The best player elimination board, card & dice games 2023
Looking for a good game where you kick out other players? Then we have just the thing: The best player elimination games 2023.
What are Player Elimination games about?
One or more players can be eliminated from the game or from a round and can no longer actively participate in the game or round. In German, "Player Elimination" is best translated as "Ausschalten von Spielern" or "eliminating players".
What happens to the material of an eliminated player?
In some of these "Player Elimination" games, all material of an eliminated player is also removed from the game; in others, the material may remain in the game as neutral material (Love Letter). For example, an eliminated player's armies and cities may disappear from a map or become neutral armies and cities.
Can eliminated players still win?
In most games, a retired player cannot win, but this is not necessarily the case. For example, in some games where victory is based on points, a retired player's score is still eligible to win.
Can a player be voluntarily eliminated?
In most games where a player is eliminated, a player is eliminated involuntarily. However, in some games a player may choose to be eliminated (in the hope that his score will be enough to win (e.g. in Wooly Wars).
Player elimination sometimes minor & rare
Player elimination is possible in some games, but rare in practice and does not occur in a "typical session" (e.g. Age of Steam).
Many games elimination of players as a central element
In some games, player elimination is common. In extreme cases, all but one player (the sole survivor = the eventual winner) is eliminated during a session (e.g. Titan). In many player elimination games, some players are typically eliminated, but not several other players (e.g. Werewolf and BANG!).
Two-player games are not part of this list
Elimination of players does not include pure two-player games where the goal is to defeat the opponent (e.g. Chess).
List of the best games to eliminate players 2023
Love Letter
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Love Letter
Love Letter
Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.
More details for Love Letter- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Love Letter
Skull
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Skull- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Skull
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
Star Realms: Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Frontiers- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!27€ at.de
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Secret Hitler
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Secret Hitler- 5 - 10 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Tokyo
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!27€ at.de
Love Letter: Adventure Time
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Strike
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Strike
Lovecraft Letter
- 2 - 6 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.de
Video reviews for Lovecraft Letter
BANG! The Dice Game
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for BANG! The Dice Game- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Perudo
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!27€ at.de
Coup
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Coup- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!13€ at.de
Video reviews for Coup
The Red Dragon Inn: Allies – Spyke and Flower
- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!38€ at.de
Loopin' Louie
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1994
⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2006
More details for Loopin' Louie- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!27€ at.de
Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Exploding Kittens: Party Pack
- 2 - 10 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Finska Mini
- 2 - 99 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition- 4 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition
Dungeon Mayhem
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Love Letter: The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Tsuro
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Tsuro- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Exploding Kittens: Recipes for Disaster
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Colt Super Express
- 3 - 7 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Nominated for 10 awards and won 5.
More details for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game- 2 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition- 5 - 68 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ultimate Werewolf: Ultimate Edition
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