Games that can be set up and played within an hour. These can be competitive, cooperative or both and are great games to get a game night started.
Competitive
7 Summits is a game published by Deep Water Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?W]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of world class mountain climbers working to climb to the summits of the tallest mountains in the world. Once each mountain peak
Competitive
The Quacks of Quedlinburg is a game originally published by North Star Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?S] and now published by CMYK Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?T]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of quack doctors brewing up concoctions one ingredient
Competitive
Splendor: Marvel is a game published by SPACE Cowboys [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?1L]. The premise of the game is for players to recruit a team of super heroes and villains to gain infinity points. Each recruit has the potential to help you recruit even more powerful characters. The end
Competitive
Fort is a game published by Leder Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?1F]. The premise of this game is for players to take on the role of kids trying to build their best fort by increasing their circle of friends and collecting toys and pizza. The game end is triggered
Competitive
Dice Miner is a game published by Atlas Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?17]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of miners who were once plagued by dragons and forced to live underground. After the dragons were defeated it was safe for the
Competitive
Whirling Witchcraft is a game published by Alderac Entertainment Group [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?Z]. The premise of the game is for players to take on the role of witches brewing powerful ingredients. Players pass their ingredients in hopes of blowing up their neighbor's pot before their own
Competitive
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
Competitive
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
Starter games
Tranquility is a game published by Board Game Hub. The premise of the game is for players to cooperatively place island cards, from start to finish, before running out of cards. If the players can accomplish this, including playing a finish card once the grid is full, they win. This
Cooperative
The Initiative is a game published by Unexpected Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?D]. The game premise is that you are a group of teenagers in 1994 who find a mysterious box of clues at a yard sale. This game is played cooperatively over a series of 14 chapters. Players
Cooperative
We played the new, fully restored version of Stop Thief! by Restoration Games [https://nextlevelboardgames.com/1/?9], which is a remake of the original 1979 game. The premise of the game is players take on the role of investigators tracking down a group of thieves. This game can be
Competitive
King of Tokyo is a game published by IELLO games. The game premise surrounds monsters invading Tokyo, each attempting to conquer it. The game mimics the Kaiju inspired movie genre and includes cool graphics and oversized dice. The first player to reach 20 victory points is declared the winner! There