The best board games with hidden draw 2023
Looking for a board game where players move secretly? We have listed the 30 best hidden movement games. Hidden move board games use a hidden move mechanism as a fixed component of the game or game principle, not just pictures or the theme of hidden movement (such as in submarines).
What are hidden movement board games?
A genre of board games with spatial movement in which at least one player's movement is hidden from other players. Since deduction is necessarily used to find at least one hidden player, the genre can be considered a subset of deduction games. For the hidden movement genre, the crucial element is "movement", which distinguishes these games from other deduction games with other hidden information.
Most of the time, a hidden moving player is chased
A common convention of the genre is that only one player's movement is hidden while the other players work together to find him. However, as with most other genres, this convention is often modified.
The classic hidden move game: Scotland Yard
An early game with hidden moves and a classic of the genre is Scotland Yard.
List of best board games with hidden moves 2023
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
Whitehall Mystery
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pyramid of Pengqueen
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Pyramid of Pengqueen- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Stop Thief!
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Letters from Whitechapel
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Letters from Whitechapel- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Letters from Whitechapel
Specter Ops
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Specter Ops- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Specter Ops
Princess Jing
- 2 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!30€ at.de
Video reviews for Princess Jing
Clue: The Great Museum Caper
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Clue: The Great Museum Caper- 2 - 7 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Specter Ops: Broken Covenant
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Scotland Yard Swiss Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Scotland Yard Master
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Nuns on the Run
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Nuns on the Run- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)- 2 - 5 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Ghost Chase
- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Scotland Yard: Tokyo
- 2 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
N.Y. Chase
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for N.Y. Chase- 3 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mister X
- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Last Friday
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Narcos: The Board Game
- 2 - 5 Players
- 75 - 100 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!83€ at.de
Video reviews for Narcos: The Board Game
Hunt for the Ring
🔥 Deal: 9% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Hunt for the Ring- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!30€ at.de
Video reviews for Hunt for the Ring
Mousquetaires du Roy
- 1 - 5 Players
- 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Van Helsing
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Innsmouth Escape
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!34€ at.de
Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
They Come Unseen
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for They Come Unseen- 2 - 5 Players
- 80 - 180 Minutes
- Medium difficulty
Emil und die Detektive
Nominated for 1 award.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2004
More details for Emil und die Detektive- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Bismarck
- 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Bismarck (Second Edition)
- 2 Players
- 150 - 240 Minutes
- Medium difficulty
Lupin the 3rd
- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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