2023Josh Cappel, Jory Cappel, Rowan Cappel
- Videos
- 33
- Creators
- 28
2 - 4 players30 minLight weight

2026Josh Cappel, Christopher Westmaas
Mainly reviews. Lairs is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 25 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
You've worked hard to earn your spot in the Adventurers Guild, but one last obstacle remains. You must square off with a cunning rival guild hopeful in an exam of precarious paths that will test your skills at building a devious dungeon...and exploring one. To pass, you have to complete the tricky labyrinth your opponent has created full of dead ends, traps, enchanted monsters - oh, and if you can find it, valuable treasures. You enter their dungeon with your own set of skills and over the course of this challenge, you'll grow as an adventurer. Will it be enough to map the right path, defeat the monsters in your way, and escape with the most valuable collection of treasure? Your spot in the Adventurers Guild depends on it! Lairs is a two-player game for ages 10 and up that plays in about 35 minutes. Players begin with a set of walls, traps, treasures, and monsters, then use them to create a challenging catacomb for their opponent to explore while at the same time attempting to navigate their opponent's dungeon using guile, deduction, and a little bit of luck. The stakes are high! Only one player can make it into the Guild! Lairs (Kickstarter Edition) includes the game play content not included in retail version of this game. -description from the publisher
Lairs has 42 videos from 34 creators: 25 reviews, 5 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 3 other videos. They date from 2024 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Lairs - Kickstarter Tutorial" by Before You Play, which runs 13 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Lairs Review: Duel Lair'd" by The Dice Tower. 23 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "LAIRS playthrough - (where Zach and Chris drink mysterious liquids from the fridge)" by Room and Board, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Diced Veggies, Wreck Raiders, Maki Master and Foodfighters, also by Josh Cappel.
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2023Josh Cappel, Jory Cappel, Rowan Cappel
2 - 4 players30 minLight weight
2019Tim W. K. Brown, Josh Cappel
1 - 5 players45 minMedium weight
2024Josh Cappel, Adam Gertzbein
1 - 4 players30 - 60 minLight weight
2015Josh Cappel, Helaina Cappel
2 players20 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
You've worked hard to earn your spot in the Adventurers Guild, but one last obstacle remains. You must square off with a cunning rival guild hopeful in an exam of precarious paths that will test your skills at building a devious dungeon...and exploring one. To pass, you have to complete the tricky labyrinth your opponent has created full of dead ends, traps, enchanted monsters - oh, and if you can find it, valuable treasures. You enter their dungeon with your own set of skills and over the course of this challenge, you'll grow as an adventurer. Will it be enough to map the right path, defeat the monsters in your way, and escape with the most valuable collection of treasure? Your spot in the Adventurers Guild depends on it! Lairs is a two-player game for ages 10 and up that plays in about 35 minutes. Players begin with a set of walls, traps, treasures, and monsters, then use them to create a challenging catacomb for their opponent to explore while at the same time attempting to navigate their opponent's dungeon using guile, deduction, and a little bit of luck. The stakes are high! Only one player can make it into the Guild! Lairs (Kickstarter Edition) includes the game play content not included in retail version of this game. -description from the publisher
Designers
Josh Cappel, Christopher Westmaas
Artists
Claire Lin, Josh Nelson, Jean Walter
Publisher
KTBG
Categories
Mechanics