Save the planet, turn a profit. Gobgob likes both.CO₂ is a heavy strategy board game by Vital Lacerda about the race to clean energy. Each player runs an energy company answering government calls for new green power plants. Gather expertise, money and resources to build them, trade Carbon Emissions Permits on a changing market, and share know-how at energy summits. Score for your plants, goals and expertise, but keep pollution in check, because if it gets out of hand, everyone loses.Gobgob's favourite bit: The permits market. Carbon Emissions Permits rise and fall in price all game, so buying low and selling high is part of saving the world. Gobgob calls this "green investing".👥 1–5 players  |  ⏱ 120 min  |  🎂 Ages 12+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob's monkey has better aim than Gobgob.Coconuts is a silly dexterity game designed by Walter Schneider. Load a rubber coconut into your monkey launcher, press down and let it fly at the cups in the middle of the table. Land one and that cup goes on your own pyramid, or take aim at a rival's pyramid to steal their cups. Magic cards shake things up, like making someone shoot with their eyes closed.Gobgob's favourite bit: Special coloured cups give you an extra turn, so one lucky flick can turn into a whole coconut barrage. Stack six cups into your pyramid first and you're crowned king.👥 2–4 players  |  ⏱ 20 min  |  🎂 Ages 6+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob said 'Ocean, 2'. The team picked the assassin.Codenames is the smash-hit word party game from Czech Games Edition and designer Vlaada Chvátil. Two rival spymasters know which of the 25 codename cards on the table are their agents. They take turns giving one-word clues plus a number, and their teammates try to pick the right words without touching the other team's agents, innocent bystanders or the deadly assassin. Winner of the 2016 Spiel des Jahres.Gobgob's favourite bit: The one-word clue that links three wildly different cards. When it works, you're a genius. When it doesn't, the assassin says hello.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 14+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob's clue was 'Glass slipper, 1'. Too easy?Codenames: Disney – Family Edition is the family-friendly take on the hit word party game, packed with characters and places from over 90 years of Disney and Pixar films. Two teams race to find their cards on the grid while their Cluemasters give one-word clues, and everyone steers clear of the game-over card. Cards mix pictures and words, so younger players can join in too.Gobgob's favourite bit: There's a smaller 4×4 grid option with no game-over card for younger players, so the little ones can play without instant doom.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Two spies, one grid, zero room for silly clues.Codenames: Duet is the co-op, two-player take on the hit word game Codenames, from Czech Games Edition (designed by Vlaada Chvátil and Scot Eaton). Lay out 25 words, and each of you looks at your own side of a shared key card. Take turns giving one-word clues so your partner can find your agents, while you both steer clear of the assassins. Find all 15 agents before the timer tokens run out and you win together. A mission map lets you take on tougher and tougher missions.Gobgob's favourite bit: The key card is two-sided, so a word that's safe on your side might be an assassin on your partner's. Trust, but check. Gobgob checks twice.👥 2 players  |  ⏱ 15–30 min  |  🎂 Ages 11+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob solemnly swears it is up to no good. Clue-wise.Codenames: Harry Potter is a co-op word and picture game from USAopoly, built on the Codenames: Duet rules. Work together to find all the right cards on the grid using one-word clues, before you run out of time or summon Lord Voldemort or another dark wizard. Every card has a word or phrase on one side and a picture from the Harry Potter films on the other, so you can play with words, pictures or a mix of both. Best with two, but two teams can play too.Gobgob's favourite bit: Everything in the wizarding world links to everything else, so every clue is a little risky. One loose word and your partner is pointing straight at a dark wizard. Gobgob has learned to be very specific.👥 2+ players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 11+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob assembled a team. The team assembled the wrong cards.Codenames: Marvel is the hit party word game Codenames, from USAopoly, packed with Marvel heroes and places like Spider-Man, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Avengers and Doctor Strange. Two teams, S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA, each have a Director who knows which cards on the 5x5 grid belong to their side. Directors take turns giving one-word clues to help their team find their agents, while everyone steers clear of the other team's cards and the assassin.Gobgob's favourite bit: The assassin is Thanos. Touch that card and your team loses on the spot. Gobgob has pointed at him twice. Gobgob is not allowed to guess any more.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 9+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

A picture is worth a thousand words. Gobgob only gets one.Codenames: Pictures is the picture version of the award-winning party game Codenames, by Vlaada Chvátil and Czech Games Edition. Instead of single words, the grid is made of quirky picture cards with a few odd things going on in each. Two rival spymasters give one-word clues to point their team at the right pictures, while everyone tries to avoid the other team's agents and the assassin. First team to find all their agents wins.Gobgob's favourite bit: Each picture mixes a couple of strange things together, so a clever clue can link cards in ways nobody expects. Gobgob's clues are very clever. Mostly.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

D'oh! Gobgob picked the assassin again.Codenames: The Simpsons is the hit party word game Codenames from USAopoly, filled with characters and places from thirty years of The Simpsons. Team Homer and Team Bart each have a spymaster who knows which cards on the 5x5 grid are theirs. Spymasters take turns giving one-word clues to help their team find their agents, dodging the other team's cards and the game-ending assassin.Gobgob's favourite bit: The cards use words and pictures from the show, so fans can go deep with their clues. Gobgob's clue was "donut". That covered about half of Springfield.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Collect chameleons. Only three colours count. Choose wisely.Coloretto is a quick, sneaky card game about collecting colourful chameleons, designed by Michael Schacht. On your turn, either draw a card and add it to a row, or take a whole row for yourself and sit out the rest of the round. Build big sets, but only three colours score points and every other colour costs you. Jokers and +2 cards help out, and when the last round card turns up, it's the final round. A great family game that's easy to teach.Gobgob's favourite bit: Deciding when to grab a row. Wait too long and someone drops a colour you don't want into it. Grab too early and you miss the good stuff. Gobgob always waits one card too long.👥 2–5 players  |  ⏱ 15–30 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob planned the perfect train robbery. Then everyone else played their cards.Colt Express is a Wild West family board game by Christophe Raimbault, published by Ludonaute, and winner of the 2015 Spiel des Jahres. You're a bandit robbing a 3D train at the same time as everyone else. Each round, players take turns putting action cards into a shared pile to move, punch, shoot and grab loot, then the pile plays out in order. Watch out for the Marshal. The richest outlaw after five rounds wins.Gobgob's favourite bit: You plan your moves first and they happen later, usually in a very different train from the one you pictured. Gobgob meant to grab the loot. Gobgob ended up on the roof, waving at nobody.👥 2–6 players  |  ⏱ 40 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob said nothing at all and still got the answer across. Personal best.Concept is a party guessing game from Repos Production, by Alain Rivollet and Gaëtan Beaujannot, and winner of the As d'Or, France's Game of the Year. Instead of talking, a pair of players give clues by placing pieces on a board of about 100 simple icons, like "liquid", "food" or "white". Everyone else races to guess the word or phrase. It works for easy words like "milk" and tricky ones like famous actors and films.Gobgob's favourite bit: Sub-concepts. Build the big idea with the main pieces, then add extra colour-coded clues on the side. Watching a friend turn a few cubes into a whole movie title is Gobgob's favourite kind of magic.👥 4–12 players  |  ⏱ 40 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

No words needed. Just a lot of pointing and one very excited Gobgob.Concept Kids: Animals is the co-op kids' version of the party game Concept, from Repos Production, made for children who can't read yet. Take turns picking an animal card, then help everyone else guess it by placing rings on picture icons on the board, like its colour, where it lives or what it eats. Work through 12 cards together and see how many animals your team can find. A lovely family game with 110 animals over two difficulty levels.Gobgob's favourite bit: Nobody needs to read, so little ones get to be the clue-giver and watch the grown-ups scratch their heads. Gobgob loves a role reversal.👥 2–12 players  |  ⏱ 20 min  |  🎂 Ages 4+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Four in a row. Gobgob keeps getting three.Connect Four is the classic two-player strategy game from Hasbro. Stand the grid up, then take turns dropping your coloured discs into one of the seven slots. Get four of your discs in a row, across, up and down, or on a diagonal, before your opponent does. A family game you can learn in seconds that stays surprisingly tricky.Gobgob's favourite bit: Setting a sneaky double trap, so your opponent can only block one of your four-in-a-rows. Gobgob calls it the pincer. Gobgob has pulled it off exactly once.👥 2 players  |  ⏱ 10 min  |  🎂 Ages 6+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob got in the giant robot. Nobody told Gobgob how to drive it.Core Connection: Rise of Atlantis is a competitive, anime-style deck-building card game from Japanime Games. Each player pilots a Resonant, a giant mecha, fighting to free society from the army of Atlantis. Build up your deck, kit out your Resonant with Attachments and Tactics, beat monsters to gather Energy, then use it to take on the Atlantis Lords. This is the base game, with everything you need to play.Gobgob's favourite bit: Kitting out your mecha. Every Attachment you bolt on makes your Resonant feel more like your own. Gobgob's has a lot of attachments. Possibly too many.👥 2–4 players  |  ⏱ 60–90 min  |  🎂 Ages 12+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube