The best Deck Builder board games 2021
Looking for a really good deck builder? We've created a list of the best deck building games 2021.
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 2021
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Nominated for 14 awards and won 9.
Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018
More details for The Quacks of Quedlinburg
2 - 4 Players
45 Minutes
10+ years old
Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!24€ at
.deVideo reviews for The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Century: Golem Edition
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Star Realms: Colony Wars
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Colony Wars- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Star Realms: Frontiers
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Star Realms: Frontiers- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Star Realms
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
More details for Star Realms- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Quest for El Dorado
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2017
More details for The Quest for El Dorado- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for The Quest for El Dorado
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
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Century: Spice Road
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
- Complexity: medium
Undaunted: Normandy
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Normandy- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Undaunted: Normandy
War Chest
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for War Chest- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for War Chest
Dune: Imperium
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Dune: Imperium- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!43€ at.deDominion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!27€ at.deClank! 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
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!66€ at.deConcordia
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2014
More details for Concordia- 2 - 5 Players
- 100 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Concordia
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Lost Ruins of Arnak- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!59€ at.deHarry 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
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!37€ at.deDice Forge
Nominated for 9 awards and won 1.
More details for Dice Forge- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Dice Forge
Gloomhaven
Nominated for 22 awards and won 10.
More details for Gloomhaven- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!132€ at.deVideo reviews for Gloomhaven
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
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!45€ at.deOrléans
- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!40€ at.dePalm Island
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Palm Island- 1 - 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!7€ at.deVideo reviews for Palm Island
Tyrants of the Underdark
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Tyrants of the Underdark- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!90€ at.deAeon's End: The New Age
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The New Age
Shards of Infinity
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Shards of Infinity- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
Paperback
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Paperback- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Baseball Highlights: 2045
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for Baseball Highlights: 2045- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
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