The best flip & write games 🃏🖋 2023

Flip&Write games are (usually) small and handy card-based games 🃏🖋. Players draw cards and record their progress on sheets of paper or erasable boards. Another common factor is that marking decisions made in previous turns constrain a player's marking decisions in future turns.

Flip & Write games in a nutshell

  • Instead of dice like in roll'n'-write games, flip-and-write games use cards for random events.
  • The forefather of roll-and-write-games is Yahtzee. In the USA it was published as early as 1956. Since then many different types of games have appeared with many creative ideas.
  • In contrast to Yahtzee (Once on your turn, you may roll the dice 3 times to make special combinations of dice. The goal is to achieve the highest possible score at the end. Risky decisions are provoked to win the game), modern embodiments of flip/roll & write games may involve more direct player interaction. Sometimes in the form of dice/card selection, but sometimes by being the first to trigger a particular event or by locking out other players.
  • Often not only one player is active with their card event, but all players can take an action with it. The waiting time is therefore much shorter than with Yahtzee - especially with several people.
  • Flip & Write games often contain an extra solo variant

The best Flip & Write games 🃏🖋

But now to our overview with the best Flip-&-Write games 2023:

This list was last updated on June 1, 2023. We compared 77 board games for this list and selected the top 27. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Trails of Tucana

    All details for the board game Trails of Tucana and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

    More details for Trails of Tucana
    • 1 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!18€ atAmazon.de
  2. Silver & Gold

    All details for the board game Silver & Gold and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Silver & Gold
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. Cartographers

    All details for the board game Cartographers and similar games

    Nominated for 9 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020

    More details for Cartographers
    • 1 - 100 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!17€ atAmazon.de
  4. Welcome To...

    All details for the board game Welcome To... and similar games

    Nominated for 12 awards and won 2.

    More details for Welcome To...
    • 1 - 100 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Welcome To...

    • YouTube Review for the game "Welcome To..." by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Welcome To..." by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  5. My City

    All details for the board game My City and similar games

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2020

    More details for My City
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!23€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for My City

    • YouTube Review for the game "My City" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  6. Next Station: London

    All details for the board game Next Station: London and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2023

    More details for Next Station: London
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!18€ atAmazon.de
  7. Super Mega Lucky Box

    All details for the board game Super Mega Lucky Box and similar games
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!16€ atAmazon.de
  8. Cartographers Heroes

    All details for the board game Cartographers Heroes and similar games
    • 1 - 100 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Welcome to the Moon

    All details for the board game Welcome to the Moon and similar games
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
    👍 Good price!33€ atAmazon.de
  10. Tiny Towns

    All details for the board game Tiny Towns and similar games

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.

    More details for Tiny Towns
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!32€ atAmazon.de
  11. Second Chance

    All details for the board game Second Chance and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Second Chance
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 10 - 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Second Chance

    • YouTube Review for the game "Second Chance" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Second Chance" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  12. Patchwork Doodle

    All details for the board game Patchwork Doodle and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Patchwork Doodle
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Patchwork Doodle

    • YouTube Review for the game "Patchwork Doodle" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  13. Metro X

    All details for the board game Metro X and similar games
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  14. Boomerang: Australia

    All details for the board game Boomerang: Australia and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!15€ atAmazon.de
  15. Voll verplant

    All details for the board game Voll verplant and similar games
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!9€ atAmazon.de
  16. Träxx

    All details for the board game Träxx and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama

    All details for the board game Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama and similar games
    • 1 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Explorers

    All details for the board game Explorers and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  19. Welcome To...: Outbreak Thematic Neighborhood

    All details for the board game Welcome To...: Outbreak Thematic Neighborhood and similar games
    • 1 - 100 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Qwixx Card Game

    All details for the board game Qwixx Card Game and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Qwixx Card Game

    • YouTube Review for the game "Qwixx Card Game" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  21. Get on Board: New York & London

    All details for the board game Get on Board: New York & London and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Get on Board: New York & London
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  22. Boomerang

    All details for the board game Boomerang and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  23. Deadly Doodles

    All details for the board game Deadly Doodles and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Deadly Doodles
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  24. Twilight Inscription

    All details for the board game Twilight Inscription and similar games
    • 1 - 8 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  25. Deadly Doodles 2

    All details for the board game Deadly Doodles 2 and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  26. Doodle Dungeon

    All details for the board game Doodle Dungeon and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!15€ atAmazon.de
  27. Welcome to New Las Vegas

    All details for the board game Welcome to New Las Vegas and similar games
    • 1 - 50 Players
    • 35 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Medium difficulty

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