76% matchGames & Strategy
Go (Game)
Surround territory on a simple grid that hides bottomless depth.
At homeVenue-basedOnline
More soloCheaper to start
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Top pick91%matchGames & Strategy · closest to Poker
Board Games
Gather a few people around a table for an evening of strategy and stakes.
At homeSmall groupsCommunity
Cheaper to startEasier to start
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ranked 2–2276% match
73% 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 solo
73% matchGames & Strategy
Shogi
Japanese chess where captured pieces switch sides and return to the board, chess with the brakes off.
At homeVenue-basedOnline
More soloCheaper to start
73% matchGames & Strategy
Chess
Outthink one opponent across sixty-four squares with no luck involved.
At homeVenue-basedOnline
More soloCheaper to start
72% matchGames & Strategy
Speedcubing
Solve a scrambled cube in seconds through memorized algorithms.
At homeLow physical loadDeep practice
More soloCheaper to start
71% matchGames & Strategy
Lock Picking
Feel the pins set and open a lock without the key.
At homeLow physical loadDeep practice
More soloCheaper to start
67% matchGames & Strategy
Video Gaming
Play across genres, from quick sessions to deep competitive ladders.
At homeOnlineSmall groups
Cheaper to startMore solo
67% 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
More soloCheaper to start
64% matchGames & Strategy
Deckbuilding
The brewer's craft behind trading card games: engineering a deck or cube that wins on purpose.
At homeVenue-basedOnline
Cheaper to startMore solo
63% matchGames & Strategy
Escape Rooms
Immerse in themed challenges and solve puzzles against the clock.
Venue-basedSmall groupsMid-range gear
Cheaper to startMore solo
60% matchGames & Strategy
Board Game Design
Invent the rules, balance them, and watch strangers play your game.
At homeSmall groupsLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
59% matchGames & Strategy
Tabletop RPG
Gather friends, roll dice, and build a story no one fully controls.
At homeOnlineSmall groups
Cheaper to startMore solo
59% 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
More soloCheaper to start
57% matchGames & Strategy
Cryptic Crosswords
Crack the wordplay behind the clue, and eventually flip to setting fiendish puzzles of your own.
At homeCommunityLow physical load
More soloCheaper to start
53% matchCollecting & Appreciation
Trading Card Games
Build decks, chase rare cards, and play: Pokémon, Magic, sports cards, and beyond.
At homeVenue-basedSmall groups
Cheaper to startMore solo
49% matchGames & Strategy
LEGO Building
Build intricate sets and your own creations. It's a calm, tactile, deeply absorbing craft.
At homeCommunityLow physical load
More soloCheaper to start
47% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptography
Make and break codes, the math that keeps secrets secret.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
45% matchGames & Strategy
Model Railroading
Build a miniature world and run the trains right through it.
At homeCommunityLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
45% matchGames & Strategy
Model Ship Building
Recreate a ship plank by plank at a fraction of its size.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
More soloCheaper to start
42% matchGames & Strategy
Diorama Building
Freeze a tiny scene in time, built detail by patient detail.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
More soloCheaper to start
42% matchGames & Strategy
Painting Miniatures
Bring tiny figures to life with a fine brush and a steady hand.
At homeLow physical loadMid-range gear
More soloCheaper to start