Ark Nova
2021Mathias Wigge
In Ark Nova, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically managed zoo.
- Videos
- 429
- Creators
- 285
- Reviews
- 180
- How-to-play
- 78
- Playthroughs
- 79
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players90 - 150 min3.8 weight
Games collection
Tile-laying games
24 games in this collection.
In a tile-laying game, placing a tile can extend a shared map, build your own space or set up a later scoring opportunity. Most are quick to teach. The finished board tells only part of the story, so watch a few placements to see what information players have when they choose and how much a single tile can change their plans. That is also where the relaxed family games and the tougher scoring puzzles part ways.
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
- 317
- Creators
- 246
- Reviews
- 121
- How-to-play
- 62
- Playthroughs
- 73
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min1.8 weight
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
Earth
2023Maxime Tardif
Earth is a tableau builder with simple rules and countless strategic possibilities.
- Videos
- 202
- Creators
- 144
- Reviews
- 90
- How-to-play
- 32
- Playthroughs
- 31
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players45 - 90 min2.9 weight
Harmonies
2024Johan Benvenuto
In Harmonies, build landscapes by placing colored tokens and create habitats for your animals.
- Videos
- 153
- Creators
- 125
- Reviews
- 52
- How-to-play
- 40
- Playthroughs
- 30
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min2.0 weight
Unconscious Mind
2024Laskas, Jonny Pac, Yoma, Antonio Zax
In the early 1900s, the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud established a revolutionary theory called psychoanalysis, related to the study of the unconscious mind.
- Videos
- 177
- Creators
- 123
- Reviews
- 81
- How-to-play
- 34
- Playthroughs
- 27
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players60 - 120 min4.0 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
Forest Shuffle
2023Kosch
In Forest Shuffle, players compete to gather the most valuable trees, then attract species to these trees, thus creating an ecologically balanced habitat for flora and fauna.
- Videos
- 115
- Creators
- 95
- Reviews
- 60
- How-to-play
- 23
- Playthroughs
- 10
Mainly reviews
2 - 5 players40 - 60 min2.2 weight
Azul
2017Michael Kiesling
Introduced by the Moors, azulejos (originally white and blue ceramic tiles) were fully embraced by the Portuguese when their king Manuel I, on a visit to the Alhambra palace in Southern Spain, was…
- Videos
- 128
- Creators
- 94
- Reviews
- 60
- How-to-play
- 33
- Playthroughs
- 14
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players30 - 45 min1.8 weight
Terraforming Mars
2016Jacob Fryxelius
In the 2400s, mankind begins to terraform the planet Mars.
- Videos
- 153
- Creators
- 91
- Reviews
- 47
- How-to-play
- 36
- Playthroughs
- 42
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 5 players120 min3.3 weight
Akropolis
2022Jules Messaud
The most talented architects in ancient Greece stand ready to achieve this goal.
- Videos
- 104
- Creators
- 88
- Reviews
- 45
- How-to-play
- 26
- Playthroughs
- 13
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 4 players20 - 30 min1.8 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
Patchwork
2014Uwe Rosenberg
In Patchwork, two players compete to build the most aesthetic (and high-scoring) patchwork quilt on a personal 9x9 game board.
- Videos
- 99
- Creators
- 83
- Reviews
- 40
- How-to-play
- 29
- Playthroughs
- 15
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
2 players15 - 30 min1.6 weight
Castle Combo
2024Grégory Grard, Mathieu Roussel
Castle Combo is a tableau-building game that combines simplicity with deep, engaging gameplay, offering highly satisfying experiences.
- Videos
- 91
- Creators
- 81
- Reviews
- 35
- How-to-play
- 28
- Playthroughs
- 18
Mostly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 5 players10 - 25 min1.7 weight
Calico
2020Kevin Russ
Calico is a puzzly tile-laying game of quilts and cats.
- Videos
- 95
- Creators
- 84
- Reviews
- 42
- How-to-play
- 20
- Playthroughs
- 18
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players30 - 45 min2.2 weight
Planet Unknown
2022Ryan Lambert, Adam Rehberg
Our planet has run out of resources, and we are forced to move.
- Videos
- 127
- Creators
- 88
- Reviews
- 59
- How-to-play
- 15
- Playthroughs
- 19
Mainly reviews
1 - 6 players60 - 80 min2.3 weight
City BuildingEnd Game BonusesPattern BuildingGrid Movement
Apiary
2023Connie Vogelmann
In a far-distant future, humans no longer inhabit Earth.
- Videos
- 118
- Creators
- 88
- Reviews
- 61
- How-to-play
- 9
- Playthroughs
- 14
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players60 - 90 min3.0 weight
Planet
2018Urtis Šulinskas
The spark of life is about to jump from your hands to spread out in the world.
- Videos
- 96
- Creators
- 79
- Reviews
- 50
- How-to-play
- 22
- Playthroughs
- 9
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players30 - 45 min1.6 weight
Canvas
2021Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger
In Canvas, you play as a painter competing in an art competition.
- Videos
- 107
- Creators
- 82
- Reviews
- 46
- How-to-play
- 20
- Playthroughs
- 17
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players30 min1.7 weight
Brass: Birmingham
2018Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
Brass: Birmingham is an economic strategy game sequel to Martin Wallace's 2007 masterpiece, Brass.
- Videos
- 111
- Creators
- 88
- Reviews
- 46
- How-to-play
- 20
- Playthroughs
- 15
Mainly reviews
2 - 4 players60 - 120 min3.9 weight
Age of ReasonAction PointsEnd Game BonusesHand Management
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
World Wonders
2023Zé Mendes
Take on the role of the great leaders of the past to build your own Ancient City.
- Videos
- 95
- Creators
- 68
- Reviews
- 42
- How-to-play
- 18
- Playthroughs
- 18
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players50 - 70 min2.3 weight
AncientAction PointsPattern BuildingResource Management
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
Verdant
2022Molly Johnson, Robert Melvin, Aaron Mesburne, Kevin Russ, Shawn Stankewich
Verdant is a puzzly spatial card game for 1 to 5 players.
- Videos
- 90
- Creators
- 76
- Reviews
- 43
- How-to-play
- 8
- Playthroughs
- 16
Mainly reviews
1 - 5 players45 - 60 min2.1 weight
How this list is built
Tile-laying games with at least three videos on this site, ordered by how many different creators cover each game, then by number of videos.