The best Deck Builder board games 2023
Looking for a really good deck builder? We've created a list of the best deck building games 2023.
What are deck-building games?
In deck-building board games, players play cards from their deck. By playing, they try to acquire new cards and thus gradually improve their deck more and more. The challenge is to skillfully combine the cards with each other.
The deck builder category also includes bag building, pool building and related mechanisms.
Dominion has pioneered the deck-building mechanism.
The best Deck Builder Games 2023
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Nominated for 15 awards and won 10.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018
More details for The Quacks of Quedlinburg- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Quacks of Quedlinburg
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
Century: Golem Edition
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Realms: Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Frontiers- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Realms: Colony Wars
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Colony Wars- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Quest for El Dorado
Nominated for 13 awards and won 6.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2017
More details for The Quest for El Dorado- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Quest for El Dorado
Star Realms
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
More details for Star Realms- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ 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
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Hero Realms
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Hero Realms- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Undaunted: Normandy
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Normandy- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Undaunted: Normandy
War Chest
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for War Chest- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for War Chest
Century: Spice Road
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Century: Spice Road- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Century: Spice Road
Dominion: Intrigue
Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.
More details for Dominion: Intrigue- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
Dominion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Tyrants of the Underdark
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Tyrants of the Underdark- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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
Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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
Orléans
Nominated for 12 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2015
More details for Orléans- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Easy to learn
Shards of Infinity
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Shards of Infinity- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Aeon's End: War Eternal
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Aeon's End: War Eternal- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Aeon's End
Nominated for 6 awards.
🔥 Deal: 24% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Aeon's End- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!51€ at
.deVideo reviews for Aeon's End
Dice Forge
Nominated for 9 awards and won 1.
More details for Dice Forge- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Dice Forge
Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash
Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2022
More details for Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash- 2 - 4 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tyrants of the Underdark: Board Game
🔥 Deal: 12% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Tyrants of the Underdark: Board Game- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!35€ at.deGroundhog Day: The Game
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
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