r/boardgames is a subreddit with 5.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses game, hard, boardgame, board game, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review board games, boardgames, and boardgame.
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Popular Themes in r/boardgames
#1
Solution Requests
: "Hit me with your recommended mid weight reset-able campaign game!"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Updated the theme for TESSERA. Honest opinions please!"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "When a company knows its customers are loyal, price-insensitive and emotionally invested, restraint becomes a choice. Games Workshop increasingly appears to be choosing shareholder value instead."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/boardgames
#1
Game
33 posts
#2
Hard
26 posts
#3
Boardgame
17 posts
#4
Board Game
16 posts
#5
Struggling
11 posts
#6
Worst
10 posts
#7
Frustrating
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
: "Which boardgames to buy for a new club?"
8 posts
#2
Review
: "Mana Mania by Diceratops Games"
5 posts
#3
Game Trailer
: "A board game where you play as a Duke sent to build a village... but the board hides a mysterious truth... | Midgardr launches January 8th, 2027"
2 posts
#4
Digest
: "Just picked up the last copies of the game I designed 2022 - Post Mortem"
2 posts
#5
Actual Play
: "Anyone in Sydney to teach me board games?"
2 posts
#6
News
: "Mindclash Games announce Against the Storm: The Board Game, a Euro-style, heavy, cooperative strategy game and video game adaption"
2 posts
#7
Public Playtest
: "Dinosaur Board Game! Digital and printable play testing available"
1 post
#8
Humor
: "My collection after [some time]"
1 post
#9
Strategy & Mechanics
: "How to win Catan in 6 rolls!"
1 post
#10
Daily Game Recs
: "Daily Game Recommendations Thread (September 23, 2026)"
1 post
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+87k members(1.6%)
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Last updated: September 23, 2026