90% matchGames & Strategy
Chess
Outthink one opponent across sixty-four squares with no luck involved.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
Easier to startCheaper to start
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24 hobbies · ranked by compatibility with Go (Game)
Top pick91%matchGames & Strategy · closest to Go (Game)
Shogi
Japanese chess where captured pieces switch sides and return to the board, chess with the brakes off.
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Easier to startCheaper to start
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ranked 2–2490% match
85% matchGames & Strategy
Chess Composition
Compose elegant chess problems, not to win a game, but to craft a puzzle with a single beautiful solution.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Cheaper to startMore solo
76% matchGames & Strategy
Poker
A game of people, odds, and nerve. Simple to learn, a lifetime to truly master.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
More socialEasier to start
75% matchGames & Strategy
Board Games
Gather a few people around a table for an evening of strategy and stakes.
At homeCommunityLow physical load
Easier to startMore social
73% matchGames & Strategy
Escape Rooms
Immerse in themed challenges and solve puzzles against the clock.
Venue-basedMid-range gearGames & puzzles
Easier to startCheaper to start
72% matchGames & Strategy
Video Gaming
Play across genres, from quick sessions to deep competitive ladders.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Easier to startCheaper to start
71% matchGames & Strategy
Deckbuilding
The brewer's craft behind trading card games: engineering a deck or cube that wins on purpose.
At homeOnlineVenue-based
Easier to startCheaper to start
70% matchGames & Strategy
Cryptic Crosswords
Crack the wordplay behind the clue, and eventually flip to setting fiendish puzzles of your own.
At homeCommunityLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
67% matchGames & Strategy
Miniature Wargaming
Command a painted army across a tabletop battlefield, where tactics and dice decide the day.
At homeVenue-basedPaired work
Easier to startMore social
64% matchGames & Strategy
Lock Picking
Feel the pins set and open a lock without the key.
At homeLow physical loadGames & puzzles
Easier to startCheaper to start
64% matchGames & Strategy
Speedcubing
Solve a scrambled cube in seconds through memorized algorithms.
At homeLow physical loadGames & puzzles
Easier to startCheaper to start
58% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptography
Make and break codes, the math that keeps secrets secret.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Cheaper to startMore social
55% matchGames & Strategy
Puzzle Making
Design and build puzzle boxes and mechanical puzzles that delight, and stump, whoever holds them.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
Easier to startCheaper to start
54% matchGames & Strategy
Tabletop RPG
Gather friends, roll dice, and build a story no one fully controls.
At homeOnlineLow physical load
Easier to startCheaper to start
48% matchNature & Outdoors
Geocaching
Follow GPS coordinates to a container someone hid for you to find.
Paired workMid-range gearGames & puzzles
Easier to startCheaper to start
47% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Trading Card Games
Build decks, chase rare cards, and play: Pokémon, Magic, sports cards, and beyond.
At homeVenue-basedCommunity
Easier to startMore social
46% matchGames & Strategy
Board Game Design
Invent the rules, balance them, and watch strangers play your game.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
Easier to startCheaper to start
46% matchScience & Curiosity
Epigraphy
Read what was carved in stone thousands of years ago.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
Cheaper to startMore solo
46% matchScience & Curiosity
Paleography
Learn to read handwriting that's been illegible for centuries.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
Cheaper to startMore solo
45% matchGames & Strategy
LEGO Building
Build intricate sets and your own creations. It's a calm, tactile, deeply absorbing craft.
At homeCommunityLow physical load
Easier to startCheaper to start
43% matchScience & Curiosity
Personality Typology
Map how people tick through the frameworks that try to explain us.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Easier to startCheaper to start
43% matchNature & Outdoors
Urban Scavenger Hunting
Crack clues and chase your own city for things hidden in plain sight.
Games & puzzles
Easier to startMore physical
42% matchScience & Curiosity
Genealogy
Trace your family back through records, names, and dead ends.
At homeOnlineLow physical load
Easier to startCheaper to start