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Stephan have compiled the lists of his favorite Top 10 Games, grouped by common themes: Stephan's Top Tens (2019).

Stephan came up with the list of games to play based on a monthly themes in 2020: Theme months for games (2020).

Stephan came up with another alternative list of themed games to play: More theme months for games (2020).

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A game originating from Japan that mixes elements from Settlers of Catan and Dominion. Great gateway game for new and casual board gamers.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

Pros: Catan without the roads

Cons: Mikhail doesn't like dice games

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Last time played 8 year 10 month 1 day ago. Played 6 times in total.


Area control, worker placement, and hand management in a wet place.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 2, 3, 4, 5, Best for: 3, 4

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Spiel des Jahres 1994. Area influence game good for 4 players.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 3, 4, Best for: 4

Pros: Potential for phallic jokes

Cons: Tendency to gang up on the leader

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Last time played 8 month 9 day ago. Played 5 times in total.


An interesting mechanism of pushing tiles to alter a labyrinth.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 2, 3

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A very ordinary area influence game.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4, 5

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The bidding game that Alain always wants to play.

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Maximum players: 6, Good for: 4, 5, 6, Best for: 5, 6

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Last time played 3 month 1 day ago. Played 12 times in total.


Good pirate theme, good for four players, but long duration.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

Cons: 3 h playing time

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Reimplemented by Blood Rage.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 4, 5, Best for: 5

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A pocket game based on a worker placement mechanism.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: none

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An area influence game. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 6, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 4, 5

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Last time played 6 year 10 month 17 day ago. Played 3 times in total.


A tile placement game with a time element.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 3, 4

Cons: The time element. Might as well play TAMSK.

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Fun party game for two teams of 3, 4 or 5 players.

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Maximum players: 10, Good for: 6, 8+, Best for: 6, 8+

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Last time played 4 year 4 month 7 day ago. Played 2 times in total.


A game to teach American kids that it's OK to kill monsters.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 3, 4, Best for: 4

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A good deduction game for two.

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Maximum players: 2, Good for: 2, Best for: 2

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Four different trick-taking card games, resembling whist. Surprisingly good, especially with 5 players.

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Maximum players: 6, Good for: 4, 5, Best for: 4, 5

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An economic city-building game that Stephan, a confirmed glass art collector, bought for the theme. Still a good game.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

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Last time played 3 year 6 month 24 day ago. Played only once.


Good area control game on a modular board. Plays best with 3-4 players.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

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A worker placement and action point allowance game. But really, a game that Stephan bought because he liked the zoological theme.

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Maximum players: 4, Good for: 2, 3, 4, Best for: 4

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A coop game that is a hybrid between Codenames and Dixit. The HFG does not own it.

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Maximum players: 8, Good for: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Best for: 5, 6

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Last time played 6 year 0 month 6 day ago. Played 2 times in total.


A whodunit from Days of Wonder. You must deduce who, when, where, with what, and why the murder was committed.

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Maximum players: 5, Good for: 3, 4, 5, Best for: 5

Cons: Not as good as the other Days of Wonder whodunit, Mystery of the Abbey.

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Clue on steroids.

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Maximum players: 6, Good for: 3, 4, 5, 6, Best for: 5

Pros: Strong theme.

Cons: Players must be careful to answer questions correctly.

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Last time played 2 year 1 month 8 day ago. Played 3 times in total.