A tableful of fun games.
Min : Max : Best is the number of players
Luck ~ at the outset, or later, with dice-rolls or the distribution of elements.
Complex ~ how much complexity, including setup: never enormous.
Arena ~ play the game online at BoardGameArena
Age and Rating ~ from what age, and ‘how good’, as seen by real players at BoardGameGeek
| Game | Min | Max | Best | Age | Luck | Complex | Arena | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Island (buy here) | 1 | 2 | up to you | 10 | low medium | low medium | no | 7.2 |
| Merchants of Dunhuang (buy here) | 2 | 4 | 2 to 4 | 9 | low medium | medium | no | 7.0 |
| Splendor | 2 | 4 | 2 to 4 | 8 | low medium | low | no | 7.4 |
| Jekyll vs. Hyde (buy here) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | low medium | low | y | 7 : we say 8 |
| Love Letter | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | low medium | low | y | 7.7 |
| Marakech | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | high | low | y | 6.7 |
| Lost Cities (card game) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | low medium | low | y | 7.2 |
| Concept | 4 | 12 | 6+ | 10 | low | medium | y | 6.8 |
| Can't Stop | 2 | 4 | 3/4 | 8 | high | low | y | 6.8 |
| Great Escape | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | high | low | no | 6.0 |
| Just One | 3 | 7 | 6/7 | 8 | low | low | no | 7.6 |
| Rat's Lair (The) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | high medium | low | no | we give it 7 |
| Bleak Moor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | high | high medium | no | 8.0 |
| Forbidden Island | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | low medium | medium | y | 6.8 |
| Tiny Towns | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | low | low | no | 7.4 |
| High Society | 3 | 5 | 4/5 | 10 | low medium | low medium | no | 7.1 |
| Azul | 2 | 4 | 3/4 | 8 | low | low medium | no | 7.8 |
| Hive | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | none | medium | y | 7.3 |
| Catan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | low medium | medium | no | 7.2 |
| Caper | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | low medium | high medium | no | 7.3 |
| Fox in the Forest | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | card-deal | low | no | 7.3 |
| Jaipur | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | medium | low | y | 7.5 |
| Black Sonata | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | is managed | high | no | 7.6 |
| Colt Express | 2 | 6 | 5/6 | 8 | medium | medium | y | 7.1 |
| Tokaido | 2 | 5 | 4/5 | 8 | medium | medium | y | 7.0 |
| 6 Nimmt! | 3 | 10 | 5/6 | 8 | high medium | low | y | 6.9 |
| Sequence | 2 | 12 | 2/6 - not 5 | 7 | high medium | low | no | 6.0 |
| Carcassonne | 2 | 5 | 3/4 | 8 | medium | low medium | y | 7.4 |
| Spades | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | card-deal | medium | y | 6.8 |
| Dixit | 3 | 6 | 4+ | 8 | none | low | no | 7.3 |
| Kanagawa | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | low | high medium | no | 7.1 |
| Ex Libris | 4 | 8 | 5/6 | 12 | none | low | no | 6.7 |
| Codenames | 2 | 8 | 6 or 8 | 10 | minimal | low | no | 7.6 |
| KingDomino | 2 | 4 | 3/4 | 6 | low | low | y | 7.4 |
| Alhambra | 2 | 6 | 3/4 | 8 | high medium | low medium | y | 7.0 |
| Articulate | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | medium | low | no | 6.5 |
| Solo whist | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | card-deal | medium | y | |
| New York Slice | 2 | 8 | 4/5 | 8 | medium | low | no | 6.8 |
| Saboteur | 2 | 10 | 7/8 | 8 | medium | low | y | 6.6 |
| Cluedo | 2 | 6 | 3/6 | 8 | low | medium | no | 6.4 |
| Bananagrams | 1 | 8 | 4/5 | 8 | high medium | low | no | 6.4 |
| 7 Wonders | 2 | 7 | 4/5 | 10 | low medium | medium | y | 7.8 |
| Contract Rummy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | high medium | low | no | |
| Tea for Two | 2 | 02 | 2 | 8 | high medium | low | no | 6.7 |