The Best Games from ABACUSSPIELE 🇩🇪🏢 2025

Engage in the colorful and strategic gameplay of Coloretto, where simplicity meets tactical decision-making. The game revolves around drawing cards to play into rows or claiming entire rows to expand your collection. As the rounds progress, players aim to create extensive sets, but there's a catch – exceeding three colors incurs penalties, adding a layer of strategic depth.

BANG! The Dice Game transports players to the U.S. wild west, where the classic confrontation between the law and outlaws unfolds with an added threat of Indian attacks. This dice game adaptation retains the essence of the original Bang! card game while introducing new dynamics and challenges.

Century: Spice Road is the first game in a series that delves into the rich and vibrant history of spice trading. Set against the backdrop of the legendary Silk Road, players take on the roles of caravan leaders, journeying across continents to trade spices and achieve fame and glory. This game combines elements of strategy and resource management, making it an engaging experience for players who enjoy economic and trading games.

Ra is an engaging board game that combines elements of auction and set-collection within an Ancient Egyptian theme. Players are immersed in a competition of power and fame across 1500 years of Egyptian history, condensed into an intense gaming experience.

NMBR 9 presents a unique puzzle game where numbers take on significance only when they rise above the ground level. The game encompasses twenty cards numbered 0-9, each appearing twice, and eighty tiles numbered 0-9, each composed of squares arranged in different configurations. Players embark on a captivating journey where they draw cards, select number tiles, and strategically build their own tile arrangement. The goal is to maximize points by constructing multi-level structures and showcasing their numerical prowess.

Players aim to bring all their wizards home to the Raven Castle before their opponents. The game board is set up in a circle with towers placed in a specific order, and each player starts with a certain number of wizards and movement cards. Players move their wizards or towers based on their played cards, capture opponents' wizards to fill their potion bottles, and ultimately try to place their last wizard in the Raven Castle to win. The game can also be played in teams with a variant that adds various spells.

A player reads a sentence that describes their view of the world, leaving a blank at a crucial point. Other players secretly submit cards with words or phrases to fill the gap, and one random card is added to the mix. The active player then chooses a card to complete the sentence, leading to revelations about themselves and their connections with others.

Hanabi, named after the Japanese word for "fireworks," invites players to collaboratively create the perfect fireworks display. In this cooperative game, the goal is to arrange cards on the table in the correct order to achieve a stunning pyrotechnic spectacle. However, there's a catch - players must hold their cards so that they are visible only to their teammates. To succeed, you'll need to provide hints to your fellow players about the numbers and colors of their cards, working together to avoid mistakes and complete the fireworks show before running out of cards.

Tichu is an intriguing partnership card game that combines elements of Zheng Fen with traditional card play. It stands out as a strategic and competitive game, requiring players to be both tactically astute and keenly aware of their partner's actions. Typically played by four players in partnerships, the game is a race to get rid of all cards in hand, while aiming to score points.

Sotheby's auction house faces a potential forgery case. Your detective team must analyze the clues to uncover who is guilty, how they did it, and why. In each case, players work with 32 clues, revealing one at a time until all are exposed or discarded.

Three monkeys have started a construction company, and the building plans are coming in fast! They must collaborate to complete their plans before time runs out.

Arboretum invites 2-4 players, aged 10 and up, to embark on a strategic journey of set collection, tile-laying, and hand management, creating picturesque garden paths within a concise 25-minute playtime.

Cacao is a tile-placement game set in the vibrant and lush world of cacao cultivation. Players take on the roles of tribe chiefs, leading their people to prosperity by strategically harvesting and trading cacao.

This edition of the card game features sailors and aviators. Each set includes 336 cards, each with a description of a historical event on one side and the year it occurred on the other. Players receive nine cards and aim to arrange them in chronological order, while bluffing and challenging others' placements. The first player to discard all their cards wins, making it a fun and surprising experience for everyone involved.

Circus Flohcati brings the vibrant world of the flea circus to your table, offering a fast-paced game of strategy and risk-taking. Players aim to collect a variety of acts, each represented by ten types (colors) and point values ranging from 0 to 7, to amass the highest score. Your turn could involve adding a face-up card to your hand or unveiling a new one from the deck, which might just force an action upon you—like pilfering a card from a rival. But beware, revealing a card matching the color of one already face-up means you end up empty-handed. The thrill of the game lies in deciding whether to secure a card in sight or gamble for a potentially better draw.

Samurai is a strategic board game set in medieval Japan. It immerses players in a contest of influence and power among three key factions of the era: samurai, peasants, and priests.

The lion's mane is far too long, risking his respect among the other animals. Players help the lion reach the barber before closing time, creating a path from his bed to the salon. They use cards to move the lion along the path, but must be careful as different colored tiles affect the time. If players manage to get Leo to the barber within five days, they win the game.

The title carries a hint of irony. Players can view the world in personal, social, or fantastical ways, guided by suggestions from others. Choosing among their friends’ differing opinions can be challenging, as every option carries significance. The game features 112 "My World" cards and 392 "IS cards," creating constantly changing combinations, requiring players to make serious choices amidst the humor of odd pairings in each round.

Players form teams of three, each taking on the role of one of the three monkeys: the one who cannot talk, the one who cannot see, and the one in the middle. The silent monkey sees the blueprint of the structure but can only communicate with gestures, while the middle monkey interprets these gestures for the seeing monkey, who is responsible for building the structure with their eyes closed. There are two sets available, PINK and GREEN, each with its own blueprints and a mini-expansion called DIMENSION TENSION.

Race for the Galaxy is a captivating card game that immerses players in the challenge of building galactic civilizations. In this race through the cosmos, players use game cards to represent worlds, technologies, and developments as they strive for supremacy. Let's delve into the gameplay and discover what makes Race for the Galaxy unique.

Players dive for valuable pearls and try to sell them at local markets. On their turn, they either collect pearl cards of the same color and value or score points. Higher value cards yield more points but are rarer, while collecting a larger number of lower value cards can grant bonus points with a necklace card. At the end of the game, players score their collected cards, while any remaining cards in hand result in negative points. The player with the highest total score wins.

A set consists of 340 cards, each describing a historical event on one side and the year it occurred on the other. Each player receives nine cards and can only look at the descriptions. Players take turns placing cards on the table to arrange them chronologically, and they can challenge the order if they believe it's incorrect. Correct challenges result in card gains for the doubting player, while incorrect ones benefit the player whose order was accepted. The goal is to be the first to discard all cards, with bluffing being as crucial as knowledge, as many events are obscure and hard to date.

BANG! The Bullet! is the deluxe edition of the popular Wild West-themed card game BANG! and its expansions. Presented in a distinctive bullet-shaped 'box', this edition combines the base game and several expansions, offering an enriched and comprehensive BANG! experience.

Mamma Mia! is a delightful card game from designer Uwe Rosenberg, blending strategy and memory skills in a fun pizza-making theme. Players compete to complete pizza orders by strategically playing ingredient cards into a common pool and timing their pizza baking to utilize the available ingredients in the kitchen.

Medici is a classic auction-style board game designed by Reiner Knizia, known for its strategic bidding and set collection mechanics. Players take on the roles of merchants during the Renaissance, aiming to acquire the most valuable cargo through competitive auctions. The game is well-regarded for its ability to accommodate various player counts effectively.

Players must solve a mysterious case in this cooperative investigation game featuring a 3D crime scene. They exchange information by playing cards, discuss findings with each other, and draw conclusions to uncover the truth. Set in the Netherlands in 1698, players will gather clues about the suspicious death of Cornelius Kloos and the sealed will found in his open safe.

A man dies at night on the Sind Mail train. Your team of detectives must analyze clues to figure out who is responsible and why. Players can discuss theories and share information but cannot show cards to each other. At the end, all players review their clues and answer questions to score points based on their conclusions.

Zooloretto is a charming and strategic board game where players become zoo managers, tasked with building and managing their own zoos. The goal is to attract the most visitors by creating a diverse and well-organized collection of animals.

Players take on the role of rescuers in a game inspired by the original concept of salvaging an oil tanker in distress. Each player starts with 20 points and aims to manage the damage they incur during the game, which ends when someone reaches zero points. Players bid on how much they are willing to lose, and if the combined bids equal the total damage, everyone loses the amount they bid, allowing others a chance to play better cards. In this version, players compete to gain the most life points while using relics to avoid snake bites.

This is a reissue of the game that includes cards from Sole Mio, allowing for a sixth player and introduces a new ingredient: shrimp. Each player must complete fifteen different pizza orders by adding ingredient cards and then an optional pizza order to a communal stack. When the draw pile is empty, the communal stack is flipped and sorted by ingredients to fulfill orders, and players score based on the completed requests.