r/boardgames is a subreddit with 5.4M members. The community frequently discusses game, hard, boardgame, board game, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review board games, boardgames, and boardgame, and the most common flair used is question, news, comc, custom project, and how-to/diy.
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Popular Topics in r/boardgames
#1
Game
31 posts
#2
Hard
27 posts
#3
Boardgame
17 posts
#4
Board Game
11 posts
#5
Frustrating
11 posts
#6
Struggling
11 posts
#7
Worst
10 posts
#8
Looking For A Game
9 posts
#9
Board Games
9 posts
#10
Played
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/boardgames
Board Games
419 reviews
#1
Azul
4.9★ from 7 reviews
#2
King of Tokyo
4.5★ from 6 reviews
#3
Concordia
4.6★ from 5 reviews
Boardgames
247 reviews
#1
Spirit Island
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Button Shy
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Ticket to Ride
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Boardgame
180 reviews
#1
Rio Grande Games
4.5★ from 15 reviews
#2
Days of Wonder
4.8★ from 12 reviews
#3
Repos Production
4.7★ from 12 reviews
Flair Used in r/boardgames
#1
Question
: "Finding NORMAL Board Gamers?"
38 posts
#2
News
: "Magic: The Gathering Surpasses $500 Million in Quarterly Revenue for the First Time, Hasbro CEO Credits Marvel Super Heroes Debut"
10 posts
#3
COMC
: "It doesn't need to be a Kallax"
10 posts
#4
Custom Project
: "Custom gaming table final product (with photos)"
8 posts
#5
How-To/DIY
: "My DIY board game Ironing"
8 posts
#6
Review
: "No regrets with this one"
6 posts
#7
Session
: "A literal game changer, if you get it early like we did (Deep Regrets)"
5 posts
#8
Humor
: "Somebody made this table by covering a Monopoly game in progress with about one inch of resin"
4 posts
#9
Rules
: "Castles of Mad King Ludwig (secret passage)"
4 posts
#10
Actual Play
: "Ra has spoken, we made the right choice for our Saturday game of Ankh."
3 posts
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Yearly
+75k members(1.4%)
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Last updated: July 26, 2026