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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91072/saboteur-2-expansion-only-editions|Saboteur 2 (2011)]] [6.9] - //Expands the base game with partnerships, new roles, actions and map obstacles. // (2-12 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91072/saboteur-2-expansion-only-editions|Saboteur 2 (2011)]] [6.9] - //Expands the base game with partnerships, new roles, actions and map obstacles. // (2-12 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38355/scene-it-star-trek|Scene It? Star Trek (2009)]] [5.9] - //From the second you load the game disc into your DVD player, you'll boldly go where no Star Trek fan has gone before. // (2-12 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38355/scene-it-star-trek|Scene It? Star Trek (2009)]] [5.9] - //From the second you load the game disc into your DVD player, you'll boldly go where no Star Trek fan has gone before. // (2-12 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172557/pretense|Pretense (2015)]] [5.6] - //A game night social metagame.// (2-12 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882/resistance-avalon|The Resistance: Avalon (2012)]] [7.6] - //Who can you trust? A game of social deduction set in King Arthur’s legendary realm.// (5-10 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882/resistance-avalon|The Resistance: Avalon (2012)]] [7.6] - //Who can you trust? A game of social deduction set in King Arthur’s legendary realm.// (5-10 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler|Secret Hitler (2016)]] [7.5] - //In pre-WW2 Germany, Liberals and Fascists square off in an intrigue-filled parliament// (5-10 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler|Secret Hitler (2016)]] [7.5] - //In pre-WW2 Germany, Liberals and Fascists square off in an intrigue-filled parliament// (5-10 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198454/when-i-dream|When I Dream]] (2016)]] [6.9] - //Help the Dreamer refine their visions or bring them to a nightmare.// | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9220/saboteur|Saboteur (2004)]] [6.5] - //You are dwarves laying tunnel cards to get gold: but which one of you is the traitor?// (3-10 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9220/saboteur|Saboteur (2004)]] [6.5] - //You are dwarves laying tunnel cards to get gold: but which one of you is the traitor?// (3-10 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246759/youve-got-crabs|You've Got Crabs (2018)]] [6.0] - //Players collect 4 of the same crabs and secretly signal to each other to get points.// (4-10 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246759/youve-got-crabs|You've Got Crabs (2018)]] [6.0] - //Players collect 4 of the same crabs and secretly signal to each other to get points.// (4-10 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8685/topix|Topix (1985)]] [5.1] - //Topix is the quick-fire game of naming chosen topics against the clock. Good fun for those who don't mind recalling words against the clock - not everyone's taste, but quick to play.// (2-10 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8685/topix|Topix (1985)]] [5.1] - //Topix is the quick-fire game of naming chosen topics against the clock. Good fun for those who don't mind recalling words against the clock - not everyone's taste, but quick to play.// (2-10 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272991/original-tiny-hands-challenge-game|The Original Tiny Hands Challenge Game (2017)]] [5.0] - //This is a game in which players break into two teams and face off to complete challenges using the included tiny hands and other included props.// (4-10 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272991/original-tiny-hands-challenge-game|The Original Tiny Hands Challenge Game (2017)]] [5.0] - //This is a game in which players break into two teams and face off to complete challenges using the included tiny hands and other included props.// (4-10 players) | ||
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| + | ===== Up to 9 players ===== | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173344/booze-barons|Booze Barons (2016)]] [5.6] - //Booze Barons is a quick, team-based hidden identity and deduction game set during U.S. Prohibition where you are bootlegging a particular type of booze and secretly delivering it to speakeasies all over the city.// (3-9 players) | ||
| ===== Up to 8 players ===== | ===== Up to 8 players ===== | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames|Codenames (2015)]] [7.6] - //Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.// (2-8 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames|Codenames (2015)]] [7.6] - //Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.// (2-8 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202982/scrawl|Scrawl (2016)]] [7.1] - //Revealing the terrible artist in all of us, players in Scrawl start off with a loaded phrase, doodle it, then pass it on.// (4-8 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202982/scrawl|Scrawl (2016)]] [7.1] - //Revealing the terrible artist in all of us, players in Scrawl start off with a loaded phrase, doodle it, then pass it on.// (4-8 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170825/bad-medicine|Bad Medicine (2015)]] [6.5] - //In Bad Medicine, you and your opponents are huge pharmaceutical companies. Your goal is to create names and advertisements for new drugs to cure the current Malady, while downplaying any side effects the folks at the lab may have discovered.// (3-8 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6541/articulate|Articulate! (1992)]] [6.5] - //Describe words to your team as quick as possible.// (4-8 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6541/articulate|Articulate! (1992)]] [6.5] - //Describe words to your team as quick as possible.// (4-8 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27225/bananagrams|Bananagrams (2006)]] [6.4] - //Race to arrange your letter tiles into a crossword before anyone else.// (1-8 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27225/bananagrams|Bananagrams (2006)]] [6.4] - //Race to arrange your letter tiles into a crossword before anyone else.// (1-8 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium|Mysterium (2015)]] [7.2] - //Become a psychic and divine spectral visions to solve the murder of a restless ghost. // (2-7 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium|Mysterium (2015)]] [7.2] - //Become a psychic and divine spectral visions to solve the murder of a restless ghost. // (2-7 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/483/diplomacy|Diplomacy (1959)]] [7.0] - //Powers of post-Victorian Europe cooperate and clash to become master of the Continent.// (2-7 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/483/diplomacy|Diplomacy (1959)]] [7.0] - //Powers of post-Victorian Europe cooperate and clash to become master of the Continent.// (2-7 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111124/dark-moon|Dark Moon (2011) [7.0] - //Who is Infected? Stay alive throughout the sabotage from the hidden traitor(s)// (3-7 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178613/star-trek-five-year-mission|Star Trek: Five-Year Mission (2015)]] [6.5] - //Take control of the USS Enterprise, roll dice and survive the perils of your mission!// (3-7 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178613/star-trek-five-year-mission|Star Trek: Five-Year Mission (2015)]] [6.5] - //Take control of the USS Enterprise, roll dice and survive the perils of your mission!// (3-7 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216014/aye-dark-overlord-the-green-box|Aye, Dark Overlord! The Green Box (2015)]] [6.2] - //Aye, Dark Overlord! is a fantasy party game filled with humor that's fast to play and easy to learn.// (4-7 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248861/metro-x|Metro X (2018)]] [7.1] - //Create the most valuable subway network in this snappy transport puzzler.// (1-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248861/metro-x|Metro X (2018)]] [7.1] - //Create the most valuable subway network in this snappy transport puzzler.// (1-6 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup|Coup (2012)]] [7.0] - //Bluff (and call bluffs!) to victory in this card game with no third chances.// (2-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup|Coup (2012)]] [7.0] - //Bluff (and call bluffs!) to victory in this card game with no third chances.// (2-6 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148943/coup-rebellion-g54|Coup: Rebellion G54 (2014)]] [7.0] - //Use bluffing, deduction, negotiation and luck to eliminate your rivals and survive.// | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/2807/catan-5-6-player-extension|Catan: 5-6 Player Extension (1996)]] [7.0] - //Two more opponents in The Settlers of Catan? Yes you can.// (5-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/2807/catan-5-6-player-extension|Catan: 5-6 Player Extension (1996)]] [7.0] - //Two more opponents in The Settlers of Catan? Yes you can.// (5-6 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256382/disney-villainous|Disney Villainous (2018)]] [7.0] - //The villains assemble to face off, race to their goal, and rule the Disney realms.// (2-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256382/disney-villainous|Disney Villainous (2018)]] [7.0] - //The villains assemble to face off, race to their goal, and rule the Disney realms.// (2-6 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280136/paranormal-detectives|Paranormal Detectives (2019)]] [7.0] - //Deduce the circumstances of the recently-deceased ghost with various occult methods!// (2-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280136/paranormal-detectives|Paranormal Detectives (2019)]] [7.0] - //Deduce the circumstances of the recently-deceased ghost with various occult methods!// (2-6 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160499/king-of-new-york|King of New York (2014)]] [6.9] - //Monsters vie for fame or dominance over New York in this dice-rolling game.// | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274533/throw-throw-burrito|Throw Throw Burrito (2019)]] [6.5] - //Throw, dodge, rage in this exciting party game!// (2-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274533/throw-throw-burrito|Throw Throw Burrito (2019)]] [6.5] - //Throw, dodge, rage in this exciting party game!// (2-6 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102104/star-fluxx|Star Fluxx (2011)]] [6.3] - //Play cards and alter the rules in this ever changing sci-fi themed card game!// (2-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102104/star-fluxx|Star Fluxx (2011)]] [6.3] - //Play cards and alter the rules in this ever changing sci-fi themed card game!// (2-6 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe|Scythe (2016)]] [8.2] - //Five factions vie for dominance in a war-torn, mech-filled, dieselpunk 1920s Europe.// (1-5 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe|Scythe (2016)]] [8.2] - //Five factions vie for dominance in a war-torn, mech-filled, dieselpunk 1920s Europe.// (1-5 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan|Wingspan (2019)]] [8.0] - //Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife preserve.// (1-5 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan|Wingspan (2019)]] [8.0] - //Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife preserve.// (1-5 players) | ||
| - | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/200544/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black|Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black (2017)]] [7.7] - //Pilots to commander your new ships, and the Beyond to be explored!// (1-5 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nine|The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)]] [7.8] - //Go on a planet-discovering space mission in this cooperative trick-taking game.// (2-5 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nine|The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)]] [7.8] - //Go on a planet-discovering space mission in this cooperative trick-taking game.// (2-5 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/200544/tiny-epic-galaxies-beyond-the-black|Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black (2017)]] [7.7] - //Pilots to commander your new ships, and the Beyond to be explored!// (1-5 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324/its-a-wonderful-world|It's a Wonderful World (2019)]] [7.7] - //Draft yourself the ‘perfect’ dystopia, complete projects and churn out resources.// (1-5 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324/its-a-wonderful-world|It's a Wonderful World (2019)]] [7.7] - //Draft yourself the ‘perfect’ dystopia, complete projects and churn out resources.// (1-5 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrified|Horrifed (2019)]] [7.6] - //Classic movie monsters terrorize a town! Can your team stop them in time?// (1-5 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne|Carcassonne (2000)]] [7.4] - //Shape the medieval landscape of France, claiming cities, monasteries and farms.// (2-5 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne|Carcassonne (2000)]] [7.4] - //Shape the medieval landscape of France, claiming cities, monasteries and farms.// (2-5 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert|Space Alert (2008)]] [7.4] - //This ship runs itself! Wait, why are our shields down and where did you go? Help us!// (1-5 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert|Space Alert (2008)]] [7.4] - //This ship runs itself! Wait, why are our shields down and where did you go? Help us!// (1-5 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236305/combo-fighter|Combo Fighter (2019)]] [7.1] - //A card-driven rendition of classic arcade fighting games.// (1-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236305/combo-fighter|Combo Fighter (2019)]] [7.1] - //A card-driven rendition of classic arcade fighting games.// (1-4 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272738/jaws|Jaws (2019)]] [7.1] - //Hunt down the killer shark terrorizing Amity Island. Then battle it out on the Orca.// (2-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272738/jaws|Jaws (2019)]] [7.1] - //Hunt down the killer shark terrorizing Amity Island. Then battle it out on the Orca.// (2-4 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/117985/star-trek-catan|Star Trek Catan (2012)]] [7.0] - //Explorers in the Final Frontier trade, settle, and build where no one has gone before.// (3-4 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260300/dungeon-mayhem|Dungeon Mayhem (2018)]] [7.0] - //Battle as a barbarian, paladin, rogue, or wizard and be the last player standing.// (2-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260300/dungeon-mayhem|Dungeon Mayhem (2018)]] [7.0] - //Battle as a barbarian, paladin, rogue, or wizard and be the last player standing.// (2-4 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349463/dungeons-dice-and-danger|Dungeons, Dice & Danger (2022)]] [7.0] - //Use dice to defeat monsters as you descend into a dungeon.// (1-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349463/dungeons-dice-and-danger|Dungeons, Dice & Danger (2022)]] [7.0] - //Use dice to defeat monsters as you descend into a dungeon.// (1-4 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244228/reef|Reef (2018)]] [7.0] - //Grow your reef, and arrange it beautifully on your seafloor to score more points.// (2-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244228/reef|Reef (2018)]] [7.0] - //Grow your reef, and arrange it beautifully on your seafloor to score more points.// (2-4 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201478/problem-picnic-attack-ants|Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants (2017)]] [6.9] - //Roll out soldiers, scouts, and workers to retrieve the most plates at the picnic.// (2-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201478/problem-picnic-attack-ants|Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants (2017)]] [6.9] - //Roll out soldiers, scouts, and workers to retrieve the most plates at the picnic.// (2-4 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39953/a-game-of-thrones-the-card-game|Game of Thrones: The Card Game (2008)]] [6.8] - //Command Westeros' factions and plot your path to the Iron Throne.// | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1544/beyond-balderdash|Absolute Balderdash (1993)]] [6.8] - //Divine the true story from your opponents' bluffs and hope you can fool them too.// (2-6 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1544/beyond-balderdash|Absolute Balderdash (1993)]] [6.8] - //Divine the true story from your opponents' bluffs and hope you can fool them too.// (2-6 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165950/beasty-bar|Beasty Bar (2014)]] [6.8] - //Animals line up to get into the Beasty Bar but only some will join the party.// (2-4 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165950/beasty-bar|Beasty Bar (2014)]] [6.8] - //Animals line up to get into the Beasty Bar but only some will join the party.// (2-4 players) | ||
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| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338069/spires-end-hildegard|Spire's End: Hildegard (2022)]] [7.6] - //Embark on a mysterious epic “choose your path” adventure!// (1-2 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338069/spires-end-hildegard|Spire's End: Hildegard (2022)]] [7.6] - //Embark on a mysterious epic “choose your path” adventure!// (1-2 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343847/dustbiters|Dust Biters (2021)]] [7.5] - //Two rival car gangs race to outrun a giant dust storm!// (2 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343847/dustbiters|Dust Biters (2021)]] [7.5] - //Two rival car gangs race to outrun a giant dust storm!// (2 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184151/legend-of-the-five-rings-the-card-game|Legend of the Five Rings (2017)]] [7.3] - //Bring honor and glory to your clan by engaging in military and political conflicts.// (2 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224133/cousins-war|The Cousins' War (2017)]] [7.1] - //A war between House York and House Lancaster to be the next King of England!// (2 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224133/cousins-war|The Cousins' War (2017)]] [7.1] - //A war between House York and House Lancaster to be the next King of England!// (2 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246201/lincoln|Lincoln (2018)]] [7.0] - //Reenact the American Civil War at the strategic level.// (2 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246201/lincoln|Lincoln (2018)]] [7.0] - //Reenact the American Civil War at the strategic level.// (2 players) | ||
| + | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192074/odins-ravens-second-edition|Odin's Ravens: 2nd Edition (2016)]] [7.0] - //Use clever hand-management and the tricks of Loki to race around the world.// (2 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310953/pokemon-trading-card-game-battle-academy|Pokemon Trading Card Game Battle Academy (2020)]] [6.9] - //A fun family entertainment, Pokémon TCG gameplay within a classic game experience// (2 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310953/pokemon-trading-card-game-battle-academy|Pokemon Trading Card Game Battle Academy (2020)]] [6.9] - //A fun family entertainment, Pokémon TCG gameplay within a classic game experience// (2 players) | ||
| - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284842/so-youve-been-eaten|So, You've Been Eaten. (2022)]] [6.6] - //Harvest crystals from the belly of a beast before being digested.// (1-2 players) | - [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284842/so-youve-been-eaten|So, You've Been Eaten. (2022)]] [6.6] - //Harvest crystals from the belly of a beast before being digested.// (1-2 players) | ||
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