Does this huge list of games seem a bit overwhelming? Don't know where to begin? Try one of these extremely simple to learn and very popular games (all of the games listed below can be found above in alphabetical order):
7 Wonders, Alhambra, Biblios, Bohnanza, Carcassonne, Citadels, Codenames, Dixit, Dominion, Forbidden Island, Gloom, Hey That's My Fish, King Of Tokyo, Lords Of Waterdeep, Love Letter, No Thanks!, Pandemic, Settlers Of Catan, Sushi Go, Takenoko, Ticket To Ride, Tsuro, Zombie Dice
Don't like the whole winner/loser dynamic of games? Try a cooperative game, where you all win together or you all lose together:
And Then We Held Hands, Arkham Horror, Bios: Genesis, Codenames, Concept, Covalence, Flash Point: Fire Rescue, Forbidden Island, Greenland, Komodo, Mage Knight, March Of The Ants, Neanderthal, Pandemic, Rescue Polar Bears, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Still not sure what you would like to play? I have included a few topics below to suggest some games based on your interests. Scan through any topic that interests you and see if any of the games on that topic sound intriguing.
Animals/plants/fungi:
American Megafauna, Aquaretto, Ark, Australian Menagerie, Bios: Genesis, Bios: Megafauna, Birds Of A Feather, Bunny Bunny Moose Moose, Cloak Of Protection, Dominant Species, Dominant Species: Marine, Evolution, Evolution: The Origin Of Species, Fauna, A Fistful Of Penguins, Fungi, Go Extinct, Habitat, Hey, That's My Fish, Hive, Inhabit The Earth, Insecta, King Of The Beasts, Komodo, Let Them Eat Shrimp, March Of The Ants, Mighty Trees, Minuscule, Mondo, New Zealand Menagerie, Octopus' Garden, O Zoo Le Mio, Piepmatz, Poseidon's Kingdom, Quirks, Reef, Reef Encounter, Rescue Polar Bears, Shear Panic, Shephy, Snow Tails, Sugar Gliders, Tweeeet, Tyranno Ex, Urland, Wildlife, Wildlife Adventure, Wing It, Wingspan, Wombat Rescue, Zealandia Trading Card Game, Zooloretto, Zooscape
Anthropology:
Foragers, Mammoth Hunters, Neanderthal, Origins: An Evolutionary Journey, Origins: How We Became Human
Biology:
American Megafauna, Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer, Bios: Genesis, Bios: Megafauna, Cytosis, Dominant Species, Dominant Species: Marine, EcoFluxx, Evolution, Evolution: The Origin Of Species, Fauna, Gene Pool, Go Extinct, Habitat, Inhabit The Earth, Insecta, Komodo, Linkage: A DNA Card Game, March Of The Ants, Mighty Trees, Oceans, Pandemic, Pangea, Pathogenesis, Peptide: A Protein Building Game, Photosynthesis, Primordial Soup, Reef Encounter, Rescue Polar Bears, Snacks And Bladders, Urland, Virulence, Wombat Rescue
Books:
Biblios, Biblios Dice, Dune, Game Of Thrones: The Board Game, The Hobbit Card Game, Once Upon A Time, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, War of the Ring, Winter Tales
Building:
Agricola, Alhambra, Carcassonne, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Citadels, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, Galaxy Trucker, Imhotep, Isle Of Skye, Keyflower, Kingdom Builder, Machi Koro, Masons, O Zoo Le Mio, Palazzo, Power Grid, Puerto Rico, Settlers Of Catan, Trajan, Urban Sprawl, Village
Chemistry:
Bios: Genesis, Compounded, Covalence, Gene Pool, Ion, Linkage, Peptide, Science Ninjas: Valence
Civilisation building:
7 Wonders, Civilization, Guns and Steel: Renaissance, Imperial Struggle, Origins: How We Became Human, Pax Renaissance, Progress: Evolution Of Technology, Through The Ages: A New Story Of Civilization, Twilight Imperium, Western Empires
Crime:
Bonnie And Clyde, Cluedo, The Resistance, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Cooking:
A La Carte, Fungi, Ninja Burger, Sushi Go, Sushi Go Party
Cthulu:
Arkham Horror, Auztralia
Diseases:
Pandemic, Pathogenesis, Rattus, Unexploded Cow, Virulence
Fantasy:
BattleLore, Blood Rage, Dale Of Merchants, Dungeon Petz, Fairy Tale, Frog Juice, Game Of Thrones: The Board Game, Goblins Drool Fairies Rule, The Hobbit Card Game, Hubbly Bubbly Brew, King Of The Beasts, Kings And Things, Kodama: The Tree Spirits, Lords Of Waterdeep, Mage Knight, Munchkin, Once Upon A Time, One Night: Ultimate Werewolf, Quarriors, Titan, Tribe, War of the Ring, Wizard's Quest
Farming:
Agricola, Great Western Trail, Isle Of Skye, Puerto Rico, Settlers Of Catan, Shear Panic, Shephy, Village
History:
7 Wonders, Anasazi, Civilization, Commands & Colors: Ancients, Conquest Of Paradise, De Vulgari Eloquentia, Greenland, Guns And Steel: Renaissance, History Of The Roman Empire, Imhotep, Imperial Struggle, Origins: How We Became Human, Pax Renaissance, Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain, Progress: Evolution Of Technology, Ra, Rattus, Stalin's War, Through The Ages: A New Story Of Civilization, Trajan, Western Empires, Wings Of Glory
Horror:
Arkham Horror, Betrayal At House On The Hill, Chupacabra, Fury of Dracula, One Night: Ultimate Werewolf, Zombie Dice
Japan:
Hanamikoji, King Of Tokyo, Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan, Sushi Go, Takenoko, Tsuro
New Zealand:
Cloak Of Protection, Conquest Of Paradise, Flight of Pollen, Industry: The New Zealand Game, Kiwi Quiz, Komodo, Maori Wars: The New Zealand Land Wars 1845-1872, Moa, New Zealand Menagerie, Poleconomy: The Game Of New Zealand, Zealandia Trading Card Game
Pirates:
Firefly, Loot
Science:
Big Bang, The New Science, Planetarium, Queries 'N Theories, Terraforming Mars, Thebes, Zendo, as well as everything in the biology, chemistry, and anthropology lists
Science fiction:
Android: Netrunner, Battlestar Galactica, Cosmic Encounter, Dalek Dice, all of the Doctor Who games, Firefly, Galaxy Trucker, King Of Tokyo, Mission: Red Planet, all of the Star Wars games, Twilight Imperium
Space:
All the Doctor Who games, Firefly, Galaxy Trucker, Race for the Galaxy, SpaceCorp: 2025-2300, Space Empires: 4X, all the Star Wars games, Terraforming Mars, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Traveller, Twilight Imperium,
Storytelling:
Gloom, Once Upon A Time, Winter Tales
Trains:
Ticket To Ride
Vikings:
Blood Rage, Champions of Midgard, Jórvík
War:
Blood Rage, Blood Red Skies, Blue Cross White Ensign, Chopper Strike, Commands & Colors: Ancients and Napoleonics, Dover Patrol, Game Of Thrones: The Board Game, History Of The Roman Empire, Hit The Beach, Kings And Things, Maori Wars: The New Zealand Land Wars 1845-1872, Memoir '44, Operation Mercury: The Invasion of Crete, Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan, Stalin's War, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, The War At Sea, Waterloo, Wings Of Glory
Word games:
Boggle, Codenames, Concept, Cranium, Form A Word, Linkwords, Once Upon A Time, Scrabble, Word Mastermind
Zombies:
Zombie Dice
