Gifts for Board Gamers (2026): Upgrades They'll Actually Use

A tiered card stand that works with any game. Great for younger players and anyone who drops their hand of cards.

Resource wells and a card rail in one tray that works across their whole shelf. Easy to buy one per player.

Pinecone nature tokens to replace Cascadia's cardboard discs.

A 3D-printed puffin first-player marker for the Wingspan fan. Small, cheap and exactly their taste.

Longest Road and Largest Army trophies, plus a Snail Award for the slowest player. They'll get passed around every Catan night.

Six little open signs for Everdell's businesses. A small upgrade with real table presence.

A minimalist meeple for the wall of their game room or office. It says 'board games' without a word.

A handmade crocheted dragon-egg pouch for dice. Every role-playing table needs a hoard worth guarding.

3D-printed food tokens for Wingspan, the part of the game they handle on almost every turn.

A thief figure carrying stolen sheep and wood, to replace Catan's plain grey robber.

A 3-piece insert for Spots: a lidded card box, a dice tray and a bone tray. Setup becomes lifting out three trays.

Three trays with sliding lids that replace Vantage's cardboard token boxes and last far longer.

An insert for Stonemaier's compact Wingspan Pocket, which ships with everything loose in the box.

Little wood logs, bricks, sheep, wheat and ore to replace Catan's resource cards. Our most popular upgrade.

A meeple that holds up to 100 paper coffee filters. For the gamer whose shelf holds a grinder as well as board games.

A full set of 3D-printed resources for Agricola and other farming games.

Our most complete insert: lidded, nested trays in four colours for Stonemaier's Duel of Meloch.

A handmade crocheted hexagon throw inspired by the island of Catan. The big gift for a true fan.