The best new board game releases🆕 2023

Interested in a new board game for your collection? For our recommendations, we only consider the best board game new releases published in 2022 and 2023. Included in our list of the best board game new releases are card games, dice games & board games for adults, for kids and for teens.

New board games🆕 2023 list - regularly updated by us.

We regularly always look out for new board games and update the new releases list on a daily basis rather than just weekly. We make sure that only good dice, card or board games make it to the list. As a basis we do not only take our own opinion, but also include the ratings in various internet portals like Boardgamegeek or Shut Up & Sit Down in our ranking calculations of the board game novelties. Also the opinions about the game novelties on game fairs like for example the SPIEL.digital 2020 is included.

List with the best board game new releases 2023

Attached now is our list of the best board game new releases to buy 2023:

This list was last updated on December 4, 2023. We compared 101597 board games for this list and selected the top 50. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game

    All details for the board game Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  2. That's Not a Hat

    All details for the board game That's Not a Hat and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

    All details for the board game Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Earth

    All details for the board game Earth and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

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    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  5. Next Station: Tokyo

    All details for the board game Next Station: Tokyo and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  6. Nimalia

    All details for the board game Nimalia and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. Mycelia

    All details for the board game Mycelia and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Legacy of Yu

    All details for the board game Legacy of Yu and similar games
    • 1 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  9. Undaunted: Battle of Britain

    All details for the board game Undaunted: Battle of Britain and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  10. 7 Wonders: Edifice

    All details for the board game 7 Wonders: Edifice and similar games
    • 3 - 7 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Disney Lorcana

    All details for the board game Disney Lorcana and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  12. Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game

    All details for the board game Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game and similar games
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  13. Tipperary

    All details for the board game Tipperary and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  14. Heat: Pedal to the Metal

    All details for the board game Heat: Pedal to the Metal and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Ready Set Bet

    All details for the board game Ready Set Bet and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Ready Set Bet
    • 2 - 9 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  16. HITSTER

    All details for the board game HITSTER and similar games
    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Splendor Duel

    All details for the board game Splendor Duel and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Lands of Galzyr

    All details for the board game Lands of Galzyr and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 150 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  19. Expeditions

    All details for the board game Expeditions and similar games
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  20. Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game

    All details for the board game Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • Easy to learn
  21. Living Forest: Kodama

    All details for the board game Living Forest: Kodama and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 25 - 50 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  22. Noobs in Space

    All details for the board game Noobs in Space and similar games
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  23. Pacifica

    All details for the board game Pacifica and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  24. Ark Nova: Marine Worlds

    All details for the board game Ark Nova: Marine Worlds and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 90 - 150 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  25. MicroMacro: Crime City – All In

    All details for the board game MicroMacro: Crime City – All In and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 15 - 45 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  26. Sea Salt & Paper

    All details for the board game Sea Salt & Paper and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  27. Next Station: London

    All details for the board game Next Station: London and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2023

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  28. Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix

    All details for the board game Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Dune: Imperium – Rise of Ix
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    👍 Good price!40€ atAmazon.de
  29. Match of the Century

    All details for the board game Match of the Century and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  30. Dorfromantik: The Board Game

    All details for the board game Dorfromantik: The Board Game and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2023

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  31. Planet Unknown

    All details for the board game Planet Unknown and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2023

    More details for Planet Unknown
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 60 - 80 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  32. Mindbug: First Contact

    All details for the board game Mindbug: First Contact and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 15 - 25 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  33. Trekking Through History

    All details for the board game Trekking Through History and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  34. Phantom Ink

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    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 10 - 15 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  35. Akropolis

    All details for the board game Akropolis and similar games

    Nominated for 11 awards and won 5.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  36. Wingspan Asia

    All details for the board game Wingspan Asia and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • 1 - 2 Players
    • 40 - 70 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  37. Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game

    All details for the board game Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  38. Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition

    All details for the board game Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  39. The Guild of Merchant Explorers

    All details for the board game The Guild of Merchant Explorers and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  40. Black Hole Buccaneers

    All details for the board game Black Hole Buccaneers and similar games
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  41. Great Western Trail: New Zealand

    All details for the board game Great Western Trail: New Zealand and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 75 - 150 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  42. East India Companies

    All details for the board game East India Companies and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  43. Fun Facts

    All details for the board game Fun Facts and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2023

    More details for Fun Facts
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  44. Caper: Europe

    All details for the board game Caper: Europe and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 2 Players
    • 25 - 35 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  45. Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition

    All details for the board game Bohnanza: 25th Anniversary Edition and similar games
    • 2 - 7 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  46. Feed the Kraken

    All details for the board game Feed the Kraken and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Feed the Kraken
    • 5 - 11 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  47. Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash

    All details for the board game Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2022

    More details for Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  48. Undaunted: Stalingrad

    All details for the board game Undaunted: Stalingrad and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

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    • 2 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  49. Flamecraft

    All details for the board game Flamecraft and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

    More details for Flamecraft
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  50. Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

    All details for the board game Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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