Games collection
24 games in this collection.
In a deck-building game you start with a small deck of cards and improve it as you play. The appeal is watching your choices change what you can do on later turns. Some games let you remove weak cards; others ask you to work with everything you acquire. The first few turns can feel slow, so a few rounds of play show better than a rules video how quickly the deck develops and whether you enjoy the decisions along the way.
Editorially updated October 2, 2026
2018Wolfgang Warsch
In Quacks, which was first released as The Quacks of Quedlinburg, players are charlatans - or quack doctors - each making their own secret brew by adding ingredients one at a time.
2 - 4 players45 min1.9 weight
2022Asger Aleksandrov Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen
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 the finish line first, while managing…
1 - 6 players30 - 60 min2.2 weight
2018Dan Hallagan
You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England.
1 - 4 players30 - 90 min3.1 weight
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…
1 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.3 weight
2019Nathan I. Hajek, Grace Holdinghaus
Embark on your own adventures in J.R.R.
1 - 5 players60 - 120 min2.7 weight
2020Elwen, Mín
On an uninhabited island in uncharted seas, explorers have found traces of a great civilization.
1 - 4 players30 - 120 min2.9 weight
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.
1 - 4 players90 - 120 min4.1 weight
2020Paul Dennen
Dune: Imperium is a game that uses deck building to add a hidden information angle to traditional worker placement.
1 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.1 weight
2024Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, Casey Yano
Slay the Spire: The Board Game is a co-operative deck-building, dungeon-crawling adventure.
1 - 4 players30 - 150 min2.9 weight
2022Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, Ian Moss
The Looking Glass has shattered, madness is being drained from the inhabitants, and war has come to Wonderland.
2 - 5 players45 - 125 min3.0 weight
2023Jamey Stegmaier
The sequel to Scythe sends players on a new adventure into Siberia, where a massive meteorite crashed near the Tunguska River, awakening ancient corruption.
1 - 5 players60 - 90 min3.1 weight
2023Caleb Grace
The Rebel Alliance fights valiantly against the tyranny of the Galactic Empire.
2 players30 - 90 min2.1 weight
2021Nigel Buckle, Dávid Turczi
In your hands lies the destiny of one of history's great civilizations.
1 - 4 players40 - 160 min3.6 weight
2025Donald X. Vaccarino
Cities on the moon!
1 - 5 players45 - 90 min2.2 weight
2018Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson (I)
War Chest is an all-new bag-building war game!
2 - 4 players30 min2.3 weight
2022Helge Meissner, Kristian Amundsen Østby, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund
Revive civilization, 5000 years after everything was destroyed.
1 - 4 players90 - 120 min3.5 weight
2023Łukasz Woźniak
In The Witcher: Old World, you become a witcher - a professional monster slayer - and immerse yourself in the legendary universe of The Witcher franchise.
1 - 5 players90 - 150 min2.9 weight
2013Mac Gerdts
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire ruled the lands around the Mediterranean Sea.
2 - 5 players100 min3.0 weight
2023Paul Dennen
In Dune: Imperium Uprising, you want to continue to balance military might with political intrigue, wielding new tools in pursuit of victory.
1 - 6 players60 - 120 min3.5 weight
2016Paul Dennen
Burgle your way to adventure in the deck-building board game Clank!
2 - 4 players30 - 60 min2.2 weight
2022Jamie Jolly
Oathsworn is a Twisting Tales Game for 1-4 players where play is focused on narrative choices and rich miniature combat encounters.
1 - 4 players30 - 90 min3.7 weight
2017Reiner Knizia
In The Quest for El Dorado, players take the roles of expedition leaders who have embarked on a search for the legendary land of gold in the dense jungles of South America.
2 - 4 players30 - 60 min1.9 weight
2020Maxime Rambourg, Théo Rivière
The LOOP is a quirky, cooperative, time-traveling strategy game where 1 to 4 players become temporal agents working together to thwart the evil Dr.
1 - 4 players60 min2.8 weight
2022Paul Dennen
The catacombs of the skeletal dragon Umbrok Vessna are mysterious and dangerous.
2 - 4 players45 - 90 min2.5 weight
Deck-building games with at least three videos on this site, ordered by how many different creators cover each game, then by number of videos.
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