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Popular Themes in r/boardgames
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best adhesive to attach pluck-foam to cardboard?"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Local store is closing forever. Which ones would you grab?"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Making 8 Person Sorry!"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "We are Live NOW on Kickstarter!!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/boardgames
#1
Game
30 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
Board Games
: "Ok, board game savants..."
10 posts
#9
Looking For A Game
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
: "DarkTower"
31 posts
#2
Custom Project
: "I made a board game for my husband as a first anniversary gift"
12 posts
#3
Crowdfunding
: "We are Live NOW on Kickstarter!!"
6 posts
#4
Review
: "First game of Dewan"
5 posts
#5
How-To/DIY
: "Best adhesive to attach pluck-foam to cardboard?"
5 posts
#6
Daily Game Recs
: "Daily Game Recommendations Thread (September 14, 2026)"
3 posts
#7
Session
: "Bomb Busters Mission 18"
3 posts
#8
Humor
: "My friend argues that Bomb Busters is purely luck-based, so I made him into a card"
3 posts
#9
Rules
: "7th continent rule question"
2 posts
#10
Game or Piece ID
: "What is this?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/boardgames
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+85k members(1.6%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026