Boardgames
r/boardgames
Board Gamers
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-10-05 15:38 UTC · 1w ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-09-05 → 2026-10-05
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-04
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 9,434 current vs 10,289 comparison analyzed posts/comments
Editorial overview
Trending in r/boardgames
The strongest rising or new signals by prevalence change: how much more often each entity appears in the current seven-day window compared with the previous seven, normalized by analyzed activity. A signal needs at least 5 distinct posts or comments in the current window. “New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit.
- #1
card
MATERIALRising- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 286 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
catan
GAME_NAMERising- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 143 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
monopoly
GAME_NAMERising- Prevalence change
- +0.8 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 118 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
ameritrash
GAME_GENRERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 63 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
sleeve
PACKAGING_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 71 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #6
ticket to ride
GAME_NAMERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 61 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-04 compared with 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27 (complete UTC days).
Categories by trend strength
Category strength is the sum of its three strongest eligible rising/new signals, in percentage points. Ordered strongest first.
GAME_NAME
+2.2 pp
from 322 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: catan, monopoly, ticket to ride
MATERIAL
+1.4 pp
from 309 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: card, filament, metal
PACKAGING_TYPE
+1.0 pp
from 190 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: sleeve, box, tray
GAME_GENRE
+0.8 pp
from 87 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: ameritrash, eurogame
PLAYER_COUNT
+0.7 pp
from 141 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 5, 3, 2
LOCATION
+0.7 pp
from 77 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: germany, puerto rico, europe
PLAYER
+0.6 pp
from 56 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: smaug, frodo
GAME_RULE
+0.4 pp
from 44 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: roll, cull
RETAILER
+0.4 pp
from 44 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: amazon, walmart, ikea
DIFFICULTY_LEVEL
+0.3 pp
from 74 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: difficult, complex, handicap
GAME_EDITION
+0.3 pp
from 31 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: special edition, retail edition, 3rd edition
GAME_DESIGNER
+0.3 pp
from 30 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: knizia, reiner knizia, steding
CONDITION
+0.3 pp
from 29 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: weakness, wear and tear, losing
GAME_COMPONENT
+0.3 pp
from 41 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: mini
RELEASE_DATE
+0.3 pp
from 34 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: friday, weekend, 2026
PLAY_TIME
+0.3 pp
from 60 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 30 minute, hour, year
PRICE
+0.2 pp
from 43 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: $ 200, $ 5, $ 10
GAME_PUBLISHER
+0.2 pp
from 22 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: hasbro, avalon hill
AGE_REQUIREMENT
+0.2 pp
from 17 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 7, age 3, high school
SOFTWARE_PLATFORM
+0.1 pp
from 22 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: tts, tabletop simulator
GAMING_ACCESSORY
+0.1 pp
from 64 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: cup holders, add ons, insert
DISCOUNT
+0.1 pp
from 7 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: steal
GAME_ARTIST
+0.1 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: arnie
ONLINE_PLATFORM
+0.0 pp
from 85 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: discord, bgg
SECOND_HAND_MARKETPLACE
+0.0 pp
from 17 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: ebay
CONVENTION
+0.0 pp
from 6 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: gencon
All signals for r/boardgames are reported for the same exact windows; strength is a presentation aid, not a stored metric.
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Exact published metrics for r/boardgames. Rising and Falling compare the current seven-day window 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-04 with the previous seven days 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-27 ( complete UTC days; 9,434 current vs 10,289 comparison analyzed records). Signals appear only with at least 5 distinct posts or comments behind them — the current window for Rising, the comparison window for Falling; the CSV export still contains the complete published metric set. Most discussed uses the current analysis lookback (2026-09-05 → 2026-10-05) — frequency, never trending.
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“New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit. All signals are automatically extracted and may be wrong; they are directional product signals, not causal claims.
difficult
DIFFICULTY_LEVELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 28 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 15 comparison → 30 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
complex
DIFFICULTY_LEVELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 37 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 37 comparison → 43 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
handicap
DIFFICULTY_LEVELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 13 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
challenging
DIFFICULTY_LEVELRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 18 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 14 comparison → 18 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Entities are extracted automatically and may be wrong. Trend signals are directional product signals, not causal claims. See the methodology for the exact definitions.