The Best Games from Heidelberger Spieleverlag 🇩🇪🏢 2023

In this 2023 top list we have selected for you the best dice, card & board games from the game publisher "Heidelberger Spieleverlag" 🇩🇪🏢.

History of Heidelberger Spieleverlag

The board game company "Heidelberger Spieleverlag" was originally founded by Harald Bilz und Peter Gutbrod in 1991 (new established in 2019). The company headquarters at that time was in Walldürn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 🇩🇪. The current company headquarters is in Miltenberg, Bayern, Deutschland🇩🇪. The debut game from Heidelberger Spieleverlag was "Neolithibum & Demontowers". The initial purpose was to publish their own games - then in the mid-90s they added distribution of games from hundreds of other publishers.

The game publisher is also known as Heidelbären.

Famous Heidelberger Spieleverlag games include Codenames, King of Tokyo, Dead of Winter.

German distribution for almost 100 international publishers

By the end of 2016, Heidelberger Spieleverlag was a German partner of FFG, CGE, Iello, Ares, Indi Board & Cards, Cranio Creations, Horrible games, Gale Force Nine, Plaid Hat Games, PD Spiele, Galakta, Mesaboardgames, NSKN, Post Scriptum, Pearl Games, Albe Pavo, Ferti, Flying Frog Procuctions, Axel, Cwali, Jolly Thinker, Ulisses Spiele, MJ Games, Placentia Games, Black Box Games, Mantic, Le Scorpion Masqué, Blackrock Games, Truant Spiele, Stratelibri and many more. A publisher specializing in fantasy, scifi and horror games. Additionally they were distributor of ALEA games in Germany.

Short liaison with Asmodee

In early 2017, Heidelberger Spieleverlag merged with Asmodée, but this ended a short time later. The company now distributes its own games again under the name HeidelBÄR Games.

New foundation 2018

In 2018, HeidelBÄR Games was spun off as a games development studio. HeidelBÄR Games holds the rights to existing original titles from Heidelberger Spieleverlag and will develop new games. The current company headquarters is in Miltenberg, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪.

How good are games from "Heidelberger Spieleverlag" game publisher?

There are 83 games from Heidelberger Spieleverlag included in our Top1000-Games-List, making Heidelberger Spieleverlag the #2 best games publisher out of a total of 284 games publishers in our database.

Further Information about the Game Publisher Heidelberger Spieleverlag

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List with the best Games by Heidelberger Spieleverlag 2023 🇩🇪🏢

Below is the always up-to-date list of the best board games from Heidelberger Spieleverlag that you can buy 2023:

This list was last updated on February 21, 2023. We compared 232 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Codenames: Pictures

    All details for the board game Codenames: Pictures and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 3.

    🔥 Deal: 5% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Codenames: Pictures
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!18€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Codenames: Pictures

    • YouTube Review for the game "Codenames: Pictures" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  2. The Resistance: Avalon

    All details for the board game The Resistance: Avalon and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    More details for The Resistance: Avalon
    • 5 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  3. The Resistance

    All details for the board game The Resistance and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for The Resistance
    • 5 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Coup

    All details for the board game Coup and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Coup
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Coup

    • YouTube Review for the game "Coup" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  5. Celestia

    All details for the board game Celestia and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Celestia
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Celestia

    • YouTube Review for the game "Celestia" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  6. 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
  7. Potion Explosion

    All details for the board game Potion Explosion and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

    More details for Potion Explosion
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Potion Explosion

    • YouTube Review for the game "Potion Explosion" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  8. Tyrants of the Underdark

    All details for the board game Tyrants of the Underdark and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  9. Dead Man's Draw

    All details for the board game Dead Man's Draw and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 - 15 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  10. Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game

    All details for the board game Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game and similar games

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 5.

    More details for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
    • 2 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game

    • YouTube Review for the game "Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  11. Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition)

    All details for the board game Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition) and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  12. Whitehall Mystery

    All details for the board game Whitehall Mystery and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  13. Welcome to the Dungeon

    All details for the board game Welcome to the Dungeon and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Welcome to the Dungeon

    • YouTube Review for the game "Welcome to the Dungeon" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Welcome to the Dungeon" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  14. Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation

    All details for the board game Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Der HeidelBÄR: Wilde Wasser Edition

    All details for the board game Der HeidelBÄR: Wilde Wasser Edition and similar games
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  16. Hey, That's My Fish!

    All details for the board game Hey, That's My Fish! and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    More details for Hey, That's My Fish!
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Hey, That's My Fish!

    • YouTube Review for the game "Hey, That's My Fish!" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  17. Chinatown

    All details for the board game Chinatown and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Chinatown
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Chinatown

    • YouTube Review for the game "Chinatown" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  18. Galaxy Trucker

    All details for the board game Galaxy Trucker and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    More details for Galaxy Trucker
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  19. Age of War

    All details for the board game Age of War and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Cosmic Encounter

    All details for the board game Cosmic Encounter and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Cosmic Encounter
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  21. The Little Prince: Make Me a Planet

    All details for the board game The Little Prince: Make Me a Planet and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  22. Wings of Glory: WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack

    All details for the board game Wings of Glory: WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack and similar games
    • 2 - 99 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  23. Letter Jam

    All details for the board game Letter Jam and similar games

    Nominated for 9 awards.

    More details for Letter Jam
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Letter Jam

    • YouTube Review for the game "Letter Jam" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  24. Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

    All details for the board game Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small and similar games
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  25. Star Wars: Rebellion

    All details for the board game Star Wars: Rebellion and similar games

    Nominated for 15 awards and won 4.

    More details for Star Wars: Rebellion
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 180 - 240 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn

    Video reviews for Star Wars: Rebellion

    • YouTube Review for the game "Star Wars: Rebellion" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  26. Flash Point: Fire Rescue

    All details for the board game Flash Point: Fire Rescue and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Flash Point: Fire Rescue

    • YouTube Review for the game "Flash Point: Fire Rescue" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  27. King of New York

    All details for the board game King of New York and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards.

    More details for King of New York
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Unusual Suspects

    All details for the board game Unusual Suspects and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Unusual Suspects
    • 3 - 18 Players
    • 10 - 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  29. Poison

    All details for the board game Poison and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for Poison
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  30. Arkham Horror: The Card Game

    All details for the board game Arkham Horror: The Card Game and similar games

    Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.

    More details for Arkham Horror: The Card Game
    • 1 - 2 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Hard to learn

    Video reviews for Arkham Horror: The Card Game

    • YouTube Review for the game "Arkham Horror: The Card Game" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English

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