Game |
Players |
Estimated Time |
Equipment |
Description |
Apple Jack* |
2 |
20 minutes |
Dice |
A variant of Cheerio and
Yacht in which two players roll together but take turns
choosing the scoring category.
|
Diamond |
2-3 |
15 minutes |
Cards |
A game in which you play cards to a diamond-shaped board in such a way
that your opponent cannot.
|
Dominion |
2+ |
60-120 minutes (adjustable) |
Cards, Dice |
A strategy game in which you maneuver your armies and try to capture
enemy territories.
|
Finish Line* |
2+ |
35-40 minutes (with 2 players) |
Cards, Dice |
A card game that feels like a board game, in which players race along an
obstacle-laden path of playing cards to the finish line.
|
Horseshoe* |
2 |
40-50 minutes |
Cards |
A trick-taking game in which not all cards are known at the outset, and
pairs trump all else.
|
Jungle |
2 |
15-20 minutes |
Cards |
An exploration game, where players explore a jungle of playing cards,
compete over treasures, and have a showdown at the end.
|
Milk Run |
2+ |
10 minutes per player |
Cards |
A card game where you must deliver chocolate and strawberry milk, while
encumbering your opponents' ability to do so.
|
Monastery |
2+ |
40-75 minutes (with 2 players) |
Cards |
A game in which each player must complete each of nine different
missions (e.g., sets, runs, cards in a suit, and so on).
|
Pickle |
2-5 |
25-30 minutes (with 2 players) |
Cards |
A trick-taking game where points are earned by taking tricks as well as
by taking key cards within tricks.
|
Savannah |
2+ |
5-8 minutes per player |
Cards, Dice |
A game in which players build up shared foundation piles and try to
exhaust their reserve and discard piles.
|
Scoundrel |
2 |
15-20 minutes |
Cards, Dice |
A game in which you must build columns of cards and wipe out the columns
of your opponent.
|
Serpent |
2 |
30 minutes |
Cards |
A game in which cards are played in a serpent pattern; one player tries
to connect pairs and runs, while the other tries to stop him.
|
Shanghai |
2+ |
20-25 minutes per player |
Dominos, Dice |
A game in which chains of dominos are constructed such that the ends
match dice rolls.
|
Skyscraper |
2-3 |
20 minutes |
Dominos |
A game in which dominos are stacked up to build a skyscraper. If you can't
legally build on the skyscraper, you lose.
|
Snag* |
2 |
20-30 minutes |
Cards |
A trick-taking game in which players have their own hands, plus a shared
board. Players try to capture many cards of a single suit.
|
Wichita* |
2+ |
25-35 minutes (adjustable) |
Cards, Dice |
A game where cards are added and subtracted to match dice rolls.
|
Wolf Pack* |
2+ |
5-10 minutes per player |
Dice |
A dice game where different rolls require different
challenges to be performed.
|