Perfectly fit for any lunchtime activity.ġ. Short games are just as crucial to creating any well-rounded collection as the big blockbusters, so here’s our recommendations for quick games that take 15 minutes or less to play. Players should be constantly engaging with the game, whether they're taking their turn, reacting to other people's moves, or thinking about what they want to do next. But just because they take up less of your time doesn’t mean they should take up less space on your shelf.Ī good quick board game should run fast (obviously), leaving very little downtime between actions. Quick board games that fit into a mere 15 minutes might get relegated to ‘filler’ territory by some, only fit for the most casual of players. But being an adult and having to do adult things like cooking, laundry and buying house plants sometimes makes finding time for epic 4+ hour games a little tricky. Tabletop gaming has a reputation for eating up entire afternoons (or sometimes even days).
