Azul

Azul is a beautifully designed strategy board game where players take turns drafting colorful tiles to decorate their personal wall. The goal is to carefully select tiles to complete patterns and earn points, while avoiding penalties for unused tiles. With simple rules but deep tactical decisions, Azul offers a rewarding challenge that’s perfect for both families and experienced gamers.

Number of players: 2–4
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~30–45 minutes

Blindes Huhn

Blindes Huhn (“Blind Chickens”) is a bluffing card game with auction mechanics. Each player starts with a display of eight chicken cards, each valued between 1 and 3. The auctioneer draws three cards from the deck and decides whether to reveal one or two cards to the other players, keeping the rest secret. The auctioneer then makes a bid, and the other players, in clockwise order, place their bids. The highest bidder wins the three cards from the deck but must pay with cards from their own display.

Number of players: 3–5
Recommended age: 10+
Game duration: 30–40 minutes

Castle of Mind

Castle of Mind is a strategic two-player game where each player tries to move their red pawn to the center of the castle while blocking their opponent. The first to get their red pawn to the middle wins the game. Players can advance their red pawn using other colored discs, but beware—pawns can be captured and removed from the board. The game teaches patience and perseverance, sharpens concentration, and develops logical and strategic thinking. Players must stay alert throughout, watching all their pawns carefully, as surprise attacks can come from anywhere. Though the rules remain the same, every game is unique and demands fresh strategies.

Number of players: 2
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: 15–80 minutes

Chicago Stock Exchange

Chicago Stock Exchange is a simple and tactical game about trading and the stock market. Your task is to buy and sell goods according to their current price-to-value ratio. At the start, 36 goods tokens are arranged in 9 columns. A figure is placed on top of one column, and players take turns moving it 1, 2, or 3 steps. After each move, you must choose between the two goods in front of and behind the figure—keeping one and discarding the other. The discarded good’s value is decreased by one on the score track. The game continues this way until only two towers remain, then players total the current value of their goods. The player with the higher total wins.

Number of players: 2–4
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~15 minutes

Dixit

Dixit is an enchanting storytelling card game that invites players to let their imagination run wild. In each round, one player becomes the storyteller, selecting a card from their hand and giving a clue—be it a word, phrase, or sentence—related to that card. The other players then choose a card from their own hands that best matches the clue. All chosen cards are shuffled and revealed, and players must guess which card belonged to the storyteller. Points are awarded based on the accuracy of guesses, encouraging creative thinking and interpretation.

Number of players: 3–8
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~30 minutes

Dobble

Dobble is a fast-paced card game that tests players' observation and reflexes. The game consists of circular cards, each featuring a unique set of symbols. Any two cards have exactly one symbol in common, and players must quickly find and call out the matching symbol. Dobble includes several mini-games, all centered around spotting the match as quickly as possible. It’s easy to learn, fun for all ages, and perfect for groups.

Number of players: 2-8
Recommended age: 6+
Game duration: ~15 minutes

Fatal Rendez vous

Fatal Rendez-vous is a lively party game for large groups, full of suspicion, lies, and teamwork. On a Friday night in central Paris, a party is held in a villa with many guests—but unknown to them, two assassins are hidden among the crowd. At the start of the game, secret roles are assigned. When night falls, the assassins choose a player with closed eyes as their first victim. When dawn breaks, the guests begin to suspect each other and start investigating the two hidden villains! This game twists the classic “mafia” mechanic with a few special cards, a bow tie, and a real set of handcuffs to make the accused feel the weight of their predicament. The goal is simple: to make sure the right person ends up with the cuffs on their wrist!

Number of players: 5–20
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~30 minutes

Head Hackers

Head Hackers is a team-based word game where you wear your tinfoil hat and try to get your teammate to read your mind while keeping others at bay.
Pass along the secret word by writing down three one-word clues. If your teammate shouts the correct answer, you both score points. But watch out—other teams will try to hack into your mind, question your clues, and steal your points. Points move you around the board, and the first player to complete a full lap and return to the Home Square wins.

Number of players: 4–12
Recommended age: 10+
Game duration: ~30 minutes

Hedbanz

Hedbanz is a fun guessing game played with cards of varying difficulty. Place a card on your forehead and try to figure out who or what you are by asking yes/no questions based on others’ answers—all before the sand timer runs out.

Number of players: 3–10
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~1 hour

Jinx

Jinx is a quick and tactical card game played over 3 rounds. The goal is to collect the highest-value cards by carefully choosing from different colors. At the start of each round, players roll the dice and draw cards from the deck based on the result. However, at the end of the round, players can only keep the cards whose color does not appear in the current pool. The game is fast-paced and takes about 15 minutes to play. It’s recommended for younger school-age children as it helps reinforce basic math skills through constant counting—but despite its simplicity, it’s a great game for adults too.

Number of players: 2–4
Recommended age: 6+
Game duration: ~15 minutes

Krysis

Krysis is a tactical-strategy board game set in a world fallen into decay and decadence, where traditional values have drastically changed. Players collect valuable crystals and relics from past ages, which represent wealth in this new world. Each round, players form teams of three unique creatures to gather crystals and artifacts from a mine, competing against others or simply trying to be faster. Balancing speed, strength, and carrying capacity is crucial, as timing what, how much, and from whom you take can determine victory. The game’s motto is: “Take what you need!”

Number of players: 2–4
Recommended age: 10+
Game duration: ~40 minutes

Lupusburg

Lupusburg is the sequel to Lupus in Tabula; the villagers have moved into the city, but there’s a problem—the werewolves moved in too! This game keeps the theme and much of the mechanics of its famous party game predecessor, but is designed for 3–8 players. Note that Lupusburg is not an expansion, although some parts of both games can be combined.

Number of players: 4–8
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: 20–40 minutes

Mini DiverCity

You and your team of scientists fight against industrial fishermen, oil companies, and resorts trying to exploit the resources of a newly discovered coral reef made up of seven islands. In this cooperative adventure, you must work together and support each other with your unique abilities to save the reef from destruction! Play by moving your character, placing new tiles, discovering new species, and sharing vital information with your teammates at the right moment. With a good plan and teamwork, players can save enough species from extinction to convince the government to protect the area. But if too many species disappear, your science team fails the mission, and the reef is lost forever.

Number of players: 1–7
Game duration: 30–45 minutes
Recommended age: 10+

Quartex

Quartex is a tile-laying game where players take turns placing tiles to complete symbols. Completing a symbol earns you a token as a reward, but some tokens are worth more points than others. To win, you need to place your tiles strategically and collect the “right” tokens!

Number of players: 2–5
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~30 minutes

Ratto Zakko

Ratto Zakko is a fast-paced card game based on speed and observation. Designed for 2 to 8 players, the game begins with each food card covered by a matching colored lid—except one hides a fly. If the fly is already under a lid, players must say “fly” instead of touching it. The rat card and differently colored foods add extra challenge. Pay close attention to the cards drawn and be the quickest to remember where the fly or rat is hiding. The winner of each round takes the card and starts the next round. The game ends when all cards are gone, and the player with the most cards wins.

Number of players: 2–8
Recommended age: 8+
Game duration: ~20 minutes

Subbuteo Urban Arena

Subbuteo Urban Arena is a very easy-to-learn tabletop game designed for 1–2 players. The average game duration is short, lasting about 15 minutes.

Number of players: 1–2
Recommended age: 6+
Game duration: ~15 minutes

The Last Banquet

The Last Banquet is an epic large-group game for 6 to 25 players. Each player takes on the role of a member of the royal court and uses their available actions to advance their team’s agenda. With multiple scenarios to explore, the game is full of intrigue, teamwork, role-playing, and bluffing. In The Last Banquet, you and your friends skillfully navigate the twists and turns of espionage, assassination attempts, and rescue missions within the royal court.

Number of players: 6–25
Recommended age: 10+
Game duration: 45 minutes

Uno

UNO is a classic card game that combines strategy, luck, and fast-paced fun. Players take turns matching a card from their hand with the current card shown on the discard pile by either color or number. Special action cards—like Skip, Reverse, and Draw Two—add exciting twists to the gameplay. The objective is to be the first to get rid of all your cards, but don’t forget to shout “UNO!” when you’re down to your last one. Easy to learn and endlessly replayable, UNO is perfect for players of all ages.

Number of players: 2–10
Game duration: ~30 minutes
Recommended age: 7+

Vigyázz6!

Vigyázz6! is a tactical and exciting card game where players race to play their cards as cleverly as possible. Each card features a certain number of bulls (penalty points) and must be placed into one of four rows. But beware—whoever places the sixth card in a row must take the entire row and collect all the bull points on those cards. The player who ends up with the most bulls becomes the President of the Bull Circle!

Number of players: 2–10
Recommended age: 10–99
Game duration: ~45 minutes

Zoar

Zoar is a strategy game where players take on the roles of tribal chiefs leading their tribes across the desert. They build armies and cities to reclaim their sacred relic and return it to the capital. The winner is the player who either completes this mission first or destroys a set number of opponent cities before anyone else.

Number of players: 2–4
Recommended age: 13+
Game duration: 30–45 minutes