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EXPLORE THE BOARD GAME ARCHIVE

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Compare player counts, publisher play-time estimates and the decisions each game offers. Start with the game facts, then follow the connected rules, scoring and strategy guides.

Our current collection covers 8 source-checked games. Every game has its own edition notes and publisher references.

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Choose the number of people at your table, then narrow the selection by time or game mechanism. You can combine filters.

Time filters use the upper end of the publisher’s estimate. Allow extra time for learning and setup. Player counts describe supported play, rather than a tested best player count.

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8 games in the archive.

BASE GAME

Azul

Explore Azul’s verified game facts, tile-drafting rules, scoring, strategy and related editions, with official sources and detailed guides.

Players
2–4
Publisher minutes
30–45
Rules demand
Light to medium
Publisher age
8+
  • Set collection
  • Tile drafting
  • Tile placement

Michael Kiesling · First released 2017

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Connected guides (4)
Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Next Move Games / Plan B Games

Original Azul, colored wall side, publisher English rulebook hosted June 2024. Gray-side rules identified separately; no other Azul game or expansion assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

BASE GAME

Blood Rage

Blood Rage explained: verified facts, drafting, three Ages, glory scoring, expansions and common rules questions, with clearly labeled strategy analysis.

Players
2–4
Publisher minutes
60–90
Rules demand
Medium to heavy
Publisher age
14+
  • Card drafting
  • Area control
  • Variable player powers

Eric M. Lang · First released 2015

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Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: CMON

Original English Blood Rage base game with FAQ 1.1 (June 2016); no expansion or promotional-figure exceptions assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

BASE GAME

Catan

Learn what Catan is, who it suits, how scoring works and which expansions require the base game, with publisher-checked facts and common rules clarifications.

Players
3–4
Publisher minutes
60–90
Rules demand
Medium
Publisher age
10+
  • Trading
  • Dice-based production
  • Route building
  • Resource management

Klaus Teuber · First released 1995

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Connected guides (1)
Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Mayfair Games (1996 English edition)

Standard CATAN base game; current game page and base-game FAQ. 2025 paired-player extension distinguished from older Special Building Phase.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

BASE GAME

Rebirth

Explore Rebirth’s game facts, tile placement, castle control and Scotland–Ireland differences, with current publisher rules and detailed guides.

Players
2–4
Publisher minutes
60
Rules demand
Light to medium
Publisher age
10+
  • Area control
  • Tile placement

Reiner Knizia · First released 2024

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Connected guides (3)
Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Mighty Boards

Publisher English Rebirth rulebook version 1.2b (second edition), Scotland and Ireland. Standard base game; no fan maps assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

BASE GAME

Scythe

Scythe explained: verified facts, economic actions, combat, final scoring, current errata and expansions, with clearly labeled strategy analysis.

Players
1–5
Publisher minutes
115
Rules demand
Heavy
Publisher age
14+
  • Area control
  • Engine building
  • Action selection
  • Resource management
  • Variable player powers

Solo uses separate Automa rules. Check the game guide before playing.

Jamey Stegmaier · First released 2016

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Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Stonemaier Games

Original Scythe base game with current Stonemaier FAQ/errata; solo uses separate Automa rules. No expansion modules assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

BASE GAME

Splendor

Explore Splendor’s game facts, rules, engine-building decisions, nobles and expansions, with publisher sources and links to detailed guides.

Players
2–4
Publisher minutes
30
Rules demand
Light to medium
Publisher age
10+
  • Set collection
  • Engine building

Marc André · First released 2014

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Connected guides (4)
Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Space Cowboys

Refreshed English base Splendor rules (2024 anniversary edition). No expansion modules or Splendor Duel rules assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

BASE GAME

Ticket to Ride Europe

Ticket to Ride Europe explained: game facts, four turn actions, tunnels, stations, scoring, strategy and Europa 1912, with official sources.

Players
2–5
Publisher minutes
30–60
Rules demand
Light to medium
Publisher age
8+
  • Route building
  • Set collection

Alan R. Moon · First released 2005

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Connected guides (5)
Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Days of Wonder

Classic Ticket to Ride Europe English rules (2019); setup/actions cross-checked with publisher refresh and scoring with 15th Anniversary rules. Europa 1912 is not assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

STANDALONE GAME

Wingspan Pocket

Explore Wingspan Pocket’s standalone bird engine, game facts, rules, powers, scoring and strategy, with current publisher sources.

Players
1–5
Publisher minutes
25–35
Rules demand
Light
  • Engine building
  • Resource management

Solo uses separate Automa rules. Check the game guide before playing.

Elizabeth Hargrave · First released 2026

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Connected guides (4)
Edition & publisher sources

Publisher credit: Stonemaier Games

Standalone Wingspan Pocket, English multiplayer rulebook r14. Automa uses its separate r11 rules. No original Wingspan expansion compatibility assumed.

Official game page · Publisher rules

Facts checked: 2026-09-12

Need help choosing?

These editorial shortlists explain the reasons to choose each game, the rules to prepare and the situations where another choice may suit your group better.

Games for beginners

Compare five starting points by teaching hurdle, shared choices and group size.

Games for 2 players

Check official two-player setup changes and the interaction a regular pair can expect.

Shortlisted two compact games? Read Splendor vs Azul before choosing.

How to read the archive

Player counts follow the identified base or standalone edition. Expansions and player-count extensions can change the range. Scythe and Wingspan Pocket use separate Automa instructions for solo play; their ordinary multiplayer turn explanations do not substitute for those instructions.

Play time is a publisher estimate. A game listed for 30–60 minutes appears in the up-to-60-minute selection, but not the up-to-45-minute selection. Teaching, setup and your group’s pace can make the first session longer.

Rules demand and mechanisms are editorial classifications. They help compare the type of decisions and procedures you will learn. They are not measured teaching times, community ratings or evidence of comparative hands-on testing. Open a card’s edition and source notes when checking a fact.

Game hubs connect the overview to the detailed coverage currently available. Use our complete how-to-play and focused rules guides for a question at the table, or browse strategy by game and decision. Read our editorial and review methodology for our evidence and correction standards.