These are games that can typically be set up and played in one to two hours once you already know how to play them. These are often great games to play after a longer game or if you have limited time for game night.
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Calico is a game published by AEG [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?Z] and Flatout Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?1J]. The premise of the game is for players to work to create the coziest quilt using patterns that will attract cats and allow them to sew buttons. The end of
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Lost Ruins of Arnak is a game published by Czech Games Edition [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?19] (CGE). The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of adventurers leading an expedition group across an uncharted island. Along the way players will search jungles for artifacts,
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Shovel Knight Dungeon Duels The Board Game, published by Panda Cult Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?11], is a board game implementation of the side-scrolling video game published by Yacht Club Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?12]. Like the video game, players take on the role of a shovel knight
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Near and Far is the sequel to Above and Below, both of which are games published by Red Raven Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?X]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the roll of travelers who recruit additional adventurers, gather resources and explore unique locations
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NOTE: This game review is slightly different because it reviews a game's expansions rather than the stand alone game. However, these expansions add so much to the original game, they are worthy of their own review. If you are unfamiliar with how The Quacks of Quedlinburg base game
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Dune: Imperium is a game published by Dire Wolf Digital [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?I]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of a leader of one of the four Great Houses from the Dune franchise. Over a series of rounds, players collect resources,
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Fuzzy Mage Fight is a game published by Shadow Squirrel Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?L]. The premise of this game is for players to take on the role of a Fuzzy Mage to collect enough magic to win. Along they way they will have to defend against attacks and
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Dice Upon a Time is a game published by Korona Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?J]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of characters from Grimms' Tales, such as Rapunzel and Thumbling, which move around the board in an effort to fulfill
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Charterstone is a village-building legacy game published by Stonemaier Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?7]. The premise of the game is to build a new village, with each player building their own charter. This is a legacy game played over 12 rounds. During each round, the board, tokens and other
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Merchants Cove: The Pearl of the 5 Realms is a game published by Final Frontier Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?B]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of merchants, each producing and selling unique goods to the incoming adventurers. The game spans three
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Godspeed is a game published by Pandasaurus Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?C]. The game premise surrounds the space race. Each player chooses a country to represent, and from there all players race to colonize the new planet more successfully than the other players. The player with the most victory