The best simulation board, card & dice games 2023
Looking for a really good board game with simulation elements? Then we have just the thing for you: the list with the best simulation board games 2023.
What are simulation board games?
Simulation games are games that try to model actual events or situations.
By the way, in English, "simulation" means "simulation."
Examples of games with simulation elements:
A good example of a simulation game is Set and Match - this attempts to recreate a tennis match on your living room table. Another simulation game is Memoir '44 - this simulates scenes from World War II.
Due to its scenario "restaurant-kitchen" stands out from the crowd of simulation games Kitch Rush.
List with the best simulation games 2023
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.
More details for Heat: Pedal to the Metal- 1 - 6 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Flamme Rouge
Nominated for 10 awards and won 2.
More details for Flamme Rouge- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Flamme Rouge
Set & Match
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Undaunted: Normandy
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Normandy- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Undaunted: Normandy
Captain Sonar
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Captain Sonar- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!33€ at
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Memoir '44
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Memoir '44- 2 - 8 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Undaunted: North Africa
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Undaunted: North Africa- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
Undaunted: Stalingrad
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Stalingrad- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Commands & Colors: Ancients
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Commands & Colors: Ancients- 2 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Wings of Glory: WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack
- 2 - 99 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Flash Point: Fire Rescue
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Flash Point: Fire Rescue- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Flash Point: Fire Rescue
Formula D
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
🔥 Deal: 22% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Formula D- 2 - 10 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!39€ at.deTwilight Struggle
Nominated for 6 awards and won 5.
More details for Twilight Struggle- 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics- 2 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Rod Hockey
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- Immediately playable
Formula Dé
- 2 - 10 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Wings of War: Famous Aces
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Wings of War: Famous Aces- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
In Magnificent Style: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- 1 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Plague Inc.: The Board Game
🔥 Deal: 14% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Plague Inc.: The Board Game- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!49€ at.deVideo reviews for Plague Inc.: The Board Game
Wings of War: Watch Your Back!
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Kitchen Rush
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Kitchen Rush- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!34€ at.deVideo reviews for Kitchen Rush
Mini Curling Game
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Mini Curling Game- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War- 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44
- 1 - 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- Easy to learn
Strat-O-Matic Baseball
- 1 - 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Easy to learn
Elevenses for One
- 1 Players
- 11 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Immediately playable
Wings of Glory: WW2 Battle of Britain Starter Set
- 1 - 99 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Subbuteo
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Easy to learn
Rallyman: GT
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Rallyman: GT- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Wings of War: Deluxe Set
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- Easy to learn
Evolution: Climate
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Evolution: Climate- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Evolution: Climate
Rallyman
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Rallyman- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43- 1 - 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Sonar Family
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sonar Family
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