Small card games can be an incredible bang for your buck. They can often be found for a reasonable price point, are easy to teach, and can offer incredible strategy to make each play better than the next. We’re rating the 9 small box card games we recently played below to help you find the ones to try next, and the ones to skip.

We’re taking a look at the card game 5211: Azul edition. The gameplay shares none of the elements that made previous Azul games. Instead, the card game uses Azul-inspired artwork to replace the original game’s art. (Read this post for a comparison of the four current Azul games.) 

Does the game 5211 do justice to the Azul brand, which implies a quick, easy-to-learn game with a hidden depth of strategy? Or is it a strange reskin making use of the famous “Azul theme”?

The designer of Flatout Games has made some of my favorite small card games like Point Salad and Ten. In this review we’ll take a look at their latest release Abstract Academy, published by Crafty Games, to see if it joins the top of the class or if it is an art school dropout. 

In today’s review we’re taking a look at the game Libertalia Winds of Galecrest!

Put on your pirate hats and get ready to set sail for the skies. In Libertalia, you’ll have to sneakily manage your crew members to best your rivals and make off with all the doubloons if you hope to claim victory!

We’re taking a look at the beautiful card game Floriferous in this review!

As spring approaches you may be wanting to spend time among the beautiful flowers, arranging lovely bouquets for your home. Players will be able to do just that in this relaxing competitive card game.