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Modular Board

Modular Board Mechanic in Board Games

A modular board is a game mechanic where the game's playing area consists of multiple pieces that can be arranged in different configurations. This approach to board design enhances replayability and player engagement.

Key Features:

Variable Setup: Each game session can have a unique board setup.
Increased Replayability: Provides fresh challenges and strategies.
Adaptability: Suits a wide range of player counts and preferences.

Impact on Gameplay:

Strategic Depth: The changing landscape requires adaptable strategies.
Player Interaction: Varies with each board configuration, affecting competition and alliance options.

Design Considerations:

Balance: Ensuring fair play regardless of board setup.
Complexity: Keeping the game accessible despite variations.

Popular Games with Modular Boards:

Catan: Interlocking hex tiles form the island players settle.
Carcassonne: Players build the landscape with tile placements.
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Players explore a haunted house with room tiles.

Modular boards are a defining feature in many games, offering a dynamic gaming experience that keeps players engaged through variability and unexpected challenges.

Modular Board games published by Lucky Duck Games

This expansion consists of seventeen modules which each add something new and different to the game Food Chain Magnate. They can be played individually or together. Some suggestions for combinations can be found in the rulebook.A selection of what is...

Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Mechanism Expansion

Embark on an exhilarating journey through the bustling streets of Yokohama, where tradition meets modernity and opportunity awaits at every turn. Yokohama is an immersive board game that invites players to step into the vibrant world of 19th-century ...

Modular Board and Area Majority / Influence games

Scythe: Modular Board

Vindication: Villages & Hamlets

Civilization: A New Dawn

Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire

Starcraft - The Boardgame: Brood War Expansion

Great Designers Series, The: 504

Conquest of Planet Earth - The Space Alien Game

Endless Winter: Rivers & Rafts Expansion

Key Market (2nd Edition)

Others, The: Omega Team Expansion (Kickstarter Exclusive)

Solo / Solitaire Game with Modular Board

Fighters of the Pacific

Dark Souls - The Board Game

Gaia Project (2nd Edition)

Walking Dead, The - The Best Defense

Brazil - Imperial

Spirit Island: Feather & Flame Expansion

Adventure themed games with Modular Board

D&D Adventure System Board Game: Temple of Elemental Evil

Krosmaster - Arena: Krosmaster - Quest

Castle Ravenloft

Legend of Drizzt, The

Massive Darkness 2: Feyfolk Enemy Box

Krang Character Expansion

Stars of Akarios

Lost Legion Expansion, The

Albion's Legacy (2nd Edition)

Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death (Revised Edition)

Valor & Villainy: Minions of Mordak

Modular Board games published by Intrafin Games

The critically acclaimed, award winning Mage Knight board game combines elements of RPGs, deckbuilding, and traditional board games while capturing the rich history of the Mage Knight universe. Now, after wowing solo game players and groups of up to...

Chronicles of Drunagor - Age of Darkness is a fully cooperative and strategy board game of tactical combat in a dungeon crawl adventure for one to five players. CoD-AoD is based on multiple 3D scenarios, each of them played separately or in a continuous...

Darkness Falls includes 20 new lethal enemies: Succubi, Skeletons, Death Knights, and Werewolves; two new, powerful master enemies; 14 new modular boards; new Act II cards for items, traps, treasures, events and enemies. This campaign is played through...

Modular Board and Dice Rolling games

Modular Board and End Game Bonuses games

Goetia: Nine kings of Solomon is played over an uncertain set of rounds. Each round consists of players taking turns; placing one of their followers on different spaces that rewards the players with resources.These resources can be used to send followers...

Goetia - Nine Kings of Solomon

Welcome to River Valley! The beautiful pieces of glass that can be found along the river here have attracted the most entrepreneurial of woodland creatures to set up shop.In River Valley Glassworks, you play as one of these pioneers, drafting glass from...

River Valley Glassworks

Modular Board and Tile Placement games

Sports themed games with Modular Board

War Game with Modular Board

Environmental themed games with Modular Board

Burbling rivers, rustling forests, wheat fields swaying in the wind, and here and there a cute little village – that is Dorfromantik! The gaming community has been swooning with delight over the video game by small indie studio Toukana Interactive since...

Burbling rivers, rustling forests, wheat fields swaying in the wind, and here and there a cute little village – that is Dorfromantik! The gaming community has been swooning with delight over the video game by small indie studio Toukana Interactive since...

Inhabit The Earth is a race game played out on six continent boards. Players create their own menagerie of up to six creatures, each of which is represented by up to six cards, by using cards to introduce, multiply, evolve, and adapt their creatures...

Vivarium is a new species of board game that blends dynamic deck building with traditional board based mechanics. Players begin the games as 1 of 8 species struggling for survival in a new environment. Equipped with just your instincts and fears you...

Modular Board games published by Fantasy Flight Games

Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition is a board game in which one player takes on the role of the treacherous overlord, and up to four other players take on the roles of courageous heroes. Featuring double-sided modular board pieces, countless...

Master the world with the Fame and Fortune expansion for Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game! With exciting new game options, new map tiles, and components for a fifth player, Fame and Fortune will bring your civilization to remarkable new heights...

The bombs have fallen, but under 2,000 feet of bedrock your Vault-Tec vault is a thriving and joyous community - at least until the untimely death of your overseer. Now, it's up to you and your fellow officers to keep your vault dwellers safe, productive...

Welcome HomeThe wasteland is a dangerous place! Resources are scarce, ulterior motives abound, and deadly enemies greet you at every turn. In Fallout, your actions can have dire consequences! Completing quests changes the course of your adventure, and...

Puzzle themed games with Modular Board

Micro Robots is a quick, engaging game of simultaneous play that challenges as many players as you can fit around the table to determine a robot's movement from one spot to another. The action takes place on a 6x6 grid, with each square corresponding...

Tiny Turbo Cars is a frantic race game for 2 to 4 players where you program the movements of your tiny toy car in advance, with a sliding puzzle acting as your remote controller.• Choose your racing car! Select 1 of 8 different racing car abilities.•...

Race to the Raft is a cooperative path building and tile laying social puzzle board game for 1 - 4 players.In the game, you play the role of the disorientated island cats who are lost on the smoke-filled island. Nothing seems to be where it once was...

• Simple rules and subtle strategy makes Einstein fun for everyone!• Unique idea tiles allows you to contribute to the big idea• Each player is a different Einstein in this tile-laying favorite• Inspirations and major theories from Einstein's life drive...

Family Game with Modular Board

Ready to start exploring a previously uncharted island? Good! You and the other players each have a team of five scientists, and you want to capture animal species so that you can study them — and, of course, score points.The game board in La Isla consists...

Life on the road means relying on quick wits, mad skills, and a bit of luck to get there in one piece. Road Hog: Rule the Road captures the rolling shark tank that is our modern highway system where players shamelessly compete with each other in an ...

Continue to Map the CoastlineChart your course, deploy your fleet, and discover a new enjoyment of Beacon Patrol with Ships & Shores! This easy-to-use expansion brings 7 unique ships with special abilities and 20 new tiles to enhance your gaming experience...

Build Block by BlockWelcome to Expancity, the city-building game where you create a thriving metropolis! Play both real estate developer and city planner as you lay down residential and commercial tiles and then claim them with your stackable building...

Modular Board games published by Rebel Sp. z o.o.

The City Must SurviveIn an entirely frozen world, people developed steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. You face the task of building the last city on Earth and securing the means necessary for your community to survive.Frostpunk...

Beez is a beautifully challenging world of bees! Players use a clever navigation system that integrates multiple decisions into one, making each choice simple, but deep!With stunning components and art, this game is great for gamers!Contents:4 Honeycombs...

Nemesis - Lockdown transports players to a threatening and enigmatic scenario on Mars, where survival hinges on strategic thinking and careful exploration of a multi-level base. As a game of intricate design, it blends cooperative and competitive elements...

Here Comes: Room25 - Season 2 with:More Players: With 2 new characters (Sarah & Bruce), you can play up to 8 (together or against one another...) More Variety: The characters now each have a special ability. Congratulations: You’re unique ! (just like...

Modular Board games illustrated by Fabio de Castro

Welcome Home, Good Hunter.The Blood Moon rises into the night sky, pushing the city of Yharnam into madness and chaos. Hunters are tasked with cleansing the infected victims of the Beast Plague on this night of the Hunt. Should they tarry or fail their...

Explore a Forsaken Bastion of HorrorsCainhurst Castle has lain abandoned atop is far peak for centuries, shrouded in darkness and bitter, creeping cold. Long ago, the warriors of the Executioners Covenant marched through its halls in a great cleansing...

Explore a Forsaken Bastion of HorrorsCainhurst Castle has lain abandoned atop is far peak for centuries, shrouded in darkness and bitter, creeping cold. Long ago, the warriors of the Executioners Covenant marched through its halls in a great cleansing...

Modular Board games illustrated by Maciej Powarunas

Modular Board and Pick-up and Deliver games

Keeping the trains running on time can be a real challenge, but with good planning and cooperation, you and the team can keep everything running smoothly!Rail Pass is a cooperative game where players first load their trains with different types of cargo...

Materia Prima places players in a medieval world where mysticism and science are inseparable in alchemy. In search of the philosopher's stone, recipes must be researched and resources mined. The competitive sandbox game combines various mechanics, such...

Build the most prestigious railroad empire in this pickup-and-deliver, route-building and set collection board game for 1-4 players!In this game, players play as the owners of emerging train delivery companies, striving to build a vast infrastructure...

Modular Board and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building games

Discover a magical world of forbidden spells and deadly evocations, where every ten years, different mages compete to decide who will be the next Grand Magister.Black Rose Wars: Duel – Lex introduces a new way to play fast and exciting two-player mage...

Warchiefs are the valiant heroes of Northgard! This optional module reinforces the asymmetry between the clans, as each one is granted one new character with a unique ability to lead them, represented by a special miniature. The Kaija miniature, modular...

Bring forth the might of lost civilizations!Lost Kingdoms is the first expansion to the hit civilization board game Monumental.You can now play as 4 new civilizations: the Amazons, the Atlanteans, the Aztecs, and the Moghuls. This expansion also includes...

Modular Board games illustrated by Dossom Studio

Kingdom Defenders

Kingdom Defenders is a competitive game where each player will embody a brave hero. By selecting the optimal actions on the board and managing their resources, players must complete missions, complete quests and help defend the attack from the fearsome...

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Alternate History

Turn Order: Claim Action

Worker Placement

Post-Apocalyptic themed games with Modular Board

Terminator Genisys: Rise of the Resistance is a cooperative tactical board game for 1-4 players where you play as the leaders of the Resistance, liberating humankind from the clutches of the machines. Use the mission book to select your scenario or ...

Terminator Genisys Miniatures Game: Rise of the Resistance

In Posthuman Saga you play as one of the last human survivors in a world where nature is reclaiming the planet and our mutated offspring are working to eradicate us. Just over a year ago all you wanted was to find the Fortress, the last human bastion...

Modular Board games published by Devir

Whether you're on the train, in the ski lodge, or picnicking in the woods, this compact Traveler Edition lets you take Catan everywhere! The space-saving box unfolds to reveal the variable board, with roads, settlements, and cities held firmly in place...

Catan: Traveler - Compact Edition

"Catan (3D Edition)" is an immersive strategy game where players vie to become the dominant force on the island of Catan. By rolling dice to acquire resources such as sheep, wheat, wood, brick, and ore, players can build settlements, cities, and roads...

Catan (3D Edition)

Modular Board and Map Deformation games

In Godzilla: Tokyo Clash, you play as the Earth's most fearsome Kaiju - Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Megalon - battling for dominance as the most terrifying monster in Japan. With detailed miniatures of the legendary monsters and a modular cityscape...

A fast paced racing game where the track will never be the same twice Teach a New Player How To Play in Under 5 Minutes Use the Magnetic racers to race along the sides of the metal cubes to reach the end 2 - 4 Players, 15 Minutes, Ages 14+

A Cooperative Game of Adventure and StrategyEnter the world of Weirdwood Manor, where the magical and mysterious realm of the Fae intersects with the everyday world of the Real. Assume the role of one of six different characters and join up to four valiant...

Modular Board games published by Action Phase Games

Dreamwell (Deluxe Edition)

Dreamwell is a 2-4 player competitive game featuring the art of Tara McPherson where players are trying to locate their lost friends in the Dreamwell. The Dreamwell is represented by a 4 x 4 grid of tiles. Each tile shows an environment and a creature...

Dreams / Nightmares

Pattern Building

Robots themed games with Modular Board

Robo Rally (3rd Printing)

Enter the world of mad machines and dangerous schemes in the Robo Rally board game. Players control their robot with game cards which reveal directions on how the robots can move through the hectic Robo Rally automobile factory. Use strategy to outsmart...