boring!
This is a great team game! It can also be played really well online which makes it great for friends who are far away.
This is a fun and spooky game. Requires one player to act as a game master but the rest of the players work together!
A really fun game with a very original concept. Definitely a slightly longer game but still a lot of fun.