The best fantasy board games 2021
Looking for a really good fantasy board game? We have created an overview with the 30 best board games in the fantasy scenario.
What are fantasy games?
Fantasy games are those that have themes and scenarios that exist in a fictional world. It is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural abilities as the primary element of the plot, theme and/or setting. Fantasy differs from science fiction and horror in general in that it is expected to stay away from scientific and morbid themes, respectively, although there can be a great deal of overlap between the three.
Fantasy games usually contain
- Creatures that are common in fantasy books and comics, such as orcs, trolls, goblins, dragons, etc.
- Magic that can be used with units or skills
- Battle between good and evil forces
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The best board games from the fantasy scenario
In this overview you will find the best fantasy board games 2021 in our opinion:
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
Century: Golem Edition
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Cartographers
- 1 - 100 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!15€ at
.deUnmatched: Cobble & Fog
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Resistance: Avalon
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
More details for The Resistance: Avalon- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Gloomhaven
Nominated for 21 awards and won 10.
More details for Gloomhaven- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
👍 Good price!133€ at.deVideo reviews for Gloomhaven
Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
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
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price80€ at.deThe Isle of Cats
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for The Isle of Cats- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for The Isle of Cats
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Mansions of Madness: Second Edition- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Forgotten Waters
- 3 - 7 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!48€ at.deCthulhu: Death May Die
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Cthulhu: Death May Die- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
💸 Too expensive!169€ at.deThe 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
💸 Too expensive!79€ at.deUnmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Hero Realms
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Hero Realms- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Everdell
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
More details for Everdell- 1 - 4 Players
- 40 - 80 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Everdell
Aeon's End: The New Age
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Aeon's End: The New Age
Frostgrave: Second Edition
- 2 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
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
Lords of Waterdeep
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
More details for Lords of Waterdeep- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Aeon's End
Nominated for 5 awards.
🔥 Deal: 22% 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
- Complexity: medium
🔥 Great price!47€ at.deVideo reviews for Aeon's End
Blood Rage
Nominated for 14 awards and won 2.
More details for Blood Rage- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
👍 Good price!69€ at.deLegacy of Dragonholt
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 999 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
😕 Questionable price63€ at.de5-Minute Dungeon
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 5-Minute Dungeon- 2 - 5 Players
- 5 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!17€ at.deThe King's Dilemma
- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
😕 Questionable price61€ at.deVideo reviews for The King's Dilemma
Fantasy Realms
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Fox in the Forest
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for The Fox in the Forest- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Nominated for 11 awards.
More details for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
💸 Too expensive!130€ at.deMenara
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Menara- 1 - 4 Players
- 10 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!27€ at.de
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