Boardgames
r/boardgames
Board Gamers
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-08-03 08:32 UTC · 4w ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-07-04 → 2026-08-03
Stale — last successful publication more than 30 days ago
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-02
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 9,589 current vs 10,536 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
game
GAME_GENRERising- Prevalence change
- +1.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 798 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
kickstarter
CROWDFUNDING_PLATFORMRising- Prevalence change
- +0.8 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 133 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
terraforming mars
GAME_NAMERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 77 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
tm
COMMUNITY_SLANGRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 55 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
gencon
CONVENTIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 81 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #6
dune
GAME_NAMERising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 64 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-02 compared with 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26 (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_GENRE
+1.8 pp
from 865 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: game, video game, heavier game
GAME_NAME
+1.5 pp
from 198 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: terraforming mars, dune, heat
CROWDFUNDING_PLATFORM
+1.2 pp
from 194 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: kickstarter, ks, gamefound
CONVENTION
+0.8 pp
from 128 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: gencon, con
PLAYER
+0.8 pp
from 79 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: player 2, player 1, player 3
COMMUNITY_SLANG
+0.7 pp
from 100 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: tm, fomo, person
GAME_COMPONENT
+0.6 pp
from 232 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: expansion, tile, chip
GAME_PUBLISHER
+0.6 pp
from 69 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: ffg, asmodee, snk
PLAYER_COUNT
+0.5 pp
from 73 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 3, 2p, 6
PLAY_TIME
+0.5 pp
from 124 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: hour, play, game night
GAME_EDITION
+0.5 pp
from 88 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 3e, 2e, base game
LOCATION
+0.4 pp
from 45 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: catacomb, birmingham, bathroom
INTELLECTUAL_PROPERTY
+0.4 pp
from 76 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: power, replayability, complexity
GAME_MECHANIC
+0.4 pp
from 62 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: engine, movement, combat
GAME_RULE
+0.4 pp
from 100 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: turns, house rules, turn
BOARD_GAME_CAFE
+0.3 pp
from 42 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: tabletop, parlor room, board
CONDITION
+0.3 pp
from 37 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bo, stank, hygiene
GAME_ARTIST
+0.3 pp
from 68 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: art
RETAILER
+0.3 pp
from 50 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: game store, dollarama, target
PRICE
+0.3 pp
from 53 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: $ 40, money, $ 10
EXPANSION_NAME
+0.2 pp
from 28 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: prelude, new expansion, base game
ONLINE_PLATFORM
+0.2 pp
from 46 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bga, discord, steam
PROMOTIONAL_ITEM
+0.2 pp
from 30 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: iconography, campaign, video
MATERIAL
+0.2 pp
from 25 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: paper, page, weight
GAME_DESIGNER
+0.2 pp
from 23 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: lacerda, uwe, martin wallace
PACKAGING_TYPE
+0.2 pp
from 21 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: base box, shrink wrap, book
GAMING_ACCESSORY
+0.2 pp
from 33 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bag, tokens, upgrade
DISCOUNT
+0.2 pp
from 30 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: sale, deal, good deal
DIFFICULTY_LEVEL
+0.2 pp
from 24 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: elo, difficult, harder
RELEASE_DATE
+0.1 pp
from 20 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: date, today, 2024
SOFTWARE_PLATFORM
+0.1 pp
from 19 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: android, steam
SECOND_HAND_MARKETPLACE
+0.1 pp
from 13 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bgg, etsy
CONTENT_CREATOR
+0.1 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: felicia day
TOURNAMENT
+0.0 pp
from 11 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: campaign
All signals for r/boardgames are reported for the same exact windows; strength is a presentation aid, not a stored metric.
Signal explorer
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Exact published metrics for r/boardgames. Rising and Falling compare the current seven-day window 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-02 with the previous seven days 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-26 ( complete UTC days; 9,589 current vs 10,536 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 (2026-07-04 → 2026-08-03) — 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.
2e
GAME_EDITIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 32 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 23 comparison → 40 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
ah 2e
GAME_EDITIONNew- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 14 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 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.