포켓 마스

I've played a lot of heavy Mars board games that eat up a whole evening, so this little card version is a nice change of pace. The fast rounds mean we can usually squeeze in two or three games back to back.

The setup takes maybe two minutes to explain, and we've already played three rounds during lunch breaks this week. For such a small box, the way each card forces you to rethink your whole turn keeps it surprisingly tense.

Went from zero to a full game in under 20 minutes on a lunch break — the rules are simple enough that the box didn't even stay open for long. The whole thing really does slip into a coat pocket, which makes it way easier to pull out at a bar than my other games.