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2021
Ages 14+
Ark Nova
8.54
1-4 players
90-150 min
3.73 weight
Strategy
Animals
Economic
Environmental
End Game Bonuses
Hand Management
Hexagon Grid
Components: Hexagonal Tiles
Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena
2017
Ages 14+
Gloomhaven
8.60
1-4 players
60-120 min
3.9 weight
Strategy
Thematic
Adventure
Exploration
Fantasy
Cooperative Game
Critical Hits and Failures
Deck Construction
Creatures: Dragons
Creatures: Monsters
2017
Ages 12+
Gaia Project
8.39
1-4 players
60-150 min
4.4 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Economic
Miniatures
End Game Bonuses
Hexagon Grid
Income
Category: Combinatorial
Components: Control Boards
2012
Ages 12+
Terra Mystica
8.07
2-5 players
60-150 min
3.97 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Economic
Fantasy
Area Majority / Influence
Chaining
End Game Bonuses
Category: Combinatorial
Components: Control Boards
2009
Ages 10+
Mars
8.21
2-4 players
?-? min
2.38 weight
Strategy
Exploration
Space Exploration
Territory Building
Contracts
Delayed Purchase
End Game Bonuses
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia
2011
Ages 14+
Eclipse: New Dawn For The Galaxy
7.84
2-6 players
60-180 min
3.7 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Fighting
Science Fiction
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Components: Control Boards
Components: Map (Interplanetary or Interstellarâ?¦
2012
Ages 8+
Suburbia
7.48
1-4 players
60-90 min
2.77 weight
Strategy
City Building
Economic
Auction: Dutch
Catch the Leader
End Game Bonuses
Components: Game Trayz Inside
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia
1986
Ages 14+
1830: Railways & Robber Barons
7.87
2-7 players
180-360 min
4.16 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Transportation
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Investment
Category: Combinatorial
Components: Map (Continental / National scale)
2010
Ages 14+
Runewars
7.61
2-4 players
180-240 min
3.79 weight
Strategy
Thematic
Adventure
Fantasy
Fighting
Area Majority / Influence
Auction/Bidding
Grid Movement
Components: Miniatures
Mechanism: 4X
2004
Ages 14+
Antiquity
7.85
2-4 players
120-180 min
4.32 weight
Strategy
City Building
Civilization
Economic
Grid Coverage
Hexagon Grid
Modular Board
Components: Polyominoes
Digital Implementations: Boardgamecore
2006
Ages 13+
Neuroshima Hex! 3.0
7.39
1-4 players
?-? min
2.61 weight
Strategy
Collectible Components
Fighting
Puzzle
Area Majority / Influence
Connections
Grid Movement
Digital Implementations: Google Play
Digital Implementations: Tabletopia
2021
Ages 14+
Boonlake
7.67
1-4 players
80-160 min
3.78 weight
Strategy
American West
Civilization
Economic
End Game Bonuses
Follow
Hexagon Grid
Animals: Cattle / Cows
Components: Control Boards
2020
Ages 10+
Honey Buzz
7.60
1-4 players
45-90 min
2.76 weight
Family
Strategy
Animals
Economic
Action Retrieval
Contracts
Grid Movement
Animals: Bees
Animals: Insects
2004
Ages 8+
Heroscape Master Set: Rise Of The Valkyrie
7.45
2-4 players
?-? min
2.3 weight
Customizable
Thematic
Adventure
Fantasy
Fighting
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Components: 3-Dimensional (3D)
Components: Miniatures
2005
Ages 14+
1846: The Race For The Midwest
7.93
3-5 players
120-240 min
3.97 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Hexagon Grid
Investment
Market
Country: USA
Digital Implementations: 18xx.games
1995
Ages 10+
Catan
7.10
3-4 players
60-120 min
2.3 weight
Family
Strategy
Economic
Negotiation
Chaining
Dice Rolling
Hexagon Grid
Animals: Sheep
Components: Hexagonal Tiles
2012
Ages 14+
Archipelago
7.29
2-5 players
30-240 min
3.74 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Economic
Exploration
Area Majority / Influence
Auction/Bidding
Commodity Speculation
Components: Meeples
Components: Hexagonal Tiles
2005
Ages 12+
Nexus Ops
7.21
2-4 players
?-? min
2.23 weight
Thematic
Wargames
Exploration
Fighting
Science Fiction
Area Majority / Influence
Dice Rolling
Hand Management
Components: Miniatures
1975
Ages 12+
Battle Of The Five Armies
7.88
2-5 players
?-? min
2.71 weight
Thematic
Wargames
Adventure
Fighting
Miniatures
Area Majority / Influence
Area Movement
Hand Management
Components: Miniatures
Players: Two Player Only Games
2017
Ages 10+
Photosynthesis
6.99
2-4 players
30-60 min
2.26 weight
Abstract
Family
Abstract Strategy
Economic
Action Points
Area Majority / Influence
Bias
Category: Combinatorial
Components: 3-Dimensional (3D)
2018
Ages 13+
Auztralia
7.36
1-4 players
30-120 min
2.89 weight
Strategy
Economic
Exploration
Fantasy
Action Retrieval
Cooperative Game
Hexagon Grid
Components: Map (Regional scale)
Country: Australia
2011
Ages 14+
Star Trek: Fleet Captains
7.47
2-4 players
90-120 min
3.06 weight
Thematic
Fighting
Miniatures
Movies / TV / Radio theme
Action Points
Dice Rolling
Hexagon Grid
Components: Clix
TV Shows: Star Trek (various)
2014
Ages 14+
Hyperborea
7.17
2-6 players
50-150 min
3.17 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Exploration
Fantasy
Action Drafting
Area Majority / Influence
Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
Components: Gems/Crystals
Components: Miniatures
2004
Ages 14+
Shikoku 1889
7.98
2-6 players
90-210 min
3.87 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Transportation
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Market
Country: Japan
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter