r/boardgames vs r/rpg

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Board games vs tabletop RPGs

r/boardgames covers news, information and discussion about modern board games and their culture (its description names Codenames, Wingspan and Brass). r/rpg is for all things tabletop roleplaying.

Both have SubMouse pages (boardgames about 5.5M, rank #160; rpg about 1.6M, rank #660); rpg lists boardgames as related. Samples are text-led; boardgames is busier in our window (roughly 70 vs 30 posts per day).

Collected titles: boardgames requires high-quality, on-topic posts and participation before promotion. rpg bans piracy, video games, direct image/video links, looking-for-group posts and blacklisted creators. Discuss a board game in boardgames; discuss systems, campaigns and GMing in rpg—and look for groups elsewhere, since rpg bans LFG posts.

r/boardgames: modern board games; promotion requires participation (collected title).
r/rpg: tabletop RPGs; no LFG posts, no video games (collected titles).
Both have full SubMouse community pages.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/boardgames

boardgames

The #1 Reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games and board game culture. Join the community and come discuss games like Codenames, Wingspan, Brass, and all your other favorite games!

Members: 5.5M
7-day growth: +1.4K
Posts/day: 70
Directory rank: #160
Created: Sep 16, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 59%, images 17%, galleries 10%

Topics: Board Games

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Follow Reddiquette and Reddit Content Policies
No Discrimination, Harassment, or Malicious Content
Keep Discussions Civil
Posts Must be High Quality and On-Topic
Promotion Requires Participation
Follow Posting Guidelines
Respect Intellectual Property

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r/rpg

Tabletop RPGs

A subreddit for all things related to tabletop roleplaying games

Members: 1.6M
7-day growth: +617
Posts/day: 30.4
Directory rank: #660
Created: Jan 25, 2008
Submissions: Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 94%, links 6%, videos 1%

Topics: Tabletop RPGs

Rule titles (short names we collected)

No piracy
No picking fights
No video games
No direct Image/Video Link
No LFG Posts
No Blacklisted Creators
Self promotion
Comment respectfully

Open r/rpg on SubMouse

Supported differences

Aspect	r/boardgames	r/rpg
Public focus (from each community’s public description)	The #1 Reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games and board game culture. Join the community and come discuss games like Codenames, Wingspan, Brass, and all your other favorite games!	A subreddit for all things related to tabletop roleplaying games
Size r/boardgames is larger in our directory (about 3.4×).	5.5M members	1.6M members
Posting activity (our sample)	70/day	30.4/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 59%, images 17%, galleries 10%	text posts 94%, links 6%, videos 1%
Topic tags on SubMouse	Board Games	Tabletop RPGs
Selected rule titles (short names we collected)	Follow Reddiquette and Reddit Content Policies; No Discrimination, Harassment, or Malicious Content; Keep Discussions Civil; Posts Must be High Quality and On-Topic; Promotion Requires Participation	No piracy; No picking fights; No video games; No direct Image/Video Link; No LFG Posts

What they share

Our directory lists r/boardgames among related communities for r/rpg.

Rules and tone we can verify

boardgames: Reddiquette/content policy; no discrimination/harassment; civil; high-quality on-topic posts; promotion requires participation; posting guidelines; respect IP. rpg: No piracy; No picking fights; No video games; No direct Image/Video Link; No LFG Posts; No Blacklisted Creators; self-promotion limits; comment respectfully.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions, member counts and related links from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples collected for both. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.