These have a game board and pieces that are placed on the board.
Board games can be competitive or cooperative!
Card GamesThese games use classic playing cards or special, unique cards made for the game.
Usually cards only have information on one side, so your opponent can't see what you have!
Classic Card Games: Bridge, Cribbage, Euchre, Gin Rummy, Hearts, Pinochle, Rummikub, Sequence, Solitaire, Uno
Newer Card Games: 7 Wonders, Canvas, Codenames, The Crew, Dominion, Love Letter, Splendor
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Dice GamesDice add an element of luck or randomness to gaming.
Dice can be used in board games, but there are also some games that only use dice!
Dice Games: Boggle, Can't Stop, Farkle, Liar's Dice, Sagrada, Yahtzee, Zombie Dice
Other Games That Use Dice: Backgammon, Dungeons & Dragons, Ludo, Too Many Bones
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Party GamesThese games are typically played in large groups at social gatherings.
Party games are designed to be easy for new players to learn!
Classic Party Games: Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Bingo, Catch Phrase, Charades, Mafia, Pictionary, Taboo, Trivial Pursuit
Newer Party Games: Cards Against Humanity, Codenames, Dixit, Hues and Cues, Just One, Monikers, Sushi Go Party!
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Strategy GamesThese games require careful and thoughtful decision-making.
Players must master the logic behind the game in order to succeed!
Classic Strategy Games: Backgammon, Battleship, Catan, Chess, Go, Monopoly, Quarto, Risk, Sequence
Newer Strategy Games: Azul, Canvas, Gloomhaven, Hive, Pandemic, Patchwork, Root, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan
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Tabletop Roleplaying GamesThese games require players to improvise choices based on a character they've created.
Often players must roll some dice to see if they fail or succeed!
Visit our TTRPG LibGuide!
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International Games Month is an initiative run by volunteers from around the world to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games.
Learn more on the American Library Association website.
