Good Board Games

Cheap staple of gaming with close to 50 spin offs, you'll never play the same game twice! Fluxx is the game of constant change, can you complete your objective before the rules change? There's many different ways to win, but that all depends on what cards are played. The beginning of the game is simple, and right off the bat, there's actually no way to win. The entire rules of the game include, draw a card, play a card, and that's it. Simple to learn, in fact anyone can learn it. The complications happen based on what cards you play that augment the rules, mid game. There's a very slight learning curve for anyone that hasn't played, just to get accustomed to what all the card possibilities are but it's not difficult, and with a (generally) short turn around on games, you can learn quickly. As I stated earlier, there's close to 50 different spin offs of Fluxx , each one being about the same, but introducing either a new theme, or a few new rule dynam...

It's silly meets serious, the ultimate party discussion game. Superfight! is a game where you can pair fighters with hundreds of attributes, and debate who would win a battle royal. Game play is similar to cards against humanity, but you can play with your mom and not blush. There are piles of face down cards with different fighters, and piles of face down cards of different attributes to attach to them. These can be good attributes, such as "made of metal", "can use the force" etc... or they may be bad, or useless "is very sticky" "carrying way to many grocery bags" etc. You pair one ability with your fighter, and then add another attribute from the face down piles. (You're not allowed to choose this attribute, and must find a way to justify it's negativity, or use its positivity in conjunction with your fighters abilities) This game is great for initiating discussions, and for larger groups, allows each player an even chance to...

Carcassonne is a great game,if not the best game to introduce the tile placement mechanic becoming popular in games today. For 2-5 players this game allows you to build cities, farms, roads, and monasteries  one tile at a time with randomly drawn tiles. It's as competitive as you make it, so hardcore gamers or social wallflowers will all have something to take home. Is one player building a booming metropolis, that if finished will surely win them the game? Try to invade and get your Meeples inside the city and split the point value, or get more Meeples inside the walls, and even steal the points all for yourself. However you decide to play the game, I can promise you'll never ever play the same game twice.   If you'd like to play with more than 5 players the Inns and Cathedrals expansion is a must have as it opens up the game and the rest of the other expansions with the silver pieces. This add on allows 2-6 players to enjoy the game in addition to it's add...

Just a quick shout out to our new viewership from the UK, our tabletop community is growing fast. Since the audience is growing, are there any games that you'd like me to review? -If I've never heard of them, even better, a new reason to buy a new game!

I just wanted to make a post saying a quick welcome to our international viewership. Looking at the statistics of the posts, Good Board Games is being viewed primarily in the USA, but now we have gamers from France and Germany. I think this goes to show that tabletop gaming is a hobby that can bring anyone from anywhere to the gaming table, enjoy the Blog.   Bonjour et bienvenue Hallo und herzlich willkommen

Are you a fan of UNO? Or maybe you like quick card games with a sense of humor? Or could it be that you're just backed up with your usual go to games? Well POOP might be for you! Poop is a roughly $10 card game that plays similar to UNO, but don't let the cards back up in the toilet or they'll clog up your game. Fun for just about anyone, Poop has many action and sound effect cards to make each round of poop fun and unique. I can (hopefully) guarantee you've never had so much fun playing with poop. Note, for our older gamers (21+ in the USA) that want another fun party game, there are instructions that make Poop a drinking game. Additional note, this isn't a game, but if you're having trouble getting back to the action, then the Squatty Potty might just be for you. I have one in my household, as do many of my friends; and we all can attest that it's a miracle invention. Even if you're not a gamer, or a "regular" reader of the blo...

One of my new favorites, Sheriff of Nottingham incorporates trading, smuggling, bribing, extortion, deal making and/or breaking, Cheese, Bread, Apples, and Chickens! This game takes a little bit of time to initially learn from the instructions but it's easy to pick up and easy to play. Individual strategy will vary based on the cards you get, the style of play your opponents employ, as well as how many players you're going to play with. No one strategy will work 100% of the time, so this means that the game has a very high level of replay-ability. The other reason Sheriff of Nottingham has become one of my favorites is that everyone has a chance to win the game until the very end, so it's engaging for all players throughout.