A blog about board and card games

Gems Games

Set and start again

Choose your game

The games

Six tables we keep coming back to. Pick a side: play against each other, or play together.

Competitive

Head to head, one winner
Chess

Chess

Sixty-four squares, two armies and no dice. The oldest duel on the table is still the deepest.

2 players
Magic: The Gathering

Magic The Gathering

Build a deck from thousands of cards, then outplay your opponent spell by spell.

2+ players
Dominion

Dominion

The deck-builder that started the genre. Buy cards, shuffle, and grow your kingdom faster than your rivals.

2–4 players

Cooperative

Together against the board
Bridge

Bridge

The classic partnership card game. Bid with your partner, then play as one to make your contract.

4 players
Massive Darkness 2

Massive Darkness 2

A dungeon crawl with a box full of miniatures. Team up, gear up and fight your way through the shadows.

1–6 players
Dungeon Fighter

Dungeon Fighter

A dexterity game: bounce dice onto a target to hit the monsters. Silly, loud and fast.

1–6 players