The best games from Phil Eklund 🇺🇸👨 2024

Looking for a really good game from game designer Phil Eklund 👨? Then we have just the thing: the list with the best Phil Eklund games 2024.

Who is Phil Eklund anyway?

Phil Eklund has been designing dice, card & board games since 1988. The game designer hails from USA🇺🇸 and after a long stint in Germany currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪.

His son Matt Eklund is also active in the board game industry and has developed several games.

School, study & profession

After growing up in the U.S., Eklund graduated from Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona in 1973. He then studied aerospace engineering at the University of Arizona. In 1978, he successfully completed his rocket science degree. He then first worked as an Aerospace Engineer at Hughes Aircraft Co./Raytheon Corp.

First own game then in 1988

Eklund's first games "Lords of the Sierra Madre" & "Trilobite: Family Game" he developed in 1988 - so he has been designing games for over 36 years of games. Famous Eklund games include Pax Porfiriana, Pax Renaissance & High Frontier.

Own board game company but also employed since 2020

In 1992 he founded game publisher Sierra Madre Games, which is still active today. But since March 2020 he is additionally employed by Swedish publisher Ion Game Design as senior game designer.

How good are "Phil Eklund" games?

There are 2 games by Phil Eklund in our Top1000 games list, making Eklund the #147 best game author out of a total of 708 authors in our database.

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List of best games by Phil Eklund 2024

In this list we have listed the best board games that Phil Eklund either designed himself - or was involved in designing.

Unfortunately, not all of Phil Eklund's games are currently available. In the following list you can find all dice, board & card games by Phil Eklund that you can buy 2024:

This list was last updated on February 25, 2024. We compared 16 board games for this list and selected the top 12. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Pax Porfiriana

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    Pax Porfiriana delves into the rich historical backdrop of Mexico under the rule of Porfirio Díaz, spanning from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Players step into the shoes of powerful businessmen vying for economic dominance amidst political turmoil. The game is a blend of strategic card play, economic management, and political maneuvering.

    Nominated for 4 awards.

    More details for Pax Porfiriana
    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  2. Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Very hard to learn
  3. Greenland

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    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Greenland
    • 1 - 3 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  4. Pax Renaissance

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    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Pax Renaissance
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn

    Video reviews for Pax Renaissance

    • YouTube Review for the game "Pax Renaissance" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  5. Pax Pamir

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    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Pax Pamir
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  6. Neanderthal

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    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Neanderthal
    • 1 - 3 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  7. Bios: Origins (Second Edition)

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 120 - 240 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  8. Greenland (Third Edition)

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  9. Bios: Megafauna

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  10. High Frontier

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    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for High Frontier
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 180 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  11. Bios: Megafauna (Second Edition)

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 90 - 180 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Very hard to learn
  12. Bios: Genesis

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    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Bios: Genesis
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn

    Video reviews for Bios: Genesis

    • YouTube Review for the game "Bios: Genesis" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English

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