Max Players: 6

Phrases like ‘tactical strategy game” and “easy to teach” don’t usually go together, but thanks to its clever graphic design, that actually works in Tacta. 10+, 2-6 players, 20-30 minutes

A lot of people picked up interesting hobbies over the last few years. 15+, 3-6 players, 30 minutes

Life was calm and peaceful on Dodino Island — right up to the point when a meteor fell on the ruling dino and dodo, leaving the island without leadership. 14+, 1-6 players, 20 minutes

If any piece of literature deserves to be enshrined in a Fluxx deck, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland stories certainly qualify. 8+, 2-6 players, 2 to set up; 5-30 to play

When we think about new roleplaying game products, we usually imagine source books with rules, monsters, and character classes, adventure modules that explore some new part of the world, or maps to simplify combat and exploration. 8+, 3-6 players

In the futuristic universe of Starfinder, players can experience an endless number of fantastical and unique planets, all teeming with curious, exotic, and often dangerous species and locations. 8+, 3-6 players

A furtive glance and an almost imperceptible nod. 8+, 2-6 players, 5 to set up, 20-50 to play

My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games launched from a moment every gaming parent faces: when your too-young-to-play child gets enthralled by your very-expensive-it’s-new-don’t-touch-that board game. 8+, 1-6 players, 4 to set up, 35-60 to play

Let’s get this out of the way up front: One of us watched more Doctor Who than the other one. 8+, 2-6 players, 1 to set up, 5-40 to play

Ah, the intrigue of a royal court! 14+, 2-6 players, 5 to set up, 30-60 to play

If you love pizza and games — and really, who doesn’t love those things — then you need New York Slice from Bezier Games. 8+, 2-6 players, 5 to set up, 20-30 to play

When you open the 75th Anniversary Edition of Escape from Colditz by Osprey Games, you immediately realize this is no ordinary modern board game. 14+, 2-6 players, 5 to set up, 90-150 to play