This dataset contains information about various board games, including details such as the game name, designers, publication year, player count, play time, complexity rating, and categories. It provides insights into the diversity and characteristics of board games available across different years.
| Game Name | Designer | Year Published | Player Count | Play Time (minutes) | Complexity Rating (1-5) | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight Struggle | Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews | 2005 | 2 | 180 | 4 | War, Strategy |
| Advanced Squad Leader | Don Greenwood, John Edwards | 1985 | 2-8 | 240 | 5 | Wargame, Tactical |
| Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization | Vlaada Chvátil | 2015 | 2-7 | 120-180 | 4 | Civilization, Strategy |
| Terraforming Mars | Jacob Fryxelius | 2016 | 1-5 | 90-120 | 3 | Strategy, Resource Management |
| Gaia Project | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede | 2017 | 1-4 | 100-150 | 4 | Strategy, Sci-Fi |
| Brass: Birmingham | Gavin Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace | 2018 | 2-4 | 90-150 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Food Chain Magnate | Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wiersinga | 2015 | 2-5 | 120-240 | 4 | Strategy, Economic |
| Zaunberg | Peter D. Provost | 2016 | 2-4 | 90 | 4 | Strategy, Action |
| Stellaris: Infinite Legacy | C. H. Chen | 2020 | 1-5 | 90-180 | 3 | Sci-Fi, Strategy |
| Secunda: The Imperium | Terry S. Palmer | 2018 | 1-4 | 60-240 | 4 | Strategy, Resource Management |
| Twilight Imperium (4th Edition) | Christian T. Petersen | 2017 | 3-8 | 240+ | 5 | Strategy, Sci-Fi |
| Ark Nova | Matthias Cramer | 2021 | 1-4 | 90-150 | 4 | Strategy, Animal |
| Scythe | Jamey Stegmaier | 2016 | 1-7 | 90-115 | 3 | Strategy, Area Control |
| Root | Cole Wehrle | 2018 | 2-4 | 60-90 | 3 | Strategy, Asymmetrical |
| Rising Sun | Eric M. Lang | 2018 | 3-5 | 90-120 | 4 | Strategy, Area Control |
| Lucidity: Six Sided Nightmares | Graham Russell | 2019 | 1-5 | 30-120 | 3 | Strategy, Collectible |
| Concordia | Mac Gerdts | 2013 | 2-5 | 100 | 3 | Economic, Strategy |
| 5-Minute Dungeon | Connor Reid | 2017 | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | Cooperative, Action |
| Deep Space D-6 | T. C. Petty III | 2015 | 1-4 | 30-60 | 3 | Cooperative, Strategy |
| Nemesis | Adam Kwapinski | 2018 | 1-5 | 90-120 | 4 | Horror, Strategy |
| Spyfall | Alexandre D. V. D. Neve | 2015 | 3-8 | 15 | 2 | Social Deduction |
| The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine | Thomas Sing | 2019 | 2-5 | 20 | 3 | Cooperative, Trick-Taking |
| Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 | Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock | 2015 | 2-4 | 60 | 4 | Cooperative, Strategy |
| Ghost Stories | Antoine Bauza | 2008 | 1-4 | 60 | 4 | Cooperative, Strategy |
| Gloomhaven | Isaac Childres | 2017 | 1-4 | 90-150 | 5 | Cooperative, RPG |
| Spirit Island | R. Eric Reuss | 2017 | 1-4 | 90-120 | 4 | Cooperative, Strategy |
| The Gallerist | Edukator R. A. L. Pan | 2015 | 1-4 | 90-150 | 4 | Strategy, Economic |
| Castles of Burgundy | Stefan Feld | 2011 | 2-4 | 30-90 | 3 | Strategy, Economic |
| Eggertspiele's High Society | Philippe Keyaerts | 2005 | 3-5 | 20-40 | 2 | Economic, Auction |
| Silver & Gold | Phil Walker-Harding | 2018 | 1-4 | 20-30 | 2 | Pattern Building, Family |
| Tragedy Looper | Norio Wakamoto | 2013 | 2-4 | 45-120 | 4 | Deduction, Strategy |
| Sagrada | Adrian I. M. Z, R. N. A. R. M. I. | 2016 | 1-4 | 30-45 | 3 | Dice, Strategy |
| Hells Highway | Beezo, Dryanda | 2013 | 2-6 | 60-120 | 3 | Action, Cooperative |
| Eclipse | Touko Tahkokallio | 2011 | 2-6 | 90-180 | 4 | Strategy, Sci-Fi |
| Imperial Assault | Jason H. Zielinski | 2016 | 2-5 | 90-120 | 4 | Miniatures, Tactical |
| A Feast for Odin | Uwe Rosenberg | 2016 | 1-4 | 30-150 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Scotland Yard | Wolfgang Kramer, Markus Montola | 1983 | 2-6 | 45-90 | 3 | Deduction, Strategic |
| Raccoon Tycoon | Haberdasher, Michal Golebiewski | 2018 | 2-5 | 60 | 3 | Economic, Strategy |
| Riviera | A. S. B. O'Rourke | 2014 | 2-4 | 60-90 | 3 | Strategic, Economic |
| Riftforce | K. J. McCully | 2021 | 2-4 | 30-40 | 3 | Card, Strategy |
| Star Realms | Rob Dougherty, Darwin Kastle | 2014 | 2-4 | 20-60 | 3 | Deck-Building, Strategy |
| XIA: Legends of a Drift System | Far Off Game Studios | 2014 | 1-5 | 120+ | 4 | Exploration, Sandbox |
| Wingspan | Elizabeth Hargrave | 2019 | 1-5 | 40-70 | 3 | Strategy, Engine Building |
| Puerto Rico | Andreas Seyfarth | 2002 | 3-5 | 90 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| One Deck Dungeon | Chris Cieslik | 2016 | 1-2 | 30-60 | 3 | RPG, Dungeon-Crawl |
| Caverna: The Cave Farmers | Uwe Rosenberg | 2013 | 1-7 | 30-150 | 4 | Economic, Worker Placement |
| Castles of Mad King Ludwig | Ted Alspach | 2014 | 2-4 | 90 | 3 | Strategy, Tile Placement |
| Blood Rage | Eric M. Lang | 2015 | 2-4 | 60-90 | 4 | Strategy, Miniatures |
| Alchemists | Matúš Kotry | 2014 | 2-4 | 60-120 | 4 | Deduction, Strategy |
| Mage Knight | Vladimír Suchý | 2011 | 1-5 | 90-150 | 5 | Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keyflower | Richard Breese | 2012 | 2-6 | 90 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| War of the Ring (Second Edition) | Francesco Nepitello, Marco Maggi, Roberto Di Meglio | 2012 | 2-4 | 150 | 4 | War, Strategy |
| Shadows Over Camelot | Bruno Cathala, Serge Laget | 2005 | 3-7 | 60-120 | 4 | Cooperative, Deduction |
| The Manhattan Project | Justin Gary | 2013 | 2-5 | 90 | 3 | Economic, Strategy |
| Railways of the World | Eagle Games | 2005 | 2-6 | 120+ | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game | Ignacy Trzewiczek | 2018 | 1-5 | 90-150 | 4 | Cooperative, Deduction |
| Half-Pint Heroes | Kira Gdańska | 2016 | 2-4 | 30-60 | 3 | Adventure, Family |
| Wildermyth | Markus Cronquist | 2020 | 1-5 | 120+ | 4 | Fantasy, RPG |
| Pax Pamir | Cole Wehrle | 2016 | 1-5 | 90-150 | 4 | Historical, Strategy |
| Agricola | Uwe Rosenberg | 2007 | 1-5 | 30-150 | 4 | Economic, Worker Placement |
| Twilight directors in games | Trevor W. Buhler | 2010 | 2-5 | 180 | 4 | Strategy, Historic |
| Great Western Trail | Alexander Pfister | 2016 | 2-4 | 75 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Rising Sun | Eric M. Lang | 2018 | 3-5 | 90-120 | 4 | Strategy, Area Control |
| Power Grid | Friedemann Friese | 2004 | 2-6 | 120 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Lost Ruins of Arnak | Elwen, Mínathan Napolitano | 2020 | 1-4 | 90 | 4 | Adventure, Strategy |
| One Night Ultimate Werewolf | Ted Alspach | 2014 | 3-10 | 10 | 2 | Social Deduction |
| Delve | N. B. C. Daigle | 2017 | 2-4 | 30-90 | 3 | Strategy, Dungeon-Crawl |
| Hannibal & Hamilcar | Francois Gandon | 2019 | 2 | 30-180 | 4 | War, Strategy |
| Horizon | Wang Yujia | 2018 | 2-5 | 120-180 | 4 | Strategy, Sci-Fi |
| The Downfall of Pompeii | Carlo A. R. A. L. codice | 2011 | 2-4 | 45 | 3 | Strategic, Theme |
| Veiled Fate | Lunar Pack Games | 2020 | 3-6 | 60 | 4 | Social Deduction |
| Brass: Lancashire | Gavin Brown, Martin Wallace | 2007 | 2-4 | 120 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Key Forge | Richard Garfield | 2018 | 2-4 | 40-60 | 3 | Deck-Building, Competitive |
| Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden | BeVideo Games | 2018 | 1-2 | 60-90 | 4 | Adventure, Tactical |
| Century: Golem Edition | Emerson Matsuuchi | 2018 | 2-5 | 30-45 | 3 | Economic, Strategy |
| Orleans | Reiner Stockhausen | 2014 | 2-4 | 90 | 4 | Worker Placement, Strategy |
| Cloudspire | Scott Glancy | 2019 | 1-4 | 90-180 | 4 | Strategy, Board Game |
| Mice and Mystics | Jerry Hawthorne | 2012 | 1-4 | 90 | 4 | Adventure, Storytelling |
| Cars Against Humanity | John Koenig | 2011 | 3+ | 30-90 | 2 | Party, Social Deduction |
| Star Wars: Imperial Assault | Jason H. Zielinski | 2014 | 2-5 | 90-120 | 4 | Miniatures, Tactical |
| The Adrenaline | C. D. Cruz | 2018 | 2-4 | 30-120 | 3 | Action, Strategy |
| Unmatched | Rob Daviau, JR Honeycutt, Emma Larkins | 2019 | 2-4 | 30-60 | 3 | Miniatures, Duel |
| Beyond the Sun | Space Cowboys | 2021 | 2-4 | 90-120 | 4 | Exploration, Technology |
| Rainbow: The Game | J. R. Lachau | 2018 | 2-12 | 20-60 | 3 | Family, Strategy |
| Fresco | Marco Ruskowski, Marcel Süβ | 2009 | 2-4 | 30-90 | 3 | Economic, Strategy |
| Vast: The Crystal Caverns | Patrick Leder | 2016 | 1-5 | 45-90 | 4 | Asymmetrical, Strategy |
| Castles of Burgundy | Stefan Feld | 2011 | 2-4 | 30-90 | 3 | Strategy, Economic |
| Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer | Magic: The Gathering | 2010 | 1-4 | 30-60 | 3 | Deck-Building, Strategy |
| Roll for the Galaxy | Tom Lehmann | 2014 | 2-5 | 45-120 | 4 | Dice, Strategy |
| Mechs vs. Minions | Riot Games | 2016 | 2-4 | 90-120 | 4 | Cooperative, Tactical |
| Blood Bowl | Games Workshop | 1986 | 2-4 | 120 | 4 | Sports, Strategy |
| Cthulhu Wars | Sandy Petersen | 2015 | 2-8 | 120 | 4 | Miniatures, Strategy |
| Space Alert | Vlaada Chvátil | 2009 | 3-5 | 30 | 4 | Cooperative, Real-Time |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | K. J. McCully | 2021 | 1-5 | 75-120 | 4 | Adventure, Theme |
| Quantum | Eric A. H. Stein | 2014 | 2-4 | 30-60 | 3 | Strategy, Dice |
| Token: Tales of the Impossible | Ming Yu Dev | 2021 | 1-6 | 120 | 4 | Narrative, RPG |
| Rallyman: GT | Jean Dupont | 2015 | 1-6 | 30-60 | 3 | Racing, Strategy |
| Descent: Journeys in the Dark | Kevin Wilson | 2005 | 2-5 | 90-120 | 4 | Adventure, Miniatures |
| Carcassonne | Klaus-Jürgen Wrede | 2000 | 2-5 | 35-45 | 2 | Tile Placement, Strategy |
| Memoir '44 | Richard Borg | 2004 | 2-8 | 30-120 | 3 | Historical, War |
| Three Kingdoms Redux | S. D. Prathyusha | 2019 | 3-8 | 150-180 | 4 | War, Strategy |
| Ghost Pirates | Jean-Baptiste Lullien | 2012 | 2-5 | 30-60 | 3 | Strategy, Adventure |
| Heroes of Land, Air & Sea | Gamelyn Games | 2018 | 2-4 | 60-120 | 4 | Strategy, Adventure |
| Renaissance | K. J. Gamewise | 2017 | 2-5 | 60-150 | 3 | Strategy, Economic |
| Colt Express | Christophe Raimbault | 2014 | 2-6 | 30-40 | 3 | Card, Tactical |
| Abyss | Bruno Cathala, Charles Chevalier | 2014 | 2-4 | 30-60 | 3 | Strategy, Resource Management |
| Rising from Ashes | Holly Muirston | 2021 | 1-4 | 40-90 | 3 | Board Game, Tactical |
| Carnegie | Xavier Georges | 2021 | 1-4 | 60-120 | 4 | Economic, Strategy |
| Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale | Jamey Stegmaier | 2019 | 1-4 | 30-45 | 3 | Map Drawing, Strategy |
| The Isle of Cats | Frank West | 2019 | 1-4 | 60-90 | 3 | Strategy, Cat Theme |