Sequence is the best board game under 50 dollars. The original Jax box takes 2 to 12 players, plays in 15 minutes or less, and holds a 4.8 rating across more than 45000 reviews. I keep it in the middle of the shelf because it is the one game I can hand to a table … Read more
Most board game recommendations tell you a box is rated 4.8 stars by a thousand people. That number tells you almost nothing about whether the game will survive contact with your actual group, and it says nothing at all about the one number that decides whether a legacy game is worth owning: how many evenings … Read more
Most family game nights end the same way: someone flips a board because they lost, and a good hour of play turns into an argument. That is the entire reason cooperative board games exist. A cooperative board game is one where every player works together against the game itself, so the group shares one win … Read more
The best strategy board games for two players are 7 Wonders Duel, Hive Pocket, Jaipur, Targi and Splendor Duel. Every game below was built for exactly two people, plays in about half an hour, and gives both players the same shot at winning. I play a two-player night roughly three times a week and have … Read more
Most parents searching for the best board games for families are not really shopping for fun. They are shopping for logistics. Will it fit the number of people at the table, will it be over before the kids lose interest, and will a nine-year-old and a five-year-old both be able to play it without one … Read more
