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Board Games Recommendations

The cluster focuses on users recommending, discussing, and sharing experiences with various board games such as Carcassonne, Dominion, Gloomhaven, and others, often in the context of casual play, learning rules, or comparisons to digital games.

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cpach • Nov 3, 2021 • View on HN

Maybe a board game? E.g. Carcassonne https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_(board_game)

totalrobe • Dec 27, 2016 • View on HN

Check out Exploding Kittens - simple but requires a bit of tactical skill.

marcus_holmes • Dec 17, 2020 • View on HN

I have this, but with boardgames

dsteinweg • Dec 21, 2011 • View on HN

I would recommend a card game called Dominion.

charcircuit • Nov 3, 2025 • View on HN

Board games are common in my experience.

foota • Feb 14, 2018 • View on HN

I believe it's talking about table top gaming.

stevenwoo • Dec 19, 2023 • View on HN

Gloomhaven the board game might fit bill.

cpach • Nov 4, 2021 • View on HN

Maybe some classical board game such as Axis & Allies?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies

BiraIgnacio • Jun 8, 2025 • View on HN

So many amazing board games out there

bombcar • Apr 22, 2024 • View on HN

Online boardgames is a good way to look at it - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/red-november/ and similar for example