The Best Board Games with Worms 2026

Pickomino is a lively, dice-based game by renowned designer Reiner Knizia, suitable for players aged 8 and up. It involves a mix of luck and strategy, centered around chickens trying to acquire fried worms.

Savernake Forest is a light tile-laying and drafting game for 2 to 4 players ages 10 and up. In 20 to 40 minutes you build your own corner of the woodland and make sure every animal gathers its favourite food before winter sets in.

In the dice game, players aim to be the first to push their worm's head out of the compost heap at the end of the garden. Each player selects a color and places their respective worm head on the board. Players roll the dice and advance their worm segments, placing flowers or strawberries above the worm they think will reach them first. The first worm to extend its head outside the edge of the smaller board wins.

Life in the forest is fun, as long as the sun is shining and the leaves are on the trees. However, these days don't last forever. Wise animals start gathering supplies for the long, cold winter before the weather changes, transforming their homes into cozy hideaways with soup, comfortable chairs, and games to pass the dark days.

Heckmeck am Karteneck turns the popular Heckmeck dice classic into a pure card game: instead of dice, the ripped-off chickens now wager cards to grab the tastiest grilled worms. A clever filler and family game for 2 to 6 players aged 8+.

Heckmeck Junior is the kid-friendly dice version of the classic Pickomino (Heckmeck am Bratwurmeck), for 2 to 5 players ages 5 and up. In about 20 minutes the little ones roll up the tastiest ingredients and become Worm King of the Day.