Board Games

This is every game we have reviewed and every guide we have written, newest first, more than 150 articles in all. Each review gives a game two separate scores, Bamboo Plants for how easy it is to learn and teach and Pandas for how much fun it is once you know it, and how we review board games explains both scales and why nothing gets reviewed before at least three full plays.

Scrolling this archive is the slow way in. The reviews library lets you filter by game, and the best board games of 2026 is our ranked shortlist for anyone who just wants to know what to buy.

So far two games have earned a perfect 5 on both scales. Cover Your Assets is the most cheerfully mean $20 you can spend on a card game, and Sushi Go Party! is the light drafting game that seats up to eight and plays differently every time you change the menu.