Our 17 Favorite Tabletop & Board Game Subscription Boxes

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Are you a big fan of tabletop and board games? Tired of searching for the next perfect contest for your upcoming game night with friends or family? Don’t care for reading tons of reviews on this or that game and having to pick what you just hope is the right choice?

A tabletop and board game subscription box can help. Just like any other subscription box, these tabletop- and board game-specific options send you new games to your door every month (or on another regular basis) for one set fee. There’s no more shopping, no more worrying about if you’re making the right choice and a lot more fun. You’ll quickly find yourself waiting by the door for your new game to arrive and planning family or friend game nights around your new favorite games.

Ready to see what these subscription boxes have in store for you? Here are 17 of our favorite tabletop and board game subscription boxes.

Best Board Game Boxes

If you love board games above all else, try one of these subscription boxes on for size, all made with board game enthusiasts in mind.

UnboxBoardom

This cutely-named board gamer subscription box from Cratejoy starts at $30 per month for one game per month, which is actually a fantastic deal if you regularly buy games, as they can sometimes run you as much as $100 each at the store. However, if you don’t think you need a game that frequently, you can scale back your subscription.

Subscriptions come at three levels; the Board Game Beginner subscription gives you one new game every three months, the Casual Gamer subscription gives you one new game every other month and the Gaming Guru subscription gives you one new game every month.

Each box comes with a different kind of game, so it’s a good pick if you like variety. They’re all designed for ages eight and up, and they range from party games to strategy games to family games. Past featured games include favorites such as Chronicles of Crime, Sagrada and Prowler’s Passage.

Red Star Vintage

Looking at all of the other game subscription boxes available and wondering where all of your favorite childhood games are? If that’s the case, you’ll want to subscribe to Red Star Vintage. At just under $20 per month, each box includes vintage and retro board games and puzzles. Each item is verified complete, and options range from little-known games from the 60s and 70s to vintage versions of well-known family favorites.

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Pre-Owned Board Game Club

If you love scouring second-hand stores and yard sales for new-to-you games, you may want to try the Pre-Owned Board Game Club. For $40 per month, you receive two board games each month. You never know what you’ll get, from the classic Baby-Sitter’s Club game of the 90s to special editions of Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly.

Awesome Pack 

If you want to purchase a game subscription box for your favorite kid(s), go with the Awesome Pack. Beyond board and tabletop games, the subscription also comes with other fun toys and activities that they can enjoy alone, with a friend or sibling. Card games, puzzles, coloring books and more fill each monthly crate at $40 per box.

Hasbro Gaming Crate

For those who have always been long-time fans of Hasbro, go with the high-quality brand you already know and love, with the Hasbro Gaming Crate. You pay $50 per month and receive one box per quarter, each box containing three different games. You can choose between a party theme or a family theme.

Play Crate

For something a little more budget-friendly, you can go with Play Crate, which comes in at $20 per month. Pick between a family game night, gamer or party theme, and receive board and card games in every box. Each box additionally includes a special little surprise.

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Best Mystery and Escape Room Tabletop Game Boxes

Escape rooms are all the rage, but when you’re trying to social distance, you likely don’t want to be shoved into a sealed room with seven strangers. So, get your mystery and puzzle-solving fix with one of these great game boxes.

The Conundrum Box

The Conundrum Box from Cratejoy received a Best of 2020 award, and for a good reason. This tabletop game subscription box delivers a monthly package to your doorstep, each one consisting of an interactive game that’s unlike any other. Each is one part escape room and one part choose-your-own-adventure. You can play by yourself or with others, but each game follows its own narrative and gives you clues, riddles, puzzles and projects to complete until you reach the end and win.

This is a good choice for those who sometimes want a game to play solo, as well as those who want a game that’s a bit time-consuming. The Conundrum Box’s games can last up to three hours. Past narrative themes include Vikings, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Mardis Gras and more.

The Conundrum Box starts at $25 per month.

The Deadbolt Mystery Society Monthly Box

Along the same lines, the Deadbolt Mystery Society Monthly Box is a similar game subscription that gives you a mystery to solve each month, with lots of puzzles to solve and clues to gather, even if there isn’t necessarily an actual board to this game. Each month is a different mystery, and you can play solo or together with up to four people. The games are meant for ages 13 and up, and there are online, interactive components to each game, too.

The subscription, which was also named a Best of Cratejoy 2020 subscription box, starts at just over $21 per month.

Escape the Crate 

For those who miss their escape room shenanigans while stuck at home, Escape the Crate helps fill the void with escape challenges that can be enjoyed right at the dining room table. A Cratejoy Best of 2020 subscription, this option is delivered bi-monthly, starting at $26.50 per box.

Each escape challenge takes one to two hours to solve and is intended for families. You need internet service to play each challenge, though, to access other features. Past box themes include pirates, the Ice Age and Jack the Ripper.

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Enigma Fellowship

Another mystery-based tabletop game subscription, Enigma Fellowship, combines the mystery element and the escape room element for a unique experience. Boxes come on a bimonthly basis and start at around $20 per month.

Each box has its own theme (like archaeological digs or The Orient Express), and each game can be played solo or with as many individuals as you like. Games are designed to take a few hours, and you will need to use online materials to complete the game.

Finders Seekers Escape Room Game Subscription Box

For those who love to travel, this is the best escape room game subscription box to fulfill your wanderlust. You get all the fun of an escape room with this box, suitable for ages 10 and up, but each box is themed around different cities and that city’s culture.

Each escape room game takes up to four hours to play, so it’s one you’ll want to save for a rainy afternoon. The subscription starts at $25 per month. Past boxes have featured cities such as London, Boston, Paris and Waikiki.

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Best TTRPG Subscription Boxes

RPG, meet tabletop. These subscription boxes are designed with role-playing gamers’ tabletop needs in mind.

Archer Print and Paint Studio 

A good subscription box for those who enjoy TTRPG, Archer Print and Paint Studio delivers collectible detailed resin miniatures in each package for use in whatever TTRPG experience you prefer. You get 10 models every month, and some miniatures are even outfitted with modular components, so you can make them your own. Boxes start at just $42.

From ax-wielding orcs and wizened wizards to Cthulhu-like creatures, you never know quite what you’re going to get.

Silverbeam Creations 

Silverbeam Creations is an incredibly tempting offer for those who wish they could get both dice and miniatures in one subscription box. Each TTRPG-geared box contains three to six items, all sourced from various artists. Items include not only miniatures and dice but also game tools and scatter terrain. The February 2021 box, for example, included a vast range of goodies, such as a dice set, elf general miniature, hunting bird miniature, dual thrones, trumpeter miniature, guard miniature, map card, 12-piece hedge terrain set and round knights table set.

Plus, at only $11.25 per month, you can’t beat the price.

Dungeon Crate 

If you love Dungeons & Dragons over all other RPG options, you’ll want to subscribe to Dungeon Crate. Starting at $29 per month, each box comes with digital downloads and curated gaming accessories, such as miniatures, dice, terrain and more.

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Best Dice Subscription Boxes

Do you use dice in any of your tabletop or RPG games? If you’re a total dice geek, you’ll want to enhance your die collection with one of these subscriptions.

Dice Envy

Do your tabletop games trend more toward TTRPG? If so, you probably love a good set of dice and are always on the lookout for a fresh, eye-catching, amazingly perfect set. Level up your dice game with a new set of dice every month, with this subscription that starts as low as $14 per month.

Dice Envy offers several subscription levels. The Envy Box includes an acrylic die plus an added 33 mm D20 and collectors’ d6; the Envy Box is recommended for beginners who are just starting to round out their dice collection or those who want the most for their money. The Pride Box features only special, limited-run designs and includes some pretty cool die materials, such as wood or stone dice. The Gluttony Box gives you a mix of both. The Sloth Box gives you any of the above options but ships every quarter instead of every month.

PipsMountain

Another dice subscription box, Pips Mountain, gives you an advent calendar full of dice every single month, meaning the excitement doesn’t just end after you receive that initial first box at the beginning of the month. Starting at $28 per month, you’ll enjoy 30 dice in each package, with designs ranging from marble to jade, galaxy to snow globe and everything in between. The surprises continue all month long.

Dream Dice Club

With subscriptions starting at just $10 per month, this dice subscription box is really budget-friendly. Each pack gives you a range of unique dice, with something new every single time. You can adjust the frequency of your deliveries to match your needs. From a 7pc set of RPG dice to a d20 or d6, the options change up every time.

What to Look for When Signing Up for a Subscription Box

Before you sign up for any subscription box, you’ll want to consider a few things, including:

• Frequency
• Contents
• Price

There are tons of different subscription options out there, but not all of them will be a good fit for you.

Look at the frequency and how often a subscription sends you a box; are you getting your money’s worth? Do you want more or less of whatever the subscription offers, on a more or less regular basis?

Look at the contents. Do you actually need more dice? Enough to get new dice every single month?

Of course, look at the price. If you could buy the same items more affordably elsewhere, you may want to consider that option.

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The 17 Best Tabletop And Board Game Subscription Boxes:

1. UnboxBoardom
2. Red Star Vintage
3. Pre-Owned Board Game Club
4. Awesome Pack 
5. Hasbro Gaming Crate
6. Play Crate
7. The Conundrum Box
8. The Deadbolt Mystery Society Monthly Box
9. Escape the Crate 
10. Enigma Fellowship
11. Finders Seekers Escape Room Game Subscription Box
12. Archer Print and Paint Studio 
13. Silverbeam Creations 
14. Dungeon Crate 
15. Dice Envy
16. PipsMountain
17. Dream Dice Club