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St. Louis Public Library Board Games @ Central

Welcome to the Board Games @ Central LibGuide! This guide provides information about the board game collection at the St. Louis Public Library's Central Branch.

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Air, Land, & Sea: Critters at War

Air Land & Sea Critters At War is a strategic card game where players command armies of adorable animals to conquer the battlefield. You might like it if you enjoy strategic, yet humorous games with a focus on card play

Box cover of the game Atlas: Enchanted Lands, featuring three women with glowing wings set against a lush, green forest background. The title is promi

Atlas: Enchanted Lands

Atlas: Enchanted Lands is a cooperative board game where players work together to explore a magical world, uncovering hidden treasures and completing quests. You might like it if you enjoy strategic, yet relaxing games with a focus on deduction and pattern recognition.

Cover of the board game Dominion: Second Edition by Donald X. Vaccarino. The artwork features a fantasy landscape with a grand castle on a hill overlo

Dominion

Dominion is a deck-building game where players build their own decks of cards to gain power and score victory points. You might like it if you enjoy strategic games with high replayability and the satisfaction of building a powerful deck.

The image shows the box for Exploding Kittens: Original Edition, a card game. The box is red with a cartoon cat holding a bomb. It mentions for peopl

Exploding Kittens

Exploding Kittens is a card game where players draw cards from a deck, trying to avoid drawing an Exploding Kitten card. You might like it if you enjoy silly, fun, and sometimes explosive card games with a bit of strategy and luck involved.

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Fort

Fort is a deck-building game where players build their own decks of cards to collect toys, eat pizza, and build the coolest fort. You might like it if you enjoy strategic, yet lighthearted games with a focus on card drafting and a bit of social interaction.

Cover of Get Bit! board game. Features a pink shark and swimmers in water, with a rubber duck and soap on a shelf above. Text reads: A game of swimmi

Get Bit!

Get Bit! is a thrilling card game where players race to escape a hungry shark, strategically playing cards to avoid becoming the next victim. You might like it if you enjoy fast-paced, push-your-luck games with a bit of bluffing.

The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin Complete Edition

The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin Complete Edition transports the classic Munchkin gameplay to the Wild West, where players face quirky monsters, gather hilarious loot, and outwit their rivals in a pun-filled frontier adventure. If you love clever humor, Wild West themes, and the chaotic fun of Munchkin, this complete edition offers endless laughs with its unique cards, wild characters, and playful mechanics.

Groo: The Game

Groo: The Game challenges players to build and protect their towns from rival armies and the chaos caused by Groo the Barbarian, in a fast-paced dice-and-card game. If you enjoy humorous gameplay, strategy, and the iconic art of Sergio Aragonés, this lighthearted game offers quick fun and a touch of classic comic nostalgia.

Hack and Slash

Hack and Slash is a fast-paced adventure game where players roll dice to complete daring quests, battle enemies, and gain fame, with plenty quick decisions along the way. If you’re a fan of lighthearted fantasy games with simple mechanics and fast gameplay, Hack and Slash delivers action and fun in just 20 minutes.

Head Trip

HEAD TRIP is a cooperative party game where players answer bizarre questions from unexpected perspectives and work together to guess which answer was chosen. You’ll enjoy HEAD TRIP if you love quirky, offbeat humor, enjoy working with friends to figure out ridiculous answers, and aren’t afraid of raunchy, laugh-out-loud moments.

Heroes & Villains

Heroes & Villains is a superhero-themed deck battle game where 2-6 players choose to fight as heroes or villains, using customized or prebuilt decks to outsmart and overpower their opponents in a quest for ultimate supremacy. If you enjoy strategic card games, customizable decks, and the excitement of deciding between heroism or villainy, this game offers action-packed battles and a comic-book-inspired adventure.

I Hate Zombies 

I Hate Zombies pits 2-12 players in an epic showdown between the last human survivors and relentless zombies, using fast-paced, Rock-Paper-Scissors battles to determine the fate of the world. If you love quick, chaotic games with a humorous twist and the classic simplicity of Rock-Paper-Scissors, this game delivers action-packed fun for groups of all sizes.

Ion: A Compound Building Game

Ion is a strategic card drafting game where players build compounds by combining elements. If you enjoy science, strategy, and the thrill of creating complex molecules, Ion is the perfect game for you.

Jokers Wild 

Jokers Wild is a fun and versatile card game that brings classic card matching games back to life with a variety of solitaire versions and family modes, offering flexible rules for endless ways to play. With its simple goal of running out of cards and a playful overload of jokers, Jokers Wild provides a wild and customizable gaming experience perfect for family game nights.

Munchkin Apocalypse

Munchkin Apocalypse plunges players into a chaotic, end-of-the-world scenario where they must survive disasters, fight off enemies, and hoard loot to come out on top. If you enjoy humorous post-apocalyptic themes, new strategic twists like the Disaster cards, and the thrill of sealing (or breaking) the Seventh Seal, this game offers a wild and hilarious ride.

Munchkin Pathfinder

Munchkin Pathfinder combines the fast-paced, humorous gameplay of Munchkin with the rich fantasy world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, letting players battle monsters, steal treasure, and level up as unique classes like Alchemist or Witch.If you enjoy quirky humor, fantasy adventures, and lighthearted competition, this game’s mix of goblin-slaying, clever card combos, and hilarious gear like the T-Bone Stake will keep you entertained.

Munchkin Shakespeare Deluxe

Munchkin Shakespeare is a humorous card game where players battle monsters, steal treasure, and level up to become the greatest hero in the realm. If you enjoy the quirky humor of the Munchkin series and love a good laugh, Munchkin Shakespeare is the perfect game for you.

A Munchkin's quest, a chaotic affair,

To kick down doors and treasures rare.

A game of luck, a strategy so bold,

To level up and treasures manifold.

A battle cry, a daring, wicked scheme,

To claim the crown and fulfill a villain's dream.

Musical Chairs

Musical Chairs is a fast-paced card game where players race to claim the best seats before the music stops. With strategic card play and a bit of luck, players can outmaneuver their opponents and score big. If you enjoy quick, competitive gameplay and a touch of nostalgia, Musical Chairs is the perfect game for you.