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5 Second Rule

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 30 minutes

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  • Players must come up with three answers to a question in five seconds. The questions will all begin with "Name three..." followed by a category. At the end points are counted up and the winner is declared.

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Azul 

  • 2 to 4 players 
  • 30 to 45 minutes 
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  • In this game you act as a tile artist decorating a palace. Tiles are drafted and then placed on the board in patterns and completing sets, and points are awarded at the end of the round based on how the tiles are placed.

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Bananagrams

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 30 minutes or less

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  • Consists of 144 lettered tiles that are laid out face down on the table. Each player draws tiles and uses them to spell words as fast as they can in an interlocking pattern until there are no tiles left. The first player to completely use their tiles wins.

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Battleship

  • 2 players

  • 30 minutes

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  • Hide your five battleships on the coordinate grid, then guess where the other player hid their ships. After a few hits, you sink their battleship. The first player to sink all of their opponents' battleships wins.  

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Blink

  • 2 players

  • 5 minutes or less

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  • Players race to empty their draw piles by playing cards from their hand that match the top card of their discard pile in either color, shape, or number. The first player to successfully play all of their cards wins the game.

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Blokus

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 30-45 minutes

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  • An abstract strategy game played on a 20x20 grid. Play your uniquely-shaped pieces by connecting them at the corners until the other players are blocked from playing any of their pieces. The player with the least amount of leftover pieces wins. 

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Blokus Trigon

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 30-45 minutes

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  • Same rules as normal Blokus, but with a different shaped board. Play your uniquely-shaped pieces by connecting them at the corners until the other players are blocked from playing any of their pieces. The player with the least amount of leftover pieces wins. 

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Canasta

  • 2-3 teams of 2

  • 60 minutes

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  • Players attempt to make melds of seven cards of the same rank and "go out" by playing all cards in their hands by discarding or melding it.

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Catan

  • 3 to 4 players

  • 45-90 minutes

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  • A strategy game in which you collect resources in order to build roads and settlements to advance your civilization. Collect victory points and be the first to earn ten to win. 

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The Chameleon

  • 3 to 8 players

  • 15 minutes

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  • At the beginning of the round, all players except for one are told the secret. The player who does not know the secret is the "chameleon". Players then go around in a circle describing the secret in one word. It their descriptions are to obvious, the chameleon will be able to blend in. At the end of the round, players must guess who the chameleon is.

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Checkers

  • 2 players

  • 30 minutes

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  • A classic strategy board game involving uniform pieces and moves in which player capture their opponents' pieces by jumping over them.  

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Chess

  • 2 players

  • 30 to 45 minutes

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  • Two opponents compete to capture the other's king. There are six different kind of pieces, each of which moves differently.   

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Clue

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 45 to 60 minutes 

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  • Players attempt to discover three main facts about a murder: the weapon, the location, and the murderer. They search a mansion for clues to discover the truth.  

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Codenames

  • 4 to 8 players​

  • 30 to 45 minutes 

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  • The goal of this game is to guess all the secret code words for your team from the one word hints given. The first team to find out all of their codenames is the winner 

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Codenames Duet

  • 2 or more players

  • 30 to 45 minutes

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  • Keeps the basic rules of Codenames, to guess all the secret code words for your team from the hints given. However in this version you are working together to find all your code words.

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Connect 4

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Dominoes 

  • 2 or more players 

  • 30 to 60 minutes 

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  • There are many great ways to play Dominoes such as Mexican Train, Chicken Foot, and Spinner

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Dos

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 30 to 45 minutes

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  • Like its predecessor, Uno, the object of Dos is to be the first to play all of the cards in your hand. This is done by playing cards onto center piles that either match the number or add up to the number of the center pile. Once a player has no cards, they receive points based on the value of the remaining cards in the opponent's hands. The first player to reach 200 points wins.

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Exploding Kittens

  • 2 to 5 players

  • 15 minutes

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  • Players draw cards until someone draws an exploding kitten, at which point they explode and they are out of the game in this strategic, kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette

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The Game of Life! 

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 30 to 60 minutes 

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  • In this classic board game, players can make exciting choices as they move through life's twists and turns 

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Heads Up!

  • 2 or more players 

  • 30 to 60 minutes 

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  •  Name the city, celebrities, or silly accents that your friends are describing before time runs out.  

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Mancala

  • 2 players 

  • 30 to 45 minutes

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  • The objective for this strategy game is to capture all your opponents' pieces  

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Mille Bornes

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 45 minutes

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  • The premise of the game is that the players are in a road race. Each race (or hand) is 1000 miles long. The winner is the first player to finish the race.

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Monopoly

  • 2 to 8 players

  • 60 minutes

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  • This game of buying and selling properties is won when you have successfully reduced everyone else to bankruptcy. 

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Monopoly–Cheater's Edition

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 60 minutes 

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  • This game is similar to the original Monopoly, only cheating is encouraged. Complete cheat cards to earn rewards, but face the consequences if you get caught.

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Othello

  • 2 players

  • 30 minutes 

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  • The goal of this game is to strategy make as many valid moves as possible. When your opponent can no longer make a valid move, you win!

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Pandemic

  • 2 to 4 players 

  • 30 to 60 minutes

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  • In this strategy game, all the players take on a unique role to see if they can defeat the pandemic. The whole team is playing against the board to save the world. 

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Phase 10

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 45 minutes

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  • The object of the game is to be the first player to complete 10 varied phases: two sets of three, seven cards of one color and so on. The twist is that each phase to be completed is specific for each hand dealt. Thus, one players can have an advantage over others by completing the phase first. 

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Qwixx

  • 2 to 5 players

  • 15 minutes

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  • Players roll 4 colored and 2 white die, and mark off die combinations on their scoresheets. Once a combination is marked off in a row, only higher combinations can be scored in that row. Points are awarded based on how many combinations are completed. Players get to score points even when others are rolling, so there's no down time in Qwixx! 

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Ravine

  • 3 to 6 players Board Game Cover

  • 20 minutes 

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  • Ravine is strategy and cooperative survival card game. You and your friends survived a plane crash, but will you survive the night? Work together forage for food, craft a fire, and build a shelter, but be wary -- every step you take in Ravine could be one step closer to madness.

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Rock Me Archimedes

  • 2 players

  • 15 minutes 

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  • To be the winner of this game, be the first player to oh-so-carefully get four marbles in your end-zone without causing the rocker board to touch the table.

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Rook

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 45 minutes

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  • Rook is a trump-based trick-taking game. The player who takes the trick leads the next trick. The player who takes the last trick gets the nest and scores any counters in it. The points are counted among the tricks won, and the player with the most points at the end wins.

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Rummikub

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 60 minutes 

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  • Players start with 14 or 16 numbered tiles and take turns playing tiles in sets or runs of three. If they cannot play they draw a tile. The first player to play all of their tiles wins. 

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Scrabble

  • 2 to 4 Players

  • 60 minutes

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  • Players draw lettered tiles which they must play as words onto a grid. Different letters are worth different amounts of points, and the player with the most points after all of the tiles have been used wins.  

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Sequence

  • 2-3 players or 2-3 teams

  • 10 to 30 minutes

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  • The object of the game is to get a "sequence", which is achieved by placing a row of five chips on the board. The board is made up of face-up playing cards, and players place chips on the corresponding space of the cards dealt. When two sequences are made, you win.

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Set

  • 2 to 6 players

  • 30 minutes

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  • Twelve cards are laid face up on the table. A player who sees a set of three matching cards calls it out and picks it up, and the dealer lays three new cards on the table. The player with the most sets at the end of the game wins.

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Skip-Bo

  • 2 or more players

  • 20 minutes

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  • The object of the game is to be the first player to play all of your cards by laying them down numerically in four piles. The first player to go out wins.

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Slapzi

  • 2 to 8 players
  • 15 minutesBoard Game Cover
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  • Players race to match picture cards from their hand to given clue cards. When a player plays a match, they discard their card.  The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.

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Sorry!

  • 2-4 players

  • 30 minutes

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  • Players travel around the board with their pawns, attempting to be the first to move all of their pawns from their start space around the board to their home space. Pawns are moved by the drawing of cards. Win by being the first to move all of your pawns around the board.

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Spot it!


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Taboo

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  • 4 or more players

  • 20 minutes

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  • A word guessing and party game. The player attempts to have their partners guess the word on the card without saying the word or five other related words listed on the card.

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Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

  • 2-8 players

  • 10 minutes

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  • Players take turns flipping cards and chanting "Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza" until the picture on the card matches the word that was said. Then players race to slap the card, and the loser has to pick up the stack. The first player to get rid of all of their cards wins.

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Ticket to Ride

  • 2 to 5 players

  • 60 minutes

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  • Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure game. Players collect train cards that enable them to claim railway routes, connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn.

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Trouble

  • 2 to 4 players

  • 20 minutes

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  • Players try to move all of their pieces around the board using a pop-die roller. The first player to successfully get all of their pieces around the board wins. 

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Uno

  • 2 or more players

  • 15 minutes

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  • The object of the game is to be the first player to play all of the cards in your hand. When a player only has one card left, they must yell "Uno!" or be penalized!

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​Villainous: the worst takes it all

  • 2 to 6 players 

  • 60 minutes 

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  • An epic contest of sinister power. Take on a role of a Disney Villain and bring to life your evil plan. To do so you must thwart your opponent's schemes, all while defeating the heroes of your story. 

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