| Browsing for gifts or inspiration? Tried our Beginner's Guide and looking to move one? Here's some board games that we can strongly recommend. We've played all of them; some, many times and we always come back to them. |
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A city-building game with an Arabian flavour. Collect money in four currencies until you can afford to pay the best artisans from a country to expand your palace. Suitable for 2 to 6 players.
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Around the World in 80 Days
Follow the path of the legendary Jules Verne trip around the world. Do it less than 80 days and faster than your opponents. Suitable for 3 to 6 players.
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A very popular abstract stratgey game of placing your pieces on the board while trying to block your opponents. Suitable for 2 to 4 players
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Bohnanza
Surprising enjoyable card game about planting, trading, and selling beans. What really makes it work is the interactions between players as they negotiate trades. Bluffing becomes an important factor; as does the hard-sell - pointing out the advantages of owning a particular variety. Suitable for 2 to 7 players
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An excellent adaption of the popular Settlers of Catan into a 2-player card game. As there are only 2 players, no trading is possible, but there are many more options with different building to construct and actino cards to play. This game often has a close-scoring finish.
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Dominion
An unusual card game that is becoming very popular. Players 'buy' cards from a selection available which they can then add to their own deck and bring into play in later rounds. The idea is to build up 'money' cards and buy victory points. Suitable for 2 to 4 players, but we've found it will play with 5 .
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For Sale
A simple and quick game of property speculation that requires players to bid for properties and then offer properties from the purchases against a selection of buyers' 'cheques'. Suitable for 3 to 6 players.
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Ingenious
An abstract strategy game that plays well with 2 to 6 players. Its a bit like dominoes with double-hexagon tiles. Place a tile and score points for all matching colours radiating out from tile. However, there is a twist: it is your lowest scoring colour that counts at the end.
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Jamaica
A fun, family board game of pirate-races around the island of Jamaica. There is some dice-rolling and light combat. It is simple enought for children to pick up, but some choices along the way to make the game more strategic for adults. Suitable for 2 to 6 players.
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Jambo
A 2 player game of commodity trading with a variety of action cards to help your activities and hinder your opponent.
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Lost Cities
A good 2-player card game where players must build sets of cards in ascending order; however, starting a new set carries a heavy scoring penalty if you fail to complete it.
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Pandemic
A co-operative game in which the players must work together to fight off four diseases that are breaking out across the world. Suitable for 2 to 4 players.
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San Juan
San Juan is a simplified card version of a top-rated board, Puerto Rico. In both games players use their farms to generate an income, allowing them to buy buildings that contribute to their final score. The buildings also add to the abilities they can use during the game. Suitable for 2 to 4 players.
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The Hanging Gardens
An undiscovered gem: The Hanging Gardens has a unusual method for playing, where cards are laid down on top of one another to form groups of matching symbols. Suitable for 2 to 4 players.
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