Ark Nova
2021Mathias Wigge
In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo.
- Videos
- 432
- Creators
- 287
- Reviews
- 180
- How-to-play
- 78
- Playthroughs
- 81
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players90 - 150 minHeavy weight
Games collection
Most taught games
12 games in this collection.
Looking for a board game you can learn before game night? These games have how-to-play videos from a wide range of teachers, making it easier to compare explanations and find a tutorial style that works for your group.
Editorially updated October 2, 2026
Cascadia
2021Randy Flynn
Cascadia is a puzzly tile-laying and token-drafting game featuring the habitats and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest.
- Videos
- 316
- Creators
- 245
- Reviews
- 121
- How-to-play
- 62
- Playthroughs
- 72
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players30 - 45 minLight weight
Quacks
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.
- Videos
- 292
- Creators
- 232
- Reviews
- 120
- How-to-play
- 55
- Playthroughs
- 51
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players45 minLight weight
Sky Team
2023Luc Rémond
Sky Team is a co-operative game, exclusively for two players, in which you play a pilot and co-pilot at the controls of an airliner.
- Videos
- 194
- Creators
- 138
- Reviews
- 77
- How-to-play
- 48
- Playthroughs
- 34
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
2 players20 minMedium weight
Tapestry
2019Jamey Stegmaier
Tapestry is a two-hour game for 1-5 players designed by Jamey Stegmaier.
- Videos
- 274
- Creators
- 178
- Reviews
- 120
- How-to-play
- 45
- Playthroughs
- 42
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players90 - 120 minMedium weight
Flip 7
2024Eric Olsen
Flip over cards one by one without flipping the same number twice.
- Videos
- 135
- Creators
- 109
- Reviews
- 60
- How-to-play
- 43
- Playthroughs
- 10
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
3 - 18 players20 minLight weight
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
- 232
- Creators
- 164
- Reviews
- 98
- How-to-play
- 46
- Playthroughs
- 31
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players40 - 160 minHeavy weight
Viticulture Essential Edition
2015Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone
In Viticulture, the players find themselves in the roles of people in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany who have inherited meagre vineyards.
- Videos
- 304
- Creators
- 213
- Reviews
- 127
- How-to-play
- 42
- Playthroughs
- 71
Mostly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 6 players45 - 90 minMedium weight
Harmonies
2024Johan Benvenuto
In Harmonies, build landscapes by placing colored tokens and create habitats for your animals.
- Videos
- 156
- Creators
- 127
- Reviews
- 52
- How-to-play
- 41
- Playthroughs
- 31
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players30 - 45 minMedium weight
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
2011Nate French
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a cooperative adventure game in which the players attempt to complete a scenario, each with up to three heroes of their choice and a deck of allies, events…
- Videos
- 681
- Creators
- 126
- Reviews
- 148
- How-to-play
- 62
- Playthroughs
- 426
Mainly playthroughs
1 - 2 players30 - 60 minHeavy weight
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
2017Dane Beltrami, Corey Konieczka, Christian T. Petersen
Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition) is a game of galactic conquest in which three to six players each take on the role of one of seventeen factions vying for galactic domination through military…
- Videos
- 356
- Creators
- 122
- Reviews
- 54
- How-to-play
- 125
- Playthroughs
- 86
Mainly how-to-play and playthroughs
3 - 6 players240 - 480 minVery heavy weight
CivilizationAction SelectionArea MovementDice Rolling
Obsession
2018Dan Hallagan
You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England.
- Videos
- 246
- Creators
- 154
- Reviews
- 83
- How-to-play
- 55
- Playthroughs
- 53
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players30 - 90 minHeavy weight
How this list is built
Each game has instructional videos from at least 10 different channels. We place games with the broadest choice of teaching videos first, then use the total number of how-to-play videos to break ties.