Games for nerds: board games, puzzles & more

Once the old warlock has gone away, and now the elements shall live according to my will... Goethe wrote something like this a few hundred years ag...

Hako means box in Japanese. Admittedly: From the outside, the Hako doesn't look like much more. But the true values are on the inside, as we all kn...

The kingdom of Hyrule is in danger. Once again. But this time it's not Link who can save it, but you alone. Ganondorf has taken control of the coun...

Who hasn't been in this situation? You have a brilliant plan, and are already picturing your brilliant heroics down to every cool detail - and then...

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has repeatedly managed to bring impressive images from distant parts of space to our little bl...

A simple card game can often still be the best way to pass the time. For example, when external influences push you towards analog amusement. Like ...

No, you didn't make a mistake. The game is really called"Butts in Space". And yes, it really is about butts looking for toilet paper in space. What...

Until now, anyone could simply call themselves a nerd, but that is now a thing of the past. Anyone who wants to bear this venerable title must now ...

Jigsaw puzzles are fun, no question about it. Especially with the more challenging versions, you can proudly look at a skillfully assembled, perfec...

There is a war going on in the human body! But instead of fighting together against external attackers such as bacteria or viruses, the organs are ...

Imagine you are in a train carriage that is hurtling along the tracks towards a fork without brakes. On the left are two workers checking the track...

It has been over 1000 years since the Vikings terrified the whole of Europe, and they still fascinate people to this day. Because apart from their ...

Anyone who has been at Hogwarts for a while will be used to games like wizard chess, where the little pieces move by themselves and push each other...

Jigsaw puzzles are a double-edged sword: if you manage to put the 300, 500 or even over 1000 pieces together correctly, you can be happy to have do...

What didn't work the first time will certainly work the second time. Or the third. Maybe you can help the Empire to rebuild the Death Star. Unfortu...

“May the gods be merciful and the dice planets be favorable!” D&D, DSA or Shadowrun players probably pray like this on a regular basis. Because in ...

Mods more real than reality annoy you and excitement doesn't mean completing the 300th side quest for you? Maybe your internet connection is just l...

Claiming to know "Star Wars" inside out is a pretty bold statement, as the Skywalker saga comprises three trilogies. There are 42 years between the...

Even a great warrior like the Dragonborn needs a break from time to time. And that includes a good drink, good food, good company - and an exciting...

How many clawed fingers did a T-Rex have? What is remarkable about the brain size of a Stegosaurus? How many letters does the dinosaur with the lon...

This game is probably not for the full-grown programmers of this world, but certainly something for their children or for pupils who are allowed to...

"The Lord of the Rings is essentially about a gentleman and at least two rings."You wouldn't expect a sentence like this these days, even if you ha...

After seven books and eight films, one question still needs to be answered: Who is the most powerful wizard or witch in Harry Potter? Is it the tit...

If you spent more time in The Witcher 3 playing cards in taverns than chasing monsters, then The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt – GWENT The Legendary Card Gam...

Oh, what would we do without the number pi? Calculating circles, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and, last but not least, excuses to bake pies...

Contrary to Luke's fears, the Millennium Falcon is anything but "just junk". In fact, behind the façade of the dilapidated YT-1300 freighter lies o...

Footballers have the hold up, hippies have the hacky sack and us nerds... we have Feel Flux! This anti-stress and skill game uses the laws of physi...

It's exam time in Snape's dark dungeon. You sit in your seat as quiet as a mouse so as not to attract the attention of the grim potions teacher. Sw...

Dice play a major role in pen & paper. They decide the fate of your character like nothing else. Not even the Game Master has power over them. With...

Secret Santa - the more or less anonymous distribution of gifts in the run-up to Christmas goes by many names and is probably familiar to almost al...

They are addictive, cause hallucinations and turn us into antisocial zombies - no question, computer games are often considered [i]evil. Unless, of...

Footballers have the hold up, hippies have the hacky sack and we nerds... we have Feel Flux This anti-stress and skill game exploits the laws of ph...

When the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES for short, came onto the market outside Japan in 1985, it quickly captured the hearts of gamers or e...

Cluedo? Sure, everyone knows it. After all, the board game that turns players into detectives of the caliber of Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot i...

A murder under unusual circumstances must be solved. In the cooperative Paranormal Detectives board game, 2 to 6 players solve the case in an uncon...

With a water breathing potion or a corresponding enchantment on your helmet, you can have a lot of fun in the water. But if you don't have these to...