How To Play

Get the best tips, tricks & strategies for mastering your favorite games!

Catan cover

How To Play: Catan

Catan is a strategy board game about building roads, settlements, and cities on a changing island. Players collect resources from dice rolls, trade with rivals, and race to earn ten victory points. Smart planning and timely deals win the day.

Read MoreHow To Play: Catan
V-Wars: Box Cover Front

How To Play: V-Wars

V-Wars puts you in charge of a faction battling for control after a viral outbreak turns humans into vampires. Each round, you manage resources, move forces, spread infection, negotiate alliances, and fight rivals. Use your faction’s powers wisely, because public fear and enemy attacks can ruin even the best plan.

Read MoreHow To Play: V-Wars
Altitude: Box Cover Front

How To Play: Altitude

Altitude is a tense card-and-board game where players guide climbers upward, manage movement, and judge when to take a risky route. On each turn, you use available actions, watch rival positions, and chase the best scoring heights. Smart timing matters, because one greedy climb can leave your whole team stuck.

Read MoreHow To Play: Altitude
Dragon Quest: Box Cover Front

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Dragon Quest
Upstream: Box Cover Front

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Upstream
The Fog of War: Box Cover Front

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: The Fog of War
Ambush!: Box Cover Front

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Ambush!
Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout: Box Cover Front

How To Play: Cobra

Cobra is a tense strategy game where players manage cards, control routes, and try to outguess one another. Each turn brings chances to attack, block, or improve your position. Smart timing matters, but so does watching your friends for clues. Build pressure carefully, protect your options, and strike before your rivals can react.

Read MoreHow To Play: Cobra
Lawless: Box Cover Front

How To Play: Lawless

Lawless is a gritty frontier board game where players manage outlaws, claim territory, and chase rewards while watching rivals closely. Each turn, choose actions, build your gang, and decide when to push your luck. Smart timing and careful planning usually beat reckless bravado.

Read MoreHow To Play: Lawless
Wilderness: Box Cover Front

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Wilderness
Boomerang: Box Cover Front

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Boomerang
Red Flags cover

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Red Flags
Pictionary cover

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.

Read MoreHow To Play: Pictionary
On Fire!!!: Box Cover Front

How To Play: On Fire!!!

On Fire!!! is a fast, fiery strategy game where players build connected fire chains, claim valuable spaces, and push their luck for bigger scores. Each turn, choose when to expand, protect your progress, or stop before the flames backfire. Smart timing and careful reading of rivals lead to victory.

Read MoreHow To Play: On Fire!!!