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:
Century: Golem Edition
2 - 5 Players
30 - 45 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: easy
Cartographers
- 1 - 100 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Resistance: Avalon
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for The Resistance: Avalon- 5 - 10 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ 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
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
Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Unmatched: Cobble & Fog- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
5-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!19€ at
.deFantasy Realms
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Legacy of Dragonholt
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 999 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!61€ at.deThe Isle of Cats
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for The Isle of Cats- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!44€ at.deVideo reviews for The Isle of Cats
Forgotten Waters
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Forgotten Waters- 3 - 7 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!51€ 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
Loony Quest
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Loony Quest- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Loony Quest
Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: easy
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
Celestia
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Celestia- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Celestia
Menara
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Menara- 1 - 4 Players
- 10 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!24€ 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
🔥 Great price!34€ at.deEverdell
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Everdell- 1 - 4 Players
- 40 - 80 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Everdell
Lovecraft Letter
- 2 - 6 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Lovecraft Letter
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
Dungeon Mayhem
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!10€ at.deNidavellir
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Nidavellir- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!30€ at.deVideo reviews for Nidavellir
The Red Dragon Inn: Allies – Spyke and Flower
- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: hard
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nominated for 1 award.
Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2021
More details for The Adventures of Robin Hood- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
The Magic Labyrinth
Nominated for 13 awards and won 6.
Kinderspiel des Jahres 2009
Kinderspiel des Jahres 2009
Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2009
More details for The Magic Labyrinth- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!30€ at.dePotion Explosion
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Potion Explosion- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Potion Explosion
The King's Dilemma
- 3 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!58€ at.deVideo reviews for The King's Dilemma
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
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