Rio Grande Games

While it never reaches the level of Ticket to Ride, Elfenland has some good ideas for a light to moderate strategy game.

While Wyatt Earp is a Rummy/set collection game, there are enough new interesting mechanics to make Wyatt Earp one of the best Rummy games that I have played.

While it relies a little too much on luck, Ruse and Bruise is a fun filler game that has more strategy then you would expect.

While it might initially look like a simple speed game, Pressure Cooker has some interesting strategy to go with its’ cooking theme.

One of the best feelings when playing a board game is that feeling when a game comes out of nowhere and really impresses you. While Clans is not for everyone, I was pleasantly surprised by its’ simplistic yet strategic gameplay.