Games that are approachable and appealing to gamers at all levels of experience. Play times typically fall into the 30-60 minute range.
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2026
Winner – Hot Streak
Gamble on mascots for … something while also taking side bets on distractions, fights, and more in this vaguely-racing game of maybe making enough money to get your life together. Includes a list of Life Outcomes based on how much money you made!
Recommended
FlipToons
Usher in a great new animated show in this simple deck-building game of wacky characters and funky talents.
A Place for All My Books
Find, well, the eponymous spot in your apartment in this puzzle game of organization and shelf-awareness.
Nominated
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game
7 Wonders Dice
2025
Winner – The Gang
Tackle a poker-themed heist with your friends in this fully-cooperative spin on Texas Hold ‘Em.
Recommended
River Valley Glassworks
Balance collecting rare and common pieces of glass from the local stream to earn points and start your business.
Faraway
Take a journey and then head back home in this quirky card game where the cards only score in the reverse order of how they’re played.
Nominated
Kronologic: Paris 1920
Castle Combo
2024
Winner – Sea Salt & Paper
Build card combos to earn points and end the round before your opponent can score in this beautiful game of art and origami.
Recommended
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
Work with your friends to build villages over a multi-game campaign in this tile-laying adaptation of the popular video game.
Next Station: Tokyo
Return to public transit in this flip-and-write sequel to Next Station: London that adds new challenges, new powers, and a new map.
Nominated
Fit to Print
My Island
2023
Winner – Turing Machine
Build your own computer from punch cards to solve logic puzzles in this thinky-but-approachable game of clever players and cleverer components.
Recommended
Next Station: London
Redesign the famous Underground in this flip-and-write game of connections and stations and river crossings.
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
Take tricks and choose your card’s color later in this card game that’s either about avoiding or causing paradoxes, depending on what you do.
Nominated
Long Shot: The Dice Game
Akropolis
2022
Winner – Cubitos
Make a name for yourself in the annual Cube Cup in this zany and colorful dice-rolling game that tasks players with collecting dice and rolling big, but occasionally losing it all.
Recommended
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
Trade your spacesuit for a diving helmet in this follow-up to last year’s ATTA winner with 30 new missions and even more varied Mission Cards.
Whirling Witchcraft
Brew with your cauldron to try and force your opponent’s workbench to bubble over in this aggressive and beautiful engine-building game.
Nominated
7 Wonders: Architects
Summer Camp
2021
Winner – The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
With over 50 cooperative trick-taking missions, you’ll be in for a long trip as you’re making your way to a mysterious new planet in The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine.
Recommended
MonsDRAWsity
Identify monsters based on mostly-accurate descriptions in this drawing-based party game.
Nova Luna
You’ll have to successfully manage both your time and your turns if you want to win this colorful tile-laying game.
Nominated
Rosetta: The Lost Language
Chai
2020
Winner – ShipShape
To earn money, you’re going to have to smuggle gold and contraband on the high seas and prepare yourself for battle with cannons. Just make sure you don’t cover up your most valuable cargo by mistake!
Recommended
Point Salad
Collect carrots, cabbages, and more in this simple game of mixed-up scoring conditions.
Wavelength
Try to perfectly hit the bullseye in this team-based party game of concepts, binaries, and justifications.
Nominated
Miyabi
Silver & Gold
2019
Winner – The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Take on the role of quacks, selling various potions and wares that aren’t in the least bit suspicious. But be careful! Too many of the wrong ingredients and your potion will explode!
Recommended
Just One
Give a single clue and help players guess a single word in this quick party game.
Gizmos
Grab marbles and string together combos in this quick game of building up a marble engine.
Nominated
Shadows: Amsterdam
Space Base
