Dungeon Shopkeeper

Board games for TTRPG players

Tabletop RPG players are a particular kind of board gamer. We’ll sit through a four-hour session about a cursed lighthouse and call it a good night, but we also want something we can set up in ten minutes when the DM has the flu, the cleric’s player is stuck on the M25 and the whole group still wants to roll something.

This hub is for that gap between sessions. It covers fantasy board games, funny ones, games that scratch the same itch as a campaign, and a few that suit a group who can’t agree on a system. We’ll be straight about one thing: we make Dungeon Shopkeeper, so whenever it comes up we’ll say so, and it will never appear on a list without a reason.

Dungeon Shopkeeper box art: a crowded market street, with a goblin carrying a jar and a small red dragon among the shoppers

In this hub

  • Best fantasy board games: how to choose one, by theme, group size and weight. (Page to come.)
  • Board games like D&D: what to play if you miss the character, the campaign, the party or the jokes. (Page to come.)
  • Games like Bargain Quest: if you liked that one, here is what’s nearby. (Page to come.)
  • When the DM cancels: what to play when the session is off and the snacks are bought. (Page to come.)
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