Boardgames reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 252 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 32 posts to rank the best Boardgames brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/boardgames, r/birding, r/soloboardgaming, r/AskAnAmerican, r/intj. Top-rated brands include Stonemaier Games (4.8/5), Ticket to Ride (4.9/5), Spirit Island (5.0/5).
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Reviews252
Subreddits14
Posts32
Brands99
Products13
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#1
Stonemaier Games
4.8
(31)
"Such a great game!! Beautiful art and fun gameplay as well."
"I LOVE this game."
"This is my favourite game!"
"I looove Wingspan."
"Love It!!"
"It's so wonderful!"
"I love wingspan so much."
"It's a gem in my collection."
"I freaking love this game!"
"The Asia one is tougher! So fun."
#2
Ticket to Ride
4.9
(10)
"Ticket To Ride is great as well"
"Ticket To Ride is a staple"
"Ticket to Ride"
"Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, all great games."
"Teaches drafting and set collection"
"Ticket to Ride"
"Ticket To Ride"
"Ticket to Ride"
"For someone coming from Monopoly, some of the top gateway games for me were: Ticket to Ride"
#3
Spirit Island
5.0
(9)
"For Coop games I seen someone already suggest Spirit Island and I do love that at a 2 player count the best."
"Spirit Island is a great co-op game! It's for 1-4 players (or up to 6 with expansions), and is an absolute blast with a ton of replayability."
"Spirit Island, Pandemic series, Sentinels of the Multiverse."
"Spirit Island."
"Spirit island as something that is great from 1-6p , no way to play competitively but a great interactive co-op."
"Spirit island is incredible at 2p and if you like the decision space of Voidfall in coop, spirit island may be right for you!"
"Would also endorse Spirit Island for solo."
"Spirit Island is probably the best bang for the buck solo game."
"My favourite game of all time is Spirit Island. It's a cooperative game so you can help them move the pieces and it's a delight."
#4
Wingspan
4.7
(7)
"Wingspan and those games."
"Ten min in I was hooked. Excellent game."
"One of the best boardgames I've played."
"Great game! This was the gateway drug for my wife and I getting into boardgames."
"Wingspan got me into birding."
"Wingspan Asia is a 2 player stand alone game that is also an expansion for original Wjngspan."
"There is also Wingspan and a bunch others."
#5
Patchwork
5.0
(5)
"Both favourites in our house. Patchwork gets heavy rotation as well."
"I can't stop recommending Patchwork enough."
"I can’t recommend Patchwork enough."
"Have you ever played Patchwork before? It's a 2-player polynomial game made by Uwe Rosenberg."
"There’s this small indie game you may have not heard of. It’s a real treasure. It’s called patchwork and I can’t recommend it enough."
#6
Dominion
5.0
(5)
"I like Dominion and King of Tokyo as gateways"
"Dominion works great with 2, 3, or 4 players. My wife and I have played many times and still play a 2p round of Dominion once every couple of months."
"Dominion is a blast at 2p"
#7
Catan
4.8
(5)
"Catan is a classic. I've bought and played a few games now but Catan is always one we never get tired of playing"
"Settlers of Catan teaches about how commodities change and supply/demand."
"Settlers of Catan"
"Settlers of CATAN (I see all the Catan comments. You’ve got good taste)."
"For someone coming from Monopoly, some of the top gateway games for me were: Settlers of Catan"
#8
Scrabble
4.8
(5)
"Scrabble"
"Scrabble"
"Is a good one in our house."
"Has been our consistent favorite this year."
"Scrabble. Settlers of Catan. Cards against humanity."
#9
Settlers of Catan
5.0
(4)
"Early Euro that everyone should try as a very simple resource management and world building game"
#10
King of Tokyo
5.0
(4)
"I like Dominion and King of Tokyo as gateways"
"Teaches resource management (health, energy, VP)"
"King of Tokyo"
"...with the other kids we get King of Tokyo, Labyrinth, and Forbidden Island to the table."
#11
Carcassonne
4.8
(4)
"Carcassonne"
"Carcassone"
"Carcassone is a good one. I started playing it with my granddaughter when she was about five."
"Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride are great."
#12
Kingdomino
4.5
(4)
"Kingdomino"
"**Kingdomino**"
"Kingdomino, Blokus, For Sale, Onitama"
"Kingdomino, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival, ...etc"
#13
Leaving Earth
4.5
(4)
"Leaving Earth is exactly this."
"[Leaving Earth] is basically Kerbal Space Program as a board game."
"**Leaving Earth** is fantastic and weighty and about building a space program"
"Leaving Earth - good luck getting it"
#14
Agricola
4.3
(4)
"Anything which requires a moderate-to-high degree of strategy: Agricola, Scythe, Root."
"I can personally attest Agricole, through the ages, ark nova, twilight struggle, and would also add caverna"
"Agricola"
"Agricola"
#15
Marvel United
4.0
(4)
"Marvel united for a “cute” version of a marvel coop!"
"Marvel United is a lighter coop that is more like Pandemic - move around the board to put out fires (figuratively) while also picking away at the main villain."
"Marvel United or Champions, Forbidden Island series, Pandemic, whatever in that range that looks fun, even something like Zombicide."
"Marvel United is a great option. The original core box has a good bit of replayability and is on the easier side."
#16
Concordia
5.0
(3)
"**Concordia**"
"I’m surprised to have not found Concordia mentioned yet. Best with 3 but we love it at 2p."
"Buy Concordia. I own a whole shit ton of games and this one is a masterpiece."
#17
Greater Than Games
5.0
(3)
"I have to join the Spirit Island Crowd."
"Spirit island is great and gives a lot of content for the money."
"Spirit island is a great solo game."
#18
Splendor
5.0
(3)
"Splendor
Century: spice road
Survive
Dominion
Small World
Mission Red Planet
Lords of Water deep"
"Splendor is my go to for people who don’t speak the same language."
"**Splendour**"
#19
7 Wonders Duel
5.0
(3)
"I like 7W but I LOVE Duel and think they have enough difference especially if you're looking for two players, it's excellent and 7W isn't that great at 2p"
"7 Wonders Duel with both expansions is great. Takes a while and there is some fun strategy to be had."
"We like: Yokohama Duel, Targi, Botanik, Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel"
#20
Outfoxed
5.0
(3)
"Yes! Outfoxed was recommended here when I asked a similar question and my nephews absolutely love it."
"Agree with Outfoxed. And when that gets too easy Ghost Fightin Treasure Hunters."
"I can recommend: Outfoxed, Mummy's Treasure, Race to the Treasure, Hoot Hoot Owl."
#21
Ark Nova
5.0
(3)
"Ark Nova is a masterpiece for 2p."
"Ark Nova is a masterpiece for 2p."
"Ark Nova is a masterpiece for 2p."
#22
War of the Ring
4.7
(3)
"My favorite by far is war of the ring at 2 players."
"Personally, our favorites for high interaction are: War of the Ring, Inis, Argent: The Consortium, Spirit Island ( if you're interested in cooperative games)"
"War of the Ring (Base Game might be a bit linear decision-making-wise but u can Look Up the Ratings on bgg - its Well beloved)"
#23
Azul
4.7
(3)
"Azul!!"
"Find Azul on sale!"
"Azul travel edition"
#24
Anomia
4.7
(3)
"Anomia can be taught in 60 seconds to literally anyone and it's the funniest game I've ever played."
"Anomia"
"For $15, go with Anomia. It's a pretty decent card-based party game."
#25
7 Wonders
4.3
(3)
"I got into 7W because it was one of the few games that supported larger groups and was still fun"
"7 wonders and splendor duel are great quick easy ones. I always feel ark nova is also a great 2 player game too"
#26
One Deck Dungeon
4.3
(3)
"One Deck Dungeon, is a great game for both solo and for 2 players."
"One deck dungeon"
"I recommend with One Deck Dungeon a month or so ago."
#27
Regicide
5.0
(2)
"Regicide is a cards-only game, but it's one of my very favorite co-ops and plays well."
"Regicide is a cards-only game, but it's one of my very favorite co-ops and plays well."
#28
Telestrations
5.0
(2)
"Telestrations"
"Telestrations"
#29
Sushi Go
5.0
(2)
"Sushi Go"
#30
Castles of Burgundy
5.0
(2)
"Castles of Burgundy."
"Castles of Burgundy is a language-independent classic."
#31
Stellar Horizons
5.0
(2)
"You should check out **Stellar Horizons**."
"Oh man. You should check out **Stellar Horizons**."
#32
Days of Wonder
5.0
(2)
"Ticket to Ride is one of the better map placement games out there."
"Of course Ticket to Ride lately."
#33
Beyond the Sun
5.0
(2)
"Beyond the Sun is also great at 2p."
"Beyond the Sun is nearly perfect."
#34
Rio Grande Games
5.0
(2)
"Dominion is the Big Daddy of deck building games."
"Dominion is a deck building game, where you buy cards from a fixed set to add to your deck."
#35
Acquire
5.0
(2)
"Acquire. Excellent game!"
"**Acquire**"
#36
Hungry Hungry Hippos
5.0
(2)
"Hungry Hungry Hippos"
"Hungry Hungry Hippos is a classic..."
#37
Guess Who?
5.0
(2)
"Also, Guess Who? might be fun for that age..."
"And saving the best for last: **Guess Who?**"
#38
Scythe
5.0
(2)
"Scythe, Clank, 7 wonder, Dominion, Red Dragon Inn"
"And Scythe for it's board/art design that helps you remember the rules with it's very layout."
#39
Twilight Imperium
5.0
(2)
"Twilight Imperium (each edition - beautiful windows into evolutionary design)..."
"Twilight Imperium"
#40
Forbidden Island
4.5
(2)
"...with the other kids we get King of Tokyo, Labyrinth, and Forbidden Island to the table."
"Forbidden Island! As long as you can print up multi-language rules in advance you should be good to go."
#41
Pandemic
4.5
(2)
"Pandemic."
"Pandemic or other simple co-ops since there isn't as much mental burden"
#42
Twilight Struggle
4.5
(2)
"Twilight Struggle!"
"Twilight Struggle’s space race track"
#43
Galaxy Trucker
4.5
(2)
"**Galaxy Trucker**"
"Galaxy Trucker was on ps5. It absolutely slaps on iPad."
#44
Haba
4.5
(2)
"Haba makes a lot of good games for younger kids."
"Stuff, I dunno really."
#45
Firefly
4.5
(2)
"The firefly board game is way better than a licensed property ought to be."
"Just gotta mention Firefly and start trek fleet captains!"
#46
Arboretum
4.5
(2)
"**Arboretum**"
"Arboretum. That's the answer."
#47
Sagrada
4.5
(2)
"I've enjoyed Sagrada, Welcome to your Perfect Home, Santa Monica and Everdell both at two player and solo."
"Sagrada, One Night Ultimate Werewolf and similar bluffing/deduction games."
#48
Labyrinth
4.5
(2)
"...with the other kids we get King of Tokyo, Labyrinth, and Forbidden Island to the table."
"Labyrinth should be fun yet simple enough."
#49
Rummikub
4.5
(2)
"Rummikub"
#50
Marvel Champions
4.5
(2)
"Marvel Champions is sort of like MtG but cooperative. It doesn't have the cuteness you're looking for but might be easier to get into since you've played Magic together."
#51
Cascadia
4.5
(2)
"Cascadia, super relaxing puzzle game."
"Cascadia"
#52
Horrified
4.5
(2)
"My spouse and I love Horrified! It's practically our favorite for almost two years!"
"Maybe Horrified? It’s a fun little co-op."
#53
The Loop
4.5
(2)
"Would highly recommend 'The Loop'!"
"The Loop is really hard to get but I did get it new in sleeve this week."
#54
Terra Mystica
4.5
(2)
"Terra Mystica is full of mechanics that it balances pretty well."
"Terra Mystica is pretty good."
#55
High Frontier 4 All
4.0
(2)
"You are describing High Frontier 4 All exactly."
"High Frontier 4 All sounds exactly what you're looking for."
#56
Jackbox
4.0
(2)
"Not quite a board game, but look into the Jackbox series, you use your mobile phones."
"Check out the Jack box collections."
#57
SETI
4.0
(2)
"SETI somewhat fits the bill?"
"Kind of surprised no one mentioned S.E.T.I yet."
#58
Cards Against Humanity
4.0
(2)
"Cards against humanity and super fight"
#59
Tokaido
4.0
(2)
"Tokaido, Istanbul, Manila, Castles of Burgundy, Kingdomino, Splendor, Azul, Century: (any)..."
"I like Tokaido because it's basically all pictures and numbers."
#60
Clue
4.0
(2)
"Is fun too."
#61
Apples to Apples
4.0
(2)
"Apples to Apples"
"Apples to Apples"
#62
Pokémon
4.0
(2)
"The Pokémon trading card game battle academy is great fun. It comes with three pre-built, easy to learn decks."
"Pokémon battle academy"
#63
Skulk Hollow
4.0
(2)
"Skulk Hollow have a cute art style (similar to Root I think, though a different artist)."
"Skulk Hollow have a cute art style (similar to Root I think, though a different artist). Not co-op but they do have an optional handicap variant."
#64
Maul Peak
4.0
(2)
"Maul Peak have a cute art style (similar to Root I think, though a different artist)."
"Maul Peak have a cute art style (similar to Root I think, though a different artist). Not co-op but they do have an optional handicap variant."
#65
Button Shy
4.0
(2)
"Moving Pictures is a coop for 2 players from Button Shy. It's simple, fast and fun."
"Button Shy has some games: Apropos of Movies."
#66
Monopoly
2.3
(3)
"Monopoly on NES is the best monopoly"
"Monopoly"
"The prime example of *What Not To Do*"
#67
Race for the Galaxy
5.0
(1)
"You may wish to try Race for the Galaxy which plays best at 2, but also scales well."
#68
Arkham Horror LCG
5.0
(1)
"Arkham Horror LCG, hands down"
#69
Anachrony
5.0
(1)
"Best 'A' board game: Anachrony. It's a worker placement post apocalyptic time traveling game."
#70
Air, Land, & Sea
5.0
(1)
"Air, Land, & Sea is totally worth it. Really tight and fast play. Easy to learn with a depth of play."
#71
Five Tribes
5.0
(1)
"Five Tribes is very good! nice choice!"
#72
Akropolis
5.0
(1)
"Akropolis is insane with the Athena package"
#73
Facade Games
5.0
(1)
"I'm a huge facade games shill. Played it last week at a convention and while the first round was very confusing because the actions are very abstract and hard to explain, the rest of the game went super smoothly and everyone ended up accusing everyone. Honestly it's their best work yet."
#74
Terraforming Mars
5.0
(1)
"Terraforming Mars plays great with just two people. Definitely a favorite for me and my wife."
#75
Watergate
5.0
(1)
"Watergate is EXCELLENT."
#76
Azul, Aeons End, Arcs, Arkham Horror The Card game, Ark Nova, Anachrony, Lost Ruins of Arnak
5.0
(1)
"How complicated should it be ? In Order of difficulty Azul, Aeons End, Arcs, Arkham Horror The Card game, Ark Nova, Anachrony, Lost Ruins of Arnak"
#77
Level 99 Games
4.0
(1)
"Level 99 Games has a recent game called Spooktacular where you play as spoofed horror movie monsters come to life in a theater. Haven't played but it sounds pretty fun!"
#78
Russian Railroads
4.0
(1)
"I also like Russian Railroads (or Ultimate Railroads) at 2p."
#79
Axis & Allies
4.0
(1)
"Axis & Allies"
#80
Fields
4.0
(1)
"Fields is designed for 2p specifically."
#81
Goa
4.0
(1)
"Goa is a long time favorite"
#82
Splendor Duel
4.0
(1)
"We like: Yokohama Duel, Targi, Botanik, Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel"
#83
Botanik
4.0
(1)
"We like: Yokohama Duel, Targi, Botanik, Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel"
#84
Targi
4.0
(1)
"We like: Yokohama Duel, Targi, Botanik, Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel"
#85
Yokohama Duel
4.0
(1)
"We like: Yokohama Duel, Targi, Botanik, Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel"
#86
Arcs
4.0
(1)
"Arcs plays really well at two. I've played it at two more than I've played it at other player counts, and it's good every time."
#87
Barrage
4.0
(1)
"Definitely give the new 2p Barrage map a try! It restores the tight feeling of the regular map with 4p, and gives nice variability with the random blocking of certain build spots during setup."
#88
War of the Ring Card Game
4.0
(1)
"I just recently bought the War of the Ring Card Game. I know it isn’t anything like the big game, but it looks pretty good and I think could fit in the 2 hour or less timeframe."
#89
Nova Luna
4.0
(1)
"As does Nova Luna and Framework."
#90
Forage
4.0
(1)
"Grove/Forage/Orchard scratch a similar itch."
#91
Orchard
4.0
(1)
"Grove/Forage/Orchard scratch a similar itch."
#92
Voyages
4.0
(1)
"X&Write games too! On the lighter side, I’m a big fan of Voyages and the Next Station games."
#93
Next Station
4.0
(1)
"X&Write games too! On the lighter side, I’m a big fan of Voyages and the Next Station games."
#94
Space Base
4.0
(1)
"Space Base and Wandering Towers are hits my kids of the same age."
#95
Wandering Towers
4.0
(1)
"Space Base and Wandering Towers are hits my kids of the same age."
#96
Grove
4.0
(1)
"Grove/Forage/Orchard scratch a similar itch."
#97
Anno Domini, Activity, Apples to Apples
3.0
(1)
"Best fit: Anno Domini. You can probably find Activity for really cheap used. And apples to apples might be in that range too."
#98
Apples to Apples, Ants in the Pants, Aggravation, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Are You Normal
3.0
(1)
"Apples to apples, ants in the pants, aggravation, are you smarter than a 5th grader, are you normal"
#99
Iello
3.0
(1)
"Iello is currently planning a game called Popcorn where every player is managing a cinema."
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