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Board Games Collection at Preus Library

Board games are now available for check-out from Preus Library!

We have games in a variety of genres and formats, including card games, puzzle games, trivia games, and roleplaying games. Discover new games or find old favorites to play with friends. 

Find the games next to the Leisure Reading shelf on the Main Floor. 
For students, staff, and faculty
3-day or 7-day check-outs (renewals available)

Playing cards, a cribbage board, chess, dice sets, and a few pen & paper RPG starter box sets are also available for check-out, but are not listed below.

Above & Below game box

Above & Below

  • Build your newly founded village above while exploring the caves and stories below.
  • 2-4 players
  • 1-2 hours

 

Are You Normal? game box

Are You Normal?

  • Questions that reveal funny and honest answers to see where you fit on the so-called "normal scale."
  • 2-6 players
  • 30 minutes

 

Are You Normal? game box

Azul

  • Embellish the walls of your palace with beautiful and colorful tiles.
  • 2-4 players
  • 30-45 minutes

 

Boss Monster game box

Boss Monster

  • Dungeon-building card game to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon.
  • 2-4 players
  • 30 minutes

 

 


 

Brain Games game box

Brain Games

  • Unlock the science behind the mysteries of why we say, see, feel, and act the way we do. By National Geographic.
  • 3-6 players
  • 30 minutes


 


Canasta Caliente game box

Canasta Caliente

  • A card game in the Rummy family.
  • 2-6 players
  • 60 minutes


     

Cards against humanity game box

Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition

  • Cards Against Humanity, but you know, for families.
  • 4-30 players
  • 30 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Catan game boxCatan

  • Collect and trade resources to build up the island of Catan in this award-winning classic.
  • 3-4 players
  • 1-2 hours 
  • Expansions available at Preus Library: Cities and Knights, Traders and Barbarians, Seafarers, Explorers and Pirates
     


Citadels game box

Citadels

  • Card game. Change roles, build your city and hinder your rivals.
  • 2-8 players
  • 20-60 minutes 


Clue game box

Clue

  • The classic mystery game. Catch the culprit of a crime by identifying who did it, with what, and where.
  • 2-6 players
  • 40 minutes 


Codenames game box

Codenames

  • Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.
  • 2-8 players
  • 15+ minutes 
  • Other editions also available at Preus Library: 
    • Codenames: Duet
    • Codenames: Pictures


Daybreak game boxDaybreak

  • Cooperatively fight climate change and create resilient societies.
  • 1-4 players
  • 1-2 hours 

 


Dominion game box

Dominion

  • Acquire the most valuable lands by building your deck with treasure and power cards.
  • 2-4 players
  • 30 minutes 
  • Expansions available at Preus Library: Prosperity
     

Doomlings game boxDoomlings

  • Species of Doomlings compete for dominance before the world’s inevitable destruction.
  • 2-6 players
  • 20-45 minutes 

 

Dumb A** game box

Dumb A**: The Card Game

  • Trivia guessing game.
  • 2-99 players
  • 10 minutes 

 

Express game box

Express: the Railroad Card Game

  • A railroad card game where surprises are part of the action. Watch out for wrecks! 
  • 2-6 players
  • 60 minutes 

 

 


Game of Things game box
The Game of Things

  • Can you identify which of your friends said which hilarious answer? 
  • 4-15 players
  • 45 minutes 

 

 

Goblin game box


Goblin Firework Fight

  • Do you have the goblin grit to pillage your way to victory and emerge from the town with the most fireworks?
  • 2-4 players
  • 20-30 minutes 

 


Greed Quest game box
Greed Quest

  • Three to six players race to the bottom of the dungeon to grab The Hoard. 
  • 3-6 players
  • 30 minutes 

 

 


Head Trip game box

Head Trip

  • Answer ridiculous questions from the point of view of ridiculous people.
  • 3-10 players
  • 30-60 minutes 

 

I Hate Zombies game box 

I Hate Zombies

  • Rock-Paper-Scissors. To the death.
  • 2-12 players
  • 15 minutes 

 

 


Illuminati game box

Illuminati: The Game of Conspiracy

  • Secret societies vie for world domination.
  • 2-6 players
  • 1-2 hours

 

 

 

In a Pickle game box

In a Pickle

  • Win sets of cards as you determine what can fit in what.
  • 2-6 players
  • 20-30 minutes



Isle of Night game box

Isle of Night

  • Explore secrets and confront dangers on an island that appears only at night.
  • 2-5 players
  • 10-45 minutes

 

 

Monopoly Cheater's edition game box

Monopoly: Cheater's Edition

  • Since some people cheat at monopoly, this makes it part of the game.
  • 2-6 players
  • 1-3 hours

Munchkin game box


Munchkin

  • Attack and loot in this humorous, card-based dungeon crawler.
  • 3-6 players
  • 1-2 hours
  • Variant editions also available at Preus Library: Moop's Monster Mashup, Munchkin Starfinder, Munchkin Cthulhu, Munchkin Bites!




Oregon Trail game boxOregon Trail

  • Play the classic computer game on your table with this card driven game.
  • 2-6 players
  • 30-45 minutes

Organ Attack game box

 

Organ Attack!

  • Remove your opponent's body parts before they get yours!
  • 2-6 players
  • 15 minutes

 

Overboss game box

Overboss

  • Conquer the overworld and become the Overboss in this puzzly map-building game.
  • 1-5 players
  • 30-60 minutes

 

Elemental Stones game box


Pathfinder: Elemental Stones

  • Take on the role of an elemental sovereign, shaping the very nature of reality.
  • 2-4 players
  • 30-40 minutes


Publish or Perish game box

Publish or Perish

  • A darkly humorous game about academia.
  • 3-6 players
  • 20-60 minutes

 



Risk game boxRisk

  • Conquer the world in this classic war game.
  • 2-6 players
  • 2+ hours
     

Sorry game boxSorry

  • Move and try to bump your opponents, but don't forget to say Sorry!
  • 2-4 players
  • 30 minutes


 

Squirrel or Die game box

Squirrel or Die

  • Be the only squirrel to survive winter.
  • 2-4 players
  • 10 minutes
     


Villanous SW game box

Star Wars: Villanous

  • The villains assemble to face off, race to their goal, and rule the galaxy.
  • 2-4 players
  • 50 minutes

 

Ticket to Ride game box

Ticket to Ride

  • All aboard! Collect trains, choo-choo-choose your routes, fulfill your destination.
  • 2-4 players
  • 50 minutes

     

Star Wars Trivial Pursuit game box

Trivial Pursuit: Star Wars

  • Do you REALLY know Star Wars?
  • 2-4 players
  • 90 minutes

 

Twister game box
Twister

  • The classic game that ties you up in knots.
  • 2-4 players
  • 10 minutes


Uno game box

Uno

  • Get rid of your cards first, but don't forget to say "UNO!"
  • 2-10 players
  • 30 minutes

 

 

We love cats game box

 

We Love Cats

  • The purr-fect short card game for cat lovers.
  • 3-6 players
  • 15 minutes

 

 

 

 

Wingspan game box

Wingspan

  • Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife preserve.
  • 1-5 players
  • 40-70 minutes

 

Wit's End game box

Wit's End

  • Race to the center by solving riddles, logic twists, and brain-bending trivia.
  • 2-6 players
  • 60 minutes

 

Zip-it game box

Zip-it

  • A two-player word game using dice from the makers of Bananagrams.
  • 2 players
  • 15 minutes

Tabletop Games Night events

Generic game Night flyer

The library hosts a late-night, after-hours game night once per semester (usually in November and March/April) for students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Join us for a night of pizza, games, and fun. Gather for board games, or sign up to join a pen & paper role-playing group. Visit the Luther College Events Calendar to see when the next games night is scheduled.

Game Donations Accepted

Most of our games are acquired by donation. Would you like to donate a game to the library?

Please send gently-used games in good condition to Preus Library ATTN: Emily Mineart. Thank you!

Suggest a Game

Do you know a game that we should consider for our collection? Please tell us about it! 

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