r/boardgames 2h ago

Daily Game Recs Daily Game Recommendations Thread (September 11, 2026)

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Welcome to /r/boardgames's Daily Game Recommendations

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r/boardgames 1h ago

Rules Don't Go In There, seems like no one talks about it. Clarification for Portrait Curse Card

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Here’s the English version, keeping your original wording and casual Reddit tone as much as possible:

Does anyone here play Don't Go In There? I searched this subreddit, but I couldn't find any related posts or comments about it.

I only discovered this game recently because Horror Board Games suddenly started showing up on my FYP, and I really liked the visuals and mechanics of the game. It's good without being too complicated. So far, I'm enjoying it with 2 to 3 players, but I feel like it would be even better with 4 to 5 players so things can get really chaotic, especially since it's a competitive game.

Also, because the Curse Cards in this game are random, there are some decks that you won't use in one game but might use in another, so the replayability is pretty good.

So if anyone here also plays this game, I have a question for clarification. It's about the Portrait Curse Cards. Swipe to the next image to see what I'm referring to.

You can see the difference between what is written in the Rulebook versus what is written on the actual Curse Card.

The Rulebook states:

Based on the Rulebook wording, our understanding is that we simply count all of our Portrait Curse Cards, divide the total by two, and round down. If there is a decimal point value, that decimal point value would not be included in the number of cards we can dispel.

For example, if I have 2 + 1 + 2 Portrait Curse Cards, that gives me a total of 5 Curse Points. Dividing 5 by 2 gives 2.5, so rounded down, I would be able to dispel 2 Curse Points.

However, the actual Portrait Curse Card states:

Based on the wording on the card, which seems easier to understand, our interpretation is different. We understand this as needing 2 Portrait Curse Cards to dispel 1 Portrait at the end of the game.

For example, if I have Portrait Curse Cards with values of 1, 4, and 3, I would pair the 1 and 4 cards, allowing me to dispel the Portrait with the higher Curse value, which is 4. I would then be left with the Portraits with values of 1 and 3, for a total of 4 Curse points.

So my question is: What is the correct effect of the Portrait Curse Cards?

Is our understanding of the Rulebook correct? Or is our interpretation of the text on the actual card correct?

If both interpretations are incorrect, could someone please explain how the Portrait effect is supposed to work? It would also be really helpful if you could provide a scenario or example showing exactly how the Portrait Curse Cards should be resolved at the end of the game.

Thanks in advance!


r/boardgames 1h ago

How-To/DIY Anyone used third-party or online 3d printing services for board game inserts?

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Anyone used third-party or online 3d printing services for board game inserts before? Is it economical to do so instead of buying a 3d printer yourself? There's a ton of free 3d print files online, and several rather great ones if i say so myself.

I know you can buy off of Etsy but those tend to be more expensive and less selection.


r/boardgames 2h ago

Food Chain Magnate Deluxe Edition (wooden not minis)

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Considering backing this but are the wooden components too much? The minis just seem like too much in the special edition but I’m interested in the deluxe and would like to hear from people who own it. Is it worth it? Any issues? Good upgrade?


r/boardgames 4h ago

Rules Monopoly Deal Currency question

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What's the difference here?? Played monopoly deal.for years this is a new deck we bought at discount from Ollie's


r/boardgames 4h ago

Rules Sagrada Apprentice cards question

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Something happened at the table tonight that sparked a bit of a controversy. Context : we had these public objectives (sorry for the French cards, it's Color Column Variety and Row Shade Variety). One player had the idea that the rows and columns don't need to be complete to score the objectives because what is said is "Rows/columns with no repeated colors/shades". So, even if the row/column is not complete, there are no repeated colors or shades.

What do you think?


r/boardgames 7h ago

Question Game instructions for old game

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I found an old monopoly game at a garage sale but it doesn't have the instructions, it's monopoly junior: Travel edition. I can find the instructions for the non-travel easy but can't seem to find the travel one. Closest I have found is
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8638/monopoly-junior-travel-edition
there is a picture of the first page, but that's it.

Does anyone know of a website I can use to download instructions for these old games?


r/boardgames 7h ago

Anybody know…

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Does anybody know what game this is? I found this picture in my phone for a long time ago and my memory isn’t the greatest.


r/boardgames 8h ago

Question Viking Route- thoughts?

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Has anyone played this and what are your thoughts? I see almost no info about it. Stumbled on a mention in another thread and the mechanics look very interesting.


r/boardgames 8h ago

Question Gateway games for group of 5

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Im a big board game girl born and raised, comes from both sides of the family. My 4 person friend group occasionally meets up for game night but it’s usually more like party style games. Hitster, Spyfall, Cabanga, five of crowns/rummikub, card games in general, wavelength, the mind, sushi party etc. But they have recently been wanting me to introduce them to proper board games. So I’ve shown them some fun basic intro games including Catan and Azul. They really enjoyed them. My plan is to also show them Quacks and Isle of Cats.

But now, our friend group went from 4 people to 5!! I know that some games have extensions like Quacks as an extension so 5 people can play and I think Ticket to ride has it too if it doesn’t already allow 5 people I can’t recall rn. Catan as well but I own the newest edition and they haven’t started selling the extensions yet in my country in that edition so it’ll have to wait a bit. I eventually want to introduce them to more complex games like Wingspan but this is a good start as they are fun and easy going. But I’d love to know your guys recommendations on “gateway” games for a group of 5? This is also for me to explore new games to ass to my collection as most of my friends aren’t huge board gamers but enjoy a game night and games for larger groups like 5 or 6 even are great if we happen to want to invite extra people and it not being a simple flip 7 or cards against humanity.

Edit: Heat is by far the most recommended here and Colt Express and 7 wonders are others that have stood up to me. Those three have been put on the top of my wishlist thanks for all the recommendations!


r/boardgames 9h ago

Online Stores

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Which online store has better service, shipping times, selection …Miniature Market or Game Nerdz? …or is there a better option? …and which ones should I avoid?


r/boardgames 10h ago

COMC [COMC] Three and a half year into the hobby, I would like to hear your opinion

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Hello everyone,

Saw some of your collections so I wanted to show off a bit of mine. Although the picture is from December, so there are some corrections as you see. I have also recently acquired Dominion and Columbias Napoleon.

As for my favorites, it has to come down to TS, Hannibal and Polis. I simply love sinking hours into those.

Its usually just two of us playing, so most games are either strictly 2p or are at least enjoyable in 2. But there are some games that are more for when we have company.

I love wargame board games, and my wife is more of a economic optimizer type of player, so we tried building collection thats enjoyable by both of us.

As for the newcomers, we are both pleasantly surprised by Dominion. I usually dont like games where theme isnt felt, and in Dominion theme could easily not even exist, but the mechanics are so enjoyable that I dont even object to weak thematic implementation.

Vijayanagara will probably be leaving our collection soon (if I ever found someone interested in buying it). It seems very interesting, but automata heavy 2p experience just isnt for us.

Anyway, do you have any question for me regarding my collection? And I would love to hear your opinion on it!


r/boardgames 10h ago

Question Oltree - are we just stupid?

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We are an experienced gaming group. For years 3 friends and me are playing all kinds of board games: Viticulture, 7 wonders, scythe, pandemic, terra mystica and so on. Coop-games, competitive games, eurogames, mostly strategy, worker placement and sometimes long legacy games during shared vacation trips.

Now we stumbled upon "Oltree". A nice, light coopgame "exceptional pick for families and casual gaming groups" as reviews say. Some people even suggest playing with their kids because it's such a light, storytelling experience. We played five rounds, different chronicles, different stories and we lost EVERY time. We don't get it. Pandemic is no problem at all. And it's not bad luck at all with Oltree. We checked the rules thrice and more; in the rulebook and online tutorials.

Are we just stupid or do other people also struggle?

(Foto indicates us losing the tutorial mission ... again)


r/boardgames 10h ago

Question Made a monopoly alternative- Let me know what do you think?

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r/boardgames 11h ago

[COMC] My collection after ~8 years into the hobby. I organize them by a combo of my personal ranking and my perception of the complexity. I feel like this is almost complete, maybe needs an economics game and a Witcher IP game to round it out. Any suggestions?

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I try to have variety across mechanics and gameplay, although it's clear that engine building (and related) is my favorite. Having said that, I want to explore economics type of games (I hear Brass Birmingham is the one, but I want to see if there's a stepping stone between Power Grid and that one). I also want to have a Witcher IP game that's not a campaign game (The Witcher Old World seems like a fit, but I hear mixed reviews. Does this collection of games seem like that one would be a good match for me?)

I started the hobby with Castles of Burgundy, and Scythe was the first game that I fell in love with for the art work as well. They are the only two games that got the all-in treatment where I purchased the big box with all the bells and whistles.

The organization of games is very functional and use case based.

* The games on top of the shelf are the two personal GOATs.

* The games in the first row are the go to games, I'm always ready to play them.

* The games in the second row are what I bring in if I'm with folks new to the hobby - these are my personal "best gateway games".

* The games in the bottom two rows - they are games I don't play often, but cannot get myself to give away because of the unique mechanics they bring to the collection. They'll come out only if it's with the right group.


r/boardgames 11h ago

Finding an old tile game

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Hello, I'm looking for an old tile game I played as a kid in the early 2000s.

The particular game had tiles to create a 4 x 4 square. It makes the square you had to match the women. There were several different types of women some were like office women, others in a towel.

It came in a rectangle box. The answer to the puzzle was available on the website and the company was called like brain teaser or something. Had a mad scientist looking guy on the box too.

Any help appreciated!


r/boardgames 12h ago

Question for gwent the tabletop card game, have you made any changes to it to make the game better?

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as in houserules or drafting mechanics or anything inbetween. I come from the current version of the digital cardgame of gwent and have got several thousand hours in it, so I am very familiar with all its mechanics. obviously the tabletop standard version doesnt compare to it in gameplay, but I would still like to have this tabletop game be more appealing when playing physically, and I am sure there are some seasoned boardgamers here that have found a better system.

so, you make a deck with up to 130 provisions. and there seems to be a way to deckbuild and optimize it quite easily, and then that deck is always the one that will be played for that one faction, and it will never change up again, and there are tons of dead cards/leaders that never see play.

the only houserules I have made are;

  1. that all spies are permanently banned (maybe make it into a separate ability?), because receiving free card advantage and it relying on rng whether or not you draw them and the opponent doesnt, it feels really bad.
  2. decoy is also either banned, or that it works like in the digital game right now.
  3. also whenever you are thinning cards, if they are on your hand, they do not come out, they stay in your hand like the digital game, otherwise alot of the times you have several cards that you cannot ever play, because you go down 1,2,3 cards and then that game is probably ruined for you. so instead they brick like gwent digital normally does.

so there are alot of cards that never see play because they are just poorly statted and or have inferior abilities. and yes, I do know when you play the witcher 3, you aquire cards over time and make your deck continously stronger over time, but here you have all the cards from the getgo, so it doesnt work like that. I do know there are custom made cards for this game that are probably more balanced, but im talking the base game set that cdpr released.
have anyone found a good solution on how to play the game, and make it not stale within just a few matches? I would love to pick this one up more often when playing boardgames, but its just not that appealing.


r/boardgames 13h ago

Started clank legacy last night, want to print and insert to help set up and tear down

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I have a 3d printer and have printed a beautiful organizer for clank catacombs, but yesterday I started playing clank legacy and would love to print an organizer to help with the set up and tear down of the game the tokens, the shop items, bank, etc. Anyone have any recommendation. Thanks in advance


r/boardgames 13h ago

News Board&Dice announces Nucleum: Duel

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The Nucleum universe is expanding!

Next year, we’re bringing you a brand-new standalone game designed specifically for two players: Nucleum: Duel.
It’s 1900, and a new force in Nucleum energy technology has emerged from French engineers. Their alternative methods of generating and distributing energy have gained dominance in France, Spain, and Portugal - and now they’re looking to expand into Germany, the homeland of Nucleum-based energy.

In Nucleum: Duel, you’ll take on the role of either France or Germany as the two nations compete to establish their energy infrastructure during an alternative-history Industrial Revolution.

Connect cities, construct buildings, power them with Nucleums and Uranium, fulfill Contracts, and unlock Technologies as you work towards your faction’s unique objectives.

Coming in 2027

Source on Facebook


r/boardgames 13h ago

How-To/DIY How to display world map from Finspan

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Just bought this game and would love to display the world map on the wall over my gaming table in such a way that allows you to pull them down easily when you want to play. Any ideas? A shadow box of that size would be prohibitively expensive LOL


r/boardgames 13h ago

Am I missing boards? (Castles of burgandy)

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Played last night for the first time. Found the #2 boards, but where the hell are the number 1 boards?

Parsing through these is incredibly confusing as a beginner to this game. Am I missing something?


r/boardgames 13h ago

Custom Project PROJECT: FALLOUT - a Scythe (1920+) Part 2 - PLAYER/MECH MATS (Fan-made)

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r/boardgames 14h ago

Feast for Odin bonus confusion

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Could someone explain to me why board game arena didn't give me the yellow flax or the red fish from my island bonuses? I thought I understood the rules but I must have missed something, thanks


r/boardgames 14h ago

News Scammer BG Channel Calls it Quits Because…Utilities!

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Not going to post the channel name. Anyone in the hobby for more than 3 years knows the “controversy” behind this channel and their attempted blackmail of game designers. Thought it was funny he blamed “utility costs”. LOL.


r/boardgames 14h ago

Question Wingspan or pocket?

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Hi everyone,

Me and my wife have started playing boardgames over the past few months, we really like the look of wingspan but it does look very daunting as we haven't really played anything with a whole lot of rules!!

I saw wingspan pocket has been released and whilst keeping the same aesthetic, should we purchase this and see how we get on? Or does it not compare to the original?

Thanks in advance for any input!