The list of games brought aboard the ship for guests to enjoy at their leisure.

Game Name Min Players Max Players Expected Playtime Description Link
5 Second Rule 3 6 30 minutes A party game where players must name three things in a category within five seconds. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40230/5-second-rule
5-Minute Dungeon 2 5 5 minutes A cooperative, real-time card game where players work together to defeat monsters, overcome obstacles, and escape dungeons within five minutes. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202408/5-minute-dungeon
5th Edition DMless Adventure 2 5 N/A A Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition adventure designed to be played without a Dungeon Master. https://limitless-adventures.com/journey-to-beryl’s-reach.html
7 Wonders 2 7 30 minutes A card-drafting civilization-building game where players develop their city and build architectural wonders. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders
Agricola 1 5 30-150 minutes A Euro-style board game where players are farmers striving to build and expand their farms, manage resources, and feed their families over a series of rounds. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola
Apples to Apples 4 10 30-60 minutes A party game where players match nouns to adjectives, aiming to make the best or funniest combinations. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/74/apples-apples
Arkham Horror 1 8 120-240 minutes A cooperative game where players investigate eldritch mysteries and battle Lovecraftian horrors in the town of Arkham. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15987/arkham-horror
Azul 2 4 30-45 minutes A tile-drafting game where players decorate the walls of a royal palace with colorful tiles. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul
Azul: Summer Pavilion 2 4 30-45 minutes A tile-placement game where players use tiles to decorate the Summer Pavilion, balancing strategy and aesthetics to score points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283648/azul-summer-pavilion
BANG! 4 7 20-40 minutes A Western-themed card game where players assume roles with hidden identities, such as Sheriff, Outlaws, and Renegades, engaging in a shootout to achieve their individual objectives. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3955/bang
BattleCON: Devastation of Indines 2 5 30 minutes A strategic fighting card game simulating 2D fighting games, where players choose from a roster of characters with unique abilities to duel each other. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/134200/battlecon-devastation-indines
Battleship 2 2 30 minutes A classic naval combat game where players take turns guessing the coordinates of their opponent’s ships, aiming to sink them all first. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2424/battleship
Beyblade Burst Stadium 2 4 15-30 minutes An arena for Beyblade battles, designed to enhance the gameplay experience with dynamic interactions between spinning tops. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364689/beyblade-burst-stadium
Beyblade Launchers 2 4 15-30 minutes A spinning top battling game where players use launchers to deploy Beyblades into an arena, aiming to knock out opponents. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364688/beyblade
Blood Bowl (2nd Edition) 2 2 120 minutes A fantasy football game where players coach teams of mythical creatures in a brutal and strategic sport. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/712/blood-bowl-second-edition
Booty Dice 2 6 15-30 minutes A pirate-themed dice game where players roll to collect treasure while avoiding hazards, aiming to amass the most booty. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345678/booty-dice
Boss Monster 2 4 20-30 minutes A game where players take on the role of video game villains building dungeons to defeat heroes. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131835/boss-monster-dungeon-building-card-game
Box of Classic Games 2 Varies Varies A collection of classic board games such as Chess, Checkers, and Backgammon, offering a variety of traditional gaming experiences. N/A
Bristol 1350 1 9 20-40 minutes A social deduction and light strategy game where players race to escape the plague-infested town of Bristol in 1350, balancing speed and health. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300571/bristol-1350
Call to Adventure 1 4 30-60 minutes A game where players build a hero’s story by overcoming challenges and gaining traits, aiming to create the most epic narrative. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245903/call-adventure
Carcassonne 2 5 30-45 minutes A tile-placement game where players develop the area around the medieval city of Carcassonne by placing tiles and followers to score points for features like cities, roads, and monasteries. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne
Cards Against Humanity 4 20 30-90 minutes A party game where players complete fill-in-the-blank statements with humorous or offensive phrases. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity
Cards Against Humanity: Green Box 4 20 30-90 minutes An expansion to Cards Against Humanity adding 300 new cards to the base game. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/221742/cards-against-humanity-green-box
Cartographers 1 100 30-45 minutes A roll-and-write game where players draw maps of a fantasy kingdom, earning reputation by meeting the queen’s edicts while avoiding ambushes from monsters. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263918/cartographers-map-making-roll-player-game
Castle Panic 1 6 60 minutes A cooperative tower defense game where players work together to defend their castle from waves of monsters. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43443/castle-panic
Catapult Feud 2 2 30 minutes A game where players build castles and use catapults to knock down their opponent’s structures. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/catapult-feud
Challengers! 1 8 45 minutes A deck-management game where players build teams of characters to compete in a series of duels, aiming to become the ultimate champion. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362944/challengers
City Builder 1 4 30-60 minutes A tile-laying game where players construct cities to meet various objectives. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295486/city-builder-ancient-world
Codenames 2 8 15 minutes A word-based party game where two teams compete to identify their agents based on one-word clues from their spymasters, avoiding the assassin. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames
Connect 4 2 2 10 minutes A two-player connection game where players aim to be the first to connect four of their colored discs in a row. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2719/connect-four
Cosmic Encounter 3 5 60-120 minutes A game of intergalactic conquest where players use unique alien powers to establish colonies in other players’ star systems. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter
Dead of Winter 2 5 60-120 minutes A meta-cooperative game set in a post-apocalyptic winter where players lead survivors with individual secret objectives. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150376/dead-winter-crossroads-game
Dice Forge 2 4 45 minutes A game where players customize the faces of their dice to gain resources and perform heroic feats. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194594/dice-forge
Dice Miner 1 4 20-30 minutes A dice-drafting game where players take on the roles of dwarves mining a mountain, collecting dice to build their hoard and fend off hazards. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283575/dice-miner
Dixit 3 6 30 minutes A storytelling game where players use beautifully illustrated cards to convey clues, aiming for others to guess their card without being too obvious. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit
Dominion (2nd Edition) 2 4 30 minutes A deck-building game where players acquire cards to create the most efficient deck, aiming to earn the most victory points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion-second-edition
Dominoes 2 4 30 minutes A classic tile-based game where players match numbers to score points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1299/dominoes
Dune: Betrayal 4 8 20-40 minutes A social deduction game set in the Dune universe where players take on secret roles and attempt to uncover traitors among them while completing missions. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344189/dune-betrayal
Dungeons & Dragons Essential Kit 2 6 Varies A starter set for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, including rules, an adventure, and accessories for new players. https://boardgamegeek.com/rpgitem/280472/dungeons-dragons-essentials-kit
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set 4 6 Varies An introductory kit for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, including essential rules, an adventure, and pre-generated characters for new players. https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/rpg_starterset
Earth 1 5 45-90 minutes A tableau-building game where players create their own island ecosystem, managing flora, fauna, and terrain to achieve the highest biodiversity. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/earth
Escape the Dark Castle 1 4 20-45 minutes A cooperative adventure game where players navigate through a dark castle, facing various challenges and foes, aiming to escape together. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230089/escape-dark-castle
Everdell 1 4 40-80 minutes A worker placement game where players develop a woodland city through card drafting and resource management. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell
Exit: The Game – The Catacombs of Horror 1 4 120-180 minutes A challenging escape room game set in the eerie catacombs of Paris, requiring players to solve complex puzzles. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269432/exit-game-catacombs-horror
Exit: The Game – The Pharaoh’s Tomb 1 4 45-90 minutes An escape room game where players solve riddles and puzzles to escape from an ancient pharaoh’s tomb. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203416/exit-game-pharaohs-tomb
Exploding Kittens 2 5 15 minutes A party card game where players draw cards, trying to avoid the exploding kitten. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172225/exploding-kittens
Fact or Crap 2 6 30 minutes A party game where players determine whether statements are true (fact) or false (cap). https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3990/fact-or-crap
Fluxx 2 6 5-30 minutes A chaotic card game with ever-changing rules and objectives. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258/fluxx
Freelancers 3 7 45-90 minutes A role-playing game where players take on the roles of mercenaries completing various contracts in a fantasy world, balancing cooperation and competition. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355876/freelancers
Gargoyles: Awakening 2 5 45-60 minutes A strategy game based on the animated series where players control gargoyles protecting New York City. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342365/disney-gargoyles-awakening
Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game 2 7 20 minutes A trick-taking game featuring the lazy egg character Gudetama, where players aim to avoid winning the final trick to prevent scoring points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300804/gudetama-tricky-egg-card-game
Happy Little Dinosaurs 2 4 30-60 minutes A game where players navigate their dinosaur through life’s little disasters, aiming to avoid extinction and be the last dino standing. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322641/happy-little-dinosaurs
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle 2 4 30-60 minutes A cooperative deck-building game where players defend Hogwarts from villains over seven increasingly challenging adventures. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle
Hues and Cues 3 10 30 minutes A vibrant game of colors where players give one- or two-word clues to guide others in guessing specific hues from a palette of 480 colors. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300205/hues-and-cues
Incan Gold 3 8 20-40 minutes A push-your-luck game where players explore an ancient temple, collecting treasures while avoiding traps. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37759/incan-gold
Jamaica 2 6 30-60 minutes A pirate-themed racing game where players navigate around Jamaica, collecting treasures and engaging in naval battles. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25292/jamaica
Just One 3 7 20 minutes A cooperative party game where players give one-word clues to help a teammate guess a mystery word, aiming for the highest score by avoiding duplicate clues. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one
King of Tokyo: Monster Box 2 6 30 minutes A game where players take on the roles of monsters competing to control Tokyo by rolling dice and using special abilities. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/333475/king-tokyo-monster-box
Left Center Right (LCR) 3 12 20 minutes A simple dice game where players roll dice to determine the movement of chips, aiming to be the last player with chips remaining. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9200/lcr-left-center-right
Lotus 2 4 30 minutes A card game where players grow beautiful flowers by placing petal cards, aiming to control the blooms for points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194594/lotus
Magic: The Gathering – Arena of the Planeswalkers 2 5 60 minutes A tactical miniatures game where players control Planeswalkers and creatures from Magic: The Gathering in skirmish battles. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176396/magic-gathering-arena-planeswalkers
Marvel Crisis Protocol Core Set 2 2 90 minutes A miniatures skirmish game where players assemble teams of Marvel superheroes and villains to battle in various scenarios. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285774/marvel-crisis-protocol
Mind Space 1 6 20-30 minutes A spatial reasoning game where players arrange colored blocks within a grid to optimize their mental landscape and score points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345679/mind-space
Monikers 4 16 30-60 minutes A party game where players guess the names of famous people based on clues given by their teammates over three rounds with varying restrictions. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175467/monikers
My Island 2 4 30-45 minutes A legacy game where players develop their own island over a series of games, with permanent changes and evolving gameplay. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315891/my-island
Mysterium 2 7 42 minutes A cooperative game where players interpret visions from a ghost to solve a murder mystery set in a haunted mansion. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium
Mysterium Park 2 6 30-45 minutes A cooperative game where players interpret visions from a ghost to solve a mystery in a circus setting. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312469/mysterium-park
Netrunner 2 2 45 minutes A two-player asymmetric card game set in a cyberpunk future, where one player is a hacker and the other is a corporation. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4546/netrunner
Nine Arches 2 6 30-60 minutes An adventure game where players complete real-world challenges and activities inspired by the nine arches, blending physical and tabletop gaming experiences. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340298/nine-arches
Onitama 2 2 10 minutes A two-player abstract strategy game with a martial arts theme, where players use a set of movement cards to capture the opponent’s master or reach their temple. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160477/onitama
Pandemic 2 4 45 minutes A cooperative game where players work together to stop the spread of global diseases. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549/pandemic
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords Base Set 1 4 90 minutes A cooperative card game where players build characters and explore the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path, battling monsters and acquiring loot. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133038/pathfinder-adventure-card-game-rise-runelords-base-set
Pathfinder Bestiary 2 6 N/A A reference book for the Pathfinder role-playing game, detailing various creatures and monsters. https://paizo.com/products/btq01zp2?Pathfinder-Bestiary
Pathfinder Core Rulebook 2 6 N/A The main rulebook for the Pathfinder role-playing game, containing all necessary rules and guidelines. https://paizo.com/products/btq02d9i?Pathfinder-Core-Rulebook
Pente (Tube Edition) 2 4 30 minutes A strategy board game where players aim to align five stones in a row or capture five pairs of an opponent’s stones. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2399/pente
Phase 10 2 6 45 minutes A rummy-style card game where players complete specific card sequences (phases) to advance, with the first to complete all ten phases winning the game. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5622/phase-10
Pictionary 3 16 60 minutes A party game where players draw clues on paper for their teammates to guess the word or phrase, racing against the clock to advance on the board. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2281/pictionary
Pixel Tactics 2 2 30 minutes A tactical card game inspired by classic strategy video games where players command heroes to defeat their opponent. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126792/pixel-tactics
Qwirkle 2 4 45 minutes A tile-based game where players create lines of tiles that match in either color or shape, earning points for strategic placements. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25669/qwirkle
Rick and Morty: Dungeons & Dragons Game Set 2 5 60-120 minutes A crossover game combining the humor of Rick and Morty with the mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287385/rick-and-morty-vs-dungeons-dragons
Risk 2 6 120 minutes A classic game of global domination where players control armies, engage in battles, and strategize to conquer territories and continents. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/ris
Scattergories 2 6 30 minutes A creative thinking game where players list words that fit a category and start with a specific letter, aiming for unique answers to score points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2389/scattergories
Scrabble 2 4 90 minutes A classic word game where players create words on a board for points using letter tiles. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/320/scrabble
Settlers of Catan 3 4 60-120 minutes A strategy game where players collect resources and build settlements to earn victory points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan
Settlers of Catan 3 4 60-120 minutes A strategy game where players collect resources and build settlements to earn victory points. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan
Small World 2 5 40-80 minutes A civilization game where players control various fantasy races, expanding their empires and conquering territories in a world too small to accommodate everyone. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40692/small-world
Spaceteam Card Game 3 6 5 minutes A cooperative, chaotic card game where players frantically repair a malfunctioning spaceship by following time-sensitive instructions. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148729/spaceteam
Superfight 3 10 30 minutes A party game where players create fighters with random attributes and debate who would win in a fight, leading to hilarious and absurd battles. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/145684/superfight
Sushi Go Party! 2 8 20 minutes An expanded version of Sushi Go!, this drafting game has players picking dishes to create winning combinations, aiming for the highest score. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party
Sushi Go! 2 5 15 minutes A pick-and-pass card game where players select sushi dishes to create winning combinations, aiming for the highest score over three rounds. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go
Taboo 4 10 20 minutes A party game where players describe words to their teammates without using the word itself or five additional forbidden words. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1195/taboo
Tales of the Arabian Nights 1 6 120 minutes A storytelling adventure game where players embark on quests in the world of Arabian Nights, encountering strange tales and making choices that shape their destinies. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148100/tales-arabian-nights
Terraforming Mars 1 5 120 minutes A strategy game where players act as corporations working together to terraform Mars by raising temperature, creating oceans, and cultivating green areas, while competing for resources and achievements. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine 2 5 20 minutes A cooperative trick-taking game where players embark on space missions, completing tasks through coordinated card play without verbal communication. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nine
The Game of Life: Pirates of the Caribbean Edition 2 4 60 minutes A themed version of The Game of Life where players embark on pirate adventures inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24168/game-life-pirates-caribbean
The Mind 2 4 15-20 minutes A cooperative card game where players play numbered cards in ascending order without verbal communication, testing their collective intuition and timing. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/mind
The Red Dragon Inn 2 4 45 minutes A game where players are adventurers drinking and gambling in a tavern after their latest dungeon crawl. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24310/red-dragon-inn
Ticket to Ride 2 5 30-60 minutes A cross-country train adventure where players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities across North America. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride
Trivial Pursuit: Dungeons & Dragons 2 6 60 minutes A themed edition of Trivial Pursuit with questions based on Dungeons & Dragons lore, testing players’ knowledge of the game’s history and mechanics. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360000/trivial-pursuit-dungeons-dragons
Uno 2 10 30 minutes A classic card game where players match colors and numbers to shed their hand, with special action cards adding twists. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno
Unstable Unicorns 2 8 30-45 minutes A strategic card game where players build an army of unicorns while sabotaging opponents. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230602/unstable-unicorns
Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game – Shadow War Expansion #1: Bots 1 6 30-90 minutes An expansion for Warfighter introducing robotic adversaries and missions, enhancing the tactical cooperative gameplay. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/176049/warfighter-tactical-special-forces-card-game-shadow-war-expansion-1-bots
We Didn’t Playtest This At All 2 10 1-5 minutes A chaotic and unpredictable game where players follow random rules and win conditions, leading to quick and humorous outcomes. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32055/we-didnt-playtest-all
Welcome to the Dungeon 2 4 30 minutes A push-your-luck game where players take turns attempting to delve into a dungeon with limited equipment, challenging each other to survive increasingly difficult encounters. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171668/welcome-dungeon
Wingspan 1 5 40-70 minutes A card-driven engine-building game where players attract birds to their wildlife preserve. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan
Zombicide (2nd Edition) 1 6 60 minutes A cooperative game where players control survivors during a zombie apocalypse, completing objectives while fending off hordes of zombies. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295601/zombicide-second-edition
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