Gobgob checked for fangs. Gobgob checked for fur. Still no idea.Fangs (Fangs: Werewolves vs Vampires vs Humans) is a hidden-role party game from KOSMOS by Yasutaka Ikeda, a remake of the classic Shadow Hunters. Everyone is secretly a vampire, a werewolf or a human. Vampires and werewolves are out to wipe out each other, while the humans mostly just want to survive. Roll dice to move around the board, gather clues, grab equipment and attack or help other players while you work out who is really on your side.Gobgob's favourite bit: Nobody knows who their teammates are at the start, so going in early is a gamble. Gobgob once bravely took down a fellow werewolf. Oops.👥 5–8 players  |  ⏱ 30 min  |  🎂 Ages 10+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob drew a cat. The judges said it was a potato. Gobgob still scored.Duplik is a silly drawing party game from Zygomatic. Each round, one player looks at a wacky picture and describes it out loud while everyone else races to copy it without ever seeing it. When the timer runs out, the drawings are checked against a secret list of details from the original picture, and you score for every detail you nailed. No art skills needed. Honestly, it's funnier if you have none.Gobgob's favourite bit: Nobody knows which details will score until the end, so you have to guess what really matters. Is it the hat? The number of legs? The fact that the dog is wearing sunglasses? Gobgob draws everything, very badly.👥 3–8 players  |  ⏱ 45 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video on YouTube

Gobgob asked the cat to roll for initiative. The cat knocked the dice off the table.Dungeons & Kittens RPG: Starter Set is the boxed starter for Dungeons & Kittens, an original fantasy role-playing game from Edge. Humans have vanished, and cats, dogs, rats and other animals have built their own medieval world, full of wondrous sights and leftover human technology. The box has everything you need to start: a book with three short learning adventures, a second book with two longer adventures, 5 pre-made characters, 6 large maps, 24 dice, tokens and a double-sided play aid. A great first step into tabletop RPGs for ages 8 and up.Gobgob's favourite bit: Meowgic. That's what magic is called in this world, and Gobgob will not be taking questions.👥 2–7 players  |  ⏱ 30 min–4 hrs per adventure  |  🎂 Ages 8+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video on YouTube

Every picture tells a story. Gobgob's stories mostly involve snacks.Dixit is the dreamy storytelling party game from Libellud, designed by Jean-Louis Roubira and illustrated by Marie Cardouat. Each round, the storyteller picks one of their beautiful, strange picture cards and gives a clue: a word, a sentence, even a sound. Everyone else secretly adds a card from their hand that fits the clue, then all the cards are shuffled and revealed. Now vote on which one was the storyteller's. It won the Spiel des Jahres in 2010, and it's a lovely family game for mixed ages.Gobgob's favourite bit: The scoring twist. If everyone finds your card, or nobody does, you score nothing. So your clue has to be not too easy and not too hard. Gobgob's clue was "cheese". It did not go well.👥 3–8 players  |  ⏱ 30 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video on YouTube

Gobgob can read these from across the room. Still can't find the agents.Codenames XXL is the big-format edition of the award-winning word party game from Czech Games Edition and designer Vlaada Chvátil. Same game, double-sized cards. Spymasters give one-word clues plus a number, and their team tries to find their agents among the 25 codenames without hitting the assassin. Great for big groups, big tables and anyone who left their glasses at home.Gobgob's favourite bit: Double-sized cards. Everyone round the table can read every word, so there's no leaning in and squinting. Perfect for parties and classrooms.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 14+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Find a how-to-play video 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+🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 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

Gobgob would like to report a very good boy. He's a Labrador. He's a fighter.Animal Adventures RPG Starter Set is a beginner-friendly boxed tabletop RPG from Steamforged Games, starring clever cats and dogs on a magical adventure. It uses simple, easy-to-follow rules compatible with 5th edition fantasy roleplaying, and the box has everything you need to start: 4 dog and 3 cat miniatures, 7 character sheets, a double-sided map, a GM screen, tokens and dice. No experience needed, just a love of fluffy heroes.Gobgob's favourite bit: Chantilly the Labrador Fighter, a brand-new hero you'll only find in this starter set. Also, the d20 has a little paw print where the 20 should be.👥 2–8 players  |  🎂 Ages 14+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob made a jelly and pickle pie. Rate it honestly.A Matter of Taste is a food-themed party game, designed and published right here in New Zealand. Each round one player is the Chef and cooks up a dish on the board from ingredient and creation cards, some delicious, some deeply suspicious. Everyone then secretly scores the dish. Reveal together, and anyone whose score matches someone else's earns a pizza slice for thinking alike. A laugh-out-loud party game and family game in one.Gobgob's favourite bit: Matching scores wins, not being fancy. The trick is guessing what the table thinks, not what you think. Gobgob's gut says delicious. The crowd says absolutely not.🍕 In the box: a game board, 144 cards and 64 pizza slices, all packed in a pizza box.👥 2–8 players  |  ⏱ 30–45 min  |  🎂 Ages 8+🇳🇿 Made in NZ. Support a local creator!🛒 Grab it from Dice Goblin, online or in-store.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube

Gobgob spelled BANANA. Gobgob won. Gobgob will not stop talking about it.Bananagrams is the fast, no-board word game that comes in a banana-shaped pouch. Everyone races at the same time to build their own crossword grid from 144 letter tiles, rearranging words as often as they like. It's quick to teach, great for families and word nerds, and small enough to take anywhere.Gobgob's favourite bit: Peel! When someone uses all their tiles, they shout it and everyone has to grab a new tile, ready or not. Gobgob peels early and often.👥 1–8 players  |  ⏱ About 15 min  |  🎂 Ages 7+📚 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 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 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 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 peeked round the corner. Wrong colour. Gobgob got spotted.Tannhäuser is a squad-based miniatures skirmish board game set in a dark alternate 1949, where the Great War never ended and occult forces are in play. First published by Take On You and later by Fantasy Flight Games, it pits the commandos of the Union against the Reich's occult division in tense battles through crypts and fortresses. Build your team from heroes and troopers, kit them out with weapon, equipment and power tokens, then move, shoot and brawl your way to the objectives.Gobgob's favourite bit: The pathfinding system. Every space on the board is marked with coloured circles, and if two figures share a colour, they can see and shoot each other. No tape measures, no arguments. Just a lot of Gobgob hiding in the wrong colour.👥 2–10 players  |  ⏱ 60–120 min  |  🎂 Ages 11+📚 Dice Goblin Library game: borrow it at Dice Goblin.🎥 New to it? Watch how to play on YouTube