The best games in which you can enclose a territory or area 2023
Looking for a really good game where you can narrow down an area? Then we have just the thing for you: the list of the best "area delimitation" games 2023.
What are area delimitation games?
In area delimitation games, players place or move pieces to surround as much territory as possible with their pieces. The oldest and most famous "area enclosure" game is of course Go, but there are many newer examples as well.
Area Enclosure differs from Area Majority/Area Influence because players actually create the areas during the game on a gridded board, whereas in Area Majority/Influence the actual areas are already there and players just fight over who can control the most of them.
By the way, in English "area enclosure" is called "enclosure" or "area enclosure".
Examples of games where you can enclose an area
A good example of an "area enclosure" game is Blokus.
List of the best area enclosure games 2023
My City
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for My City
Terraforming Mars
Nominated for 27 awards and won 14.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017
More details for Terraforming Mars- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Terraforming Mars
Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Calico
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Calico- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
My First Carcassonne
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for My First Carcassonne- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for My First Carcassonne
Chinatown
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Chinatown- 3 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Chinatown
Hive
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Hive- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
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Queendomino
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Queendomino- 2 - 4 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Blokus
Nominated for 6 awards and won 4.
More details for Blokus- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Polyssimo Challenge
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Polyssimo Challenge
Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Kingdom Builder: Big Box (Second Edition)
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Blokus Duo
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Blokus Duo- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Easy to learn
Battle Sheep
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Battle Sheep- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Through the Desert
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Through the Desert- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Kingdom Builder
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Scarabya
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Scarabya- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Blokus 3D
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Blokus 3D- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Era: Medieval Age
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Era: Medieval Age- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Brothers
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Kingdom Builder: Big Box
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Blokus Trigon
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Blokus Trigon- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Gunkimono
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Gunkimono- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Blockers!
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Blockers!- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Agricola
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
Renature
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Kingdom Builder: Family Box
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Tiny Epic Dinosaurs
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Cathedral
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
La Isla
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for La Isla- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
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