Board Games

There's more laughing than strategizing at the table — and the laughing outlasts who actually won.

“The Settlers of Catan” came out in 1995 and has been translated into over forty languages — over forty million copies. Today the brand is known worldwide simply as “Catan.”

"The Settlers of Catan" launched in 1995 and has been translated into more than 40 languages — over 40 million copies sold.

On Catan, 7 is the most likely roll — it comes up statistically every six rolls. That’s why the robber lives there.

Board game cafés are underrated. Hundreds of games, coffee on the side, meet new people.

Choose the game for the group, not the complexity. Simple doesn't mean boring.

The best board game isn't the one you own but the one that fits: for three people, Codenames rather than Werewolf; for eight, Werewolf rather than Catan. The group decides the game.

Plan a game night with three games of different lengths: a 10-minute warm-up, a 60-minute main game, a 15-minute closer. Whoever has to leave early still got to play the main game.

Wood and brick early, ore and wheat late — the phases of the game reward different resources. Bet too long on one and you lose.

One sheet of paper, one pen each — and a column that exists nowhere else.

The best evenings don't start with a plan. They start with "Who's up for a game?"

A game night this week — not “sometime”.

“What's the last game you totally lost at?”

“Which game brings out the most honest behavior in your friends — for better or worse?”

“Which player changes the most as soon as the dice are rolled — and in which direction?”

“Which board game makes you the most competitive — and do you recognize yourself in those moments?”

Getting cold outside — perfect game night season. Candles on, dice out.