The best legacy board games - every game will be different! 2023
Looking for a really good Legacy game? We've picked out the 21 best legacy board games 2023 for you.
What are Legacy games?
Legacy games are board games whose rules and components change with each game of a legacy game. Everything depends on the outcome of each game played and the decisions made by the players. Players often have to make physical changes to the game: e.g., marking cards, applying stickers, destroying components, opening sealed envelopes.
In Legacy games, changes are permanent
The changes made in a Legacy game are designed to be permanent. The game experience of a Legacy game is realized in a campaign that can only be played once. To relive the complete game experience, players would need to purchase another copy of the game or, if available, a "recharge pack". So in almost all cases, the campaign can only be played once - but in some legacy games, the final expansion stage of the game can be played as many times as desired.
Permanent changes can be bypassed
Official and unofficial methods of bypassing legacy mechanisms are common in popular legacy games (re-peelable stickers, coating surfaces, ...).
List of the best legacy board games 2023
Attached now is the list with the best Legacy board games you can buy 2023:
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
Nominated for 21 awards and won 12.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2016
More details for Pandemic Legacy: Season 1- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
Zombie Kidz Evolution
Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.
More details for Zombie Kidz Evolution- 2 - 4 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Zombie Teenz Evolution
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Zombie Teenz Evolution- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Zombie Teenz Evolution
My City
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for My City
The King's Dilemma
Nominated for 7 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020
More details for The King's Dilemma- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!55€ at.de
Video reviews for The King's Dilemma
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Pandemic Legacy: Season 0- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 13 awards and won 5.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Gloomhaven
Nominated for 22 awards and won 10.
More details for Gloomhaven- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!143€ at.de
Video reviews for Gloomhaven
Aeon's End: Legacy
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Aeon's End: Legacy- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Aeon's End: Legacy
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2018
More details for Pandemic Legacy: Season 2- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!53€ at.de
Video reviews for Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
Risk Legacy
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Risk Legacy- 3 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Risk Legacy
Machi Koro Legacy
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Betrayal Legacy
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Betrayal Legacy- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
We Didn't Playtest This: Legacies
- 2 - 15 Players
- 1 - 10 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Charterstone
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for Charterstone- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Rise of Queensdale
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!60€ at.de
Video reviews for The Rise of Queensdale
Shadowrun: Crossfire
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
- 8 - 16 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
SeaFall
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for SeaFall- 3 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for SeaFall
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