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Board Game: Coloretto [Average Rating Patron Badge for through , My wife plays it all the time on her tablet because games go especially quickly when the computer does the math. Falling is a real time take that game which is ridiculous and worth playing half a dozen times just for the experience. Theme in a Knizia game is like a pickle on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The theme fighting in tournaments for laurels does actually fit reasonably well, but the fact there are two other versions that are similar Attacke and Gem Dealer with two different themes attached tells you how essential the theme is, though.

Once Upon a Time — Very quick story telling game. Easy to explain and fits in your pocket. Scales well to almost any sized group and yields hilarious experiences. Forbidden Island — Probably only borderline filler.

I keep hearing about Once Upon a Time. Thanks for the recommendations! Thanks for this! Maximum Throwdown is another small dexterity game, kind of like FlowerFall except you throw your cards and they have special powers. The only game I feel is missing is 6 Nimmt!

Quick lunchtime game, relatively easy-to-explain rules, and surprisingly impactful decisions. Lots of fun, too, with lots of groaning, griping, and teasing. Andrew and Gil, based on your recommendations for 6 Nimmt! I look forward to playing it. Given the amount of time that it takes to play it sure is a lot of silly fun. One of the biggest selling points is the ability to seat up to 10! Hope you enjoy it!

XCOM but with minigames, perhaps? Wow, super late to this thread but my hands-down favorite filler game is Zombie Dice. Love letter amazing quick game with 2 players you could play at least 8 games in 20 mins great fun only 16 cards but the format works so well once you play your hooked.

Easy to carry can teach it in 2 mins. The choices have seemed too scripted in my plays. Card Based: Star Wars: Empire vs.

But Sushi is close enough. Juust became available in BGG store, althlugh shipping from Japan was fast too. Your Name required. Your Email required. Your Website optional. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

Learn how your comment data is processed. Home Miscellaneous Just For Fun. What defines an ideal filler game? Here are my criteria: Short playtime. Small ruleset. If a game takes only minutes to play, it should not take ten or even five minutes to explain. An ideal filler should be able to be explained in three minutes or less. Player driven. This is a mark of good design, period, but a good filler game should not leave players without choices.

Players are the agents of the game and should be able to weigh options and make informed decisions. Small footprint. An ideal filler game should fill gaps in time as well as space.

The ideal for a filler game, in my mind, is for it to fit within a pocket, but regardless, these games should not occupy much space within a game bag or on a table. Conversation starter. Filler games should not be so intense as to preclude conversation.

Fillers ideally are clever and interesting diversions. So which ten games do I think best embody these virtues? Share this:. Like this: Like Loading FarmerLenny I'll try anything once, but my favorite games are generally middleweight Euros. Previous Article Review: Sushi Go! Oh yeah. Great list! I absolutely agree with For Sale and Coleretto being first class fillers. Two great additional fillers: Once Upon a Time — Very quick story telling game.

Great variety of topics. Now I want to hunt around for more tiny dexterity games! Nice list! Ascending Empires is a good example of a dexterity game that is definitely NOT a filler. What about Fairy Tale? Simple, easy to learn, and very silly. Deep Sea Adventure by Oink! Games players.