Games come in all sizes, lengths, and styles.  Sometimes, short and sweet is just what your group is looking for.  Maybe you want something quick to open up your gameday, or to provide a bracing closer before everyone departs.  Or perhaps one table has finished and needs something fast while waiting for the other table to wrap things up.  And sometimes, folks just aren’t in the mood for anything longer.  It’s always good to have some shorter titles available for these and other reasons.  So the question was posed to the Opinionated Gamers:  what are your favorite fillers?

We’re aware that the term “filler” can be a contentious one (with some people griping, “They’re games, not fillers!”).  We mean no disrespect, but are simply using a common gaming term.  However, since there is no universal definition for what a filler is, for the purposes of this exercise we restricted it to multiplayer games with a duration of 30 minutes or less.  That seemed to fit the spirit of the term, while still giving us plenty of titles to choose from.

Today’s article is part of our “10 Great” series that features 10 great games in a given subcategory.  A mechanic, theme, publisher, etc., is chosen and we all vote behind the scenes to create a list of 10 great games that meet the criteria.  In this instance, we all voted for our favorite filler games.