Tapestry
2019Jamey Stegmaier
Tapestry is a two-hour game for 1-5 players designed by Jamey Stegmaier.
- Videos
- 273
- Creators
- 177
- Reviews
- 120
- How-to-play
- 45
- Playthroughs
- 41
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players90 - 120 min3.0 weight
Games collection
Area control games
24 games in this collection.
Area control games reward having the most presence in places on the board: troops on a map, influence in a city, cubes in a region. A map full of pieces does not necessarily mean constant combat. Control might change through fighting, influence or careful timing. A playthrough shows how often players contest the same places, whether they gang up on the leader, and whether losing an area leaves you a way back.
Editorially updated October 2, 2026
SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
2024Tomáš Holek
In SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, you lead a scientific institution tasked with searching for traces of life beyond planet Earth.
- Videos
- 231
- Creators
- 163
- Reviews
- 98
- How-to-play
- 46
- Playthroughs
- 30
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players40 - 160 min3.8 weight
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
2022Stan Kordonskiy
Designed by Stan Kordonskiy (Dice Hospital, Rurik, Lock Up), developed by Jonny Pac (Coloma, Sierra West, Lions of Lydia), solo mode by Drake Villareal (Solani, Spook Manor), and illustrated by The…
- Videos
- 207
- Creators
- 143
- Reviews
- 83
- How-to-play
- 39
- Playthroughs
- 32
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.3 weight
Arcs
2024Cole Wehrle
Arcs is a sharp, tactical space opera game set in a dark yet silly universe.
- Videos
- 176
- Creators
- 119
- Reviews
- 80
- How-to-play
- 30
- Playthroughs
- 29
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.4 weight
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
2024Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
A dark rumour rises from Mordor.
- Videos
- 154
- Creators
- 117
- Reviews
- 60
- How-to-play
- 23
- Playthroughs
- 29
Some reviews
2 players30 min2.1 weight
Spirit Island
2017R. Eric Reuss
In the most distant reaches of the world, magic still exists, embodied by spirits of the land, of the sky, and of every natural thing.
- Videos
- 244
- Creators
- 99
- Reviews
- 56
- How-to-play
- 33
- Playthroughs
- 127
Mainly playthroughs
1 - 4 players90 - 120 min4.1 weight
Wonderland's War
2022Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, Ian Moss
The Looking Glass has shattered, madness is being drained from the inhabitants, and war has come to Wonderland.
- Videos
- 146
- Creators
- 106
- Reviews
- 62
- How-to-play
- 19
- Playthroughs
- 20
Mainly reviews
2 - 5 players45 - 125 min3.0 weight
Beyond the Sun
2020Dennis K. Chan
Beyond the Sun is a space civilization game in which players collectively decide the technological progress of humankind at the dawn of the Spacefaring Era, while competing against each other to be…
- Videos
- 122
- Creators
- 94
- Reviews
- 63
- How-to-play
- 22
- Playthroughs
- 12
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.2 weight
Andromeda's Edge
2024Luke Laurie, Maximus Laurie
Behold Andromeda's Edge: A dazzling, uncharted region of space on the edge of the Andromeda Galaxy.
- Videos
- 132
- Creators
- 100
- Reviews
- 53
- How-to-play
- 21
- Playthroughs
- 21
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players80 - 160 min3.7 weight
War Chest
2018Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson (I)
War Chest is an all-new bag-building war game!
- Videos
- 129
- Creators
- 87
- Reviews
- 47
- How-to-play
- 24
- Playthroughs
- 36
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
2 - 4 players30 min2.3 weight
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
2022Michael Palm, Lukas Zach
Rippling rivers, rustling forests, wheat fields swaying in the wind and here and there a cute little village - that's Dorfromantik!
- Videos
- 98
- Creators
- 84
- Reviews
- 42
- How-to-play
- 15
- Playthroughs
- 23
Mainly reviews
1 - 6 players30 - 60 min1.6 weight
Scythe
2016Jamey Stegmaier
It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa.
- Videos
- 131
- Creators
- 90
- Reviews
- 51
- How-to-play
- 18
- Playthroughs
- 19
Some reviews
1 - 5 players115 min3.5 weight
Ankh: Gods of Egypt
2021Eric M. Lang
Play as a god of ancient Egypt, competing to survive as society begins to forget the old ways, so that only you and your followers remain.
- Videos
- 142
- Creators
- 96
- Reviews
- 62
- How-to-play
- 16
- Playthroughs
- 15
Mainly reviews
2 - 5 players90 min3.1 weight
Star Wars: Battle of Hoth
2025Richard Borg, Adrien Martinot
Star Wars: Battle of Hoth is a game of heroic and fast-paced battles of miniatures that's set on the ice planet Hoth and reenacts one of the most famous scenes of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
- Videos
- 169
- Creators
- 79
- Reviews
- 40
- How-to-play
- 13
- Playthroughs
- 84
Mainly playthroughs
2 - 4 players30 min1.9 weight
Root
2018Cole Wehrle
Root is a game of adventure and war in which 2 to 4 (1 to 6 with the 'Riverfolk' expansion, 2-6 with the 'Underworld', or 'Marauder' expansions) players battle for control of a vast wilderness.
- Videos
- 141
- Creators
- 91
- Reviews
- 51
- How-to-play
- 31
- Playthroughs
- 18
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 4 players60 - 90 min3.8 weight
Wayfarers of the South Tigris
2022S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips
Wayfarers of the South Tigris is set during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate, circa 820 AD.
- Videos
- 110
- Creators
- 77
- Reviews
- 53
- How-to-play
- 13
- Playthroughs
- 16
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 90 min3.8 weight
Carcassonne
2000Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Carcassonne is a tile placement game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape represented on it.
- Videos
- 101
- Creators
- 86
- Reviews
- 32
- How-to-play
- 26
- Playthroughs
- 15
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 5 players30 - 45 min1.9 weight
Fromage
2024Matthew O'Malley, Ben Rosset
You are a French cheesemaker in the early 20th century making, aging, and selling your artisanal cheeses.
- Videos
- 99
- Creators
- 65
- Reviews
- 48
- How-to-play
- 15
- Playthroughs
- 20
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min2.4 weight
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Bitoku
2021Germán P. Millán
In Bitoku, the players take on the roles of Bitoku spirits of the forest in their path towards transcendence, with the goal of elevating themselves and becoming the next great spirit of the forest.
- Videos
- 97
- Creators
- 75
- Reviews
- 36
- How-to-play
- 20
- Playthroughs
- 9
Mainly reviews and unboxings
1 - 4 players120 min3.8 weight
Lacrimosa
2022Gerard Ascensi, Ferran Renalias
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is dead.
- Videos
- 87
- Creators
- 72
- Reviews
- 30
- How-to-play
- 21
- Playthroughs
- 12
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players90 min3.2 weight
The Red Cathedral
2020Isra C., Shei S.
Autumn is not the best time to climb up on a scaffold in Moscow, but it is still far better than doing so in the winter.
- Videos
- 83
- Creators
- 64
- Reviews
- 36
- How-to-play
- 18
- Playthroughs
- 9
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players80 min2.8 weight
The Wolves
2022Ashwin Kamath, Clarence Simpson
The Wolves is a pack-building strategy game for 2-5 players.
- Videos
- 77
- Creators
- 67
- Reviews
- 31
- How-to-play
- 15
- Playthroughs
- 15
Mainly reviews
2 - 5 players75 min2.8 weight
Rebirth
2024Reiner Knizia
Following a series of calamities that left civilization in shambles, societies around the world are being rebuilt anew in harmony with nature.
- Videos
- 85
- Creators
- 66
- Reviews
- 36
- How-to-play
- 14
- Playthroughs
- 10
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players45 - 60 min2.0 weight
Twilight Struggle
2005Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews
Now the trumpet summons us again, not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need; not as a call to battle, though embattled we are – but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle.
- Videos
- 104
- Creators
- 62
- Reviews
- 36
- How-to-play
- 39
- Playthroughs
- 8
Mostly how-to-play and reviews
2 players120 - 180 min3.6 weight
How this list is built
Area control games with at least three videos on this site, ordered by how many different creators cover each game, then by number of videos.