Choose
Start from the evening, not from a catalogue. Each result shows who it seats and how long to set aside.
Draft. Times and “best at” counts are publisher or BoardGameGeek figures, not measured at this table.
A light start
People are still arriving, or you want something finished before a longer game.
- dnup 2–5, best at 4 · about 15 minutes
Serious strategy
You sit down to plan, and the plan has to live with the whole table.
- Race for the Galaxy 2–4, best at 2 · about 30–60 minutes
- Puerto Rico 3–5, best at 4 · about 90–150 minutes
You have to watch the table
Someone else’s choice changes what you can do.
- Puerto Rico 3–5, best at 4 · about 90–150 minutes
- dnup 2–5, best at 4 · about 15 minutes
A short card game
A hand of cards, over before a long game would have started.
- dnup 2–5, best at 4 · about 15 minutes