2026 Board Game Gift Guide
Board games make great gifts! We’ve compiled a list of suggestions to help make your gift shopping a little easier.
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Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons – Magnificent Monsters
Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons unites up to five players in a cooperative dice-rolling game. Players play characters working together to defeat monsters of yore and save the world.
» Read moreHam Helsing – Power Up and Pig Out
If you’re a group of gamers who are looking for a rip roaring good time with a soft side for some YA humor, you should definitely think about giving Ham Helsing a try.
» Read moreBullseye – Can You Guess?
Animal Rescue Team – Saving the World Without Existential Dread
Matt Leacock paired with Lisa Towell to create another cooperative classic. This time, you’re saving animals. And this time, the game’s got some toy factor.
» Read moreTidal Blades 2 – Rise of the Unfolders
Holiday Hijinx #16: The Pride Pursuit – Parade Preparations
The Pride Pursuit is a reusable escape-room puzzle game where players solve clues and prepare for a Pride parade.
» Read moreAdventurous – Sail Past the Edges
The open ocean was both marvelous and terrifying… Sailing out of sight of land was only for the most desperate – and the most adventurous.
» Read moreLeviathan Wilds
If you remember the video game Shadow Of The Colossus, this is like that – but as a cooperative board game with a happier ending.
» Read moreMr. Postmouse’s Picnic
For most families, I think Mr. Postmouse’s Picnic is going to be frustrating – unless you modify it to make it easier. But for fans of the series, it can still be a fertile ground for imaginative play.
» Read morePerson Do Thing – No Bad Thing!
Person Do Thing hardly reinvents the wheel in the clue-giving genre. In fact, one could be forgiven for mistaking Person Do Thing for another popular game, Poetry for Neanderthals.
» Read more2025 Board Game Gift Guide
Board games make great gifts! We’ve compiled a list of great board games to help make your 2025 gift shopping a little easier.
» Read moreLost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
Arnak conjures up impressions of adventure, and boy, does The Missing Expedition add a story! You’ve got everything you’d want in an archaeological adventure with a fantasy twist…
» Read moreHunter x Hunter: The 287th Exams
Overall, Hunter x Hunter: The 287th Exams is a tough, fun game. But it needs some additional explanations to just help make things clearer. It’s a great choice if you love the anime and are ready to learn from your failure to pass the Final Exam.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Horrified: World of Monsters
This cooperative game includes monsters from all over the world. Can you defeat the Sphinx, Jiangshi, the Yeti, or even… Cthulu?
» Read moreEpisode 406 – Andrew’s Favorites in 2025!
The Walking Dead: Surrounded
For fans of The Walking Dead Universe, The Walking Dead: Surrounded is a solid addition to any collection. The gameplay is challenging, and the included scenarios offer plenty of meat on the bone for even the hungriest zombies…
» Read moreSNAP Review – Belratti
I love that here, you’re kind of dividing the group in half every round, but everyone is still working towards the same goal. I also love how the teams are changing all the time with shifting roles.
» Read moreAvatar The Last Airbender: Aang’s Destiny
We love Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now we can work together to fulfill Aang’s destiny, while building each character’s strengths.
» Read moreSNAP Review – Runemasters
Runemasters is a tower defense game where every character’s abilities will add to the success (or failure) of the group.
There’s a lot of randomness in the setup and the gameplay, so it can be surprisingly hard.
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