The best board, card & dice games with role playing elements 2023
Are you looking for a really good role-playing board game or board game with role-playing elements? Especially lately, many interesting and good ideas have been implemented to integrate role-playing elements into "normal" board games.
We have listed the best role-playing games for you.
What is a role-playing game?
A role-playing game (abbreviated as RPG - "Role Playing Game") is a game in which players take on the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through specific action or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development.
Some board games incorporate elements of role-playing. One variation is that players control a character that improves over time. The second way to incorporate role-playing elements is to stimulate or inspire storytelling.
List of the best role-playing board games 2023
But now to our overview with the best role-playing board games 2023
Monikers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Monikers- 4 - 16 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Monikers
Monikers: Serious Nonsense
- 4 - 20 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Immediately playable
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak- 3 - 7 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
Destinies
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Destinies- 1 - 3 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for One Night Ultimate Werewolf- 3 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.de
Video reviews for One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Legacy of Dragonholt
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 999 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
When I Dream
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for When I Dream- 4 - 10 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for When I Dream
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Mansions of Madness: Second Edition- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Spyfall
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Spyfall- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Spyfall
Sheriff of Nottingham
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Sheriff of Nottingham- 3 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sheriff of Nottingham
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
Video reviews for Captain Sonar
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Feed the Kraken
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Feed the Kraken- 5 - 11 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Spyfall 2
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Spyfall 2- 3 - 12 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Spyfall 2
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
The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Werewolves of Miller's Hollow- 8 - 18 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!10€ at.de
Gloomhaven
Nominated for 22 awards and won 10.
More details for Gloomhaven- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!143€ at.de
Video reviews for Gloomhaven
Roll Player
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Roll Player- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Roll Player
Funemployed
- 3 - 20 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Freeze
- 4 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Tales of the Arabian Nights- 1 - 6 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Tales of the Arabian Nights
Frostgrave: Second Edition
- 2 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Descent: Legends of the Dark
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Descent: Legends of the Dark- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Murder Mystery Party: A Taste for Wine and Murder
- 6 - 8 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!20€ at.de
HeroQuest
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for HeroQuest- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Here to Slay
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Darksiders: The Forbidden Land
- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Easy to learn
Stuffed Fables
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Stuffed Fables- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Stuffed Fables
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Arkham Horror: The Card Game- 1 - 2 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!60€ at.de
Video reviews for Arkham Horror: The Card Game
No Thank You, Evil!
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Easy to learn
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