The best games released in 2002📆 2024
Looking for a really good game from the year 2002? Then we have just the thing for you: our recommendation list with the best board games that were newly released in 2002.
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A list with the best games from other years can be found at the end of the page.
In addition, we have created several more lists of card & board game awards:
- The Best Games by Decade.
- The best board game awards
- The best current games-new releases
- The best classic games
List of the best new games releases in 2002:
Viva Topo!
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
More details for Viva Topo!- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers is a standalone game in the Carcassonne series, transporting players to the Stone Age. This version maintains the essence of the original Carcassonne game but introduces new thematic elements and rules suitable for this prehistoric setting.
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers- 2 - 5 Players
- 35 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a strategy game where players become colonial governors in Puerto Rico, aiming to earn victory points through trade and construction.
Nominated for 12 awards and won 8.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2002
More details for Puerto Rico- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
10 Days in Europe
Nominated for 2 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2003
More details for 10 Days in Europe- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for 10 Days in Europe
The Ladybug's Costume Party
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2002
More details for The Ladybug's Costume Party- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Attribute
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Attribute- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
BANG!
BANG! is a fast-paced card game that simulates a Wild West shootout, where players take on hidden roles with different objectives and engage in strategic gunplay.
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
More details for BANG!- 4 - 7 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Bucket King
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for The Bucket King- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Odin's Ravens
More details for Odin's RavensOdin's Ravens is a strategic two-player card game where participants embody Hugin and Munin, Odin's ravens, in a race across Midgard. Utilizing a unique deck of cards, players navigate a track of landscape cards, aiming to outmaneuver their opponent through clever use of their cards and special actions provided by Odin (or Loki in the Osprey Edition) cards.
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Squad Seven
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Squad Seven- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
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