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 board game, boardgame, frustration, struggling, and game, and they frequently recommend/review board games, boardgames, and boardgame.
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Popular Themes in r/boardgames
#1
Solution Requests
: "Plant board games"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Daily Game Recommendations Thread (November 04, 2026)"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else had trouble with Eagle Gryphon Games customer service?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/boardgames
#1
Board Game
46 posts
#2
Boardgame
17 posts
#3
Frustration
16 posts
#4
Struggling
12 posts
#5
Game
12 posts
#6
Board Games
9 posts
#7
Looking For A Game
8 posts
#8
Played
7 posts
#9
Hard
7 posts
#10
Specific Game
4 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
: "Do you ever look at the sheer ammount of trackers and just instantly pass on a game?"
20 posts
#2
News
: "SPIEL exhibitors getting their stuff stolen by security"
3 posts
#3
Crowdfunding
: "The Thing vs Feed the Kracken"
3 posts
#4
Contest
: "Map for Nova Aetes Boardgame!"
2 posts
#5
Game or Piece ID
: "Anyone got any idea what 3 chapter 1cards I'm missing from LoftR dual"
2 posts
#6
Humor
: "We often talk about good gateway games, but what would be a great getaway game?"
2 posts
#7
Daily Game Recs
: "Daily Game Recommendations Thread (November 04, 2026)"
1 post
#8
COMC
: "Pretty Satisfying - Reusing Game Boxes to Hold Smaller Games"
1 post
#9
Actual Play
: "i was playing battle ship i think it’s called on snap and i sucked so bad at it and now i need to telll that"
1 post
Member Growth in r/boardgames
Yearly
+93k members(1.7%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026