Open tools · reusable evidence
The Tabletop Research Library
Useful things worth citing, downloading, teaching with, and passing across the table. No registration wall.
The 10-question tabletop buying check
A reusable CSV for editors, stores, newsletters, and players. It catches player-count fantasy, setup tax, edition traps, expansion dependency, storage problems, and wrong-product links before checkout.
Download the CSV → Interactive toolBoard Game Finder
Seven questions turn player count, mood, rules weight, budget, time, theme, and dealbreakers into one primary recommendation and three alternatives.
Find a game → Teaching toolArkham Horror LCG Setup Trainer
A scenario-based setup and first-game tutor built to move a new investigator from boxes and zones to confident play.
Open the trainer → Comparison libraryBoard Game Comparisons
Head-to-head verdicts organized around the choice readers are actually making: which box, edition, expansion, or ecosystem fits their table.
Compare games →Use and attribution
Built to be useful beyond this site.
The checklist is released under CC BY 4.0: reuse and adapt it with attribution to Puzzlewick and a link to this page. For data questions, corrections, interviews, or collaboration, email [email protected].
How the evidence is handled
Primary first. Official rules, publisher pages, compatibility notes, and product documentation establish what a product is.
Lived experience next. Independent reviews, forums, Reddit, and owner complaints expose setup pain, durability, group fit, and regret.
Commercial evidence stays separate. Exact-product affiliate links may support the site; they do not replace citations or determine the verdict.
