The best board games with historical background 2023
Looking for a really good game with a historical background? We have clearly listed the best historical parlor games.
What are games with historical background?
Board games with historical background are games that refer to a specific historical event (e.g. Cold War, French Revolution) or a historical person or character (e.g. Caesar, Al Capone, Jack the Ripper).
Distinction from "historical games"
"Historical games," on the other hand, are games that are no longer played today, or are played only in greatly modified form. Most of them have been handed down through literature or discovered through archaeology (e.g. the royal game of Ur).
Historical games should also be distinguished from classic card games or classic board games - these also show some age, but are still played today.
Other categories for historical games
In addition to the general list for games based on historical events, we further divided them below into several, more detailed historical categories.
List of the best historical board games 2023
Similo
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Similo- 2 - 8 Players
- 10 - 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Pandemic Legacy: Season 0- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!50€ at
.deVideo reviews for Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Undaunted: North Africa
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Undaunted: North Africa- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Undaunted: Stalingrad
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Stalingrad- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
Whitehall Mystery
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Architects of the West Kingdom
Nominated for 17 awards and won 5.
More details for Architects of the West Kingdom- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 80 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!68€ at.deVideo reviews for Architects of the West Kingdom
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
Endeavor: Age of Sail
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Endeavor: Age of Sail- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Endeavor: Age of Sail
Commands & Colors: Ancients
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Commands & Colors: Ancients- 2 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Pandemic: Fall of Rome
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Pandemic: Fall of Rome- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Century: A New World
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Century: A New World- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics- 2 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mr. Jack Pocket
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Mr. Jack Pocket- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Crusader Kingdoms: The War for the Holy Land
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War- 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
In Magnificent Style: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- 1 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Condottiere
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mr. Jack
Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.
More details for Mr. Jack- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!26€ at.deLetters 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
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mystery Rummy: Al Capone and the Chicago Underworld
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
1754: Conquest – The French and Indian War
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 1754: Conquest – The French and Indian War- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
SOS Titanic
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for SOS Titanic- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Vienna Connection
- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!25€ at.deBrass: Lancashire
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Brass: Lancashire- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Brass: Lancashire
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