The best board games for sophisticated players 2022

Looking for a really good game that's not too difficult but not too easy either? We have compiled a list of the best aficionados games 2022.

This list was last updated on November 28, 2022. We compared 79176 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.

Black Stories: Dark Tales Edition
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- 2 - 99 Players
- 2 - 222 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Pitch&Plakks
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- 1 - 20 Players
- 10 - 180 Minutes
- 3+ years old
- Immediately playable
64€ at.de
Amerika Bomber: Evil Queen of the Skies
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- 1 Players
- 10 - 480 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Easy to learn
.de
Black Stories Junior: White Stories
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- 2 - 15 Players
- 2 - 222 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
8€ at.de
Black Stories Junior: Golden Stories
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- 2 - 15 Players
- 2 - 222 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
8€ at.de
Don't Get Got!
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- 2 - 10 Players
- 30 - 1440 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
25€ at.de
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Mazescape: Labýrinthos
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Mazescape: Labýrinthos
- 1 Players
- 5 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
21€ at.de
Kampf gegen das Spiessertum
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- 3 - 10 Players
- 30 - 500 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!36€ at.de
Black Stories Junior: Green Stories
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- 2 - 15 Players
- 2 - 222 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
8€ at.de
Pyramid Arcade
Nominated for 1 award.
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- 1 - 10 Players
- 5 - 180 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Easy to learn
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Smart10
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
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- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!23€ at.de
MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House
Nominated for 4 awards.
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- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!21€ at.de
Legacy of Dragonholt
🔥 Deal: 25% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
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- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 999 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!48€ at.de
Rhino Hero: Super Battle
Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.
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- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
22€ at.de
Video reviews for Rhino Hero: Super Battle
Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
Nominated for 1 award.
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- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Big Box
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- 1 - 6 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
85€ at.de
Video reviews for Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Big Box
For the Queen
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- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
.de
Crusader Kingdoms: The War for the Holy Land
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- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
.de
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Nominated for 9 awards and won 1.
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- 1 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Video reviews for Escape: The Curse of the Temple
MicroMacro: Crime City
Nominated for 15 awards and won 8.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2021
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- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
21€ at.de
Rory's Story Cubes: Prehistoria
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- 1 - 12 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Rory's Story Cubes: Clues
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- 1 - 12 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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War For Chicken Island
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- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 240 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
.de
Rory's Story Cubes: Voyages
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- 1 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!11€ at.de
Rory's Story Cubes: Fright
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- 1 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Rory's Story Cubes: Batman
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- 1 - 12 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
7€ at.de
Rory's Story Cubes: Fantasia
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- 1 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.de
Rory's Story Cubes: Intergalactic
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- 1 - 10 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
20€ at.de
Draftosaurus
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
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- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Video reviews for Draftosaurus
Qwixx
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2013
More details for Qwixx
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
7€ at.de

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