77% matchGames & Strategy
Chess Composition
Compose elegant chess problems, not to win a game, but to craft a puzzle with a single beautiful solution.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
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Top pick78%matchGames & Strategy · closest to Deckbuilding
Shogi
Japanese chess where captured pieces switch sides and return to the board, chess with the brakes off.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
Cheaper to startMore solo
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ranked 2–2277% match
73% matchGames & Strategy
Cryptic Crosswords
Crack the wordplay behind the clue, and eventually flip to setting fiendish puzzles of your own.
At homeSolo focusCommunity
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
72% matchGames & Strategy
Chess
Outthink one opponent across sixty-four squares with no luck involved.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
Cheaper to startEasier to start
71% matchGames & Strategy
Go (Game)
Surround territory on a simple grid that hides bottomless depth.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
64% matchGames & Strategy
Poker
A game of people, odds, and nerve. Simple to learn, a lifetime to truly master.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
Cheaper to startMore social
62% matchGames & Strategy
Video Gaming
Play across genres, from quick sessions to deep competitive ladders.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startEasier to start
61% matchGames & Strategy
Escape Rooms
Immerse in themed challenges and solve puzzles against the clock.
Venue-basedSmall groupsMid-range gear
Cheaper to startEasier to start
60% matchGames & Strategy
Miniature Wargaming
Command a painted army across a tabletop battlefield, where tactics and dice decide the day.
At homeVenue-basedSmall groups
Cheaper to startMore social
57% matchGames & Strategy
Board Games
Gather a few people around a table for an evening of strategy and stakes.
At homeSmall groupsCommunity
Cheaper to startMore social
56% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Trading Card Games
Build decks, chase rare cards, and play: Pokémon, Magic, sports cards, and beyond.
At homeVenue-basedSolo focus
Cheaper to startMore social
55% matchGames & Strategy
Lock Picking
Feel the pins set and open a lock without the key.
At homeSolo focusLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
53% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptography
Make and break codes, the math that keeps secrets secret.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
52% matchGames & Strategy
Speedcubing
Solve a scrambled cube in seconds through memorized algorithms.
At homeSolo focusLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
52% matchGames & Strategy
Tabletop RPG
Gather friends, roll dice, and build a story no one fully controls.
At homeOnlineSmall groups
Cheaper to start
51% matchGames & Strategy
Puzzle Making
Design and build puzzle boxes and mechanical puzzles that delight, and stump, whoever holds them.
At homeSolo focusLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
49% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Vexillology
The study and design of flags: why they look the way they do, and how to design a great one.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startMore solo
48% matchScience & Curiosity
Personality Typology
Map how people tick through the frameworks that try to explain us.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startEasier to start
45% matchGames & Strategy
Board Game Design
Invent the rules, balance them, and watch strangers play your game.
At homeSolo focusSmall groups
Cheaper to start
45% matchGames & Strategy
LEGO Building
Build intricate sets and your own creations. It's a calm, tactile, deeply absorbing craft.
At homeSolo focusCommunity
Cheaper to startEasier to start
44% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptozoology
Chase the evidence behind creatures science hasn't confirmed.
At homeSolo focusCommunity
Cheaper to startEasier to start
42% matchGames & Strategy
Model Railroading
Build a miniature world and run the trains right through it.
At homeSolo focusCommunity
Cheaper to start