Boardgame reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 202 Reddit reviews across 9 subreddits and 22 posts to rank the best Boardgame brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/boardgames, r/soloboardgaming, r/AskReddit, r/AskUK, r/VictoriaBC. Top-rated brands include Rio Grande Games (4.5/5), Repos Production (4.7/5), Days of Wonder (4.8/5).
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Reviews202
Subreddits9
Posts22
Brands86
Products55
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#1
Rio Grande Games
4.5
(15)
"I'm a big fan of Tigris and 7 wonders."
"Personal favourites for me are 7 Wonders and Dominion. Both are not huge time commitments, are relatively easy to learn, and yet have a lot to master."
"I'd choose 7 Wonders, Tzolk'in, Small Wonder, or Dominion. All faves in our house."
"Tigris is the best."
"Tigris and Euphrates is one of the best board games ever made."
"Tigris and Euphrates is probably my pick for best game out of all of these."
"Dominion works great with 2, 3, or 4 players."
"Dominion is a blast at 2p"
"+1 el dorado and quacks, also Dominion"
"Camel Up, Dominion, Quest for El Dorado."
#2
Repos Production
4.7
(12)
"I'm a big fan of Tigris and 7 wonders."
"Personal favourites for me are 7 Wonders and Dominion. Both are not huge time commitments, are relatively easy to learn, and yet have a lot to master."
"I'd choose 7 Wonders, Tzolk'in, Small Wonder, or Dominion. All faves in our house."
"If you have 3 or more players I recommend 7 Wonders."
"Out of these i enjoy 7 wonders and smallworld."
"Some of the games I see that I have played and enjoyed: 7 Wonders, Nidavellir, Ecos, Dominion"
"For me, Kemet and 7 Wonders."
"7 Wonders Duel with both expansions is great. Takes a while and there is some fun strategy to be had."
"I LOVE Duel and think they have enough difference especially if you're looking for two players, it's excellent"
"7WD is the same theme but it's a tighter game and has a lot of decision points about whether to optimize your play."
#3
Days of Wonder
4.8
(11)
"Smallworld is one of my favorites. It's like a fantasy Risk game but you're changing strategies and positions every few rounds as the race you choose dies out and you invade with a new one."
"Love Small World, it's really clever mechanics the way the races get randomised and you play several different races over the course of the game."
"I'd choose 7 Wonders, Tzolk'in, Small Wonder, or Dominion. All faves in our house."
"Smallworld would be my second pick."
"I'd give a try to the following: Furnace, Alien Frontiers, Nova Luna, Smallworld"
"Kingsburg and SmallWorld"
"Small world usually lands well with most people"
"Out of these i enjoy 7 wonders and smallworld."
"I love Small World"
"Ticket to Ride is an oldie but goodie"
#4
Queen Games
4.4
(8)
"Quest For El Dorado is the best racing game I have played, even at 2 players."
"My favorites, Alhambra, Kemet, Yokohama"
"Alhambra, Mission Red Planet and aMAZEing Labyrinth are all very good."
"+1 el dorado and quacks, also Dominion"
"Camel Up, Dominion, Quest for El Dorado."
"I would recommend Quacks, Castle of Mad King Ludwig, and El Dorado."
"El Dorado is fun and pretty approachable"
"Alhambra"
#5
Lookout Games
4.4
(7)
"It’s way better at two than regular Agricola"
"Patchwork gets heavy rotation as well."
"Oh yes, we love Caverna! We are an Agricola AND Caverna household, and happy to be."
"Grand Austrian Hotel"
"I can personally attest Agricole, through the ages, ark nova, twilight struggle, and would also add caverna"
"Grand Austria Hotel is my favourite game at 2p, but it's a bit lighter than the above."
"Agricola"
#6
Ticket to Ride
4.6
(5)
"Ticket To Ride, Pandemic, Settlers of Catan"
"Ticket to Ride"
"Ticket to Ride, Great Western Trail and Terraforming Mars are all great recent purchases."
"Ticket to ride and ticket to ride europe are both reduced for black Friday; Europe is much better than the original."
#7
Wingspan
4.6
(5)
"Wingspan, hands down."
"Wingspan!"
"Switch has some boardgames on it too, Wingspan is pretty fun"
"Wingspan is fun with 2-5 players!"
"The bird animations and facts just make for such a nice experience."
#8
Bezier Games
4.2
(5)
"I would recommend Quacks, Castle of Mad King Ludwig, and El Dorado."
"Castles of Mad King Ludwig is great for four players. Not overly complicated but not super simple."
"I missed Castles of Mad King Ludwig. I've only played it once, but it was great fun."
"I would recommend Quacks, Castle of Mad King Ludwig, and El Dorado."
"I'd definitely lean to trying that or Quacks."
#9
Marvel Champions
5.0
(4)
"I bought Marvel Champions and Spirit Island."
"Marvel champions. played it alot with my newborn."
"I was playing **Marvel Champions** on the side while babysitting."
"Marvel Champions was there for me when my firstborn was that age."
#10
Matagot
5.0
(4)
"I played kemet, it was great."
"For me personally, the best games are Kemet or TZolkin but they’re both pretty heavy so your mileage may vary"
"My favorites, Alhambra, Kemet, Yokohama"
"For me, Kemet and 7 Wonders."
#11
Patchwork
5.0
(4)
"Kahuna and Patchwork."
"And for a quick relaxing game patchwork."
"Patchwork!"
"The answer to these kinds of questions is always and will always be Patchwork."
#12
Capstone Games
5.0
(4)
"Watergate is amazing but just for 2."
"Watergate is a really fun little game too, although 2 player only."
"Carnegie is awesome, but heavier."
"Watergate is EXCELLENT."
#13
Codenames
4.8
(4)
"Codenames - managed to get my family into it a few years ago."
"Codenames is what I would use for something like that. Easy to learn, fast to play, fun."
"I would recommend co-ops. Someone else said Just One. I would add: Codenames"
"Code names"
#14
Sleeping Gods
4.8
(4)
"It's really great."
"I ordered Sleeping Gods and added Robinson Crusoe to my List."
"Absolutely Sleeping Gods."
"Both are great games."
#15
Spirit Island
4.8
(4)
"Spirit Island. So much replay-ability."
"SPIRIT ISLAND. You will never need another game!!! Can't recommend it enough"
"Spirit Island?"
"The digital game makes the game so much easier to play."
#16
Plan B Games
4.0
(4)
"I’d pick up Century Spice Road, Dominion, and Raavelin rohtotohorit or w/e that’s Quacks of Quinlindburg in English"
"I'd give a try to the following: Furnace, Alien Frontiers, Nova Luna, Smallworld"
"Century: Spice Road is simple and fun."
"As does Nova Luna and Framework."
#17
Gloomhaven
5.0
(3)
"Personally, I like Gloomhaven and Terraforming Mars best"
"Gloomhaven if setup and length aren’t an issue."
"Gloomhaven is always a safe bet."
#18
Cranio Creations
5.0
(3)
"TZolkin is complex but very well regarded"
"I'd choose 7 Wonders, Tzolk'in, Small Wonder, or Dominion. All faves in our house."
"For me personally, the best games are Kemet or TZolkin but they’re both pretty heavy so your mileage may vary"
#19
Earthborne Rangers
5.0
(3)
"Earthborne Rangers - probably the best open world/sandbox RPG in card game format."
"Earthborne rangers is probably what you’re looking for"
"Earthborne Rangers. It sets up in two minutes, plays in under an hour."
#20
Splendor
4.3
(3)
"My husband and I love playing splendor together. Great two player game."
#21
Z-Man Games
4.0
(3)
"I'd give a try to the following: Furnace, Alien Frontiers, Nova Luna, Smallworld"
"Some of the games I see that I have played and enjoyed: 7 Wonders, Nidavellir, Ecos, Dominion"
"A Feast for Odin and Paladins of the West Kingdom are right up there too."
#22
Greater Than Games
5.0
(2)
"Spirit Island if you're interested in a co-op game with lots of replayability."
"Spirit island is incredible at 2p and if you like the decision space of Voidfall in coop, spirit island may be right for you!"
#23
Lord of the Rings LCG
5.0
(2)
"My go to is lord of the rings but any of the 3 are amazing."
"This game is awesome."
#24
Star Wars: Outer Rim
5.0
(2)
"Star Wars Outer Rim is excellent and I highly recommend it, especially with the expansion."
"Outer rim is great but I recommend the expansion with it as it massively improves solo mode"
#25
Terraforming Mars
5.0
(2)
"Personally, I like Gloomhaven and Terraforming Mars best"
#26
Castle Panic
5.0
(2)
"Really enjoying it with her so far."
"It's a great game for a four year old."
#27
HeroQuest
5.0
(2)
"Recently we've been playing HeroQuest. Reliving my childhood."
"HeroQuest"
#28
Beyond the Sun
5.0
(2)
"The best tech tree in board gaming."
"Often considered to be 'Tech Tree: The Board Game'."
#29
Root
5.0
(2)
"ROOT!
So whimsical and cute but so much strategy and scheming and destroying your friendships"
"It's a really good way to get more plays in and the practice vs AI is a great way to learn how to play."
#30
Parks
5.0
(2)
"Some that you may enjoy that I found are: Parks"
"Parks: 45 min, not too demanding, beautiful, easy to set up."
#31
Azul
5.0
(2)
"Azul"
"Azul, learn in 2 mins, fun to master."
#32
Scythe
5.0
(2)
"Scythe"
"Scythe with expansions? That board is huge"
#33
Heat
5.0
(2)
"HEAT IT IS !!!"
"Heat :)"
#34
Twilight Imperium
5.0
(2)
"I too would say this is Twilight Imperium with an increased chance"
"Probably twilight imperium"
#35
Schmidt Spiele
4.5
(2)
"Ark Nova is a masterpiece for 2p."
"Ark Nova, Woodcraft, Barrage, Tzolkin, Viticulture."
#36
Next Move Games
4.5
(2)
"Azul (I like the original best but Summer Pavilion and Queen's Garden are fun too."
"Azul"
#37
Carcassonne
4.5
(2)
"Koch Media's version of Carcassonne is/was amazing."
"Carcassonne is a bit like a simpler version of Catan that is just as good and will also result in fights over farm animals."
#38
Calliope Games
4.0
(2)
"Tsuro is quick and simple but fun and easy to learn"
"Tsuro is a great game too. It's definitely a more simple game, but you can go round after round and really have fun with it."
#39
Furnace
4.0
(2)
"I'd give a try to the following: Furnace, Alien Frontiers, Nova Luna, Smallworld"
"Furnace, Quacks, Yokohama... There are a lot of good choices in the library."
#40
Sit Down!
4.0
(2)
"Very fond of Nidavellir"
"Some of the games I see that I have played and enjoyed: 7 Wonders, Nidavellir, Ecos, Dominion"
#41
Railroad Ink
4.0
(2)
"You could try RailroadInk. Basically no setup and a game takes roughly 15 minutes."
"Railroad Ink."
#42
Bandido
4.0
(2)
"Super easy to understand/play but quite a challenge to actually win."
"Might work. Lay a maze to prevent the bandit from escaping."
#43
Space Cowboys
4.0
(2)
"I would add Mr. Jack for 2 players."
"Unlock! is great, if you like escape room sort of games."
#44
Button Shy
5.0
(1)
"Sprawlopolis or any of the variations from Button Shy. Rove and Numbsters also great from them."
#45
Stronghold Games
5.0
(1)
"Terraforming Mars plays great with just two people. Definitely a favorite for me and my wife."
#46
Anomia
5.0
(1)
"Anomia can be taught in 60 seconds to literally anyone and it's the funniest game I've ever played."
#47
Akropolis
5.0
(1)
"Akropolis is insane with the Athena package"
#48
Raptor
5.0
(1)
"I'll always recommend Raptor when people ask for 2P suggestions. It's an asymmetrical 2P game, you both choose your cards at the same time, plays quickly and has great repeatability."
#49
Lords of Waterdeep
5.0
(1)
"I really, really like Lords of Waterdeep."
#50
Tiletum
5.0
(1)
"Tiletum (super underrated and fantastic at 2 players)"
#51
Civolution
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend Civoluion. Fantastic at 2"
#52
Wizards of the Coast
5.0
(1)
"Acquire. Excellent game!"
#53
Czech Games Edition
5.0
(1)
"I absolutely love Galaxy Trucker"
#54
KOSMOS
5.0
(1)
"I love Imhotep, I play it with just me and my wife and with our kids as a family game."
#55
Takenoko
5.0
(1)
"[Takenoko on BoardGameGeek.com]"
#56
Settlers of Catan
5.0
(1)
"Settlers of Catan"
#57
Meadow
5.0
(1)
"Some that you may enjoy that I found are: Meadow"
#58
Fantasy Flight Games
5.0
(1)
"SW imperial assault is awesome. Feels like a video game but in board game."
#59
Agricola
5.0
(1)
"Some that you may enjoy that I found are: Agricola"
#60
Cool Mini or Not
5.0
(1)
"I really love Clank for the building and Arcadia Quest for Dungeon Crawling."
#61
LudiCreations
4.0
(1)
"You can't go wrong with Orleans, or Concordia."
#62
Stonemaier Games
4.0
(1)
"Tapestry would be my first pick. Depends on the group though. Some may find it too complicated."
#63
North Star Games
4.0
(1)
"+1 el dorado and quacks, also Dominion"
#64
Delicious Games
4.0
(1)
"I especially agree on Underwater Cities and Ark Nova."
#65
Arcane Wonders
4.0
(1)
"Onitama is one that I enjoy quite a bit. Fairly short playtime though and kinda chess like if you enjoy that."
#66
Ludonova
4.0
(1)
"Good that you spotted Love Letters. I would always pick this with other games. It's small, fast, simple and fun."
#67
Feuerland Spiele
4.0
(1)
"I actually really enjoy Gaia Project at 2, but I might be in the minority."
#68
Pagan
4.0
(1)
"It's a great asymmetrical card game with a boardgame feel that captures the battle between a witch and a witch hunter."
#69
Roxley Games
4.0
(1)
"You can't go wrong with Orleans, or Concordia."
#70
Dune
4.0
(1)
"Really tight strategy with lots of options and tactics on your turn."
#71
Renegade Game Studios
4.0
(1)
"Clank is a fun dungeony deck building game that is easy to learn."
#72
Red Raven Games
4.0
(1)
"Sleeping Gods looks cool."
#73
Chateau
4.0
(1)
"I caught my 4yo (nearly 5) playing Chateau on her own."
#74
Ra
4.0
(1)
#75
Cat in the Box
4.0
(1)
#76
Caverna
4.0
(1)
#77
High Top
4.0
(1)
#78
Power Grid
4.0
(1)
#79
Bohnanza
4.0
(1)
#80
Space Base
4.0
(1)
#81
Silver & Gold
4.0
(1)
"She enjoyed."
#82
Mouse Trap
4.0
(1)
"Some of the games we play with the kiddos (3 and 5yo)"
#83
Grey Gnome Games
4.0
(1)
"Mint Knight. Also: Tin Helm (or any other Grey Gnome game)."
#84
Serious Poulp
4.0
(1)
"7th continent."
#85
Imperial
4.0
(1)
"This game is highly slept on"
#86
Dice Throne
4.0
(1)
"Seems to be incredibly good, but a bit pricey"
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