best new board games 2022

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• broad age appeal
  5 out of 5
• length of play
  5 out of 5
• quality
  5 out of 5
• value
  5 out of 5

• Stack, Swap, and Solve: Players pick between Easy or Hard mode, then race to organize the colored rings on their rack first. It's brain games, puzzle games all in one compact box.  
• Competitive and Solo Play: Solo mode offers brain teaser puzzles or play a series of head-to-head 2 player games. This game can be used as fun gifts, games for teens, kids games and classroom games 
• The Gift That Keeps Giving: An endlessly replayable option for puzzle games for kids, ice breaker tools, games for teens 12-16, a fun couple game or any puzzle fan who enjoys speed and logic. 
• How To Play: It's color games reimagined. Pick a challenge card, set up the racks and race to solve it by moving rings onto a matching color or an empty post. First player to solve it, wins.
• What's Inside: Includes 2 Stack Racks, 80 Rings, 50 Challenge Cards, and Instructions. Compact pieces make it easy to store, set up, and replay. A must-have in your family puzzle game collection.
• Suggested Age: 6 Years and Up
• Type of Game: Creative Games
• Playing Time: 10-20 Minutes
• Number of Players: 2 or More Players
• Educational Focus: Creative Thinking
• Includes: Cards, Game Board, Game Pieces, Instructions

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• broad age appeal
  3.7 out of 5
• length of play
  3.7 out of 5
• quality
  3.7 out of 5
• value
  3.7 out of 5

• PARTY CARD GAME FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES: The Traitor Tots game is a hot potato card game of sabotage and betrayal! Grab the home fries for an unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat party game for ages 8+
• DON’T GET BLOWN TO (BACON) BITS: Players strategize with Action cards and pass around a Hot Potato, loaded with cards, including 1 BOOM card. Avoid drawing the BOOM and “exploding” the potato, and get the most Chips to win
• SWITCH TEAMS AND SABOTAGE: It’s Fries vs. Tots! Players start on opposing sides, but that doesn’t mean they’ll stay on them. Switching teams and setting up others to draw the BOOM card is part of the strategy
• TICK, TICK … BOOM: Take turns playing Action cards, like Sabotage, Steal Chips, and Pass the Potato to move the Hot Potato to any player. Play Nuke Action cards until someone draws the BOOM card
• 89 ILLUSTRATED CARDS AND A CUTE POTATO CARD HOLDER: Meet life-saving Oven Mitts! Sweet Potatoes! Evil tater tots! Includes cards depicting the hilarious spud smackdown, plus a Hot Potato card holder
• PLAY WITH UP TO 10 PLAYERS: Hungry for fun party games that a-peel to both adults and small fries? The Traitor Tots strategy card game is a tasty choice. It’s easy to learn, fast to play, and designed for 3 to 10 players
• Suggested Age: 8 Years and Up
• Type of Game: Action Games
• Playing Time: 30 Minutes or More
• CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
• Number of Players: 1 or More Players
• Educational Focus: Creative Thinking

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• broad age appeal
  5 out of 5
• length of play
  5 out of 5
• quality
  5 out of 5
• value
  4.9 out of 5

• PILES! is a fast-paced set collecting game designed for kids and families. If you enjoy fun, classic games like Speed and Spoons then you'll love this easy to learn free-for-all.
• Play up to 8 players or even face off 1-on-1 for a fun two-player epxerience.
• Ideal for families, couples, kids, teens, game night, birthdays, and holidays.
• There is no text and no language requirement, which is great for diverse groups with young kids and non-native speakers.
• Average playtime is under 10 minutes making this game highly replayable.
• Suggested Age: 8 Years and Up
• Type of Game: Action Games
• Playing Time: 5-15 Minutes
• CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
• Number of Players: 2-8 Players
• Educational Focus: Memory Skills

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• Based on the best-selling crime puzzle book comes a board game where murder mystery meets deductive reasoning
• Solve a different mystery every time you play
• Use the logic grid and the power of deductive reasoning to correlate suspects, weapons, locations, and, of course, verdicts to catch the killer before anyone else
• Includes 1 Logic Game Board, 100 Note Sheets, 4 Evidence Folders, 16 Evidence Cards (Tabbed), 16 Murdle Cards, 48 Tokens (12 ✓ Tokens, 36 X Tokens), 12 Discovery Cards, 3 Accusation Tokens, 4 Privacy Screens, and Complete Instructions
• Recommended for 1 or more players, ages 14 and up
• Suggested Age: 14 Years and Up
• Type of Game: Mystery Games
• Playing Time: 20-40 Minutes
• CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
• Number of Players: 1 or More Players
• Educational Focus: Problem Solving

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• quality
  4.7 out of 5
• length of play
  4.6 out of 5
• value
  4.6 out of 5
• broad age appeal
  4.6 out of 5

• Test your color knowledge and guessing skills by connecting colors with word clues in the Hues and Cues party game
• Includes 1 game board, 100 color cards, 30 player pieces, 1 scoring frame and 1 rulebook
• 3-10 players
• Ages 8+
• 30+ minute play time
• Featured regularly on The Bobby Bones Show, this popular family board game is so much fun
• Suggested Age: 8 Years and Up
• Type of Game: Party Games
• Playing Time: 30 Minutes
• Number of Players: 3-10 Players
• Educational Focus: Shapes and Colors, Social Skills
• Includes: Instructions, Game Pieces