The shelf is full and game night is sacred. Gifts for the table, the box insert and the friend who always reads the rules.
11 gifts, each checked on its own product page
Photo: The Broken TokenBrickcessories
Every board gamer owns a Kallax. Now the shelf of shame becomes a shelf of pride.
A clear acrylic window that slides into one opening of an IKEA KALLAX shelf to keep games and collectibles dust-free.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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No more dice skittering across the board. Assembly is half the fun.
A folding mini dice tower kit made in the USA, about 3 by 4.8 by 4.7 inches standing, which needs assembly with wood glue.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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Start a dice tower they can keep adding to, one ridiculous tumbler at a time.
A stair-design tumbler for The Broken Token's modular dice tower system that mixes and matches with other tumblers and bases.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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For the friend who sleeves every card. Now the box closes, too.
A box insert organizer for sleeved cards that fits many Fantasy Flight, AEG and Rio Grande games, with nine adjustable dividers.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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Setup time halves, the eggs stop rolling under the sofa, and the box looks magnificent.
A wooden insert for Wingspan with trays for the bird market, cards, food tokens, eggs, goals, dice and five bird trays.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: Exploding KittensExploding Kittens
The quick game for the end of game night, or the start of a feud. Cat people will appreciate the theme.
A card game in which players use action cards to skip, attack and defuse their way out of drawing the Exploding Kitten.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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Battery doors, toys and game controllers: the kitchen-drawer kit that ends the hunt for a tiny screwdriver.
A compact driver kit with a polymer handle and 32 bits for game consoles and small electronics.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
Photo: Leder GamesLeder Games
Cute woodland animals, ruthless politics. The game that ends friendships beautifully.
An asymmetric board game of woodland war and adventure in which each player leads a different faction, such as the Marquise de Cat or the Eyrie birds.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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Farming, mechs and diplomacy across a two-hour evening. A centrepiece game for the serious table.
An asymmetric engine-building board game for 1 to 5 players set in an alternate-history 1920s, playing in about 115 minutes, with art by Jakub Rozalski.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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The board game birders fall for and gamers respect. Every card is a real bird.
A card-driven engine-building board game for 1 to 5 players in which players attract birds to their wildlife preserves; it plays in 40 to 90 minutes.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.
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Loved Wingspan? Same family, now with dragons. The obvious next box on the shelf.
A board game in which players excavate caves and attract dragons of all shapes and sizes to their sanctuary.
Checked on its own page Nov 3, 2026. See the price there.