Age: 12+

Euchre, Spades, or Hearts… trick taking games are classics for a reason, but what if they could be more? 10+, 2-6 players, 15-30 minutes

The city of Solara needs your help! 12+, 2-5 players, 30-45 minutes

It’s another busy day in your tea garden. 12+, 2-4 players, 90 minutes

When I first saw Elemystic from Wise Wizard Games, it was so small I thought it was an expansion, not an entire game. 12+, 2 players, 20-30 minutes

The glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas Strip is legendary. 12+, 3-5 players, 75 minutes

Andreas Seyfarth’s Puerto Rico has been reprinted and expanded over the years and even given the deluxe anniversary treatment. 12+, 2-5 players, 90 to 150 minutes

Broken and Beautiful, from Left Justified Studio, is a deceptively wicked little game. 12+, 2-4 players, 15 minutes

The moment you set up this game on your table, you’ll feel teleported into your favorite archaeological adventure movie — most likely that series featuring the guy who runs away from giant boulders and can’t lose his hat no matter how hard he tries. 12+, 1-4 players, about 30 mins. per player

Oh no! 12+, 1-4 players, 60 minutes

We’ve seen lots of companies take the characters from a movie or TV show, slap them haphazardly onto a game framework, and count on fans to buy their creation just because of the name. 12+, 2-5 players, 50 minutes

I grew up listening to my dad’s stores stories about working for Pan Am as a mechanic and then a pilot, so when a board game with the Pan Am globe appeared on the scene, I knew we had to give it a try. 12+, 2-4 players, 5 to set up, 60 to play

If the artwork in Sentient from Renegade Games is accurate, we look forward to a future filled with shiny intelligent robots and fascinating strategic decisions. 12+, 2-4 players, 4 to set up, 30-60 to play

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time — back you were all in the pub, swapping tales of bravado over ales. 12+, 2-4 players, 10 to set up, 30-60 to play

Plenty of folks came to town looking to make their fortunes in gold, but not you — your vision looked different. 12+, 2-4 players, 5 to set up, 30-60 to play