72% matchGames & Strategy
Go (Game)
Surround territory on a simple grid that hides bottomless depth.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
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19 hobbies · ranked by compatibility with Video Gaming
Top pick77%matchGames & Strategy · closest to Video Gaming
Chess
Outthink one opponent across sixty-four squares with no luck involved.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Cheaper to startMore solo
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ranked 2–1972% match
71% matchGames & Strategy
Escape Rooms
Immerse in themed challenges and solve puzzles against the clock.
Small groupsMid-range gearModerate physicality
Cheaper to startMore physical
71% 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
70% 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
69% matchGames & Strategy
Shogi
Japanese chess where captured pieces switch sides and return to the board, chess with the brakes off.
At homeOnlineCommunity
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
67% matchGames & Strategy
Poker
A game of people, odds, and nerve. Simple to learn, a lifetime to truly master.
At homeOnlineSmall groups
Cheaper to startMore social
64% matchGames & Strategy
Tabletop RPG
Gather friends, roll dice, and build a story no one fully controls.
At homeOnlineSmall groups
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
63% matchGames & Strategy
Speedcubing
Solve a scrambled cube in seconds through memorized algorithms.
At homeSolo focusLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
62% matchGames & Strategy
Lock Picking
Feel the pins set and open a lock without the key.
At homeSolo focusLow physical load
Cheaper to startMore solo
62% matchGames & Strategy
Deckbuilding
The brewer's craft behind trading card games: engineering a deck or cube that wins on purpose.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
61% 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
56% matchGames & Strategy
Miniature Wargaming
Command a painted army across a tabletop battlefield, where tactics and dice decide the day.
At homeSmall groupsCommunity
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
55% matchGames & Strategy
LEGO Building
Build intricate sets and your own creations. It's a calm, tactile, deeply absorbing craft.
At homeSolo focusCommunity
Cheaper to startMore solo
50% matchScience & Curiosity
Cryptography
Make and break codes, the math that keeps secrets secret.
At homeOnlineSolo focus
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn
49% 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% matchNature & Outdoors
Urban Scavenger Hunting
Crack clues and chase your own city for things hidden in plain sight.
Small groupsModerate physicalityEasy to start
Cheaper to startMore physical
46% matchNature & Outdoors
Geocaching
Follow GPS coordinates to a container someone hid for you to find.
Small groupsMid-range gearEasy to start
Cheaper to startMore physical
42% matchGames & Strategy
Board Game Design
Invent the rules, balance them, and watch strangers play your game.
At homeSolo focusSmall groups
Cheaper to startSteeper to learn