Best board games of 2023
2023 had games for everyone, including legacy versions of old favorites, amazing Euros in every weight class, and quirky new games establishing their own niches. Check out the best games of 2023!
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How is this list made?
The games on this list have been calculated by aggregating many public Top 10 rankings from YouTube. They represent an overall picture of the board game scene and do not represent any one person's opinion. Check out the full list of rankings below.
View the Top 10 rankingsItâs never been a better time to be a fan of board games with some of the best tabletop games ever made being available. Long gone are the days where youâd struggle to get anyone to pick up anything but Risk or Monopoly. With all the amazing board games out there it can be challenge to pick one, so let us help you pick from this list of the best board games. These lists include a wide variety of board games, both in terms of theme and gameplay. Whether youâre looking for the next co-op game to share with your friends, a new part game to play at the holidays, or a heavier strategic game to dig in to, youâll be able to find an entry to fit your criteria. There are scary games, historical games, fantasy titles and even war-themed board games, meaning that whatever the weather youâll have a fantastic tabletop title to pop onto the table.
The list: top 25 games
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Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
Year published 2023 Designer Jason Hager, Darren Reckner Artists JJ Ariosa, Anne Benjamin + 7 more Publisher Restoration Games + 8 more Player count 1 - 4 - 24
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World Wonders
Year published 2023 Designer ZĂ© Mendes Artists Odysseas Stamoglou, Tom Ventre Publisher MeepleBR + 10 more Player count 1 - 5 - 23
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Raising Robots
Year published 2023 Designer Brett Sobol, Seth Van Orden Artists Viktoriya Fajardo, Howard McWilliam Publisher Nauvoo Games Player count 1 - 6 - 22
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Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall
Year published 2023 Designer Kevin Wilson, Darrell Hardy, Adela KapuĆciĆska + 1 more Artists Katarzyna Redesiuk, Katarzyna Bekus + 2 more Publisher Incredible Dream Studios Player count 1 - 4 - 21
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20 Strong
Year published 2023 Designer Josh J. Carlson Artists Publisher Chip Theory Games + 1 more Player count 1 - 20
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Age of Innovation
Year published 2023 Designer Helge Ostertag Artists Ălvaro Calvo Escudero, Lukas Siegmon Publisher Capstone Games + 8 more Player count 1 - 5 - 19
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The Fox Experiment
Year published 2023 Designer Jeff Fraser, Elizabeth Hargrave Artists Joe Shawcross Publisher Pandasaurus Games Player count 1 - 4 - 18
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Redwood
Year published 2023 Designer Christophe Raimbault Artists Edu Valls Publisher Sit Down! + 2 more Player count 1 - 4 - 17
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Sky Team
Year published 2023 Designer Luc Rémond Artists Eric Hibbeler, Adrien Rives Publisher Scorpion Masqué + 5 more Player count 2 - 16
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3 Ring Circus
Year published 2023 Designer Remo Conzadori, Fabio Lopiano Artists Edu Valls Publisher Devir + 1 more Player count 1 - 4 - 15
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Oranienburger Kanal
Year published 2023 Designer Uwe Rosenberg Artists Harald Lieske Publisher Spielworxx + 2 more Player count 1 - 2 - 14
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Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game
Year published 2023 Designer Fabio Cury, Michael Shinall Artists Marco Checchetto, Henning Ludvigsen Publisher CMON Global Limited + 3 more Player count 1 - 6 - 13
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Last Light
Year published 2023 Designer Roy Cannaday Artists Jose David Lanza Cebrian, Clark Miller + 1 more Publisher Grey Fox Games + 1 more Player count 2 - 4 - 12
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Apiary
Year published 2023 Designer Connie Vogelmann Artists Kwanchai Moriya Publisher Stonemaier Games + 4 more Player count 1 - 5 - 11
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Distilled
Year published 2023 Designer Dave Beck Artists Erik Evensen Publisher Paverson Games + 9 more Player count 1 - 5 - 10
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Barcelona
Year published 2023 Designer Dani Garcia Artists Aleksander Zawada Publisher Board&Dice + 9 more Player count 1 - 4 - 9
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Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
Year published 2023 Designer Vangelis Bagiartakis, Varnavas Timotheou Artists Jakub Skop Publisher Hegemonic Project Games + 8 more Player count 2 - 4 - 8
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Sagrada Artisans
Year published 2023 Designer Adrian Adamescu, Daryl Andrews Artists Peter Wocken Publisher Floodgate Games + 1 more Player count 2 - 4 - 7
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Expeditions
Year published 2023 Designer Jamey Stegmaier Artists Jakub Rozalski Publisher Stonemaier Games + 8 more Player count 1 - 5 - 6
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Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
Year published 2023 Designer Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, Alan R. Moon Artists Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval Publisher Days of Wonder + 2 more Player count 2 - 5 - 5
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Voidfall
Year published 2023 Designer Nigel Buckle, DĂĄvid Turczi Artists Ian O'Toole Publisher Mindclash Games + 6 more Player count 1 - 4 - 4
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Darwin's Journey
Year published 2023 Designer Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone Artists Paolo Voto Publisher ThunderGryph Games + 8 more Player count 1 - 4 - 3
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Thunder Road: Vendetta
Year published 2023 Designer Dave Chalker, Brett Myers, Noah Cohen + 4 more Artists Marie Bergeron, Garrett Kaida Publisher Restoration Games Player count 2 - 4 - 2
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The White Castle
Year published 2023 Designer Isra C., Shei S. Artists Joan Guardiet Publisher Devir + 8 more Player count 1 - 4 - 1
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Earth
Year published 2023 Designer Maxime Tardif Artists M81 Studio, Conor McGoey + 2 more Publisher Inside Up Games + 12 more Player count 1 - 5