ENTHRONE

Played three rounds back to back and still can't stop thinking about which pawn was secretly mine. The two-player deduction is tight, and hiding your key pawn among the other 7 makes every move feel like a bluff. My wife beat me twice, which stings, but I'm keeping it.

The deduction in this one actually hurts my brain in the best way, trying to figure out which of the 8 pawns my opponent is secretly steering. Games run about 20 minutes, so we usually end up playing three or four in a row.

I've played this with my partner almost every night since it arrived, and the way you have to hide your true pawn among the 8 while reading your opponent's tells never gets old. Setup takes about two minutes, which makes it perfect for a quick round before bed. The abstract board is deceptively simp