🎲gateway game tier list, ranked purely by how fast i can teach it

not fun, not replayability. just: can a nervous new player get it before they check their phone. fighting words below

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Sushi Go

S tier. one round and everyone gets it, no rules refresher needed on turn 2.

Love Letter

Kingdomino

Codenames

Coup

A tier. bluffing always adds five minutes because someone tries to be clever round one.

Azul

Ticket to Ride

B tier. the map alone eats five minutes before anyone touches a card

Catan

C tier and I will die on this hill. the trading phase kills every first game, min 4 players makes it worse not better

7 Wonders

D tier for a first sit down. crunchy > light is my whole personality but this is not a gateway game and the box lies to you

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