The Best Games from Mayday Games 🇺🇸🏢 2025

Crokinole is a traditional action and dexterity game that has been enjoyed for generations. Played on a circular wooden board, it combines skill, strategy, and a touch of luck.

Coconuts is a lively dexterity game inspired by the "Monkey King" character from Chinese mythology. In this engaging and playful game, players take turns launching coconuts towards cups positioned in the center of the play area. Successfully landing a coconut in a cup allows you to stack it on your board. Even more strategically, if you land a coconut in an opponent's cup, you can claim it and move it to your board. The game also features "Monkey King Magic" cards, which add a twist by allowing players to disrupt their opponents' shots in various ways. The first player to build a pyramid of six cups on their board is the winner.

Dead Man's Draw: Captain Carcass is a thrilling card game for 2 to 4 players, blending strategy, risk, and reward. Players aim to gather the most loot by drawing cards and tactically using their abilities, all while avoiding the peril of busting their hand.

A fast-paced soccer game for 2 players or two teams. Each player controls 1 or 2 soccer players by moving magnets under the wooden game table. The players aim to throw a small marble into the opponent's goal, with the first player to score ten goals winning the game.

Coconuts Duo is a standalone expansion for the dexterity game where players use their monkey catapults to throw coconuts into cups, claim them, and place them on their boards. By stacking a pyramid of six cups, players can win the game and claim the title of Monkey King, but they must watch out for the new powerful magic cards that the other player can use. It can be played as a tense two-player game with ten new special magic cards or combined with the original game for up to six players.

Tac Tac Jack (also known as Toc Toc Woodman and Click Clack Lumberjack in its various editions) is a dexterity-based game that challenges players to chop pieces from a tree trunk without toppling the structure. The game is celebrated for its simple yet engaging gameplay, suitable for players of all ages. Across its editions, the core objective remains consistent – skillfully tap the tree segments to harvest bark or pieces, scoring points while avoiding penalties.

Players aim to swing their axes at a tower made of discs, each featuring colored plastic "gemstones" in grooves. During their turn, a player swings a plastic pickaxe twice at the tower, collecting any gemstones or discs that fall. The game ends when no gemstones are left, and the player with the most points wins.

Players portray the worst pirates in a captain's crew. The captain intends to keep only two members, and to prove their worth, players will fight to shove each other's pirates off the plank while trying to stay alive themselves. In each round, players secretly stack three of their action cards, reveal them alternately, and execute the actions, regardless of any mishaps that occur during planning. The game ends when only two or fewer pirates remain, declaring the owners of those pirates as winners, but beware—sometimes all pirates end up in the drink, leaving only the sharks circling below as victors.

Get Bit! is a light-hearted and competitive card game with a humorous twist on survival. In this game, players are in a race against each other, and a hungry shark, as they strive to avoid becoming the shark's next meal. The game combines strategic card play with a bit of luck and timing, making it an entertaining choice for groups looking for a fun and fast-paced game.

Ancient sorcery, dark omens, and endless curses await as players become adept practitioners of Egyptian dark magic, followers of the undead druidic arts, or arcane wizards performing Voodoo rituals. Prepare for the greatest conflict of black magic ever, as the Voodoo tournament begins.

Players portray the worst pirates in a captain's crew. The captain has rounded everyone up for being lazy and not worth the rum. To prove their worth, players must battle each other to push opponents off the plank while trying to stay alive themselves. Each round, players secretly stack three action cards, reveal them, and play them in order, regardless of the chaos that may ensue. The game ends when only two or fewer pirates remain, determining the winners, but beware as sometimes all pirates might end up in the drink, leaving the sharks below to claim victory. This deluxe edition features revised rules, new artwork, special meeples, and a mini-expansion.

Chopstick Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000 is a fast-paced skill game focused on collecting the most game pieces using chopsticks to pick up objects depicted on the pieces. Players compete to retrieve items from a bowl that come in five colors and five shapes, guided by cards revealing specific items or general forms. The game features different rules for two or three players and includes a solo mode where the player has 75 seconds to arrange pieces in a grid based on shapes and colors.

An epic battle of wits unfolds among you and your roommates. While no one acknowledges it, avoiding taking out the trash becomes an art form. Players take turns stacking trash cards onto an overflowing bin or hiding them in their rooms. If a player's room gets too full, they must carefully clean it up, which could lead to mistakes that allow others to win. When the last player remains, they are victorious!

The game features a quirky, box-shaped device covered with cardboard tiles and comes with two hundred double-sided cards, each adorned with a black-and-white line drawing. Players roll two dice and remove game pieces from the box that correspond to the rolled numbers, revealing part of the top drawing through a hole. They can guess what the drawing is, earn points for correct guesses, and lose points for incorrect ones. After ten rounds, the player with the most points is declared the winner.

Welcome to AssassinCon, the annual convention where assassins gather to showcase their skills and tools in a quest to determine who is the best in the world. This year, contenders have decided to take the judgment into their own hands.

Players take on the role of a scientific organization focused on climate change. They collect data to influence government energy policies while preventing polar bears from sinking into the icy waters. Each player controls a rescue ship with unique abilities, and they must work together to succeed; if too many bears sink, everyone loses.

Trust is good; not trusting is better. Five weary warriors embark on a journey into a mysterious dungeon rumored to be filled with precious gems, but aggressive monsters guard them. Players explore dungeons, defeat monsters, and must work together while being wary of the coward who, blinded by greed, might betray his allies.

Players try to identify pancakes in a frying pan by paying close attention to the toppings. In each round, one player reveals eight tiles, while others observe the toppings. The active player attempts to flip as many pancakes as possible and can call on other players to identify hidden pancakes. The game continues until all pancakes are claimed, with the player holding the most pancakes declared the winner.

Some may know the classic gift exchange game as White Elephant, Yankee Swap, Dirty Santa, or Thieving Secret Santa. The card game "Weißer Elefant" simulates this classic Christmas game in a quick and light family card game.

It's a hot, lazy summer in your small corner of the world, and you are eleven years old again! Excitement builds as you and your friends decide to start a lemonade stand, hoping to earn money before July 4th. Players compete over seven rounds, making predictions based on weather forecasts, setting prices, and seeing who can earn the most money by the end of the week.

Space has turned into a vast dumping ground for discarded components and abandoned spacecraft. However, clever star pilots may change the tide as they seek to upgrade their tiny ships. By navigating through a sea of asteroids and recyclable parts, pilots collect resources and salvaged ship modules to build the largest and most complete spacecraft.

Players assume the role of pirates treading water in the ocean, engaging in a game of "Hold Your Breath" to determine who is the toughest. The game consists of two rounds: in the first, players dive deeper using "Swim" and "Air" cards, while in the second, they must reach the surface before running out of air. Players can hinder each other with "Panic," "Shark," and other nasty cards, and the pirate who dives deepest and returns to the surface wins, but those who fail remain underwater until the next game.

Real or fictional? It's unclear, but a legendary figure exists in the world of secret agents. He has never failed a mission and no enemy has escaped his grasp. Today, agents worldwide aim to surpass him, aware that they face competition. Players must choose wisely between quickly rising in rank by eliminating rivals or discreetly completing missions while collecting information cards. Success hinges not only on skill but also on a bit of luck. H.I.D.E.: Hidden Identity Dice Espionage is a dice game based on deduction, where players must uncover others' identities while concealing their own. In each round, players can choose to remain hidden or reveal information about themselves while potentially taking out another spy. The player who collects the most intelligence cards or becomes the legendary spy wins.

Set in London during the industrial revolution, the game mirrors the struggles of the poor as they navigate a harsh environment plagued by crime. Players aim to secure a refuge for Oliver Twist, using skill and luck to acquire eight refuge points by guiding his fate effectively. Each player has a hand of character cards that allow for strategic giving and taking, impacting luck and currency for all involved. The first to advance their sanctuary markers to Mr. Brownlow's sanctuary wins the game.

Spring has arrived in Walkerville, and the lawns are coming back to life after a long, cold winter. Players act as owners of a newly established landscaping company, equipped with a mower, some cash, and dreams of building a landscaping empire. Homeowners typically award contracts to companies willing to work for the lowest pay, but a good reputation can sway the bidding in your favor. Strive to achieve the best reputation while also gathering a bit more cash along the way.

Bootleggers transports players to the roaring 1920s, an era of jazz, flappers, and, notably, Prohibition. This engaging board game plunges you into the clandestine world of the illegal alcohol trade, where savvy, strategy, and a bit of sneakiness reign supreme.

A storm of meteors is heading straight for our planet, with only five minutes until impact. Players must collaborate to build and launch rockets to destroy the meteors before it's too late. This cooperative real-time card game involves resource management and requires quick thinking to save the world from imminent destruction. The latest edition includes more cards and additional gameplay options compared to earlier versions.

The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and the only sounds whispering through the streets were the gentle groans of the undead. Players can either work together to survive the horde or betray each other to save their own skin.

Players take on the role of nerdy inventors competing to create the most fruitful inventions. In Nerdy Inventions, for 2-4 players and lasting about 25-30 minutes, participants take turns rolling dice and performing various actions. Each round, players can utilize their invention cards, recharge them, trade unpatented cards, or build invention cards to earn victory points, with the winner being the player who amasses the most points by the end of the game.

Players strive to survive as the undead horde aims to claim them for their ranks. Cooperation and competition among survivors are key, as each attempts to be the last one standing.