Best Board Games Under $30 (That Are Actually Worth Buying)
The best board games under $30 — ten genuinely great picks that won't blow your budget but will get played over and over.
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Dominion: How To Play – Simplified
Dominion invented the deck-builder: start with a weak deck, buy better cards into it, and build an engine that draws and buys more each turn. A condensed, play-fast guide to the rules.
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Flip 7: Review
Flip 7 is a push-your-luck card game that fits in your pocket and plays in minutes. High luck, low strategy — but that's kind of the point.
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Squirmish: Review
Our Squirmish review: draft absurd monster cards, brawl them in a shared arena, and steal the losers. How the card battler plays and whether it's worth it.
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Gloom: Review
Our review of Gloom, the card game where you make your family miserable before killing them off. How the transparent cards work and whether the joke lasts.
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Best Board Games for Christmas Gifts
Our board game Christmas gift guide, sorted by who you're buying for — party games, kids' games, two-player picks, co-ops and games that make you think.
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Zombie Fluxx: Review
Our Zombie Fluxx review: the card game where the rules and win condition change every turn. How the chaos plays out and whether it's worth picking up.
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Coloretto: Review
Our Coloretto review: how the colour-set card game plays, why pushing your luck on a fourth colour hurts, and whether this quick filler is worth buying.
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Best Social Deduction Board Games
The best social deduction board games — hidden roles, bluffing and betrayal. If you love Secret Hitler or Avalon, here's what to play next, with player counts.
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Dragon's Hoard: Review
Our Dragon's Hoard review — the card game where you play a dragon stealing sheep from farmers to buy treasure, and sic angry mobs on everyone else's lair.
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Cards Against Humanity: Review
Our honest review of Cards Against Humanity — how it plays, the age rating and who it's actually for, and whether the party game for horrible people still lands.
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Rack-O: Review
Our review of Rack-O, the classic card game of sorting your rack from low to high. How it plays, how the rules hold up today, and whether it's worth picking up.
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Splendor: Review
Is Splendor a good board game? Our review of the gem-buying engine builder: how the card economy snowballs, who it suits, and whether it's worth the price.
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Exploding Kittens: Review
Our review of Exploding Kittens, the card game of Russian roulette with cats. How it plays, how well it holds up after repeat plays, and whether it's worth it.
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Coup: Review
Our review of Coup, the two-minute bluffing card game set in The Resistance universe. How it plays, best player count, and whether it earns a spot in your bag.
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