Browse games/Long playing time

This is a list of long games that take more than 30 minutes to play.

	Description	Stashes	Sets	Other Equipment	Game Mechanics	Primary Theme	Status
Agents of M.A.R.S.	A game of altering the board state to fulfill your secret objective and mess with your opponent's presumed objective			Chessboard	Unknown		Complete
Agnostica	Agnostica, a simplified version of Gnostica, involves capturing territory on an evolving board made up of Zark City cards.	1 per player	3 (5 for the complex game)	deck of Zark City cards Color die	Modular board Card game	Mystical	Complete
Barrakesh Express	Control surface transport on Mars	1 per player	5	Special map board playing cards custom goal notes	Set collection Hidden goals	Martian Trains	Playtesting
Barsoomian Jetan	Fantasy chess on Barsoom (Mars)	4	4	10x10 grid board	Chess Angular movement	Mars	Complete
Binary Homeworlds	A 2-player variant of the standard Homeworlds game		3 matching sets	None	Color powers Resource management	Space	Complete
Blam!	Looking for someone to shove? Strategize in Blam! with two to four elbow-room seekers.	1 per player		Chessboard	Behavior prediction	Abstract, Strategy, explosions	Complete
Bridge	A strategy game where you try to connect opposing edges of an 8x8 board.	2	4	8x8 board	Movement	Abstract	Initial design
Chain Reaction	Fire 'particles' at 'atoms' and direct the chain reaction to let you capture pieces	6		Volcano board	Stacking Placement	Science	Playtesting
Civil-ice-ation			7	chessboard playing cards pawns tokens opaque bag	Unknown	Time Travel	Complete
Crystal Caverns	RPG played on a playing card dungeon map	5		Treehouse Dice Counters	Board	Roleplaying	Unknown
Crystal City Catan	Colonial building in the style of The Settlers of Catan card game	6	6 (5 Rainbow plus 1 Xeno or vice versa)	10 six-sided dice (10d6). At least one should be different from the rest.	Resource Management	Space Colonization	Complete
Crystal Wars	Wargame played on Martian Coasters	5		Dice or Counters	Board	Wargames	Playtesting
The Crystal in my Pocket	A collaborative fiction game	4			Unknown	Abstract	Initial design
Dectana	Territory game like Zarcana/Gnostica, but using the Decktet	1 per player	3	Two Decktets	Territory Control Hand Management	Fantasy	Complete
Efni	Use pyramids to win Fluxx goals	1 per player	5 or less (depending on number of players)	Fluxx deck	Set collection Hidden information	Fluxx	Complete
Emperor's Garden	Try destroying the Fujiwara clan to assert the new Emperor's power	1 per player + 1	1	Hanafuda cards VP markers	Victory points Guessing	Japan nobility	Complete
Epicycle	Exchange your pieces for those in a circle. Avoid getting 3 pieces of the same size.	1	1	none	Behavior prediction	Abstract, Strategy	Complete
Extinction	Two races of creatures fight to make the other go extinct.	2		chessboard	Capture	Abstract, Strategy, Survival	Complete
The Fast and Ferocious; or, Black Ice	A racing game with multiple tracks and self-placed obstacles.		1	Three six-sided die a 'Yes/No' chip the board obstacle pointing finger and Black Ice pieces.	Race		Initial design
Freimaurerei	Conduct lodge-based conspiracies during the European Enlightenment	9	10	playing cards opaque bag Pyramid die Treehouse die	Hidden goals Resource management	Conspiracy	Complete
Gala	A traditional chess-like game from northern Europe a.k.a. Farmer's Chess.	4	4	10 x 10 grid board	Capture		Complete
Gnostica	Gnostica, an updated version of Zarcana, involves capturing territory on an evolving board made up of Tarot cards.	1 per player	5	deck of Tarot cards	Modular board Card game	Mystical	Complete
Gorean Kaissa	Fantasy chess on the planet Gor	6	5	10x10 grid board	Chess	Chess	Complete
Gridiron	A simple little photo safari game.		2	Playing cards	Unknown		Unknown
Hexano-Duel	A more strategic variant of Volcano played with 9 stashes on a hexagonal board	9		hexagonal board (PDF available)	Volcano	Abstract	Unknown
Homeworlds	A strategy game of starships, transformation, and negotiation	4		Homeworld markers (optional) and good/evil markers (optional)	Unknown	Space	Complete
Houses of Thoth	Erecting Pyramids on Tarot cards, and vice versa	5	5	Tarot deck	Accumulation Construction	Mystical	Playtesting
Ice Age	Mastodons vs the Hunters	1		nickels and pennies; Volcano board	Unknown	Hunting	Unknown
Ice Arena	Ice Arena is a tactical arena combat game.	4		dice tokens hex board	Unknown		Initial design
Ice Colony	A game of trying to build up your colony and take control of a variety of terrain and eliminate your opponent.	10		opaque bag 2 six-sided dice 1 5x5 Volcano Board 4 poker chips (or other tokens)	Direct conflict Elimination		Nearly Complete
Ice Etin's Cave				Playing cards tokens dice	Unknown		Playtesting
Ice Palace	A game of simple mechanics but complex interactions where players compete to win “hands” and ultimately control the construction of the Ice Palace.	1 per player + 2	5 for 3 players (+1/additional player)	A smooth surface; an opaque bag a marker	Placement Pyramid draw	Palace building	Complete
IceTraders	Starships battle for Good and Evil	4		playing surface	Board game	Space battle	Unknown
Icehouse Plant Game	Grow your pieces toward the sun			string pennies	Unknown	Plants	Playtesting
Interstellar Conquest	Be the first alien race to set up four colonies in your opponents star systems.			Piecepack Bag	Unknown	Space	Complete
Leave No Man Behind	"a mix of Chinese checkers and macho 'leave no man behind' wartime bravado"				Unknown		Unknown
Lonely Ice	A solitaire game of attack.	4		deck of playing cards	Unknown		Complete
Magma	Jumpy patience on a Volcano board	5+	5+	Volcano board opaque bag	Puzzle Jumping	Volcano	Unknown
Martian Canals	A placement and capture game of Martian stone circles and pyramids.	1 per player	5 for up to 5 players, 10 for 6 to 10 players	A 7x13 board 5 Gaming Stones per player in that player's color 3 Fudge Dice	Placement Capture	Martian	Complete
Martian Coaster Chaturanga	Martian Chess-like game; get the most points at end		1	Set of Martian Coasters Treehouse die	Dynamic board	Abstract	Complete
Martian Risk	Martian armies invade Earth			any large map 25 tokens D4s	Unknown		Complete
Martian Senet	A race through the Martian underworld	2	2	Martian Coasters dice	Stacking Modular board	Mars	Unknown
Martianopolis 500	Zip around the track to the finish.	1 per player	1	12 Chessboard wedges playing cards marking stones	Unknown	Racing	Playtesting
Nile	Use your workers to build the great pyramids of Egypt	5	5	Chessboard 3 six-sided dice 5-6 "Favor" tokens	Unknown	Egyptian	Complete
Node Wars	The metagame of playing the three (or four) games of the Node Wars trilogy, simultaneously or in sequence.			6x6 grid	Programming	War	Initial design
Pentamid Twist	Get five pieces in a row	2	5	set of Martian Coasters	Placement Dynamic board	Abstract	Complete
Phalanstery	Organize a harmonious group within the utopian phalanx	10	6, i.e. 3 RX	Volcano board 5 Volcano caps set of double-six dominoes	Eruption Draw	Utopian community	Playtesting
PyLiPo		3 to 4	2	Chessboard several gaming stones or tokens of at least five different colors or styles Scrabble tiles and one six-sided die. Optional: a dictionary a timer and some printed material.	Movement Creative Writing	Literary	Unknown
Pyramid Ball	A game of sports and programmable movement			chessboard timer player screen	Programmable Movement	Sports	Complete
Quicksand	A strategy game where you try to capture your opponent's pieces on a board that is in constant flux.	2	5	4 Martian Coasters	Placement Capture Board Rotation	Abstract	Complete
Quicksand (Polish)	Gra strategiczna, w której plansza nieustannie się zmienia, a celem jest zdobywanie piramidek przeciwnika.	2	5	4 Martian Coasters	Umieszczanie i zbijanie piramidek Obracanie plansz	Temat abstrakcyjny	Complete
Quintazone	An Icehouse/Aquarius hybrid	1 per player	2+ (more needed for fewer players)	Aquarius deck	Placement Tile-laying	Aquarius	Complete
RAMbots Factory	A variant of RAMbots where the factory floor moves and changes orientation and adds various board elements to interact with.	10	1 per player + 1	1 extra Treehouse stash 1 Xeno stash 1 Martian Coasters set four 5x5 Volcano boards or equivalent 1 dice bag 1 Treehouse die misc tokens or dice	Unknown	Strategic	Unknown
Race to the Top	A combo game.			Game board traditional deck of cards Would You Rather cards 1 small icehouse piece.	Unknown		Initial design
Robot House	Robot House is a tactical arena game inspired by Meatbot Massacre.	4		dice tokens hex board	Unknown		Initial design
Rosicrucian Chess	Occult chess variant a.k.a. Enochian Chess	5	4	conventional die (optional) Chessboard	Divination Chess	Mystical	Complete
Scrambled Volcano	Variation of Volcano published by Looney Labs		5	Volcano caps Volcano board Opaque bag	Unknown	Abstract	Complete
Share and Share Alike	A game of shifting loyalties	4 (any color or colors)		A poker deck a six-sided die custom board and play tracker sheets pens for each player	Tower-building Market speculation	Free market	Complete
Snowman Meltdown	Icehouse/piecepack hybrid snowman fight held on a comet.			Piecepack	Elimination	Space	Complete
Solomids	A solo game of stacking, sliding, and swapping				Unknown	Abstract	Complete
Sprawl	Competitive city building	1 per player		Chessboard	Building Attacking	City building	Complete
Spy vs Spy	Collect all the pieces of the Thingamajig, avoid the other spy and the police, and get out alive!	10	6	Two six-sided dice Two d8s 2 dice bags 5x5 Volcano board 2 dividers	Strategic placement	Strategy	Unknown
Super Death Ray	Image coming soon...	5		Turn Token 5 White Volcano Caps (for 3-Player Games)	Freeform board Color powers	Space	Playtesting
Ticket to Mars	Mashup of Icehouse with Ticket to Ride	9		The game Ticket to Ride (or Ticket to Ride: Europe)	Hand management Connections Contracts Network building	Icehouse Mashup	Initial design
Treehouse Snakes and Ladders	Snakes & Ladders with pyramids, real decisions, and lots of player interaction.		1	A Snakes & Ladders game board; two dice d6 or d8	Stacking Roll and move	Race	Playtesting
Triangulation	A war-game with programmed movement			beads ruler	Unknown	Politics	Initial design
Triforce	In Triforce, players combat for control over a portion of a triangular playing field.	1 per player + 3		d20 d12s pawns	Unknown	Zelda	Initial design
UberMartian Coasters	Variation of Martian Coasters published by Looney Labs	2		Martian Coasters D6 D12	Beverage coaster manipulation		Complete
Vankor Gang Wars	A game of revolution and city takeover, for many players	1 per player	2	Board 3d6	Destruction	City Takeover	Unknown
Vankor Wars	A game of revolution and city takeover			Board 3d6	Destruction	City takeover	Unknown
Volcano Island	Be the most dominant tribe on the Island after the volcano has had its say			Piecepack	Area Control Tile placement	Island civilisation	Complete
Whack Chess	Chess with stacking pyramids and a dynamic board	4	4	chessboard wedges dice	Chess Dynamic board	Chess	Unknown
The Wilds of Mars	A simple little photo safari game.		2	A deck of playing cards	Movement Hand management	Safari	Complete
Wormholes	A mind-warping space battle for 2 or more players.	1 per player	1 per 5 players	One Martian Coaster per player; one six-sided die	Move & Fire Equipment/Dice	Space	Unknown
Yshuis	An abstract strategy game for two or more players (inspired by the game Y.)		1	1 "Official" Y board.	Placement Movement	Abstract	Initial design
Zark City	A 3HOUSE reduction of Zarcana, using playing cards	1 per player	3	playing cards or Zark City cards	Modular board Hand & stash management	Abstract	Complete
Ziggurat	A push-and-shove race around and up the sides of a pyramid.		3	A chessboard or Ziggurat board; two d8 or one d6	Blocking Roll and move	Race	Playtesting
Zombies	Zombies is a square-grid partially cooperative survival game.	4		go board or similar Dice	Unknown		Unknown