The best games with "Highest-Lowest" scoring 2023

Looking for a really good game with "Highest-Lowest" scoring? Then we have just the thing for you: The list with the best "Highest-Lowest" scoring games 2023.

What are "Highest/Lowest" scoring games?

In "Highest-Lowest" scoring games, the score achieved by a player is equal to the lowest value from several categories. Whoever has the highest lowest score is the winner.

Highest-Lowest scoring is a special case of collection mechanism/set collection, where only complete sets are counted.

Examples of games with Highest-Lowest Scoring

This system is usually known as Knizia scoring. Tigris & Euphrates is an early example of this mechanism. Players collect four different color cubes - red, green, blue, and yellow - and their score is the color they have the least of. A player with 12 red, 10 green, 6 blue, and 2 yellow cubes has a final score of 2. This forces players not to specialize too much in which cubes they collect.

List of best highest-lowest score games 2023

This list was last updated on November 27, 2023. We compared 88 board games for this list and selected the top 25. There's also a print version for this list.

  1. That's Pretty Clever!

    All details for the board game That's Pretty Clever! and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    11€ atAmazon.de

  2. Ingenious

    All details for the board game Ingenious and similar games

    Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2004

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  3. Between Two Cities

    All details for the board game Between Two Cities and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards.

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    • 1 - 7 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  4. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

    All details for the board game Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig and similar games
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    • 2 - 7 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    77€ atAmazon.de

  5. Ingenious: Travel Edition

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    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!39€ atAmazon.de

  6. Beer & Bread

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    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!27€ atAmazon.de

  7. Nile DeLuxor

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    Amazon.de

  8. Axio

    All details for the board game Axio and similar games
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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

    Video reviews for Axio

    • YouTube Review for the game "Axio" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  9. Ingenious Extreme

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  10. Tigris & Euphrates

    All details for the board game Tigris & Euphrates and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Tigris & Euphrates
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
    Amazon.de

    Video reviews for Tigris & Euphrates

    • YouTube Review for the game "Tigris & Euphrates" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  11. Yellow & Yangtze

    All details for the board game Yellow & Yangtze and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    82€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Yellow & Yangtze

    • YouTube Review for the game "Yellow & Yangtze" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  12. Heaven & Ale

    All details for the board game Heaven & Ale and similar games

    Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

  13. Fields of Arle

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    Nominated for 6 awards.

    More details for Fields of Arle
    • 1 - 2 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Hard to learn
    60€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Fields of Arle

    • YouTube Review for the game "Fields of Arle" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  14. Allegra

    All details for the board game Allegra and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 40 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!11€ atAmazon.de

  15. A Game of Thrones: B'Twixt

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    31€ atAmazon.de

  16. Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends

    All details for the board game Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

    Video reviews for Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends

    • YouTube Review for the game "Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

  17. Crown of Emara

    All details for the board game Crown of Emara and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 45 - 75 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

    Video reviews for Crown of Emara

    • YouTube Review for the game "Crown of Emara" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

  18. Merchants of the Dark Road

    All details for the board game Merchants of the Dark Road and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Merchants of the Dark Road
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    75€ atAmazon.de

  19. Welcome to Centerville

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 40 - 80 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    54€ atAmazon.de

  20. Samurai: The Card Game

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    Amazon.de

  21. The Prodigals Club

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 40 - 100 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

  22. Wendake

    All details for the board game Wendake and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn
    🔥 Great price!53€ atAmazon.de

  23. Ker Plunk

    All details for the board game Ker Plunk and similar games
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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    Amazon.de

  24. Sapiens

    All details for the board game Sapiens and similar games
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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    Amazon.de

  25. Einfach Genial Junior

    All details for the board game Einfach Genial Junior and similar games

    More details for Einfach Genial Junior
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!40€ atAmazon.de

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