Best Board Games

Compare 9 tile-placement board games, from Carcassonne, Cascadia and Kingdomino to Patchwork, Azul, Harmonies, Calico, Rebirth and Terraforming Mars.

Compare the 3 deck-building games in the current BoardGameArchive library: Dominion, Lost Ruins of Arnak and Dune: Imperium.

Compare all 7 worker-placement games in the current BoardGameArchive library, from Agricola and Stone Age to Viticulture, Everdell, Arnak, Dune: Imperium and PARKS.

Compare 10 solo board games across Automa, self-race, spatial puzzle, racing, worker placement, engine-building and heavy strategy styles.

Compare 10 strategy board games across economic networks, engine building, worker placement, asymmetric conflict, hybrid systems and cooperative strategy.

Compare 5 cooperative board games by player count, complexity and communication style: Pandemic, Spirit Island, The Crew, Forbidden Island and Sky Team.

Compare 10 board games with publisher maximum times of 30 minutes or less, including quick duels, co-op games, party games, drafting, deduction and deck building.

Compare 10 family board games by teachability, session length, conflict level and table style, from cooperative and spatial games to party, drafting and route-building picks.

Compare 10 board games for four players by pacing and style: family, cooperative, drafting, party, engine building, worker placement, conflict, economy and racing.

Compare 10 board games for three players by pacing and style: cooperative, low-conflict, worker placement, drafting, route building, engine building and negotiation.