This game turns the classic Risk formula on its head with a big twist: Each time the game is played, permanent changes will be made to the board, cards and more. Just as the real world evolves over time, so does Risk Legacy, with changes in the gameplay, rules and story. No two copies will be alike.

This takes the satisfaction of matching dominoes and adds a colorful theme. Players choose a domino that has one or two types of terrain on it and add it to their kingdom by matching to a domino they already have. Creating bigger groups will score you the most points at the end. It’s fast, fun and beautiful to behold.

A key difference between these two games is that with Wits & Wagers, that know-it-all friend will have trouble dominating. In addition to earning points by answering difficult questions, players score by betting on each other’s answers. This simple change keeps everybody involved.

Time’s Up! is a modern party game that borrows from charades, Taboo and the concept of inside jokes. All teams use the same set of answers and take turns, giving clues to their teammates. Each round, teams are limited to fewer and fewer verbal clues until they can only pantomime.

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a cooperative card game, meaning all players work together. But players can convey only so much information to each other, which can spell the difference between victory and defeat. Lovers of trick-taking games will be able to learn this quickly.

Many games have tried to reinvent chess, but none have been as successful as Onitama. The pieces do not have set movements. Instead, cards are passed between the players to dictate how each piece moves. This creates a game with different strategies, endless replayability and tense gameplay.

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