Hygge Season - Our Top Ten Cozy Board Games

We're in the midst of winter, and that dang groundhog is sure to predict at least six more weeks of winter; what better way to stay inside from the punishing weather and kill time than with some amazing board games! This week we take a look at ten games that we think define the spirit of hygge (defined as: a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture)). Just looking at any of these games spread across the table fills one with a feeling of orange, glowing warmth, and invokes the vibes of hot soup, wooly, fuzzy socks, and a soft, comfy blanket. Maybe a sleepy kitten or two. Its a real middle finger to the snow storms outside. As always, thanks for joining us, and let us know in the comments your favorite card, dice, and board games that make you feel at peace!

For a fun drinking game, take a shot of your favorite cider every time we say 'Cozy'! You'll be feeling hygge in no time!

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[danddjacko]

No, that table cloth would do my head in 😵‍💫

[TerrigenCrystal]

Nothing better than a mug of tea, roaring fireplace, and a relaxing game of Creature Comforts!

[doobsmcgee]

Great recommendations! One thing to add to Paperback, the co-op rules are really fun. My wife and I love to attempt to win the co-op scenario. You lay out some of the victory point cards in a pyramid with the most expensive one on top and the cheapest ones as the bottom row. Your goal is to be able to buy the top card in the pyramid but you can't buy a card if it has two cards from the row beneath it still touching it. After a player scores their hand they can choose to buy an exposed card from the pyramid or buy some letter cards to build out their deck. If you don't buy from the pyramid you must place a token on one of the exposed cards from it. If any one card gets 5 tokens on it, you lose. Buying a card with tokens on it discards those tokens.

So there's a "race against the clock" feel as you work together to build strong words and build out each of your own decks but there's limited turns you can take before an exposed card gets to 5 tokens and its game over. For example, the first row has 4 cards on it so you only get 16 turns before you MUST buy one, 4 tokens on each of the 4 cards so the next turn would make one of them 5 and trigger the fail state if you didn't buy one. As you buy cards from the pyramid it gets harder and harder and the quality of your deck build becomes more important as there's fewer cards to buy and they can get to 5 tokens more quickly.

[nathanielpercell]

Nice picks! Kodama Duo looks like a really cute idea. Tokaido is the only game on the list I have, but it is a perfect choice for the category.

[courtneycrisler]

Love your list! I realized that I have about half the games you mentioned and want to get most the games you mentioned that I don't currently have. I would add Patchwork, Quacks of Quidlinburg, Azul, and Sagrada.

[MsGinahidesout]

I love the theme of this video! Thanks.

[SanderPastoor]

Nice content! Good quality audio, good explanations and great B-roll. Keep up the great work!

[TerrigenCrystal]

The time of year has returned to play Creature Comforts again!

[allison]

Just found you guys. Great video. Thank you so much for the b roll! It’s so helpful and just enjoyable to watch. Subscribed. looking forward to what comes next!

[Luke-Emmanuel]

yuh like grapes! lol, the look he got lolol

[ekconley]

Oooh, *Kodama*! We have the *original card* and the 3D versions... good cozy games! Tokaido (or Namiji) is good too, but 2 player seems even more cozy so hoping to find Tokaido Duo! Paperback is a great one here too I'd! I'd also be inclined to include Everdell (haven't tried Creature Comforts) and Leaf.

[grutto]

Meadow would definitely be in my top ten

[maul]

As a matter of fact, I do like grapes. Sold!!

[mikemudrow]

Great list! I really like you guys' relaxed style. Happy to subscribe!

[jelle]

Loved the video! It showed up in my recommendations since I was looking for something new to play with my fam. One advice maybe, your microphone picks up all the sounds from the table, maybe it's wise to hang it up, or put something soft underneath it :)

[Endeva]

Stardew Valley is incredible, never played the computer game but the board game is brilliant.

[bonniewhite]

Everdell is my top cozy choice, followed by Wingspan and Yak

[dreadknot]

Like the list and I can tell by the games on your shelves, you're my kind of gamers. I will say though, the audio is clear but listening on my headphones, I can really hear something knocking the mic. I don't know if it's when you move but it's quite distracting.

[egeaydil]

Is there any seller that sells stardew valley to world/Turkey its out of stock everywhere...

[aldoiram]

God, that tablecloth. Sorry, but no: take it off.