What are board games communities?

Communities for board game lovers covering classics to modern strategy games. Reddit has one of the largest communities for general discussion and recommendations, with Discord servers for specific games and 3D printing miniatures for tabletop play.

Where do most board games communities live?

Reddit is the most common platform in this report (34% of 29 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical board games community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 686K members and the median is 49K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (69%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Board Games topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Board Games Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 29 board games communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: board games communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-03

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Communities: 29
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 686K
Median members: 49K

Where Board Games Communities Are Hosted

Reddit
10(34%)
Independent Platforms
7(24%)
Discord
5(17%)
Facebook
3(10%)
X / Twitter
2(7%)
LinkedIn
2(7%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
20(69%)
Chat communities
5(17%)
Other platforms
4(14%)

Most listings are forum / feed-based (69%).

Reddit leads, but Independent Platforms and Discord also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
3(10%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
4(14%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
9(31%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
9(31%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
2(7%)

2 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (686K vs 49K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Board Games Differs From Other Categories

Board Games is larger than typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Board Games	Hive Index average
Free to join	83%	85%
Median members	49K	25K
Average members	686K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	17%	15%
Live chat	38%	38%
Discord share	17%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
69%
Live Chat
38%
Online/Offline Events
17%

Niche Features

Paid Community
14%
Newsletter
10%
Requires Application
3%

Forum appears on 69% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 10

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Reddit	10	34%	3	30%
Independent Platforms	7	24%	2	20%
Discord	5	17%	3	30%
Facebook	3	10%	2	20%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Reddit hosts 34% of listings and 30% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
7(70%)
Chat communities
3(30%)

Most-clicked features

Forum
6(60%)
Live Chat
4(40%)
Online/Offline Events
4(40%)
Newsletter
1(10%)
Paid Community
1(10%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
5(50%)
Massive
3(30%)

Top-clicked listings

RISK: Global Domination
2(20%)
BoardGameGeek
1(10%)
Tabletopia
1(10%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.

Trends

Founded year

2000

2008

2009

2010

2011

2019

2022

20 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2010.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Board Games. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
•Last updated 2026-06-03

FAQ

: Communities for board game lovers covering classics to modern strategy games. Reddit has one of the largest communities for general discussion and recommendations, with Discord servers for specific games and 3D printing miniatures for tabletop play.
: Reddit is the most common platform in this report (34% of 29 listings).
: 83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 686K members and the median is 49K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (69%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Board Games topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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