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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.

Card Games N-Z

Nocturne Game Box

Nocturne

Nocturne is a cooperative card game where players work together to defeat nightmarish creatures and restore balance to the world. You might like it if you enjoy cooperative games with a strong theme, strategic decision-making, and a bit of luck from the card draws

Palaces Game Box

Palaces

Palaces is a unique deck-building bidding game where players win cards, activate special abilities, and construct matching towers to compete for the tallest lower tower. You’ll enjoy Palaces if you like strategic bidding, card synergy, and a fresh twist on deck-building mechanics that emphasize tactical decision-making and tower-building.

Piñata Game Box

Piñata

In Piñata, players collect colored candy from piñatas by strategically playing cards to earn medal cards, aiming to be the first to collect three. You’ll enjoy Piñata if you like competitive, tactical card play where you can outsmart your opponents by disrupting their strategies while collecting vibrant, colorful sets.

Orange box of Purrfect Match game with illustrations of playful cats and toys. A cat is reaching for a toy at the top. At the bottom, a fluffy white

Purrfect Match

Purrfect Match is a card game where players collect cat cards to create matching sets. You might like it if you enjoy simple, yet strategic games with a focus on pattern recognition and a bit of luck from the draw pile.

The image shows the box cover of the board game Race for the Galaxy. It features a futuristic space station against a backdrop of a planet and stars. The box indicates it is the Revised 2nd Edition by Rio Grande Games.

Race for the Galaxy

Race for the Galaxy is a card game where players build their own civilizations, exploring space, developing technology, and conquering planets. You might like it if you enjoy strategic, complex games with a focus on card drafting and engine building.

Setup Game Box

Set

Set is a fast-paced card game where players search for unique combinations of cards based on four features. If you enjoy quick, strategic thinking and love a good mental challenge, Set is the perfect game for you.

Slap 45 (Mini) Game Cover

Slap 45 (Mini)

Slap 45 (Mini) is a fast-paced card game perfect for on-the-go fun. With its quick gameplay and simple rules, it's ideal for those who enjoy a bit of high-energy fun.

Slapshot Game Box

Slapshot

Slapshot is a fast-paced card game where players manage hockey teams, trading players and drafting new talent to build the ultimate championship squad. If you love hockey and enjoy the thrill of building a winning team, Slapshot is the perfect game for you.

Smash Up Box Cover

Smash Up

Smash Up is a deck-building game where players combine factions from different genres, such as superheroes, pirates, and dinosaurs, to create unique and powerful decks. You might like it if you enjoy strategic, humorous games with a high level of customization and player interaction.

Smyle: Lie Through Your Teeth!

In Smyle, players take on the role of tooth fairies collecting teeth, using strategic mischief, gadgets, and memory to outsmart opponents and avoid tooth decay. You’ll love Smyle if you enjoy quick, light-hearted games filled with trickery, memory challenges, and a playful sense of competition.

Spin Doctor Game Box

Spin Doctor

In Spin Doctor, players take on the role of presidential candidates, using dirty politics, scandals, and strategic moves to collect state cards and win the Electoral Vote to become President. You’ll enjoy Spin Doctor if you like competitive, strategy-driven games with a humorous, politically charged theme where you can outmaneuver your opponents with devious tactics.

Star Cartel Game Box

Star Cartel

 In Star Cartel, players navigate the black market, stockpiling goods and contraband while upgrading their ship and manipulating stock prices to maximize profits in a competitive space adventure. You’ll enjoy Star Cartel if you like light stock manipulation, strategic decision-making, and the thrill of managing goods and risks in a dynamic, ever-changing market.

Sounds Fishy Game Box

Sounds Fishy

Sounds Fishy is a social bluffing game where players invent fake answers to bizarre trivia questions to fool a guesser who must find the single correct answer. You might like it if you enjoy lively party games that rely on creativity and deception rather than trivia knowledge.

That Old Wallpaper Game Box

That Old Wallpaper

In That Old Wallpaper, players draft cards to create wallpaper patterns, matching colors and shapes to re-create nostalgic designs and earn the highest score. You’ll enjoy That Old Wallpaper if you like drafting games with a fun, nostalgic theme where strategic pattern-building and memory play a key role in your success.

Truffle Shuffle Game Box

Truffle Shuffle

Truffle Shuffle is a fast-paced card drafting game where players compete to collect the most valuable chocolate truffles. You might like it if you enjoy quick, strategic games.

 The image shows a poster for Wrestlenomicon featuring two monstrous figures ready to battle. One creature resembles Cthulhu, and the other is a yellow-winged beast. The tagline reads, The old ones are back—and ready to throw down!.

Wrestlenomicon

Wrestlenomicon is a chaotic card game where players take on the roles of Great Old Ones battling for cosmic supremacy. You might like it if you enjoy strategic, yet humorous games with a focus on card play and a bit of cosmic horror.

Zombies!!! The Card Game Game Box

Zombies!!! The Card Game

Zombies!!! The Card Game is a cooperative card game where players work together to survive a zombie apocalypse. You might like it if you enjoy cooperative games with a bit of chaos, a lot of tension, and a healthy dose of zombie action