Clubhouse Games review — Nintendo pours love into 51 Worldwide Classics

I’m a Clubhouse Games fan. The 2005 Nintendo DS original is an excellent collection of analog games from around the world. It adapted classics like chess and dominoes in a way that made them fun to learn and satisfying to master. Now, the series is back with Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics for Switch. And like the original, this followup makes the digital versions of board game classics a joy.

Clubhouse Games launches June 5 for $40. And it does what it says on the box. You get 51 traditional games and toys. You’ll recognize backgammon, checkers, and yacht dice (Yahtzee). And you may end up learning about takoyaki or minishogi. Whether you are familiar with the games or not, Nintendo polished each until they glint like a jewel. And that’s a huge element of this collection’s appeal.