My Top 10 Small Box Games for Big Gatherings

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In this week’s video I discuss my top 10 favorite small-box games for big gatherings. I only included games I would be stash into a suitcase if I were traveling for a special occasion. I focused mostly on games that are easy to teach, entertaining for those who are watching but not playing, are easy to stop if necessary, and can play with at least 4 people.

Honorable mentions: Archaeology, Arboretum, Bites, Cartographers, Coup, Ganz Schon Clever, Just One, Oh My Goods, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Point Salad, Shards of Infinity, Shipwreck Arcana, Silver & Gold, Sprawlopolis, Tussie Mussie, Star Realms, The Resistance, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Welcome To, Skull King, Herbaceous, Abandon All Artichokes

Great But Just Too Big: Rolling Realms, Just One, Codenames, Mysterium Park, Incan Gold, Avalon, Long Shot: The Dice Game

Top 10:

10. The Crew
9. Fantasy Realms
8. Deep Sea Adventure
7. Love Letter
6. A Fake Artist Goes to New York
5. Wizard
4. Sundae Split
3. Sushi Go
2. No Thanks
1. The Mind

Stop Playing at Any Time: https://youtu.be/-tMxkTpNXcQ

Travel Friendly: https://youtu.be/1JuD0ximuAk

00:00 - Introduction
01:20 - Honorable Mentions
02:00 - Great but Barely Too Big
02:38 - Top 4-10
11:19 - Top 3

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Intro animation by Jeff Payne https://vimeo.com/jaaronpayne and video proofing by Cody Simonsen



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