


Sometimes you don’t want to beat up your friends too bad - in fact, sometimes it’s even better to face off against the challenge of a puzzling board than one another. Who Should Play: Heavy strategy enthusiasts This is a game which will completely enrapture your attention while you play, and although little conversation will be had while playing, this game is profoundly satisfying. It is the not so distant future, and you are part of the elite cadre of companies trying to effectively terraform Mars! The optimization game is quasi-cooperative - in that you are all trying to actually terraform the planet, but make no mistake, your goal is victory. Player Count: 2-4, but it's better with 3-4 Also, people named Ethan seem to be very good at this game. Who Should Play: People who like Vikings, drafting, Magic the Gathering, and Norse Mythology. Despite the heavy strategy title, the game itself rolls really fast, and you will blink and wonder where the last 90 minutes went.

The end is nigh - which also means glory is nigh! Ragnarok is upon us, and you and your clan are out to gain as much glory as possible before the firey end of the world! Blood Rage combines drafting mechanics much akin to Magic the Gathering with a fun, flavorful area control and hidden information game which runs surprisingly well. These games have lots of rules - and they also rule! These heavier games take quite a bit more to pick up than some others - but, for all the difficulty they create in terms of learning, they offer an exceptional interesting complexity. Player Count: 3-8 It’s definitely more fun the larger the group is! Who Should Play: Large groups of people wanting to be disappointed and angry at a small blue wooden camel. Who Should Play: People who like the idea of Terra Mystica, but aren’t willing to commit to all the rules right now.īet on camels, poop dice out of a weird pyramid dice shaker and watch as camels literally climb over one another to win! What more could you ask for in a game? This game isn’t about racing the camels as much as it is about making smart bets about which one you think will win - and tilting those odds in your favor. Expand and cover the map and earn points through a variety of rotating scoring mechanics. In Kingdom Builder, the players create their own kingdoms by skillfully building their settlements, aiming to earn the most gold at the end of the game. Who Should Play: People looking for the lighter end of light strategy. These games are the creme de le creme of Modern Board Gaming! Most of these games take around 10 minutes to learn and play between 40 minutes to an hour and a half.īah, bah, Battlesheep! This area control game is a great choice if you are seeking a game that will allow you to combine an interest in livestock and warfare.
