Look, I definitely have at least five favorite dexterity games. Dexterity games, as a genre, are defined by breaking one of the most sacred rules of board games: you almost always have to get up and do something. You’re stacking, you’re sliding, you’re moving, you’re slapping a penguin. Standard stuff that’s part of your every day life. You do all four of those things every single day, and it’s good that board games finally capture those quiet moments. But even though these games lean out of the genre and start trending dangerously towards sports, gamers of all ages frequently come together to fall in love with them, at least until someone gets bonked with a die or a steel ball you hung from your ceiling because someone told you it would be a good idea. I cannot stress enough that, as a genre, anything can happen with these games. They’re frequently some of the weirdest ones, and we’re all better for them. Let’s take a look at some of my favorites!