Best Board Games for Couples
Two-player games with medium weight — meaty enough to sink into together without being a slog.
Ranked by BoardGameGeek rating, current as of June 2026. We list only games in our verified catalogue.
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 2015
#3 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #3 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 13+
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Dune: Imperium 2020
#6 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #6 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Terraforming Mars 2016
#9 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #9 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~120 min · Ages 12+
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The Castles of Burgundy 2011
#17 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #17 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 12+
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7 Wonders Duel 2015
#24 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #24 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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Nemesis 2018
#25 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #25 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 12+
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Scythe 2016
#26 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #26 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~115 min · Ages 14+
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Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated 2019
#28 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #28 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
2–4 players · ~90 min · Ages 13+
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Concordia 2013
#29 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #29 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~100 min · Ages 13+
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Lost Ruins of Arnak 2020
#30 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #30 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 12+
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Sky Team 2023
#32 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #32 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2 players · ~20 min · Ages 10+
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Orléans 2014
#35 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #35 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 12+
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Wingspan 2019
#38 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #38 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–5 players · ~40 min · Ages 10+
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The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 2021
#43 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #43 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~20 min · Ages 10+
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Everdell 2018
#44 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #44 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–4 players · ~40 min · Ages 10+
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Viticulture Essential Edition 2015
#45 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #45 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–6 players · ~45 min · Ages 13+
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Heat: Pedal to the Metal 2022
#47 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #47 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–6 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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Marvel Champions: The Card Game 2019
#48 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #48 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played customizable title.
1–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 14+
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Cthulhu: Death May Die 2019
#54 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #54 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 14+
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Harmonies 2024
#55 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #55 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
1–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 2020
#59 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #59 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 14+
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Blood Rage 2015
#65 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #65 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Grand Austria Hotel 2015
#68 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #68 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 12+
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The White Castle 2023
#70 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #70 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~80 min · Ages 12+
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 2017
#71 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #71 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Sleeping Gods 2021
#72 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #72 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 13+
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Power Grid 2004
#74 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #74 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–6 players · ~120 min · Ages 12+
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Clans of Caledonia 2017
#76 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #76 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 12+
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Endeavor: Deep Sea 2024
#77 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #77 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 10+
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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition 2016
#78 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #78 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–5 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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Star Wars: Imperial Assault 2014
#87 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #87 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
2–5 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Race for the Galaxy 2007
#94 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #94 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 12+
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Arcs 2024
#100 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #100 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure 2016
#101 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #101 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 12+
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El Grande 1995
#102 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #102 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~60 min · Ages 12+
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Concordia Venus 2018
#104 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #104 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–6 players · ~60 min · Ages 12+
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Lords of Waterdeep 2012
#106 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #106 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~60 min · Ages 12+
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Aeon's End 2016
#108 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #108 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Splendor Duel 2022
#111 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #111 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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Beyond the Sun 2020
#112 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #112 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Ra 1999
#114 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #114 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 12+
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7 Wonders 2010
#118 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #118 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–7 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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The Voyages of Marco Polo 2015
#121 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #121 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~40 min · Ages 12+
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Wyrmspan 2024
#124 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #124 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 14+
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Inis 2016
#125 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #125 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Tigris & Euphrates 1997
#131 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #131 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Wonderland's War 2022
#132 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #132 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 13+
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Keyflower 2012
#135 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #135 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–6 players · ~90 min · Ages 12+
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Eldritch Horror 2013
#138 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #138 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–8 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth 2019
#143 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #143 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–5 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Dominion 2008
#146 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #146 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 13+
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Hansa Teutonica 2009
#147 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #147 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 12+
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Russian Railroads 2013
#152 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #152 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~120 min · Ages 13+
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Forest Shuffle 2023
#153 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #153 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~40 min · Ages 10+
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Yokohama 2016
#156 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #156 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~90 min · Ages 14+
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The 7th Continent 2017
#164 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #164 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–4 players · ~5 min · Ages 14+
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Pandemic 2008
#173 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #173 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Roll for the Galaxy 2014
#174 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #174 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 13+
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PARKS 2019
#180 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #180 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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Res Arcana 2019
#183 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #183 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 12+
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Stone Age 2008
#189 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #189 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 10+
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Star Wars: Outer Rim 2019
#191 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #191 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–4 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition 2021
#194 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #194 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 14+
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The Isle of Cats 2019
#198 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #198 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 8+
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Kemet 2012
#202 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #202 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 13+
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Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan 2019
#204 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #204 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 12+
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A notable hobby board game, currently ranked #206 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–8 players · ~60 min · Ages 13+
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Earth 2023
#210 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #210 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 13+
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This War of Mine: The Board Game 2017
#219 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #219 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–6 players · ~45 min · Ages 18+
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Memoir '44 2004
#223 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #223 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played wargames title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) 2012
#229 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #229 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–5 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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Captain Sonar 2016
#247 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #247 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played party title.
2–8 players · ~45 min · Ages 14+
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Nidavellir 2020
#258 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #258 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 10+
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Calico 2020
#271 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #271 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
1–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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Cyclades 2009
#272 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #272 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–5 players · ~60 min · Ages 13+
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Combat Commander: Europe 2006
#279 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #279 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played wargames title.
2 players · ~60 min · Ages 12+
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Tapestry 2019
#297 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #297 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 12+
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Roll Player 2016
#299 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #299 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 10+
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Hallertau 2020
#301 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #301 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~50 min · Ages 12+
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Galaxy Trucker 2007
#317 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #317 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 10+
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Apiary 2023
#320 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #320 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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Lewis & Clark: The Expedition 2013
#332 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #332 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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Hive 2001
#333 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #333 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2 players · ~20 min · Ages 9+
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Acquire 1963
#365 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #365 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–6 players · ~90 min · Ages 12+
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Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition 2022
#375 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #375 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~20 min · Ages 13+
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Glass Road 2013
#391 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #391 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~20 min · Ages 13+
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Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition) 2015
#402 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #402 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
2–5 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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Small World 2009
#408 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #408 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~40 min · Ages 8+
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Burgle Bros. 2015
#422 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #422 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 12+
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The Pillars of the Earth 2006
#469 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #469 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~90 min · Ages 12+
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Saint Petersburg 2004
#488 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #488 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 10+
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San Juan (Second Edition) 2014
#523 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #523 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–4 players · ~45 min · Ages 10+
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Forbidden Desert 2013
#608 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #608 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 10+
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Thurn and Taxis 2006
#610 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #610 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~60 min · Ages 10+
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Alhambra 2003
#614 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #614 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~45 min · Ages 8+
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Pandemic: The Cure 2014
#619 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #619 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–5 players · ~30 min · Ages 8+
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RoboRally 1994
#652 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #652 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–8 players · ~45 min · Ages 12+
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HeroQuest 1989
#706 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #706 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
2–5 players · ~90 min · Ages 14+
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Verdant 2022
#760 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #760 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–5 players · ~45 min · Ages 10+
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100
Zombicide 2012
#764 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #764 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–6 players · ~60 min · Ages 14+
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101
Living Forest 2021
#765 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #765 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
1–4 players · ~40 min · Ages 10+
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Photosynthesis 2017
#816 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #816 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played abstract title.
2–4 players · ~30 min · Ages 10+
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103
Diplomacy 1959
#882 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #882 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–7 players · ~360 min · Ages 12+
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Massive Darkness 2017
#1462 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1462 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played thematic title.
1–6 players · ~120 min · Ages 14+
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105
Axis & Allies 1981
#1938 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1938 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played wargames title.
2–5 players · ~180 min · Ages 12+
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Empire Builder 1982
#1977 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #1977 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played strategy title.
2–6 players · ~180 min · Ages 12+
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Scrabble 1948
#2430 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #2430 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–4 players · ~90 min · Ages 10+
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Risk 1959
#29715 BGGA notable hobby board game, currently ranked #29715 on BoardGameGeek and a widely played family title.
2–6 players · ~120 min · Ages 10+
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Backgammon 1640
UnrankedThe modern form crystallized in 17th-century England from a long line of 'tables' games tracing back to Roman tabula and Persian nard.
2 players · — · Ages —
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Othello (Reversi) 1883
UnrankedReversi was devised in 1880s England;
2 players · — · Ages —
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Wingspan: European Expansion 2019
UnrankedA notable hobby board game, rated 8.33/10 by the BoardGameGeek community and a widely played strategy title.
1–5 players · ~40 min · Ages 10+
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The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition 2023
UnrankedA notable hobby board game, rated 9.14/10 by the BoardGameGeek community and a widely played strategy title.
1–4 players · ~70 min · Ages 12+
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