In an age dominated by user-friendly video games that are becoming increasingly intuitive with time, traditional tabletop games have fallen by the wayside. Unlike video games that tend to have fixed prices, tabletop games vary greatly in their price range. Many tabletop games have garnered reputations for demanding high price tags akin to many more complex board games.

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Despite this, there are countless tabletop games that can be enjoyed without the need of a substantial financial investment. So today, we're going to examine some of the most accessible and easy to get into tabletop games that won't break the bank!

10 Magic: The Gathering

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Magic: The Gathering is a game that is often associated with steep price tags, especially for players looking to play competitive, tournament viable decks. However, there are still many ways to get a lot out of Magic without the need for a hefty investment.

On one hand, starting with the release of Zendikar Rising this past September, each set is released alongside two preconstructed Commander decks. These decks can be found for roughly twenty dollars a piece, and are excellent starting points for new players.

Additionally, Magic even has an entire format dedicated to affordability in the form of its Pauper format, in which decks can only contain cards of the common rarity!

9 Dungeons & Dragons

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The most iconic tabletop roleplaying game of all time, while many of the rulebooks demand a solid amount of financial investment, D&D can easily be played on a budget. Few games allow for as much freedom and flexibility than D&D when it comes to character creation and gameplay.

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For one of the most accessible out of the box experiences for new players, the game's starter set has a mini rule book and even comes with numerous premade characters! This can serve as an excellent starting point for inexperienced players and Dungeon Masters alike.

8 Fiasco

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Most tabletop roleplaying games have players assume the roles of specific characters while a designated game master is responsible for the world the game takes place in. Fiasco is a game that gives each player an equal say in the events that transpire.

While the outcome of sessions of Fiasco are often hectic and inconsistent to say the least, that's a major part of the appeal. We are talking about a game that is titled "Fiasco" after all. When it comes to pricing, the core rules of Fiasco only run for about thirty dollars, making it a stellar pick up for those looking for a less traditional tabletop RPG.

7 Pokémon The Trading Card Game

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Like Magic: The Gathering, the Pokémon trading card game is among the most iconic and identifiable card games around. While the game can be rather pricy to get into when examining top level competitive decks, there are numerous budget friendly ways to get into the game.

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While there are frequently released starter decks available for a low price, for players looking for more intricate gameplay, World Championship decks are an excellent alternative. While these World Championship decks are released with alternate card backs, meaning they can't be played in tournaments, they are replicas of high placing competitive decks!

6 Smash Up

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One of the most appealing aspects of trading card games is the creative freedom that they allow players when building decks.

A whole cohesive experience in a single box, Smash Up is a deckbuilding game in which players create decks by combining two of the numerous themes available in the deck. For example, one player may build a deck around pirates and aliens, while another player builds a deck around wizards and dinosaurs. As the entire game is played around the idea of deckbuilding, players aren't required to purchase their own individual decks, making the game a one and done investment.

5 KeyForge

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KeyForge is a distinct card game created by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. Unlike the majority of traditional trading card games that have players construct their own unique decks, KeyForge is a game that is entirely based around randomly generated decks that players use directly out of the box. Upon opening a KeyForge deck, it will contain a randomly generated assortment of cards that utilize cards from among numerous select themes. KeyForge even ensures that players won't be able to make ideal over-powered decks of their own creation, by having each out of the box deck appear with its own unique, semi-randomized card back.

4 Kids On Bikes

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While games like D&D tend to dominate the market of tabletop RPGs, there are many alternatives that bring a lot to the table. Available for around twenty dollars, Kids On Bikes is a roleplaying game set in suburbia, with everyday characters dealing with paranormal horrors and mysteries. The game draws upon influences from works such as Stranger Things, the work of Stephen King, Twin Peaks, and leaves a great deal of creative freedom to players and game masters alike.

3 King Of Tokyo

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Like KeyForge, King of Tokyo is another entry on this list that was notably created by the father of Magic: The Gathering, Richard Garfield.

A board game that focuses on kaiju and giant monsters, the goal of King of Tokyo is for players to wreak as much havoc and destruction as possible on the city of Tokyo. The core addition of the game is quite affordable, running about forty dollars, and it has received numerous sizable expansions for players looking for more!

2 Kill Team

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Warhammer 40,000 is a game synonymous with its high cost. However, Kill Team is an excellent budget friendly version of the game that can be much more easy on a player's wallet.

Rather than amassing massive full armies, Kill Teams have players assemble elite teams of specialists in smaller scale skirmish battles. There are many teams that players are able to build only using a single box of models, giving players a lot of freedom when choosing which faction to play as.

1 The Quiet Year

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The most niche entry of our list, The Quiet Year is a tabletop roleplaying game designed for one-off sessions rather than larger campaigns. Rather than focusing on individual characters, The Quiet Year focuses on a community that is created by the players.

As the game progresses, the community is expanded upon and developed, growing for the better and changing for the worse. As players are not competing, and are each simply trying to develop the community, very interesting things may happen as events don't transpire as hoped.

As the quiet year is a game the is ultimately based around the creation and development of a setting, this game could easily be used to create a primary setting for another tabletop RPG such as D&D, Fiasco, or even something like Kids on Bikes.

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