Awesome Board Games

(NSFW: Language) BBC Comedy pokes fun at the coma-inducing gameplay of competitive chess with a newly-revamped version designed just for today’s short attention spans.

A stunning custom-made chess set, with pieces made from machined, anodized solid aluminum, and a board constructed from either etched carbon fiber or back-painted glass.

A clever and complex strategy board game which takes the best of checkers and chess and amps it up with pieces that can move in numerous directions, and a reconfigurable board for variety.

Bender asks you to grab his shiny metal head and shake it to see if you can score a Yahtzee! (or at least a Chance.) Each die has pics of your favorite Futurama characters instead of boring old dots.

Using a special round board, this unique chess set lets you take on two opponents at once. For those of you with one more friend, there’s always the less interesting, but functional 4-player variant.

Next time you have a triple shot of vodka, get a Triple Word Score with these Scrabble drink coasters. Each set comes in a metal tin with 54 coasters made from recycled paper pulp.

A card game in which you play a young velociraptor, and “must eat delicious, adorable prey, survive disaster, mutate and steal the body parts of other Raptors.” Fun for the whole family!

Guess the year, make and model of over 500 cars from 9 categories. We’d say its replay value is low, but with that many cars you’d have to be a genius to memorize them all in just a few playthroughs.

Made from everyday nuts and bolts, the pieces in this chess set perfectly capture the spirit of the game. Though you might be able to dismantle your opponent with a couple of box wrenches.

30 coasters with mini-games and icebreakers, including mazes and puzzles, a tiny dartboard and even a Sudoku board. Great for first dates and for changing up the usual drink night. From Suck UK.

We’ve seen a wall-sized set and one with magnets, but this scrabble set by Andie’s Specialty Sweets is by far the most unique. The tiles and racks are made of pure vanilla and real chocolate.

Don’t have the space – or money – for that giant scrabble set? Here’s the poor man’s equivalent. A full set of Scrabble tiles plus 12 bonus score tiles that you can play with on any magnetic surface.

Sick of playing vertical chess? here’s another game you can play on your wall. This handmade 7’x7′ Scrabble board has 4-3/8″ wood tiles with magnetic backs. You’ll still draw all vowels and a single Q.

Equal parts game, social commentary and homage to iconic logos, the Brand Memory Game has players identifying matching cards based on the colors, style and typography of famous brand logos.

Tee off on a different green with this handcrafted golf-themed chess set from woodcraft company Agresti. The board is made of Canadian bird’s-eye maple while the playing pieces are made of brass.

This dude looks like a model from a 1980s Sears catalog, but we still think the wall-mounted vertical chess set is pretty cool. Making your opponent stand on his head to play would be even better.

Chess can be a slow-paced game, establish some urgency by making your pieces out of ice. And when you’re sick of playing, just use freeze some extra game pieces to chill your drinks.

Booze-filled board game pieces? Genius. The 14″ x 14″ glass board comes with 13 frosted and 13 clear 1oz. glasses from Home Wet Bar. All board games should have Shot Glass versions.

We’ve seen the da Vinci surgical robot fold tiny paper airplanes, so it should be plenty accurate to perform surgery on humans – or to remove your wish bone without making your nose light up.

Do not pass GO! Do not collect $200! But do watch this amusing Monopoly IRL movie trailer replete with references to the classic board game, from Rich Uncle Pennybags to the Community Chest.

Creationary is just like Pictionary, except players construct their clues using LEGO instead of drawings. The game already includes 341 LEGO pieces, but no one’s stopping you from using more.

Cards Against Humanity is a free party game for horrible people. Unlike other party games you’ve played before, Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends.

History buffs might appreciate playing craps with St. Liberty’s handmade oak dice set, designed to look like something the Continental Army might have used during the American Revolution.