Best Bag Games in 2026

STRATEGY GAME: Build your tracks across the United States in this fast-paced and strategic board game. Connect iconic North American cities across a map of the 20th-century USA and build your train routes to earn points

FUN ADVENTURE GAME: Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure game in which players collect and play matching train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities through North America! LOOKING FOR NEW ADVENTURES? Try Ticket to Ride expansions (Note: Expansions require Ticket to Ride Board Game to play)

MULTIPLE WAYS OF SCORING POINTS: Players collect train cards that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. The longer the routes, the more points they earn. Additional points come to those who can fulfill their Destination Tickets and to the player who builds the longest continuous railway

STRATEGY GAME: Compete to build Renaissance Europe’s most lucrative and prestigious jewelry business. As a wealthy merchant, acquire mines and transportation, hire artisans and woo the nobility. Create the most fantastic jewelry to become the best-known merchant of them all!

FUN AND FRIENDLY COMPETITION: Players vie for control of gem mines, trade routes, and storefronts to master the gem trade and attract the attention of nobles. By accruing more ways to produce gems, players work to accumulate victory points in a race for prestige and power.

COUNTLESS REPLAY OPPORTUNITES: Fast and intuitive, this strategy game is a fun game for game nights. The completely variable setup provides nearly limitless replayability. LOOKING FOR NEW ADVENTURES? Try Cities of Splendor Expansion (Note: this Expansion requires Base Game to play).

Perfect for Families and Super Mario Fans: Find Mario, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, and more popular characters from Super Mario in a maze that shifts each turn! Easy enough for kids to play but still fun for adults!

What You Get: Each game comes with one game board, 34 maze tiles, 24 character cards, and four playing pieces.

Clear Instructions: Clear instructions walk you step - by - step through the game as you set up and start to play. Rulebook includes instructions in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Portuguese.

A NEW TWIST ON THE AZUL BOARD GAME: Join the best chocolate makers in the world to create the most desired chocolate selection ever! This unique edition of Azul includes 5 new factory variants for a delicious twist on the original strategy board game!

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Draft tiles from a central market and place them into rows on their boards. Earn extra points by collecting sets of the same color tile and creating particular patterns, but there are penalties for taking tiles that you can't use.

HIGHLY VARIABLE: Five new variants offer changes and new challenges for players already familiar with the original Azul's gameplay. The other side of each factory tile has a special effect on it that modifies play in one way or another.

TILE PLACEMENT GAME: Azul is a tile placement game in which players become artisans tasked with creating the most beautiful tiled mosaics. Compete for the highest score by claiming tiles and arranging them on your board to score points

STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Draft tiles from a central market and place them into rows on their boards. Earn extra points by collecting sets of the same color tile and creating particular patterns. Be careful - there are penalties for taking tiles that you can't use

COMPETITIVE AND CHALLENGING: Every tile you claim affects what your rivals can take next. Plan carefully to score big points while disrupting your opponents’ plans. You’ll have to make choices that help you without helping them too much

“The perfect party game.” – New York Times

“The funniest game of all time.” – Shut Up & Sit Down

"The be-all-end-all of party games" – IGN

These classic toddler games have been enjoyed by families for over 30 years. The perfect first board game for 1-4 players ages 2 years and up.

Develop social skills such as taking turns and following directions while reinforcing color recognition, quantities and counting by ones with these best-selling preschool games.

These cooperative board games allow players to work together as a team to roll the dice and pick the matching fruit from the orchard before the raven makes it down the path to steal it all.

2nd edition features updated cards, artwork and streamlined rules

Tactical game for 2-4 players

30 minute playing time

Ages: 13+

Number of Players: 2-6

Playing Time: 30 minutes

SPECIAL 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: Celebrate 20 years of Carcassonne with this special edition of the classic tile-placement game. The Carcassonne 20th Anniversary Edition comes with the complete base game, and is compatible with all Carcassonne expansions.

STRATEGY GAME - PLAN YOUR WAY TO VICTORY: Develop the landscape of a medieval fortress city one tile at a time. Whether blocking a city's growth or connecting with your opponent’s road to share the points, Carcassonne provides plenty of ways to use your cunning and outsmart your opponents.

HIGH REPLAYABILITY: With its simple yet rich game mechanics and tiles that can be configured into numerous combinations, Carcassonne appeals to beginners and veteran gamers alike.

Take A Journey To The Pacific Northwest As You Compete To Create The Most Harmonious Ecosystem In Cascadia! Turns Are Simple - Select A Tile/Token Set And Place Each Into Your Expanding Ecosystem. Earn Points By Fulfilling Wildlife Goals And Creating The Largest Habitat Corridors. With Variable Scoring Goals, Each Game Of Cascadia Brings A New Spatial Puzzle To Your Table!

1-4 Players

5 Minute Setup Time

11th expansion to Dominion

500 cards, 33 new Kingdom cards.

For 2-6 players

Expand your merry band to include up to 6 players!

Includes 6 new starting decks with thieving identities!

A new boss, Hexavultus, will challenge all adventurers seeking his treasure!

THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: You’ll be feeling all warm & fuzzy one minute; seething with vengeance the next! Meet Mantis - a cutthroat card game of rainbows and revenge. There are only two rules: Steal or Score! With the simplicity of UNO and the depth of Gin Rummy, it’s one of the card games for families that should be part of any collection. In every set, you’ll find 105 cards with original artwork by The Oatmeal, 1 comic book you’ll want to flaunt on your coffee table, and a manual.

HOW TO PLAY: Collect matching sets of cards, steal cards from opponents, try not to catch feelings! The aim of the game? Be the first player to get 10 or more cards in your score pile. It will take strategy. Some calculated risks. A bit of x-ray vision. And a whole lot of good-hearted thieving! The beauty of Mantis? It works as a card game for kids and is one of the adult party games you’ll want to play on repeat. Little ones aged 7 and up can easily get in on the fun. Suitable for 2-6 players.

QUICK PLAY ACTION: We all need that one card game. The one that doesn’t take ages to set up or play. The one you can whip out for a quick game before dinner. The one you can throw in your pocket and wage war against boredom wherever you roam. This is THAT game. It takes just a few seconds to learn and rounds can be knocked out in under 15 minutes. Carry it to the bar. Tag it along on road trips. Take it camping. Bring it to work, play during breaks, and get a new nickname - Mantis!

For 2-5 Players

2013 Spiele Des Jahres Game Of The Year

Takes About 20-30 Minutes To Play

LIGHTHEARTED FUN: It’s fun, fast, and easy! Roll colorful dice, match them to target cards, and be the first hit 40 points to win! It's an instant classic game of dice rolling and decision making.

PORTABLE FAMILY GAME: Play at home, in the car, in the park, anywhere! A box of cards and dice is all you need for a quick game! Roll the dice right into the box lid to play on the go!

EASY TO LEARN: Learning a game has never been simpler. Roll the dice, match them to cards on the table, and win points. But watch out for canny players looking to steal the card you are after!

The Resistance: Avalon is a standalone game and while The Resistance is not required to play; the games are compatible and can be combined

For 5 to 10 players

Takes 30 minutes playtime

BOARD GAME FOR ADULTS AND FAMILY - You are an artist competing to create the most beautiful stained glass window in the Sagrada Familia.

EASY TO LEARN - Each round (out of 10 rounds), players will pick dice, cleverly matching the pattern in their board to create a beautiful stained glass window. Think stained-glass sudoku!

BEAUTIFUL AND FUN - Sagrada is a thought provoking, wonderfully fun board game for the entire family that looks stunning on the table. Your friends will be hooked the first time! Learn in minutes, play over and over!

QUILT MAKING PUZZLE GAME: Patchwork is a wonderful two-player game that captures the magic of needlework and sewing fabric together into designs. Each player works to create a beautiful patchwork quilt out of the available patches.

STRATEGY GAME: Players compete to build the most aesthetic quilt possible on their 9x9 game board. You never know what patch you’ll be able to claim, so lay your board out carefully. Creating a beautiful quilt requires effort and time, but some patches just don't fit together.

CHALLENGING TWO-PLAYER GAME: Choose your patches carefully and keep a healthy supply of buttons to not only finish your quilt but to make it better and more beautiful than your opponent's.

STRATEGY GAME: Experience an intense two-player struggle for supremacy in the ancient world! Challenge your opponent and bring your civilization to victory with Prestigious Buildings, Military Supremacy or Scientific Supremacy.

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CIVILIZATION: Decide to invest in science, military or prestige. If you fail to build defenses, your capital city may be destroyed, but ignore technology and your people may be left in the dark ages. Will your city achieve greatness, or will your opponent prevent you from completing all your Wonders?

CIVILIZATION WAS BORN FROM EVOLUTION: One game of 7 Wonders Duel plays over the course of three rounds, called Ages, during which you will choose cards with increasingly powerful effects. Each card you choose will influence your general strategy.

Features a card-revealing mirror

Who committed the murder in the mansion?

Eliminate the suspects and discover whodunit, with what and where

For 2 6 players

30 minute playing time

New artwork by Regis Torres, illustrator of King of new York

GREAT FOR YOUNG, INQUISITIVE MINDS: The Melissa & Doug Wooden Latches Board is a delightful activity for your inquisitive youngster. This play board challenges them to figure out how the 6 different latches work.

EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING: Our latches board for ages 3 and up is designed to help younger children build fine and gross motor skills, while also discovering vibrant colors, numbers, animals, and more.

STURDY WOODEN CONSTRUCTION: The Melissa & Doug latches developmental toy is made from smooth-sanded solid-wood and features beautiful artwork and delightful surprises behind the opening doors and windows.

For 3 to 7 players

30 minute playing time

Great strategy game

1800 new questions from all 8 Harry Potter films

Game comes with custom board and House Mascot movers

Categories include Magical Locations, Magical People and more; that range in difficulty

THIS IS AN EXPANSION TO THE SPLENDOR BOARD GAME: You will need a SPLENDOR Base Game in order to play with this expansion.

STRATEGY GAME: Compete to build Renaissance Europe’s most lucrative and prestigious jewelry business. Leave the comforting familiarity of the European gem trade and travel to Asia, where new rules and cards invite you to adapt your strategies.

FOUR THRILLING NEW WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THE GAME: Cities of Splendor introduces four complete expansions to the Splendor base game, each accentuating and highlighting a different aspect of the original game.

A CATAN ADVENTURE FOR FLEDGLING SWASHBUCKLERS! CATAN Junior lets younger players experience the world of CATAN by introducing a simpler playing style. Designed for players as young as 6, it's the perfect introduction to the CATAN series of games for kids and families.

ADVENTURE GAME: CATAN Junior takes place on a ring of tropical isles—including the mysterious Spooky Island, home of the Ghost Captain. Each island generates a specific resource - wood, goats, molasses, or cutlasses. You can also find gold. Just watch out for the dreaded Ghost Captain!

STRATEGY BOARD GAME FOR KIDS: Start with 2 pirate lairs and build ships in order to expand your network. The more lairs you build, the more resources you may receive. Use your resources to build ships, lairs, or to get help from the wise Coco the Parrot. You can even trade in the nearby market. The first player to control 7 pirate lairs wins!

STORYTELLING GAME: Dixit is the classic, simple, lighthearted game of storytelling and guesswork where your imagination unlocks the tale. Every picture tells a story – but what story will your picture tell?

CREATIVE GUESSING GAME: Each round, one player selects a card and thinks up a clue inspired by the card. The other players all choose cards that they think match the clue. The cards are shuffled and then revealed. Players secretly vote for the card that best matches the narrator's story. The player whose card is chosen scores points.

ENGAGING DREAMLIKE ILLUSTRATIONS: Dixit features 84 cards with original artwork illustrated by Marie Cardouat that depicts fantastical situations. The gorgeous art brings your imagination into unexplored realms as you try to challenge and delight your fellow players.

WHATS IN A NAME: Aggravation, comes from capturing an opponent's piece by landing on their space, known as "aggravating".

THE OBJECT: Two to six players compete in this classic game of race around the board from base to home. Be the first player to move your marbles around the board and reach home.

THE PLAY: Take shortcuts to “zip” ahead. Or, try the super shortcut and shoot across the board! There are no safe spaces where player’s marbles can’t be captured.

THIS IS A NEW STAND-ALONE VERSION OF THE SPLENDOR STRATEGY GAME: The superheroes of the Marvel Universe take over in this version of the original Splendor board game! Gather the Infinity gems, recruit heroes and villains, and claim the Gauntlet to win!

FUN AND EXCITING TWIST ON THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC: This new version of the game will appeal to Marvel fans whether they are new to the game or already familiar with the Splendor base game. Bring together a team of superheroes and prevent Thanos from ending the world.

INTERESTING NEW TACTICS AND CHALLENGES: An entirely new card structure, new endgame rules and a few tweaks in the rules add an action-packed superhero element to your game night. Assemble the Avengers, pick a powerful leader and recruit a hero for each Infinity gem.