How To Play

Find setup instructions, rules summaries, and strategy tips for the board games you own. Search by game name to find a guide and get your next game started.
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How To Play: Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest is an adventure board game where players guide heroes across a monster-filled land, gather useful gear, manage resources, and face dangerous challenges. Each turn brings choices about movement, fighting, and preparation. The player who uses their team wisely and completes the main quest first claims victory.

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How To Play: Upstream

Upstream is a tactical river race where players guide salmon upstream, dodge hungry bears, and compete for the best spawning spots. On each turn, move your fish, use currents and actions wisely, then manage hazards and timing. Score points by reaching valuable areas before rivals, while keeping your salmon alive.

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How To Play: The Fog of War

The Fog of War is a tense strategy game where players command hidden forces, manage limited resources, and fight for key ground. Each turn, you move units, gather information, and choose when to attack or pull back. Smart planning matters, but a little bluffing can send your rivals marching the wrong way.

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How To Play: Ambush!

Ambush! is a solo or team-based World War II combat game where players guide hidden troops through tense missions. Move carefully, search locations, follow scenario rules, and react to enemy surprises. Good planning matters, but luck loves ruining brave plans. Keep your soldiers alive, complete objectives, and learn from every messy skirmish.

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How To Play: Wilderness

Wilderness is a strategy game about exploring wild terrain, managing limited supplies, and choosing when to take bold risks. Players plan routes, gather useful resources, and make smart moves to survive the journey. Careful timing matters, since one greedy choice can leave your party stuck, hungry, and grumpy.

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How To Play: Boomerang

Boomerang is a quick card-drafting game about exploring Australia, collecting sets, and earning points for clever choices. Each round, players pick a card, pass the rest, and repeat until the deck runs out. Track animals, activities, and landmarks while racing to complete goals without wrecking your final score.

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How To Play: Red Flags

Red Flags is a fast party game where players pitch dates using perk cards, then sabotage them with horrible red flags. Each round, one player judges the offers while everyone else argues for their doomed dream date. Make the judge laugh, overlook the chaos, and collect points before your friends ruin romance forever.

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How To Play: Pictionary

Pictionary is a lively drawing game where teams race to guess words from rough sketches. On your turn, draw the secret clue without speaking while teammates shout guesses. The timer keeps everyone moving, and clear ideas beat fancy art. The team with the most points wins after plenty of questionable masterpieces.

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How To Play: Burger Joint

Burger Joint is a lively restaurant game where players hire staff, gather ingredients, cook meals, and serve hungry customers. Each turn brings fresh choices and tight decisions, so waste can hurt your wallet fast. Manage your kitchen, watch the orders, and build the most successful burger business before the game ends.

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How To Play: Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings is a cooperative adventure game where players guide hobbits toward Mount Doom while managing cards, movement, and growing threats. Each turn brings tough choices: build the Fellowship, use special powers, and survive shadow events. Work together, because one careless move can ruin everyone's day.

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How To Play: Quantum

Quantum is a space strategy game where players command fleets of numbered ships, roll dice, and use those results to move, fight, research, and build quantum cubes. Smart positioning matters, but luck can shove your grand plan out an airlock. Claim sectors, complete objectives, and outthink rival empires.

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