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Dune: Imperium

Dune: Imperium blends deck-building and worker placement to capture the political and military tension of the Dune unive...

Strategy Sci Fi Resource Management Competitive

8.4 Very Good

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Barrage

Barrage is a unique economic game centered around building dams and generating power. Players compete to control river s...

Strategy Engineering Resource Management Area Control

8.3 Very Good

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Keyflower

Keyflower is a worker placement game where players develop a village, constructing buildings and attracting villagers. P...

Strategy Fantasy Resource Management Medieval

7.7 Good

4

Akrotiri

Akrotiri is a worker-placement game set on the lost island of Thera, where players excavate ruins, uncover artifacts, an...

Strategy Exploration Resource Management Route Building

7.7 Good

5

Agricola

Agricola is a seminal worker placement game where players manage a farmstead, feeding their family and expanding their h...

Strategy Card Drafting Worker Placement Farming

9.6 Brilliant

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Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure where players collect colored train cars and claim railway routes conn...

Strategy Family Friendly Family Railway Expansion

9.4 Excellent

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Settlers of Catan

Settlers of Catan is a classic two-player board game that involves resource management and strategic placement. Players...

Strategy Resource Management Family Friendly Economy

9.3 Excellent

8

Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition

Twilight Imperium (4th Edition) is a sprawling space opera board game where players vie for galactic dominance. It combi...

Strategy Space Opera Area Control Negotiation

9.2 Excellent

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Terraforming Mars

In Terraforming Mars, players represent corporations working to make the Red Planet habitable. You compete to raise the...

Strategy Sci Fi Resource Management Heavy

9.1 Excellent

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Ark Nova

Ark Nova is a modern masterpiece of zoo management. Players design and manage a modern, scientifically managed zoo, aimi...

Strategy Modern Resource Management Complex

9.0 Excellent

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Realm Grinder

Realm Grinder is a complex and darkly humorous idle game set in a fantasy world. Players manage a realm, grinding resour...

Strategy Fantasy Resource Management Incremental

9.0 Excellent

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Everdell

Everdell is a stunningly beautiful worker-placement and engine-building game set in a charming forest village. Players m...

Nature Strategy Resource Management Beautiful

8.9 Very Good

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Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game where you manage a group of colonists living inside an asteroid. Y...

Strategy Sci Fi Resource Management Management

8.9 Very Good

14

Stone Age

Stone Age is a classic worker-placement game where players lead a tribe of prehistoric humans. You must gather resources...

Strategy Resource Management Family Friendly Civilization Building

8.8 Very Good

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Last Shelter: Survival

Last Shelter: Survival is a post-apocalyptic strategy game where players rebuild civilization after a devastating event....

Strategy Post Apocalyptic Resource Management Base Building

8.8 Very Good

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is a stunning remaster of a beloved classic. It retains the core gameplay of build...

Strategy Classic Resource Management Real Time

8.8 Very Good

17

Earth

Earth, produced by Disneynature, is a visually spectacular documentary showcasing the beauty and fragility of our planet...

Strategy Resource Management 4K Resolution Engine Building

8.8 Very Good

18

Power Grid

In Power Grid, players compete to build and expand an electrical grid across a map. The game requires careful resource m...

Strategy Resource Management Economy

8.8 Very Good

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Splendor

Splendor is a fast-paced, addictive game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissan...

Strategy Resource Management Fast Paced Accessible

8.6 Very Good

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Catan

Catan is a modern classic that revolutionized the board game industry. Players act as settlers on the island of Catan, a...

Strategy Classic Resource Management Family

8.5 Very Good