Despite your average play though taking three hours the game achieves a level of intensity that few games can, and it carries that intensity though the entire game.

Without communicating, players must lay down their cards in order from least to most.Īrkham Horror - The card game was mentioned in the article but the boardgame version holds a special place in my heart as one of the first boardgames I played and purchased. The Mind - A concept so simple one would assume it was already a game. The additional layer of rules that come into play as the game progresses makes it incredibly easy to learn, but still challenging enough to creep back on the table months later. The game is broken in to several 'levels' that each add additional obstacles and rules, such as being able to extend the time, or passageways only the dwarf may enter, for example. The twist is each player is dealt a card with a movement option on it, and they can only move characters in the direction on their card (players can move any character), and no one is allowed to talk. Navigating to the entryways at the edge of a tile allows a new tile to be placed and the heroes must find their weapon of choice and escape before the time limit is reached. A single tile represents the starting position as the rest of the mall is shrouded in a fog of war. Four adventurers have entered the mall, but they are short of coin and must commit a good old fashion smash and grab. Magic Maze - A dead simple concept that gets harder and harder to execute with more players. Teamwork and risk taking is the only way to survive. Each task feels like a hopeless endeavor as you and your companions develop phobias of the various threats and missions become more difficult to complete. The Grizzled - A World War 1 cooperative card game where players try to correctly navigate the dangerous battlefields in order to complete missions. Here are a couple of my favorites that didn't make the PCG list.

There are tons of great coop board games out there.

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