Pick your universe.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is the deepest construction sandbox in the Big Three: a two-player duel, four-player Commander ritual, draft format, and collector market sharing one rules engine. Start with a product that teaches or creates a legal deck, choose the format your real group plays, and let repeat games—not random boosters—decide the next purchase.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Pokémon TCG

Pokémon TCG is both a highly teachable two-player game and a vast collector language. Battle Academy teaches; League Battle Decks create stronger coherent play; Elite Trainer Boxes open and store a set but do not create a deck. This hub keeps those jobs separate and builds a protection system around the cards you actually play, trade, archive, or display.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Warhammer

Warhammer is Games Workshop's tabletop colossus — the grimdark far future of Warhammer 40,000 and the high fantasy of Age of Sigmar, built model by model and painted by hand. This universe gathers our starter, faction, painting, and terrain guides so you can pick an army you love and actually get it to the table.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons is the world's great storytelling engine — a few books, a fistful of dice, and a table of friends. This universe pulls together the 2024 rulebooks, the dice and minis worth owning, the terrain that makes a battle feel real, and the gifts that delight any player or Dungeon Master.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Aeon's End

Aeon's End is a cooperative deckbuilding boss-battle system where players never shuffle their decks. This universe maps the standalone sets, expansions, Expeditions, story order, storage, and buying paths so a new group can start with one excellent box instead of inheriting a ten-wave shopping problem.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Arkham Horror Universe

Start with the interactive buyer intake: separate the 2026 Chapter Two Core from Chapter One legacy boxes and the entirely different Third Edition board game, then get the exact next product for your shelf. Continue into the Mythos Masterclass, campaign atlas, strategy desk, wider Arkham Files systems, and interactive setup lab.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Anime & New-Wave TCGs

Beyond Magic and Pokémon, a new wave of trading card games has gone mainstream — One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragon Ball, Digimon, Weiss Schwarz, Union Arena, Disney Lorcana and Star Wars Unlimited. This universe is the newcomer's map: where each game shines, which starter deck to grab first, and what the communities are actually playing.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time universe at Puzzlewick follows board-game adaptations, collector pledges, fantasy shelf objects, and the practical question behind every epic box: will this actually reach the table?

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Star Wars

The Star Wars universe at Puzzlewick separates quick card-game entry points from competitive collections, two-player strategy epics, and display-scale LEGO builds. Start with the experience you want, then buy the smallest complete product that creates it.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Brass

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Inis

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Nemesis

Nemesis is the board-game universe for people who want their table to tell horror stories afterward: hidden objectives, bad corridors, alien pressure, and premium boxes that can climb from a single core to a collector wall. This universe keeps the buying path sane before the lights go out.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Don't Starve

Don't Starve is the sweet little campfire that keeps reminding you the woods have teeth. This universe gathers Puzzlewick's buying advice for the tabletop adaptation, the Klei fan on-ramp, solo/co-op survival fit, and whether the late pledge deserves a spot in your cabinet.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

The Witcher

The Witcher board-game shelf can become expensive fast: Legacy pledges, Old World add-ons, shaded miniatures, scenario packs, coins, sleeves, and gorgeous all-in temptations. This universe turns the contract into a clean buying decision.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

The Elder Scrolls

The Elder Scrolls universe is for players who want to bring Tamriel to the table without mistaking a giant pledge manager for a buying plan. Dax maps the core campaign, expansions, buildcraft, storage, solo play, and the point where premium components stop improving the adventure.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Everdell

Everdell is warm woodland theater wrapped around a sharp card-engine puzzle. Yumi's universe keeps the invitation intact while sorting the base game, Newleaf, the Complete Collection, cozy-game comparisons, storage, setup, and the host decisions that determine whether the forest returns to the table.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Middle-earth

Middle-earth is a shelf of very different journeys: premium LEGO architecture, strategic war games, and collectible card worlds. Dax measures the objects, Kenji reads the systems, and every guide begins with the same question: what kind of Middle-earth night or display are you actually trying to build?

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Lands of Evershade

Lands of Evershade is Awaken Realms' premium hybrid RPG and board game campaign for players who want story, dice-based character action, tactical battles, app-supported atmosphere, and a pledge ladder that can swing from practical to collector-grail.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Dune

Dune games ask the same question at different scales: can you turn limited information, temporary power, and a dangerous resource into a future your opponent cannot prevent? Kenji maps the heavy duels; Dax checks the systems, boxes, and commitment hiding behind the prophecy.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

LEGO Worlds

LEGO Worlds is Puzzlewick’s home for the giant sets that become rooms, ships, cities, castles, and recurring stories. Yumi protects the characters and delight; Dax measures the object, instruction rhythm, moving plan, and furniture claim before a premium box earns the cart.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Harry Potter Game Collection

The Harry Potter universe sorts licensed abundance into actual game nights. Imani protects the people and the table energy; Margo checks editions, compatibility, components, and the difference between a true new design and a familiar game wearing school colors.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

Gloomhaven and Frosthaven

Kenji and Robert turn two famously enormous campaign boxes into a room people want to revisit. Start with the fifteen-minute host system, choose the right Haven entry point, then build storage, table flow, and campaign rituals around the way your group really plays.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Riftbound

Riftbound is Riot Games and UVS Games layered into a physical trading card system built around champions, battlefields, runes, and both duel and multiplayer play. This hub keeps its fast release line legible: which set starts best, which champion deck matches your table, and which product can wait.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

Gundam Card Game

The Gundam Card Game turns pilots, mobile suits, bases, shields, and resource timing into a competitive physical card game. This universe ranks the English starter decks, teaches the table correctly, and connects series affection to a practical first deck and upgrade route.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Marvel Tabletop

Puzzlewick’s Marvel universe begins with the experience, not the logo. Choose a deck-construction laboratory, a fast miniature co-op, a rematch-ready dice duel or a giant zombie event; then buy the smallest complete box that creates that table.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

HeroQuest

HeroQuest is an approachable one-versus-many dungeon campaign in which one player runs Zargon and up to four heroes explore, fight, search, and carry equipment between quests. Puzzlewick maps the correct core box, expansion order, hosting rhythm, and long-term value without making a first session feel like inventory management.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Final Girl

Final Girl is a modular solo horror board game. The Core Box supplies reusable systems, while every Feature Film supplies a killer, location, and two Final Girls. Puzzlewick separates the playable minimum from collector storage, ranks the strongest first films, and explains how mixing killers and locations creates the real replay value.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Root

Root is an asymmetric woodland war game where every faction follows a different economy and route to victory. Puzzlewick organizes its expansions by player count, faction reach, map value, and teaching cost so a two-player pair does not buy the same box as an experienced four-player group.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Heat: Pedal to the Metal is a hand-management racing game about speed, cooling, stress, and timing a corner. Puzzlewick ranks Heavy Rain, Tunnel Vision, Rocky Roads, and Legends by what they actually change: tracks, weather, championship texture, player count, and solo or automated-rival play.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

Carcassonne

Carcassonne is a tile-laying game about completing cities, roads, monasteries, and fields while deciding when a meeple is worth committing. Puzzlewick separates the elegant base game from the Big Box, explains the two enduring major expansions, and gives hosts a module-by-module teaching order.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Unmatched

Unmatched is a tactical skirmish system built from preconstructed character decks, positioning, and asymmetric powers. Fighters mix across sets, while Adventures boxes add cooperative enemies. Puzzlewick maps the best first purchase for versus, solo, cooperative, collector, and tournament-minded players.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Wingspan, Wyrmspan & Finspan

Wingspan, Wyrmspan, and Finspan are standalone engine-building games with related design language but different tempos. Wingspan has the deepest expansion ecosystem, Wyrmspan offers the denser tactical cave puzzle, and Finspan is the quickest family teach. Their components do not mix.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

Lost Ruins of Arnak

Lost Ruins of Arnak combines deckbuilding, worker placement, exploration, guardians, and a research race across five rounds. Puzzlewick maps Expedition Leaders, The Missing Expedition, Twisted Paths, Adventure Chest, and Surprise Shipment by what they add and when a regular group will appreciate it.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Terraforming Mars

Terraforming Mars is a long-form engine builder with shared map pressure and global parameters. Ares Expedition is a standalone, card-first adaptation with simultaneous phases. Puzzlewick compares the two systems and maps Prelude, Prelude 2, Colonies, and Turmoil by table effect, dependency, and playtime.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Cooperative Card & Deduction Games

Modern cooperative card games turn limited information into table chemistry. Puzzlewick compares the systems by the language they expect players to know, the kind of clues they permit, the mission arc they provide, and the player count where the shared deduction becomes electric.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Horrified

Horrified is a cooperative adventure system in which heroes collect items, rescue civilians, and complete a different physical objective for every monster. Puzzlewick separates the clean Universal Monsters foundation from the more textured Dungeons & Dragons branch and keeps crossover advice tied to Ravensburger’s current compatibility guidance.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

Small-Box Card Games

The best small-box card games do not feel like reduced board games. They build one sharp decision loop, teach quickly, and survive dozens of sessions. Puzzlewick compares the rules language, interaction, travel burden, and expansion value before another clever little box disappears into a drawer.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Two-Player Duel Games

A dedicated two-player game should make every revealed card and passed tempo matter. Puzzlewick compares duels by victory pressure, drafting visibility, setup friction, mastery ceiling, and whether the table wants a clean recurring date-night puzzle or a louder thematic confrontation.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

BattleTech

BattleTech can be a measured armor duel, a faster company-scale battle, a painting project, or a lifetime of faction history. This hub separates Classic BattleTech from Alpha Strike, explains what each starter actually teaches, and gives every new commander a purchase path that reaches the table.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood is a hero-centered dueling card game where equipment, pitch values, combat chains, and defense decisions matter from the first hand. This hub makes its current formats and preconstructed products legible before a new player buys into the wrong kind of deck.

Open universe · hosted by Kenji

Spirit Island

Spirit Island is cooperative strategy built around asymmetric spirits, fear, invader timing, and powers that become a shared language over repeated play. This hub begins with the right first box, then adds complexity only when the table has earned it.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Clank!

Clank combines deck-building with a physical dungeon race where every noisy card can help the dragon find you. This hub separates the original map, Catacombs, and Legacy so buyers can choose the kind of dungeon night they actually want.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Cthulhu: Death May Die

Cthulhu: Death May Die turns cosmic horror into a fast, miniature-heavy cooperative fight where insanity is also an upgrade track. This hub compares the standalone foundations, teaches the scenario rhythm, and keeps extra monsters from masquerading as necessary first purchases.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Zombicide

Zombicide is a family of cooperative miniature games built around escalating hordes, equipment searches, survivor skills, and scenarios that reward a group willing to coordinate. This hub identifies the right standalone core before expansions and cross-era compatibility complicate the shelf.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Eurogame Grails

A deluxe Eurogame should improve setup, readability, handling, and the desire to return, not simply occupy more shelf. This hub compares premium editions with the standard games beneath them and gives production value a job beyond looking expensive.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

Altered

Altered is a colorful expedition card game where two paths, faction identity, and tempo matter more than reducing an opponent to zero. This hub maps the starters, explains the physical and digital collection model, and keeps a beautiful first box from becoming an incoherent pile.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

CATAN

CATAN begins as a clean trade-and-settle game, then branches into larger tables, shifting maps, and much sharper strategy. This hub keeps editions compatible and gives each expansion a reason to exist.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is a family of standalone maps built on one elegant card-and-route language. This hub separates the forgiving maps from the confrontational ones and explains when a second box creates a genuinely different night.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

Dominion

Dominion remains the clearest laboratory for building a deck during play. This hub distinguishes historical editions from current ones, builds useful first kingdoms, and adds expansions only when their new vocabulary earns the space.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Deck-Building Games

Deck-building games ask players to improve the machine they are using while the game is already underway. This hub compares shared markets, constructed kingdoms, direct combat, cooperation, and the exact kind of interaction each box creates.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

Pandemic

Pandemic can be a repeatable cooperative puzzle or a permanent campaign full of dossiers, surprises, and consequential choices. This hub shows which version should come first and how to host without turning cooperation into a solo lecture.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Twilight Imperium

Twilight Imperium is not merely a large strategy game; it is a hosted political event. This hub treats faction choice, map preparation, rules ownership, food, storage, and schedule as seriously as fleets and objectives.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Sleeping Gods

Sleeping Gods turns an illustrated atlas into a persistent world of rumors, injuries, keywords, and unfinished promises. This hub separates the standalone campaigns from true expansions and keeps exploration inviting instead of administratively exhausting.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Kingdom Death: Monster

Kingdom Death: Monster is the hardest purchase in this hobby to get right — not because the game is obscure, but because the storefront is. Roughly 45% of the live catalogue cannot be bought in any region, stock is split across five warehouses that refuse to cross-ship, and most expansions quietly replace a core monster rather than adding one. This is where we keep the buying map, the campaign help, and an honest account of what twenty-one pounds of nightmare horror gaming actually asks of you.

Open universe · hosted by Margo

ISS Vanguard

ISS Vanguard is Awaken Realms at their most ambitious: a sci-fi exploration campaign where you crew a ship, land on hostile worlds, and spend roughly half your evening putting the ship back in order afterwards. In 2026 it is also an object lesson in crowdfunded distribution — five of six expansion pages on the publisher's own US store now return 404, and the one expansion still findable in stock cannot be played without a box nobody can buy. The good news is that the core box was never incomplete.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Earthborne Rangers

Earthborne Rangers is a cooperative card game about walking through a healed wilderness, made in St. Paul on FSC paper with vegetable inks and not a scrap of plastic. It has no lose condition, a campaign that runs twenty to forty hours, and one genuinely strange problem: the publisher does not sell it, publishes no prices, and points its own buy links at a closed pledge manager. This is where we keep the map to the two shops that actually stock it, and an honest account of which expansions the owners really bought.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Disney Villainous

Disney Villainous turns famous animated antagonists into asymmetric board-game puzzles. Every player has a private realm, Villain deck, Fate deck, and win condition, which makes the line wonderfully theatrical and unusually confusing to buy. This universe separates standalone boxes from add-ons, maps which characters overlap, and keeps Marvel and Star Wars compatibility mistakes out of the cart.

Open universe · hosted by Robert

Talisman

Talisman has been in print on and off since 1983, across five editions and four publishers. The buying question is unusually sharp: the Revised 4th edition has sixteen official expansions and is out of print, while the 5th edition is the only one still being made — and not one card, board or character crosses between them. This universe separates the two ecosystems, explains the rewritten endgame, and keeps the wrong expansion out of the cart.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Final Fantasy Card Games

Final Fantasy now lives in two major physical card systems: Square Enix’s focused FFTCG duel game and Magic’s enormous Commander and collector ecosystem. This hub keeps those products separate, explains which community each purchase joins, and protects collectors from buying a beautiful box with no playable plan.

Open universe · hosted by Imani

One Piece Card Game

The One Piece Card Game combines Leader identity, a fifty-card main deck, ten DON!!, Life pressure, and hand-based countering into a distinct current TCG. Start with one playable Starter Deck per player, upgrade only after real games reveal the need, and keep the Leader, main deck, and DON!! visually and physically organized.

Open universe · hosted by Yumi

Disney Lorcana

Disney Lorcana moved back into the top five trading card games on TCGplayer in Q2 2026, powered by Wilds Unknown and its first Pixar characters. This hub turns that renewed heat into a sane route: learn with coherent decks, understand inks and lore, then choose singles, troves, or boxes by the job they actually perform.

Open universe · hosted by Dax

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu-Gi-Oh! remains a top-four marketplace game with a deep competitive identity and a collector rebound around new extended-art products. This hub helps returning duelists avoid buying disconnected nostalgia, gives new players one archetype at a time, and separates a real Structure Deck path from booster-box wishful thinking.