Strategy games gifts for adults

This great card game is about planting, trading, and selling beans - 8 kinds of beans. Players try to collect large sets of beans to sell for gold. There is limited growing space and always new beans to plant. To avoid...

Send everyone scrambling as you go out first in this 5-suit Rummy-like game! 1-7 Players | 30 Mins | Ages 8+ Features: Hand Management, Set Collection, Card Game Five Crowns is rummy with a five-suited deck and a twist. The...

Expansion for CATAN. Bring more friends to the island of Catan! 5-6 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Negotiation Description: Adventures this big deserve...

As members of The Fellowship, embark on a journey to save—or doom—Middle-earth. 1-5 Players  |  90 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers Theme: Fantasy, Novel-based The...

Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, and shops—all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If you're wealthy enough, you might even...

Wingspan: Oceania Expansion focuses on birds in Australia and New Zealand. It's designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and features birds illustrated by Natalia Rojas and Ana Maria Martinez. In this second expansion to Wingspan, colourful and awe-inspiring birds from Oceania are...

Expansion for Carcassonne. Build inns and cathedrals to boost your influence and score big with powerful meeples. 2-6 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 7+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement Theme: Expansion for Base-game, City Building, Medieval, Territory Building Description:...

Play as the Fellowship or Sauron and attempt to determine the fate of Middle-earth. 2 Players | 30+ Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Income, Layering, Market, Modular Board, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting,...

The catacombs of the skeletal dragon Umbrok Vessna are mysterious and dangerous. Portals transport you all around the dungeon depths. Wayshrines offer vast riches to intrepid explorers. Prisoners are counting on you to free them. Ghosts, once disturbed, may haunt...

The Kennerspiel des Jahres winner, The Crew, now has a sequel! • New underwater narrative but has the ame innovative cooperative twist on the classic trick-taking card game...with a few new surprises! • Work together to win the right tricks...

Team up with other covert operatives in the hit cooperative version of Codenames. Two cooperating players or groups exchange clever clues to collectively reveal their agents while sneaking past enemy assassins. With shared goals and limited information, every clue counts...

Artfully embellish the walls of your palace by drafting the most beautiful tiles.  2-4 Players  |  30-45 Mins  | Ages 8+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement, Turn Order: Claim Action Themes: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Renaissance Description: Introduced...

Greatest card game, made even greater - get your deluxe edition with Foil treated cards!  3+ Players  |  20 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Flip over cards one by one without flipping the same number twice.Sound easy? Think again! This isn't...

Expansion for CATAN. Expand from the island of Catan into the ocean with boat shipping lanes. 3-4 Players  |  60+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Exploration,...

Fight your opponent and get the flags! Players use an army of toys to conquer territories. 2 Players  |  15 Mins  |  Ages 8+ On your turn, place one character from your army of toys (samurai, dinosaur, troll,  dolls...) on...

Manage your race car's speed to keep from overheating. 1–6 Players  |  30–60 Min  |  Age: 10+ Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross...

Roll and place dice to complete adorable dog cards. 1-4 Players  |  30 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Action Drafting, Contracts, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Race, Re-rolling and Locking, Set Collection, Variable Set-up Theme: Animals, Card Game, Dice Description:...

Burn metals in fast-paced allomantic battles. 1-4 Players | 60 Mins | Ages 13+ Features: Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Market, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tug of War Theme: Card Game, Fantasy Description: Based on the hit Mistborn...

This fourth Wingspan expansion explores the birds of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This incredibly biodiverse and abundant region is home to more than 3,000 bird species, including the birds with the smallest and largest wingspans in...

Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. You are bird enthusiasts, researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors, seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a...

Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.  2-4 Players  |  45 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection Theme: Medical Description: In Pandemic,...

The island of Catan is yours to explore! 3-4 Players | 15 Mins | Ages 10+ Features: Chaining, Hand Management, Victory Points Theme: Economic, Negotiation, Travel In Catan – On the Road, gameplay is driven by a deck of 120...

Expansion for CATAN. Trouble is brewing off the shores of Catan. 3-4 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Negotiation Description: Though your thriving...

Garry Kasparov was undisputed world chess champion and #1 ranked player for over eighteen years. Kasparov was intimately involved in the design of these chess sets, to ensure a great chess experience for those who play with it. The set...

Powerful heroes band together to slay monsters for their abilities.  2-6 Players  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Interrupts, Role Playing Theme: Animals, Card Game, Dice, Fantasy, Fighting Description: Here to Slay is...

Which mascot will cross the finish line first? Who will be disqualified? 2-9+ Players | 20 Mins | Ages 6+ Features: Betting and Bluffing, Simultaneous Action Selection, Take That, Card Drafting Theme: Racing, Humour Hot Streak is a game about...

The Rivals for Catan is a reimplementation of the Catan Card Game. The Rivals for Catan was released in German in September 2010, on the 15th anniversary of the original card game. An English edition followed in the fourth quarter...

Craft a unique deck, discover powerful relics, and Slay the Spire together!  1-4 Players  |  30-150 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game Theme: Adventure, Card Game,...

In Karma, each player is dealt three face-down cards that they cannot look at and that remain on the table in front of them. They are also dealt six more cards, from which they choose three for their hand and...

All the fun and challenge of The Gang, now with deluxe game materials and bonus expansions! Round up your gang and get ready to pull off a series of bank heists using the power of poker. The Gang is an...

Rummikub is the fast-paced game of tile manipulation and skill for 2 to 4 players. Easy to learn yet hard to master, Rummikub challenges each player's wit against the others in the race to use all your tiles before your...

Build railways to connect destinations across the northern side of Europe. 2-5 Player  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Connections, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Push Your Luck, Set Collection Theme: Trains...

Gather the most valuable trees and attract species to them.  2-5 Players | 40-60 Min | Ages 10+ Features: Animals, Card Game, Environmental, Territory Building, Hand Management Description: Experience the miracles of the forest in this clever card game. In...

Become the greatest barista by quickly fulfilling coffee and beverage orders.  2-4 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Contracts, Grid Movement Description: A cup of coffee sure is relaxing — for the customer. For the coffee shop, however,...

You are head of a family in an Italian city-state, a city run by a weak and corrupt court. You need to manipulate, bluff and bribe your way to power. Your object is to destroy the influence of all the...

Expansion for CATAN. Gather more knights to defend the island of Catan! 5-6 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Negotiation Description: When barbarians...

Ride a London double decker bus when low on time with this 15 minute express version.  2-4 Players  |  10-15 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Set Collection Description: Ticket to Ride: London features...

Players defuse bombs by deducing and cutting unseen wires of different values. 2-5 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Deduction, Memory, Once-Per-Game Abilities Theme: Deduction, Spies/Secret Agents Description: There is a bomb full of wires...

5-­Minute Dungeon is a chaotic, co-­operative, real-­time card game in which players have only five minutes to escape the randomized dungeon. Communication and teamwork are critical to survival because there's no time to form a carefully considered plan — and...

Snapbox Test Match offers an authentic cricket experience with a compact card and dice game. Engage in thrilling gameplay as you take turns batting, bowling, and rolling to score the most runs across two quick innings. Designed to be fun...

Trade and sell goods to become the most wealthy merchant in this short game for two. 2 Players  |  30 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Hand Management, Hidden Victory Points, Market, Open Drafting, Score-and-Reset Game, Set Collection Theme: Card Game, Economic...

Ready for a magical year at Hogwarts? In the Monopoly - Harry Potter Edition game, play as a Hogwarts student. To start, each player chooses a themed golden token. Then, they’ll choose a House Card to be sorted into a...

Embark on an unforgettable adventure with friends without leaving the comfort of your sofa with this mini Escape Room - Kyoto edition. You and your fellow players will be transported to an exclusive movie premiere in the heart of Kyoto....

The House on the Hill still sits abandoned, and fearless group of explorers has been drawn to the house to discover its dark secrets. Immerse yourself in the narrative gameplay as you take on the role of one of those...

Vanquish monsters with strategic cardplay in an updated edition of Gloomhaven.  1-4 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Action Queue, Action Retrieval, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Critical Hits and Failures, Deck Construction, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Hexagon Grid, Legacy Game, Modular...

The battle between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance continues in this new expansion to Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game's original edition! 2 Players | 30 Mins | Ages 12+ Features: Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Open Drafting, Tug...

Expansion for 7 Wonders Duel. Claim victory by ruling the senate in this political expansion for 7 Wonders Duel! 2 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Take That Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization Description: 7...

Explore an island to find resources and discover the lost ruins of Arnak.  1-4 Players  |  30-120 Mins  |  Ages 12+ Features: Contracts, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Market, Multi-Use Cards, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Resource to Move, Solo / Solitaire Game,...

Find adventure in a marvellous asymmetric game. Root provides limitless replay value as you and your friends explore the unique factions, all wanting to rule a fantastic forest kingdom. Play as the: Marquise de Cat: Dominate the woods, extracting its...

Expansion for 7 Wonders. Leaders become part of building one of the seven wonders of the world. 3-7 Players  |  45+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers Theme: Expansion for...

Are hue ready for an epic colour challenge? It’s ready, set, stack! Color Stack™ is a head-to-head puzzle race to sort the mixed up coloured rings into stacks of the same colour as quickly as possible before your opponent. Choose...

Draft dice and use the tools-of-the-trade in Sagrada to carefully construct your stained glass window masterpiece. In more detail, each player builds a stained glass window by building up a grid of dice on their player board. Each board has...

Enter the wonderful world of Mycelia! Bring the magical dewdrops from your forest to the Shrine of Life. Assemble a team of wondrous creatures to help you on your mission. Are you ready for this adventure? Ages: 9 + |...

 EXPANSION FOR: 5-MINUTE DUNGEON The Dungeon Master has found an ancient book of curses and has used it to spread magical traps throughout his dungeon! Are you brave enough to accept the challenge ? Now play with up to 6...

An Immersive Railway Adventure, where you build your company success, game after game. 2-5 Players  |  20-90 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Learn as you play for a new experience: add new rules as you unlock content and discover surprises. An...

Expansion for 7 Wonders. Cities become part of building one of the seven wonders of the world. 3-7 Players  |  40+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Hand Management, Open Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers Theme:...

Expansion for Wyrmspan Open an academy for fledgling dragons to achieve their full potential! 1-5 Players | 90 Mins | Ages 14+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Open Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game, Track Movement, Turn Order:...

Compile: Main 1 - Vision flickers… blink? maybe. The void stretches out in front, behind, under, above. You see the nothing for what it is for the first time. What is time? The depth and breadth of recorded knowledge that sparks...

Dive into the watery depths to find and observe a vast array of aquatic life.  1-5 Players  |  45-60 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Solo / Solitaire Game Theme: Animals, Card Game Description: The...

A "potion" drinking card game about wizard battles. 3-6 Players  |  60-120 Mins  |  Ages 18+ Features: Events, Hand Management, Negotiation, Player Elimination, Push Your Luck Theme: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Mature / Adult, Party Game Not Enough Mana is a "potion"...

Codenames: Duet retains the basic elements of the Codenames game — providing one-word clues to prompt your partner to identify agents among those on the table. However, in this version, you work together as a team to locate all your agents. (Why you...

Draft cards to develop your ancient civilization and build its Wonder of the World. 3-7 Players  |  30+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Closed Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers Theme: Ancient, Card Game, City...

What makes this edition deluxe? It's got a big gameboard to keep your cards in place, and six coloured pawns that you move on the gameboard as you level up! Plus a card to go with each pawn, to make...

A new tile-laying game from Reiner Knizia set in a lush and hopeful future. Rebirth revitalises this classic genre with streamlined mechanisms that are combined with a signature Mighty Boards evocative vision — one of a lush, cosy, and hopeful...

In this third expansion to Wingspan, we welcome new species to our habitats by exploring the vibrant, intriguing, and magnificent birds of Asia. These birds were chosen from the over 2,800 species that live in Asia. This is both a...

In Rummikub Word, players attempt to create long words and score points to win. It is played with 112 letter tiles. Complete words may be placed on the table, or letters can be added to current words. Players can manipulate...

The Resistance: Avalon pits the forces of Good and Evil in a battle to control the future of civilisation. Arthur represents the future of Britain, a promise of prosperity and honour, yet hidden among his brave warriors are Mordred's unscrupulous...

Expansion for CATAN. Set sail with even more friends! 5-6 Players  |  90+ Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Modular Board, Network and Route Building, Trading Theme: Expansion for Base-game, Exploration, Negotiation Description: High sea adventures are best...

You are the founders of a new fox town, constructing buildings and connect them with trails to create the most profitable settlement. The buildings you choose might create goods or turn them into points. Pick wisely and connect them efficiently...

2-5 Players | 15 Mins | Ages 8+ In Spooky Tower, ghosts have escaped from the tower to invade the town. Throw yourself into a fast-paced, addictive ghost hunt full of twists and turns! Every roll of the dice leads...

Step into a world where beauty and strategy collide with Ravensburger’s Gloomies, a clever, fast-paced game that blends tactical thinking with a touch of chance. Perfect for fans of card-based strategy games, Gloomies invites players to cultivate colourful flowers through...

Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game enjoyed by 5 to 20 players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is...

The Empire is invading a Rebel stronghold on Hoth. Who will prevail? 2-4 Players | 30 Mins | Ages 8+ Features: Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Command Cards, Dice Rolling, Die Icon Resolution, Grid Movement, Hand...

In Dune: Imperium Uprising, you want to continue to balance military might with political intrigue, wielding new tools in pursuit of victory. Spies will shore up your plans, vital contracts will expand your resources, or you can learn the ways...

Jackhammers chattering, trucks beeping, engines roaring—the sounds of construction are everywhere. Sprawlopolis is growing, and you are in charge of it all. The last team of planners couldn't cut it, so the city turned to your team, the best of...

Vision flickers… blink? maybe. The void stretches out in front, behind, under, above. You see the nothing for what it is for the first time. What is time? The depth and breadth of recorded knowledge that sparks in you something...

Explore the Overworld, face dangerous mobs, and mine resources to build fantastic structures! The world's bestselling videogame, Minecraft, has been adapted into an easy-to-learn strategy board game perfect for tabletop gamers and Minecraft fans alike. Each turn, players take two...

Move and spread your flock to claim pastures while you block. 2-4 Players | 15 Mins | Ages 7+ Features: Enclosure, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board Theme: Abstract Strategy, Animals Opposing sheep herds go head to fluffy head in...

Castle Panic Second Edition is the latest version of the hit cooperative tower defense board game for 1 to 6 players. The co-op element makes Castle Panic a great family game and the perfect kick-off for your weekly game night.

Experience the tension of tribal council right at home with Survivor - Let's Go to Rocks, a fast-paced game. 2-6 Players | Ages 7+ | 20 Min Play Time A strategic and unpredictable party game inspired by one of TV’s...