Tile and board games

Games10
Players1–8
House rules77

Dominoes, mahjong and board games whose scores outgrow the little cardboard track that came in the box.

Where to start

These three are the ones most tables already half-know — and the ones the rest of this list makes sense from.

Carcassonne2–5 playersTilesBest with 3 players, and 9 house rules to argue over.Mahjong (Hong Kong scoring)3–4 playersTilesBest with 4 players, and 8 house rules to argue over.Scrabble2–4 playersTilesBest with 2 players, and 7 house rules to argue over.

All 10 tile and board games

Carcassonne2–5 playersTiles Mahjong (Hong Kong scoring)3–4 playersTiles Scrabble2–4 playersTiles Backgammon2–2 playersBoard and cards Block Dominoes2–4 playersTiles Catan Victory Points2–6 playersBoard and cards Mahjong3–4 playersTiles Mexican Train2–8 playersTiles Rummikub2–6 playersTiles Shut the Box1–6 playersTiles

By player count

Of these 10, 8 work with two players and 9 with four. The links below cover the whole catalogue at each count, not just this page.

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