The best Board Games for Hardcore Gamers 2023
Do you prefer playing complex and involved games? Is your idea of a perfect weekend a trip to Flippin' Burgers followed by a long game of board games with friends? This list is for you.
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Attached is the list of the best board games for gamers that you can buy 2023:
Forgotten Waters
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Forgotten Waters- 3 - 7 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dune: Imperium
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Dune: Imperium- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Terraforming Mars
Nominated for 27 awards and won 14.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017
More details for Terraforming Mars- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Terraforming Mars
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
Destinies
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Destinies- 1 - 3 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
The Castles of Burgundy
- 1 - 4 Players
- 70 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Star Wars: Outer Rim
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Star Wars: Outer Rim- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Ark Nova
Nominated for 18 awards and won 8.
More details for Ark Nova- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 13 awards and won 5.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Zombicide: Black Plague
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Zombicide: Black Plague- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Brass: Birmingham
Nominated for 13 awards and won 7.
More details for Brass: Birmingham- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Brass: Birmingham
Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan- 2 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Sleeping Gods
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Sleeping Gods- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 1200 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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
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
The 7th Continent
Nominated for 17 awards and won 2.
More details for The 7th Continent- 1 - 4 Players
- 5 - 1000 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Nemesis
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Nemesis- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Scythe
Nominated for 21 awards and won 10.
More details for Scythe- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 115 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!69€ at.de
Video reviews for Scythe
Star Wars: Rebellion
Nominated for 15 awards and won 4.
More details for Star Wars: Rebellion- 2 - 4 Players
- 180 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Star Wars: Rebellion
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 200 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!118€ at.de
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Nominated for 26 awards and won 10.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Lost Ruins of Arnak- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Concordia Venus
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Concordia Venus- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Concordia Venus
Twilight Struggle
Nominated for 6 awards and won 5.
More details for Twilight Struggle- 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1985
More details for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!50€ at.de
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
Beyond the Sun
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Beyond the Sun- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Descent: Legends of the Dark
Nominated for 2 awards.
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More details for Descent: Legends of the Dark- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!77€ at.de
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Nominated for 14 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019
More details for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
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
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
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