Obsession board game box art - a Victorian estate management game

Hidden Gem: Obsession Is the Downton Abbey Board Game You Didn't Know You Needed

There’s a specific kind of board game that sits in a strange blind spot: critically adored, mechanically brilliant, and somehow completely unknown to anyone who isn’t already deep into the hobby. Obsession is that game. It’s ranked #67 on BoardGameGeek with an average rating of 8.07 from nearly 20,000 votes - yet you won’t find it in a single high-street game shop. Most people who discover it stumble across it through a random Reddit recommendation or a YouTube deep-dive, fall completely in love, and then spend three weeks trying to explain to friends why a Victorian estate management game is one of the best things they’ve ever played. ...

29 July 2026 · 8 min · The Dice Drop
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