The best fighting board, card & dice games 🥊 2023

Looking for a really good fighting game 🥊? Then we have just the thing: our list of the best fighting games 2023.

What are fighting games?

Fighting games are party games that encourage players to engage game characters or fighting machines in hand-to-hand combat and direct melees.

Combat games differ from War Games in that the combat in war games takes place as part of a large-scale military simulation, whereas in combat games the emphasis is on the combat situation itself.

Analogy for computer & video games.

So in computer & video games, fighting games would tend to be beat'em'up games like Streetfighter, Mortal Kombat or the Double Dragon series - and not real-time strategy like Starcraft, Warcraft or Command & Conquer.

List with the best fighting games 2023 🥊

This list was last updated on July 10, 2023. We compared 3981 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Unmatched: Cobble & Fog

    All details for the board game Unmatched: Cobble & Fog and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    🔥 Deal: 9% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Unmatched: Cobble & Fog
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!32€ atAmazon.de
  2. Star Realms: Frontiers

    All details for the board game Star Realms: Frontiers and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 45 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!27€ atAmazon.de
  3. King of Tokyo: Dark Edition

    All details for the board game King of Tokyo: Dark Edition and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Star Realms: Colony Wars

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    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  5. Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  6. Cthulhu: Death May Die

    All details for the board game Cthulhu: Death May Die and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.

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    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. Marvel United: X-Men

    All details for the board game Marvel United: X-Men and similar games
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Star Realms

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    Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.

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    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot

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    • 2 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  10. Marvel United

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    Nominated for 6 awards.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Destinies

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    Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.

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    • 1 - 3 Players
    • 90 - 150 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  12. King of Tokyo

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    Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  13. Hero Realms

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    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  14. Radlands

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    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. 5-Minute Dungeon

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    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 5 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  16. Unmatched: Jurassic Park – InGen vs Raptors

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    • 2 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  17. BANG! The Dice Game

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  18. Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition

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    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

    More details for Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition
    • 4 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition

    • YouTube Review for the game "Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  19. Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

    All details for the board game Mansions of Madness: Second Edition and similar games
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 120 - 180 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  20. Dungeon Mayhem

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  21. Captain Sonar

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    Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.

    More details for Captain Sonar
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Captain Sonar

    • YouTube Review for the game "Captain Sonar" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Captain Sonar" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  22. Flick 'em Up!

    All details for the board game Flick 'em Up! and similar games

    Nominated for 11 awards and won 2.

    More details for Flick 'em Up!
    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Flick 'em Up!

    • YouTube Review for the game "Flick 'em Up!" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  23. The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth

    All details for the board game The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth and similar games
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  24. Tyrants of the Underdark

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  25. Cube Quest

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    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

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    • 2 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  26. Blood Rage

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    Nominated for 14 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  27. 5-Minute Marvel

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 5 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  28. Shards of Infinity

    All details for the board game Shards of Infinity and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  29. Colt Express

    All details for the board game Colt Express and similar games

    Nominated for 18 awards and won 8.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2015

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  30. Aeon's End

    All details for the board game Aeon's End and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards.

    🔥 Deal: 27% 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!47€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Aeon's End

    • YouTube Review for the game "Aeon's End" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

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