The best action drafting board, card & dice games 2023
Looking for a good game that involves fighting over actions? Then we have just the thing: our top list of the best action drafting games 2023.
What are action drafting games?
Action drafting literally means "action drafting" or "action selection." In the board game world, this means that players choose from an assortment of actions in a common pool. The available actions are limited in quantity. Once a player has selected an action, he and usually everyone else may not select it again.
Differentiation from other game categories
A very related game category is "open draw"/ "drafting" (e.g. card-drawing (Wingspan), Dice (That's pretty clever), tokens (Azul)). This is more general and not limited to actions - which is why we created a separate category for it: drafting-games.
List of the best action drafting games 2023
Paris: La Cité de la Lumière
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Paris: La Cité de la Lumière- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Inis
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Inis- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Inis
Citadels
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
San Juan
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for San Juan- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for San Juan
Beyond the Sun
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Beyond the Sun- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Puerto Rico
Nominated for 12 awards and won 8.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2002
More details for Puerto Rico- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
El Grande
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Grand Austria Hotel
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Grand Austria Hotel- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Grand Austria Hotel
Dice Hospital
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Dice Hospital- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Dice Hospital
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition- 3 - 6 Players
- 240 - 480 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
Rising Sun
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
More details for Rising Sun- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Yspahan
Nominated for 8 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2007
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2007
More details for Yspahan- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Coimbra
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Coimbra- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
New Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for New Frontiers- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 - 75 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
In the Year of the Dragon
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for In the Year of the Dragon- 2 - 5 Players
- 75 - 100 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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- 2 - 5 Players
- 75 - 100 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Riverboat
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Riverboat- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!19€ at.deYamataï
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Yamataï- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 80 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Yukon Airways
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Puerto Rico
- 2 - 5 Players
- 70 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!33€ at.deGentes
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Gentes- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Gentes
Alchemists
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Alchemists- 2 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Alchemists
Hyperborea
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Hyperborea- 2 - 6 Players
- 50 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Imaginarium
- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Pipeline
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Pipeline- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Pipeline
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!35€ at.deNauticus
- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!45€ at.deGolem
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Golem- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!46€ at.deThe King's Will
- 2 - 4 Players
- 50 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Cost
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Cost- 2 - 4 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
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