The Best New Card Game Releases 2026

  1. The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game
  2. Moon Colony Bloodbath
  3. Finspan
  4. The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
  5. Flip 7
  6. Castle Combo
  7. The Gang
  8. Slay the Spire: The Board Game
  9. Let's Go! To Japan
  10. Wyrmspan
  11. Pixies
  12. Courtisans
  13. That's Not a Hat
  14. Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
  15. Faraway
  16. Forest Shuffle
  17. Knarr
  18. The Vale of Eternity
  19. Point City
  20. Sail
  21. Earth
  22. Daybreak
  23. Distilled
  24. Take Time
  25. HITSTER
  26. Sea Salt & Paper
  27. Splendor Duel
  28. Spots
  29. Mindbug: First Contact
  30. Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
  31. Caper: Europe
  32. Tag Team
  33. Flamecraft
  34. Challengers!
  35. Verdant
  36. Beer & Bread
  37. Trio
  38. The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
  39. Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
  40. Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
  41. Stella: Dixit Universe
  42. Marvel United: X-Men
  43. For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game
  44. Radlands
  45. Canvas
  46. Meadow
  47. Final Girl
  48. Codex Naturalis
  49. Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
  50. Jekyll vs. Hyde