The best travel board, card & dice games for on the road 🧳 2023

Your vacation is coming up and you have only little space in your luggage? We have picked out the best travel games for you. We have paid special attention to the fact that the games are still a lot of fun despite their low space consumption. Some of these card & board games can even be played in the car, train or plane.

Professional tip: Many games can be packed smaller because the packaging usually contains a lot of air. We use for example a freezer bag with zipper and leave out unnecessary things. In Carcassonne or Dixit, for example, we use the counting board and keep track of the score. In Dominion, for example, you can select only the popular cards, take only 28 copper cards, and then stack all the cards on top of each other.

Often you can also repack several games into one pack and save some space.

In any case, you should pack a double set of normal playing cards with 54 cards - there are thousands of game variations here.

List with the best Mobile Board Games for a Vacation 2023 🧳

Attached now is the list of the best travel games for on the road that you can buy 2023:

This list was last updated on November 27, 2023. We compared 51 board games for this list and selected the top 43. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Sushi Go Party!

    All details for the board game Sushi Go Party! and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.

    More details for Sushi Go Party!
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Love Letter

    All details for the board game Love Letter and similar games

    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

    • YouTube Review for the game "Love Letter" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  3. Star Realms

    All details for the board game Star Realms and similar games

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.

    More details for Star Realms
    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Splendor

    All details for the board game Splendor and similar games

    Nominated for 21 awards and won 12.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2014

    More details for Splendor
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!30€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Splendor

    • YouTube Review for the game "Splendor" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  5. Cockroach Poker

    All details for the board game Cockroach Poker and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2004

    More details for Cockroach Poker
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!10€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Cockroach Poker

    • YouTube Review for the game "Cockroach Poker" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Cockroach Poker" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  6. Pickomino

    All details for the board game Pickomino and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2005

    More details for Pickomino
    • 2 - 7 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow

    All details for the board game The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow and similar games
    • 8 - 18 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!9€ atAmazon.de
  8. Hive

    All details for the board game Hive and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.

    More details for Hive
    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!29€ atAmazon.de
  9. Wildlife Safari

    All details for the board game Wildlife Safari and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Wildlife Safari
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  10. Citadels

    All details for the board game Citadels and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2000

    More details for Citadels
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 20 - 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Race for the Galaxy

    All details for the board game Race for the Galaxy and similar games

    Nominated for 11 awards and won 4.

    More details for Race for the Galaxy
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    🔥 Great price!30€ atAmazon.de
  12. Okiya

    All details for the board game Okiya and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Okiya
    • 2 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  13. Blokus Duo

    All details for the board game Blokus Duo and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for Blokus Duo
    • 2 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  14. Acquire

    All details for the board game Acquire and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Acquire
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Mr. Jack Pocket

    All details for the board game Mr. Jack Pocket and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for Mr. Jack Pocket
    • 2 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  16. Ingenious: Travel Edition

    All details for the board game Ingenious: Travel Edition and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!39€ atAmazon.de
  17. Monster Match

    All details for the board game Monster Match and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Monster Match

    • YouTube Review for the game "Monster Match" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  18. Ra: The Dice Game

    All details for the board game Ra: The Dice Game and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  19. Ligretto

    All details for the board game Ligretto and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Cockroach Salad

    All details for the board game Cockroach Salad and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Cockroach Salad
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 10 - 20 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Cockroach Salad

    • YouTube Review for the game "Cockroach Salad" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  21. Travel Carcassonne

    All details for the board game Travel Carcassonne and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Travel Carcassonne

    • YouTube Review for the game "Travel Carcassonne" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  22. Qwirkle Cubes

    All details for the board game Qwirkle Cubes and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Qwirkle Cubes
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  23. Boggle

    All details for the board game Boggle and similar games
    • 1 - 8 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  24. Halli Galli

    All details for the board game Halli Galli and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Halli Galli
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!12€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Halli Galli

    • YouTube Review for the game "Halli Galli" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  25. Kahuna

    All details for the board game Kahuna and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 40 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  26. Backgammon

    All details for the board game Backgammon and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  27. Button Men

    All details for the board game Button Men and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.

    More details for Button Men
    • 2 Players
    • 5 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Blue Moon

    All details for the board game Blue Moon and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Blue Moon

    • YouTube Review for the game "Blue Moon" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Blue Moon" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  29. Meuterer

    All details for the board game Meuterer and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Meuterer
    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  30. Ogre

    All details for the board game Ogre and similar games
    • 1 - 3 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  31. Antidote

    All details for the board game Antidote and similar games
    • 2 - 7 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  32. Catan Dice Game

    All details for the board game Catan Dice Game and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!6€ atAmazon.de
  33. Kalah

    All details for the board game Kalah and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  34. Catan: Portable Edition

    All details for the board game Catan: Portable Edition and similar games
    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  35. Scrabble

    All details for the board game Scrabble and similar games

    🔥 Deal: 55% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Scrabble
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!20€ atAmazon.de
  36. Pass the Pigs

    All details for the board game Pass the Pigs and similar games
    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  37. Piecepack

    All details for the board game Piecepack and similar games
    • 10 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  38. Dominoes

    All details for the board game Dominoes and similar games
    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 5+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Dominoes

    • YouTube Review for the game "Dominoes" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  39. Go

    All details for the board game Go and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 180 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  40. Tantrix

    All details for the board game Tantrix and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Tantrix
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  41. Verräter

    All details for the board game Verräter and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Verräter
    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  42. Skat

    All details for the board game Skat and similar games
    • 3 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  43. Mastermind

    All details for the board game Mastermind and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Mastermind

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

Didn't find the game you were looking for?

We're positive that you'll find it in one of our other lists! To make the search easier for you, we split our website into different categories. The following board game categories will help you find the right list: