Evacuation
Evacuation puts you in control of evacuating people from the old world to the new world. With their lives in your hands, you must navigate challenging economic systems to ensure everyone has enough food and places to live. Not to mention that you have to organize everyone’s transportation, work orders, and pay checks! Category: Economics Duration: 90-120 minutes Age: 14+ Evacuation can also be played with up to 4 players.
Concordia Solitaria
Concordia Solitaria is a solo expansion pack for the popular game Concordia. In this expansion, you’re put up against AI opponent Contrarius. The cards you play determine your reactions, wins, and defeats. You must plan ahead and use strategy to outwit your opponent and take control of the empire. Category: Strategy Duration: 45-90 minutes Age: 14+ Concordia Solitaria must be played with a Concordia map.
Sleeping Gods
In Sleeping Gods, you’re the Captain of a steamship lost in a strange world in 1929. You must use your resources thoughtfully and embark on expeditions to explore the mystery of the islands. But be careful: dangerous creatures hide around every corner, and you must not wake the gods. Category: Campaign Duration: 90 minutes Age: 14+ Sleeping Gods can be played with up to 4 players.
Dune: Imperium
Dune: Imperium is a deck-building game based in the world of Dune. War is coming to the desert planet, and as a leader, it’s your job to assemble a powerful military. Acquire cards and build a deck that’ll give you the strength to rise above the enemies, defeat rivals, and navigate political factions. Category: Strategy Duration: 60-120 minutes Age: 14+
The Colonists
In The Colonists, you’re the mayor of a colonial village. It’s your job to develop an environment and community rich in growth. Create new jobs, build houses, and educate your citizens to ensure your village will survive. Category: Resource management Duration: 30-180 minutes Age: 12+ The Colonists can be played with up to 4 players.
Spirit Island
Spirit Island is a complex and thematic game that puts you in control of defending your island home. Invaders are coming, so it’s time to raise your magical defences and fight! Use power cards and elemental affinities to protect your home and save other islands in this exciting solo game. Category: Strategy Duration: 90-120 minutes Age: 13+ Spirit Island can be played with up to 4 players.
Final Girl
In Final Girl, you’re put in the shoes of a female protagonist of a horror movie. You must do anything it takes to escape your attacker and survive. Track your character’s movements on a physical board and roll the dice to see if the odds are in your favor. Category: Role play Duration: 20-60 minutes Age: 14+ There are multiple series in Final Girl, with each series or expansion pack providing a new set of characters and villains.
Aeon’s End
Aeon’s End is a deck-building game full of magic, monsters, and twists. Venture through the underground world of Gravehold and harness the power of gems to wield magical weapons and cast spells. Your job is to protect humanity and defeat The Nameless. Category: Strategy Duration: 60 minutes Age: 14+ Aeon’s End can be played with up to 4 players.
Cthulhu: Death May Die
Inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, Cthulhu: Death May Die is a thematic horror game that’ll keep you on your toes! The year is 1920, and you’re trying to stop the summoning of Cthulhu and the Elder Gods. Collect clues and roll the dice to see if you can find a weakness in the ritual or if you accidentally ignite the summoning yourself. Category: Role play Duration: 90 minutes Age: 14+ Cthulhu: Death May Die can be played with up to 4 players and has a range of expansion packs.
Fantastic Factories
Build factories and train workers in Fantastic Factories! In this fun, hands-on game, you’re tasked with trying to build the most efficient factories yet. It’s a race against the clock as you approve plans, build new buildings, and hire the best employees. Category: Strategy Duration: 45-60 minutes Age: 14+ Fantastic Factories can be played with up to 5 players and is advertised as a “family-friendly” game.
Paladins of the West Kingdom
Paladins of the West Kingdom is a strategy game that’ll keep you on your toes! Set in 900 AD, you’re a nobleman or woman trying to defend your city against Vikings. Play your cards right to build fortifications, win battles, and spread faith throughout the land. Category: Strategy Duration: 90-120 minutes Age: 12+ Paladins of the West Kingdom can also be played with up to 4 players.
Legacy of Yu
Set in ancient China, Legacy of Yu puts you in charge of a series of canals plagued by deadly floods. This nonlinear campaign game makes you a hero of the Xia Dynasty. That is, if you can protect your father’s legacy and defend your growing village and canals against barbarians and hazardous weather. Category: Campaign Duration: 60 minutes Age: 12+ Legacy of Yu is known for its quick setup and teardown.
Unconscious Mind
Based on the studies and life of Sigmund Freud, Unconscious Mind is an euro-style game that features engine building, multiple rondels, and twists and turns. In this game, you’re a therapist interpreting your clients’ dreams. You must use the resources you’ve collected for the best interpretation. Category: Role play Duration: 60-120 minutes Age: 12+ Unconscious Mind can be played with up to 4 players.
It’s a Wonderful World
It’s a Wonderful World makes you an expanding Empire, and you must choose which path to take to make the best of your future. This card drafting and engine-building game has you pick, swap, and recycle cards to become the best Empire possible. Not only will this game challenge your skills, but it’ll also test your resolve. Category: Strategy Duration: 45 minutes Age: 14+ It’s a Wonderful World can be played with up to 5 players.
Detective: City of Angels
Detective: City of Angels uses an ARC (Adaptive Response Card) System to make it feel like you’re interrogating a real-life suspect. In this thematic game, you’re the detective typing to solve a slew of homicides. When you bring in a victim, it’s your job to make them crack. The case is difficult, but if you ask the right questions and find the right clues, you may just solve it. Category: Role play Duration: 30-150 minutes Age: 14+ Detective: City of Angels can be played with up to 5 players.
Darwin’s Journey
Darwin’s Journey is a worker-placement eurogame that follows the life and story of Charles Darwin. You’re on an exploration of the Galapagos, where you hope to expand your knowledge of the natural sciences. With each new discovery, you learn something new, and you must find ways to contribute your newfound knowledge to society. Category: Strategy Duration: 60-120 minutes Age: 14+ Darwin’s Journey can be played with up to 4 players.
Wayfarers of the South Tigris
Set in circa 820 AD, Wayfarers of the South Tigris takes you on a wayfinding journey. You leave Baghdad to map the surrounding lands and stars. But you must be careful because with each new discovery comes a new mystery or problem to solve. Category: Strategy Duration: 60-90 minutes Age: 13+ Wayfarers of the South Tigris can be played with up to 4 players.
House of Danger
House of Danger is a thematic choose-your-own-adventure game full of risky choices. Pick a card and move across the board to unlock the mysteries that await you! Each time you play is different, thanks to the multiple storylines possible. Category: Role play Duration: 60 minutes Age: 10+ House of Danger can be played with 1 or more players—there’s no limit!
Cascadia
Cascadia is a puzzle tile-laying game that features the beautiful landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In this relaxing game, you build your own terrain and populate it with wildlife. The more tiles you place, the more diverse and wide your terrain becomes. Category: Puzzle Duration: 30-45 minutes Age: 10+ Cascadia can be played with up to 4 players and is advertised as a “family-friendly” game.
Friday
Based on the story of Robinson Crusoe and his partner Freitag, Friday is the second game in the Friedmann Friese Series. In this deck-building game, you must help Crusoe survive on an island and help defend him against incoming pirates. The cards you pull will determine your fate, but your strategy can determine your future. Category: Strategy Duration: 25 minutes Age: 13+ You don’t have to play the first game of the Friese Series to enjoy this game!
Wingspan
Wingspan is a relaxing engine-building game that’s card-driven. In this game, you’re a bird enthusiast with the hopes of discovering and attracting the rarest birds. Each bird you collect extends a chain of combinations that can help your habitats and wildlife preserve. Category: Strategy Duration: 40-70 minutes Age: 10+ Wingspan can be played with up to 5 players and is labeled a “family-friendly” game. Game expert Jess Hamlet recommends trying Wyrmspan if you like Wingspan, which is a longer spinoff of the latter.
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