Gobgob recommends this one for tiny treasure hunters (and their sneaky grown-ups).1000 and One Treasures is a family board game from HABA for kids aged 5+. You play Ali Baba and friends, sneaking loot out of the Forty Thieves' cave. Each turn you move through the cave, claim treasure tiles and lay a new tile, twisting its walls to block everyone else. Escape before the thieves' leader reaches the entrance, because anyone still inside loses their treasure. Most loot out the door wins.Gobgob's favourite bit: Turning a new tile so its wall lands exactly where your sibling wanted to go. Pure goblin behaviour.👥 2–4 players  |  ⏱ 20 min  |  🎂 Ages 5+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video on YouTube

Gobgob put on the deerstalker for this one.221B Baker Street: The Master Detective Game is a classic Sherlock Holmes deduction board game. Every player is Holmes, racing around Victorian London to visit places like Scotland Yard, the Pawnbroker and the Apothecary, collecting clues and jotting them on your checklist. Crack the case, get back to 221B first, announce your solution and bask in your own genius.Gobgob's favourite bit: Slapping a Scotland Yard warrant on a location so nobody else can get the clue inside. Gobgob calls this "good police work."👥 2–6 players  |  ⏱ 60–90 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob can name three cheeses. Just not in five seconds.5 Second Rule is a fast, loud party game from PlayMonster. Someone reads a card, like "Name 3 breeds of dog", flips the twisted timer, and you've got five seconds to name three before the marbles hit the bottom. Sounds easy, until everyone is staring at you. Perfect for family game nights, parties and big groups.Gobgob's favourite bit: Blank out and the next player gets the same card, but they can't reuse anything already said. The answers get weirder every time it goes round.👥 3+ players  |  ⏱ 20–30 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob recommends this for footy fans and chaos merchants.5-Aside is a fast football card game made right here in New Zealand by a local creator. Build your dream five-a-side team by playing players in front of you, protect them with Goals and Trophies, and hit your mates with Red Cards, Injuries, Agents and sneaky Transfer Market swaps. Collect five players in different coloured shirts to win, or three in the Captain's colour when a Captain is in play.Gobgob's favourite bit: The redraw race. After you play a card you have to grab a new one fast, because if the next player picks up first, you're stuck waiting a whole turn. Also, you can VAR the VAR.⚽ In the box: 133 game cards, including 45 players, 22 Goals, Red and Yellow Cards, VAR and more. Play first to 100 points, or first to win a set number of rounds.👥 2–7 players  |  ⏱ 10–15 min  |  🎂 Ages 7+🇳🇿 Made in NZ. Support a local game creator!🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.

Gobgob recommends this for loud tables. Five minutes, zero chill.5-Minute Dungeon is a co-op, real-time card game where your party has just five minutes to smash through a dungeon together. Pick one of ten heroes, each with their own deck and special powers, then race to match the symbols on each monster and obstacle with cards from your hands. Beat the boss and the next dungeon awaits, each tougher than the last, all the way to the fifth and final boss.Gobgob's favourite bit: There are no turns. Everyone slaps cards down at once while the clock ticks, and Gobgob has never once stayed calm.👥 2–5 players  |  ⏱ 5–30 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Someone stole the MacGuffin. Gobgob has questions.5-Minute Mystery: The Museum of Everything is a co-op, real-time detective game. Your team searches busy museum scenes for hidden symbols, unlocks clues about the thief, then narrows down a line-up of suspects to make the arrest before time runs out. Case files change the rules every game, so each mystery plays a little differently. Quick enough for a lunch break, tricky enough for grown-ups.Gobgob's favourite bit: Some case files make you solve the whole thing without talking. Gobgob did not last.👥 1–6 players  |  ⏱ About 5 min per case  |  🎂 Ages 8+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob recommends this for big game nights. Seven players, thirty minutes, no waiting around.7 Wonders is the award-winning card-drafting board game from Repos Production, and the very first Kennerspiel des Jahres winner. Each player leads an ancient city like Babylon or Rhodes, growing its military, science, trade and culture over three Ages while building a mighty Wonder. Everyone picks a card at the same time, then passes the rest of their hand along, so even a seven-player game zips by.Gobgob's favourite bit: Passing your hand along and watching your neighbour take the exact card you needed. Every. Single. Time. Gobgob holds grudges.👥 3–7 players  |  ⏱ 30 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob recommends this for big game nights. Seven players, thirty minutes, no waiting around.7 Wonders is the award-winning card-drafting board game from Repos Production, and the very first Kennerspiel des Jahres winner. Each player leads an ancient city like Babylon or Rhodes, growing its military, science, trade and culture over three Ages while building a mighty Wonder. Everyone picks a card at the same time, then passes the rest of their hand along, so even a seven-player game zips by.Gobgob's favourite bit: Passing your hand along and watching your neighbour take the exact card you needed. Every. Single. Time. Gobgob holds grudges.👥 3–7 players  |  ⏱ 30 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob shook the box. The box shook back.7 Wonders Dice is a quick roll-and-write spin on the award-winning 7 Wonders, from Repos Production and designer Antoine Bauza. Shake the box to shuffle the dice into new price zones, then everyone picks a die at the same time, pays for it and marks off buildings on their own city sheet. Unlock resources, raise your Wonder, push science and send in the army. Seven different cities keep every game fresh.Gobgob's favourite bit: Every shake changes what each die costs, so the cheap die everyone wants turns into a very polite, very tense staring contest.👥 2–7 players  |  ⏱ 25 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video on YouTube

Gobgob recommends this for date night. Loser does the dishes.7 Wonders Duel is the two-player version of 7 Wonders, by Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala. Over three Ages you take cards from a shared layout on the table, some face-down, and every card you grab can open up a better one for your opponent. Build your city and race to raise your Wonders, then win on points, or end it early by marching your army into their capital or collecting six different science symbols.Gobgob's favourite bit: The tug-of-war army pawn. Push it all the way into your opponent's capital and you win on the spot. Gobgob always goes for the army.👥 2 players  |  ⏱ 30 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video on YouTube

Gobgob recommends this for date night. Loser does the dishes.7 Wonders Duel is the two-player version of 7 Wonders, by Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala. Over three Ages you take cards from a shared layout on the table, some face-down, and every card you grab can open up a better one for your opponent. Build your city and race to raise your Wonders, then win on points, or end it early by marching your army into their capital or collecting six different science symbols.Gobgob's favourite bit: The tug-of-war army pawn. Push it all the way into your opponent's capital and you win on the spot. Gobgob always goes for the army.👥 2 players  |  ⏱ 30 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob found a +1 UP. Gobgob is keeping it.8 Bit Keychains are retro pixel-art keychains inspired by classic video game icons. Pick your favourite from five designs: Heart, Coin, +1 UP, Airplane or Sword. Hang one on your keys, school bag or dice bag and carry a little arcade nostalgia everywhere you go.Gobgob's favourite bit: Five designs to choose from, so you can grab the one that suits you, or collect the whole set. Gobgob went straight for the Sword.🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.

Gobgob drew a perfect cat. Everyone voted for Gobgob anyway.A Fake Artist Goes to New York is a hilarious drawing party game from Oink Games, designed by Jun Sasaki. Each round the Question Master picks a category and secretly writes a word for every artist, except one player, who just gets an X. Everyone adds a single line to a shared picture, twice around the table, then you all vote on who the fake artist is. Brilliant social deduction fun for big groups.Gobgob's favourite bit: Getting caught isn't the end for the faker. Guess the secret word and they still win! So the real artists have to draw just enough to prove they know it, but not so much that the faker works it out.👥 5–10 players  |  ⏱ 20 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob recommends this for anyone who misses air hockey. And cats.A Game of Cat & Mouth is a fast two-player dexterity game from Exploding Kittens. The box opens up into the board, a giant cat face, and each player grabs a magnetic cat paw. Bat and fling the balls over to your opponent's side, and the first player to get all the balls of one colour across wins. Five minutes to learn, and a hit for family game night.Gobgob's favourite bit: The box IS the game. Unfold it, grab a paw, and it's instant pinball-meets-air-hockey chaos.👥 2 players  |  ⏱ 15–20 min  |  🎂 Ages 7+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Winter is coming. So is Gobgob's betrayal.A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) is an epic strategy board game from Fantasy Flight Games, designed by Christian T. Petersen and based on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Each player leads a great House of Westeros, fighting for land, power and the Iron Throne. Every round you secretly place orders on your armies, then everyone reveals at once to see who marched, who defended and who got stabbed in the back. Make all the deals you like. Promises are never binding.Gobgob's favourite bit: Battles are decided by your House cards, each one a famous character from the books. Pick the right leader and a small army can hold off a big one. Pick wrong and Gobgob is taking your castle.👥 3–6 players  |  ⏱ 120–240 min  |  🎂 Ages 14+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube