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Computer Junkyard
A board game about building a computer — no computer required.
Computer Junkyard is a competitive tile placement game for 2–4 players. Everyone starts with a player board that represents a computer chassis, a motherboard, and a handful of salvaged parts. Then they race to assemble their computer like a jigsaw puzzle until their software tile can be connected last.
Buy computer components from a shared junkyard where prices move with supply — a scarce part costs more, but when the market floods the price drops. Trade with opponents, steal what you can’t afford, and drop bugs onto a rival’s build to slow them down. Every piece physically interlocks, and the same type of part has several different connection points; your layout is a puzzle that keeps shifting. Each round includes a two-minute time limit to rearrange. First player to complete a working computer and install their software wins.
Funded on Kickstarter in four minutes, raising $248,000 from 2,803 backers.
$49.95 · 2–4 players · Ages 14+ · 60–90 minutes
4.8★ Amazon · 7.6 BoardGameGeek · 7/10 Dice Tower · 8/10 Wargamer
Buy on Amazon and at game retailers nationwide
The Story Behind the Game
A family creation: designed by father and son, graphics and art by daughter.
Allan Pincus fixed up an old computer for his son Jared, then just a few years old, and watched him disappear into it. Every game was single-player. No easy way to play together.
Allan thought to himself: Why isn’t there a computer game that isn’t on a computer — something we could all play around the table?
Having just fixed an old computer, it hit him: that concept could be a board game. Computer Junkyard was born.
After creating a number of prototypes early on, life got in the way, and the project sat.
During COVID, Jared, then in college, suggested reviving the idea. Allan’s daughter, Jordan, still in high school, ran with the artwork.
And now, more than 20 years from its inception, the game successfully launched on Kickstarter and was released into retail May, 2026.
Reviews & Coverage
7/10 Dice Tower
Bryan Drake calls it “a solid 7 … a great game” for people who are into building computers themselves.
8/10 Wargamer
“It’s unique, mischievous, and often clever”.
7/10 Board Game Gumbo
“A quick-playing spatial puzzle wrapped in a theme that carries through every aspect of the game.”
Big Boss Battle
“A social, tactile scramble that rewards quick spatial thinking and a willingness to take risks.”
Gaming Trend
“… graphic design is so good it hurts.”
Tabletop Shananigans
“The player aids are fantastic — you don’t need to know about computers to play this game.”
Spaghetti & Meeples
“Fitting hardware to the block diagram while keeping it on the chassis was definitely my favorite part.“
The Opinionated Gamers
“The market pricing is a nice system that leverages the supply and demand seen within the market.”
Amazon — 4.8★
Verified buyer ratings
Board Game Geek — 7.6/10
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