These cooperative deck building board games set the whole table against the same opponent. The entries explain how you improve your personal deck during the session and where your choices help the rest of the team. Some…

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  1. 1Aeon's EndAeon's EndBuy gems, relics and spells as a team to defend Gravehold from a nemesis. Your discard pile returns in the order you chose, so a useful partnership can come from planning what each player draws next.0
  2. 2Harry Potter: Hogwarts BattleHarry Potter: Hogwarts BattleBuild each student’s deck while the villains take control of locations. The first game keeps the card pool simple. Later boxes in the same set introduce more ways for spells and items to help the group.0
  3. 3Slay the Spire: The Board GameSlay the Spire: The Board GameBuild a separate deck for each character while the group advances on the same boss. Tell teammates which threats you can block or finish so they can save their strongest cards for a later fight.0
  4. 4Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building GameLegendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building GameRecruit crew members while the hive sends cards down a hidden track. Share the task of scanning and fighting the threats so an enemy you reveal on one turn can be dealt with by someone else.0
  5. 5Aeon's End: OutcastsAeon's End: OutcastsIts expedition gives the group a different set of mages, enemies and treasures. Build your individual decks while watching which threats to Gravehold need help from a second player.0
  6. 6Aeon's End: The New AgeAeon's End: The New AgeLink battles in Expedition mode and decide how best to use treasures and new cards on the next nemesis. The group gets a reason to look for combinations that will work across more than one encounter.0
  7. 7Aeon's End: War EternalAeon's End: War EternalThe stand-alone box supplies its own mages and nemeses. Buy new cards and set up spells in a deck that keeps its discard order. Begin with the team’s answer to an enemy that tests a different skill from the original box.0
  8. 8Astro KnightsAstro KnightsBuild a deck for your knight and protect the same homeworld from a boss. The shifting supply piles make each new offer a team question. Consider who can use the available card well before you commit.0
  9. 9Astro Knights: EternityAstro Knights: EternityDefend the shared homeworld while each player develops a knight’s deck. The expedition links bosses across battles, so players can see whether an approach is good for a whole run.0
  10. 10Aeon's End: The DescentAeon's End: The DescentChoose this standalone box for the founding of Gravehold, new mages and nemeses, and a replayable Expedition. Add cards to your deck during play, then control the order in which your discarded cards return instead of shuffling.0