The best games from Richard Garfield 🇺🇸👨 2024
Looking for a really good game from game designer Richard Garfield 👨? Then we have just the thing: the list with the best Richard Garfield games 2024.
Richard Garfield has become world famous for his smash hit "Magic the Gathering" - but he has also invented some other very good board & card games. We bring light into the darkness and have picked out the best for you.
Who is Richard Garfield anyway?
Richard Garfield has been designing dice, card & board games since 1993. The game designer hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA🇺🇸, was born in 1963 and currently lives in Kirkland, Washington, USA🇺🇸. His full name is Richard Channing Garfield.
Garfield's first game "Magic: The Gathering" he developed in 1993 at the age of 30 - so he has been designing games for over 31. Famous Garfield games include King of Tokyo, Magic: The Gathering, Android: Netrunner & RoboRally.
In 1998, Garfield was inducted into the Origins Award Hall of Fame.
Inventor of collectible card games... and patent holder
Richard Garfield is one of the most famous game designers in the world. He was granted a patent on trading card games for his first game, Magic: The Gathering - now a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. Since then, he has designed many award-winning collectible card games and board games.
Garfield's childhood & youth
Richard Garfield spent his childhood traveling the world as his father worked in architecture. Eventually, they moved to Oregon when he was 12 years old. While initially interested in puzzles, his passion for games began with the discovery of Dungeons & Dragons. Richard Garfield designed his first game "RoboRally" at the age of 13 - but did not find a publisher until 1991, when he published it in 1994.
Professional career
Garfield earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computational mathematics in 1985. He then initially worked at Bell Labs, but eventually continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania, this time in combinatorial mathematics. He then received a PhD in mathematics from the same university in 1993.
He was then a professor of mathematics at Whitman College before co-founding Wizards of the Coast (WofC) - also abbreviated as "Wizards" and the original publisher of Magic. Today, WofC is now owned by Hasbro.
Then, when Magic was published in 1993, Garfield decided to take a full-time job as a game developer.
How good are "Richard Garfield" games?
There are 9 games by Richard Garfield in our Top1000 games list, making Garfield the #18 best game author out of a total of 708 authors in our database.
More information about Garfield
More information about Garfield can be found on:
- Garfield's BGG profile
- Richard Garfield's Facebook page
- official Richard Garfield website
- english Wikipedia entry for Richard Garfield
- german Wikipedia entry for Garfield
List of best games by Richard Garfield 2024
In this list we have listed the best board games that Richard Garfield either designed himself - or was involved in designing.
Unfortunately, not all of Richard Garfield's games are currently available. In the following list you can find all dice, board & card games by Richard Garfield that you can buy 2024:
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
More details for King of Tokyo: Dark EditionKing of Tokyo: Dark Edition is a limited collector's edition of the popular game King of Tokyo. Set in an alternative, darker version of Tokyo, this edition brings a new level of intensity to the battle for control of the city.
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Tokyo
King of Tokyo is a game where players take on the roles of mutant monsters, robots, and aliens, all competing to become the sole King of Tokyo.
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
King of Tokyo: Monster Box
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Mindbug: First Contact
Mindbug: First Contact is an innovative and strategic duel card game where players summon unique hybrid creatures to battle their opponent. However, the twist lies in the Mindbug cards, which can turn the tide of the game by allowing players to take control of an opponent's creature.
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Mindbug: First Contact- 2 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Hive Mind
- 3 - 12 Players
- 30 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Mindbug: Beyond Evolution
- 2 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Bunny Kingdom
Bunny Kingdom is a charming and strategic board game where players lead clans of rabbits to establish their dominance over a vast kingdom. The game combines elements of drafting, resource management, and area control to create a dynamic and engaging experience.
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Bunny Kingdom- 2 - 4 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Bunny Kingdom
The Great Dalmuti
The Great Dalmuti is a light and engaging card game that revolves around players striving to improve their social status by being the first to discard all their cards. The game is a commercial adaptation of the traditional card game President, and it offers a fun, fast-paced experience.
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
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More details for The Great Dalmuti- 4 - 8 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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King of New York is a fast-paced, standalone board game designed by Richard Garfield, which builds upon the ideas of its predecessor, King of Tokyo. Players step into the roles of giant monsters vying for supremacy in the bustling metropolis of New York City. The objective is to be the first to accumulate 20 victory points (VPs) or to be the last monster standing in this thrilling city-destroying battle.
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for King of New York- 2 - 6 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dice Hunters of Therion
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dungeons, Dice & Danger
- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Carnival of Monsters
- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Carnival of Monsters
Android: Netrunner
Android: Netrunner is an asymmetrical Living Card Game for two players, set in a cyberpunk future. It involves strategic card play, where one player controls a megacorporation and the other plays as a lone runner.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Android: Netrunner- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
RoboRally
RoboRally is a dynamic and chaotic racing board game where players control robots in a high-stakes race through a hazardous factory. The game combines strategy, quick thinking, and a bit of luck to create an engaging and often humorous experience.
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for RoboRally- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for RoboRally
Monstrolicious
- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Treasure Hunter
Treasure Hunter is a fast-paced and strategic drafting game where players become adventurers in search of valuable treasures over the course of five thrilling rounds. The game cleverly combines elements of strategy, luck, and foresight as players select from a hand of cards to assemble their team of treasure hunters, all while navigating the ever-changing opportunities and pitfalls presented by the treasures themselves.
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Treasure Hunter- 2 - 6 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
KeyForge: Call of the Archons
KeyForge: Call of the Archons is a groundbreaking card game from the mind of Richard Garfield, offering a unique experience where each deck is one-of-a-kind. In this game, traditional deckbuilding and boosters are replaced by a world of endless discovery and strategic depth.
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
More details for KeyForge: Call of the Archons- 2 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for KeyForge: Call of the Archons
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering (MTG) is a highly influential collectible card game (CCG) that has shaped the genre since its inception. Players take on the roles of planeswalkers, powerful wizards engaging in strategic duels.
Nominated for 9 awards and won 6.
More details for Magic: The Gathering- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Hunger
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
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More details for The Hunger- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
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- 3 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Robo Rally
More details for Robo RallyRobo Rally is a dynamic and strategic board game where players navigate their robots through a chaotic factory floor, aiming to hit designated checkpoints in sequence amidst a plethora of obstacles and hazards. This high-energy game combines elements of planning, race, and sabotage, making it a thrilling competition of wits and speed.
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Monster Island
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for King of Monster Island- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Shadow Blades
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dilbert: Corporate Shuffle
- 4 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
KeyForge: Mass Mutation
- 2 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
KeyForge: Age of Ascension
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More details for KeyForge: Age of Ascension- 2 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
KeyForge: Dark Tidings
- 2 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Ghooost!- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Ghooost!
Greedy Greedy Goblins
- 2 - 4 Players
- 25 - 35 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
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