The Best Strategy Board Games

This collection targets the mid-weight sweet spot: complexity weight between 3.0 and 3.4 on BGG. Heavy enough to reward deep thinking, accessible enough that a dedicated evening is sufficient to learn. Campaign and legacy games are excluded — they have their own collection.

You will find Euro-style engine builders, area control games with meaningful confrontation, and resource management puzzles that reward efficiency. The common thread is that decisions compound. Early choices constrain late ones, and the best move is rarely obvious.