swap_horiz Scrabble Junior Board Game Alternatives

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Beginner's Chess Set (Wooden/Magnetic)

A physical, high-quality wooden chess set is the perfect physical tool for learning the rules and basic strategies of ch...

Educational Strategy Classic Beginner

9.4 Excellent

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Introductory Chess Set (Staunton Style)

A physical, high-quality set of pieces that allows a beginner to focus purely on the rules and movement patterns without...

Vintage Educational Strategy Classic

9.3 Excellent

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Catan

The quintessential eurogame, *Catan* remains a hugely popular choice. Players gather resources, build settlements and ci...

Strategy Family Gateway Trading

9.3 Excellent

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7 Wonders Duel

7 Wonders Duel cleverly adapts the popular 7 Wonders into a streamlined two-player experience. Players draft cards to bu...

Strategy Miniature Strategy Game Asymmetric

9.2 Excellent

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Forbidden Island

Forbidden Island is a fantastic cooperative board game where players work together to retrieve four sacred treasures fro...

Adventure Family Easy To Learn Escape

9.2 Excellent

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Outfoxed!

Outfoxed! is a cooperative mystery game where players work together to solve the case of the missing pie. Children beco...

Family Friendly Problem Solving Family Detective

9.2 Excellent

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Pandemic

Pandemic is a board game designed for cooperative play. Players assume the roles of specialists tasked with combating fo...

Strategy Classic Cooperative Pandemic

9.2 Excellent

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Azul

Azul is a beautifully designed abstract strategy game where players draft colorful tiles to decorate their palace walls....

Strategy Family Beautiful Abstract

9.1 Excellent

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Telestrations

Telestrations is a hilarious combination of telephone and Pictionary. Players simultaneously sketch and guess, leading t...

Creative Family Easy To Learn Humor

8.8 Great

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Hoot Owl Hoot!

Hoot Owl Hoot! is a delightful cooperative game designed for preschoolers. Players work together to help the owls fly ho...

Educational Easy To Learn Teamwork Cooperative

8.8 Great

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Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is a hugely popular and accessible route-building game where players collect colored train cars and claim...

Strategy Classic Accessible Easy

8.8 Great

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7 Wonders

7 Wonders is a fast-paced card drafting game where players develop their civilizations over three ages. The simultaneous...

Strategy Family Civilization Card Drafting

8.3 Great

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Cascadia

Cascadia is a board game designed for families and strategy enthusiasts. Players build a realistic representation of the...

Nature Family Puzzle Tile Laying

8.2 Great

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Splendor

Splendor is a strategy board game where players collect gem tokens and develop wooden engine parts to score points, aimi...

Family Card Game Gateway Engine Builder

7.8 Good

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Sagrada

Sagrada is a strategic board game where players compete to construct Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished basilica through careful...

Family Puzzle Abstract Dice Drafting

7.7 Good

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Dixit

Dixit is a storytelling game where one player secretly selects a card and gives a clue, while others choose cards that t...

Storytelling Family Party Libellud

7.6 Good

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Blokus

Blokus is a strategy game for two to four players where the goal is to place colored tiles onto a board, attempting to o...

Family Abstract Spatial Tile Laying

7.2 Good

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Camel Up

Camel Up is a dexterity game where players maneuver miniature camels across an obstacle course using directional cups, r...

Family Party Dice Betting

7.1 Good

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Risk

Risk is a strategy board game where players compete to dominate territories around the globe by deploying armies and att...

Strategy Classic War Game Area Control

5.5 Mediocre

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Monopoly

Monopoly is a property trading game where players purchase and develop properties, collecting rent from opponents who la...

Classic Family Economic Hasbro

4.5 Poor