The best games from Sid Sackson 🇺🇸👨 2024
Looking for a really good game from game designer Sid Sackson 👨? Then we have just the thing: the list with the best Sid Sackson games 2024.
Who is Sid Sackson anyway?
Sid Sackson (1920 - 2002) was an American world famous board game designer and collector. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA🇺🇸 in 1920 and died in New York City, USA🇺🇸 in 2002.
Sackson's first game "Poke (2-player poker variant)" he developed in 1946 at the age of 26 - so he has been designing games for over 56 years of games. Famous Sackson games include Acquire, Can't Stop & I'm the Boss!.
Sackson is best known as the creator of the business game Acquire. Several of his games reached sales figures in the millions.
In love with games
Sackson was not only a game inventor (he started as an 8-year-old), he was also a game reviewer, a columnist in "Strategy & Tactics" game magazine, and a book author of well-received books about games and their rules. Furthermore, he was also a passionate game collector. At the time of his death, his archive was estimated at over 18,000 titles. After his death, however, the collection was sold at various auctions and thus fragmented.
Game of the Year Winner: Focus
In 1981, Sackson also won the Spiel des Jahres Award with Focus.
How good are "Sid Sackson" games?
There are 2 games by Sid Sackson in our Top1000 games list, making Sackson the #147 best game author out of a total of 708 authors in our database.
List of best games by Sid Sackson 2024
In this list we have listed the best board games that Sid Sackson either designed himself - or was involved in designing.
Unfortunately, not all of Sid Sackson's games are currently available. In the following list you can find all dice, board & card games by Sid Sackson that you can buy 2024:
Can't Stop
Can't Stop is a classic dice game designed by Sid Sackson, renowned for its blend of luck, risk-taking, and tactical decision-making. It's a game that challenges players to wisely balance their boldness and caution as they aim to complete columns on the game board.
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Can't Stop- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Immediately playable
Acquire
In Acquire, players strategically invest in businesses, aiming to secure a majority of stock. As tile placements drive business growth and mergers, majority stockholders receive significant bonuses. These bonuses can be reinvested into other chains, creating a race among players to accumulate the greatest wealth.
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Acquire- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Elevenses for One
- 1 Players
- 11 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Immediately playable
A Gamut of Games
- 1 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
I'm the Boss!
More details for I'm the Boss!I'm the Boss! is a dynamic negotiation board game where players embody investors wheeling and dealing to close lucrative deals. With its blend of strategy, negotiation, and chance, the game captures the cutthroat world of business in a fun and engaging way.
- 3 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Extra!
- 1 - 6 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Can't Stop Express
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Corner
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Sleuth
More details for SleuthSleuth is a riveting deduction game from the acclaimed designer Sid Sackson, originally part of the 3M Gamette Series. This game puts players in the shoes of detectives on the hunt for a single, hidden gem among 36 possibilities. The game cleverly distributes partial information at the start, leaving players with the task of piecing together what they know, what they learn, and what they can deduce about the missing gem through clever questioning and keen observation.
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Book of Classic Board Games
- 1 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Easy to learn
Bazaar
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Bazaar
Gold Connection
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Samarkand
- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
BuyWord
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for BuyWord- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Buried Treasure
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Venture
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Venture
Monad
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fish & Chips
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
I'm the Boss!: The Card Game
- 3 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
Wu Hsing
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Beyond Competition
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- Easy to learn
Card Games Around the World
- 8+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Focus
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Metropolis
- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Metropolis
Maloney's Inheritance
- 3 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Executive Decision
- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Black Monday
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Beyond Solitaire
- 1 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Beyond Words
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Die Chinesische Mauer
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Didn't find the game you were looking for?
We're positive that you'll find it in one of our other lists! To make the search easier for you, we split our website into different categories. The following board game categories will help you find the right list: