Best Board Games with "Low Pressure" Accessibility Settings

Carcassonne is a strategy game where you lay tiles to create a medieval landscape of farms, rivers and cities.

Carcassonne is a strategy game where you lay tiles to create a medieval landscape of farms, rivers and cities. Each new tile must match the roads, rivers, farms and cities of those around it.

Kingdomino is a kingdom-building game where you place domino tiles to match terrain types and score points.

Kingdomino is a kingdom-building game where you place domino tiles to match terrain types and score points. As you play, you build a territory in a grid that requires careful consideration of where dominoes are placed to maximise points.

Ancestree is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to build the strongest family tree.

Ancestree is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to build the strongest family tree. You select and link tiles, building your family person by person, scoring points for marriages, wealth and continuous generations.

Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top.

Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top. This creates a chess-like three-dimensional competitive puzzle that changes as each player adds pieces to the village.

Splendor is a trading-up strategy game where you play a global trader during the European Renaissance.

Splendor is a trading-up strategy game where you play a global trader during the European Renaissance. Nobles once content with large castles and fur robes, now seek dark sapphires and glittering diamonds.

Sushi Go! is a sushi-themed card game where you collect combinations of cards to complete sushi dishes and score points.

Sushi Go! is a sushi-themed card game where you collect combinations of cards to complete sushi dishes and score points. The different dishes require a varying number of cards and related scores based on the complexity of the recipe.

Colt Express is a traversal game where you move a bandit along an express train in the Old West to collect the most loot.

Colt Express is a traversal game where you move a bandit along an express train in the Old West to collect the most loot. Each player pre-selects moves, attacks and pick-ups that then play out together.

Perudo (Liars Dice) is a dice game of pushing your luck and communication.

Perudo (Liars Dice) is a dice game of pushing your luck and communication. Each player rolls five dice under a cup but can only see their own before making a bid on how many dice of a certain number there are in total.

Azul is a tile-laying collection and sequencing game where you help the king decorate their palace with Portuguese tiles.

Azul is a tile-laying collection and sequencing game where you help the king decorate their palace with Portuguese tiles. You aim to gain tiles on your game card that form patterns to score the most points.

Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets.

Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets. You take turns drawing cards until you get the Exploding Kitten card and lose.

Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game.

Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game. You control a team of two riders around the puzzle piece track to get to the finish first.

Tsuro is a strategic tile-laying traversal game where the goal is to keep your piece on the board longer than anyone else.

Tsuro is a strategic tile-laying traversal game where the goal is to keep your piece on the board longer than anyone else. You play by adding intricate winding Path tiles to a board to move pieces along the path that you create.

Kingdom Builder is a strategy world-building game where you create a kingdom by placing settlers' houses.

Kingdom Builder is a strategy world-building game where you create a kingdom by placing settlers' houses. You work to build settlements with positions and orientations that meet three specific criteria chosen at the start.

Hanabi is a cooperative game where you create a fireworks show by placing the cards in the right order.

Hanabi is a cooperative game where you create a fireworks show by placing the cards in the right order. Your goal is to organise all the suits of cards in ascending order like Solitaire.

Lost Ruins of Arnak is a collecting game where you explore an uninhabited ancient island.

Lost Ruins of Arnak is a collecting game where you explore an uninhabited ancient island. You play Action cards to find resources, defeat monsters and uncover treasures.

The Magic Labyrinth (also known as The Magic Maze) is a traversal puzzle game where magician apprentices retrieve magic objects from their master's maze.

The Magic Labyrinth (also known as The Magic Maze) is a traversal puzzle game where magician apprentices retrieve magic objects from their master's maze. However, there are invisible walls in the maze that you have to avoid.

Catan is a strategy game set on an uninhabited island where you accumulate, spend and trade resources to build the biggest kingdom.

Catan is a strategy game set on an uninhabited island where you accumulate, spend and trade resources to build the biggest kingdom. Players must compete for space, resources and ultimately for ten victory points to be crowned the winner.

Yarrr Har Hunt is a traversal game where you are a band of pirates working together to follow the clues and find buried treasure.

Yarrr Har Hunt is a traversal game where you are a band of pirates working together to follow the clues and find buried treasure. You move from clue to clue but must work together and share movement to be efficient and find the treasure before the enemy pirate ship gets to the island.

ShipShape is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to create the highest-scoring ship full of loot.

ShipShape is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to create the highest-scoring ship full of loot. You bid for hole-ridden Crate pieces, then carefully stack them in order to form your Hold.

Blood Bowl is a sporting and fighting American football-style game played with two teams of Tolkienesque fantasy races.

Blood Bowl is a sporting and fighting American football-style game played with two teams of Tolkienesque fantasy races. They compete to either get the ball to the end zone or kill all the opponent players.

Roll For It! is a push-your-luck dice game where you compete to be the first to forty points.

Roll For It! is a push-your-luck dice game where you compete to be the first to forty points. You roll dice to complete point sequences - the more complex, the bigger the score.

Zoomates is a woodblock puzzle game where you work to keep Tetris-shaped animals happy in particular scenarios.

Zoomates is a woodblock puzzle game where you work to keep Tetris-shaped animals happy in particular scenarios. You play by picking a puzzle card then arranging the related animal shapes so they meet all their needs like touching water or not touching each other.

Downforce is a card-based racing game where you bid, bet and race to get ahead.

Downforce is a card-based racing game where you bid, bet and race to get ahead. At the core is a strategic racing game where track placement is key and outfoxing other players at corners is essential.

Kim-Joy's Magic Bakery is a card-collecting game where you run a bakery in a magic forest.

Kim-Joy's Magic Bakery is a card-collecting game where you run a bakery in a magic forest. You play by collecting Ingredient cards and then using them to “bake” Layer cards to match customer orders.

Legacy of Dragonholt is a tabletop role-play game in the style of Dungeons & Dragons.

Legacy of Dragonholt is a tabletop role-play game in the style of Dungeons & Dragons. Here though, things are approachable with less reading and no one (game master) who has to run the game.

The Isle of Cats is a collecting game where you rescue cats from a doomed island by squeezing them onto your rescue boat.

The Isle of Cats is a collecting game where you rescue cats from a doomed island by squeezing them onto your rescue boat. You play by collecting Tetris-like Cat and Treasure tiles and arranging them carefully onto your Boat board.