The Best Games from KOSMOS 🇩🇪🏢 2023

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

History of KOSMOS

The board game company "KOSMOS" was founded by Johann Friedrich Franckh in 1822. The current company headquarters is in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland🇩🇪. The game publisher is also known as "Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.", "Thames & Kosmos" & "Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung".

Famous KOSMOS games include Catan, Andor, Lost Cities & Machi Koro.

The KOSMOS publishing house - more than just games

The Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, or KOSMOS Verlag for short, is a media company based in Stuttgart. The origins of the publishing house date back to the founding of a bookshop in 1822.

In addition to board games, KOSMOS also offers books, guidebooks and experimental kits.

Settlers of Catan creates the worldwide breakthrough for KOSMOS

KOSMOS finally gained a foothold in the board game world in 1995 with the world hit "The Settlers of Catan". Since then, the publisher has won several awards with its board games - including Spiel des Jahres Award, Kennerspiel des Jahres Award and Children's Spiel des Jahres.

How good are games from "KOSMOS" game publisher?

There are 33 games from KOSMOS included in our Top1000-Games-List, making KOSMOS the #5 best games publisher out of a total of 284 games publishers in our database.

Further Information about the Game Publisher KOSMOS

You can find more info about KOSMOS under following links:

List with the best Games by KOSMOS 2023 🇩🇪🏢

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

This list was last updated on December 4, 2023. We compared 386 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. Cascadia

    All details for the board game Cascadia and similar games

    Nominated for 17 awards and won 7.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2022

    More details for Cascadia
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  2. The Crew: Mission Deep Sea

    All details for the board game The Crew: Mission Deep Sea and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.

    More details for The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  3. The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

    All details for the board game The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine and similar games

    Nominated for 25 awards and won 13.

    ⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020

    More details for The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Hanamikoji

    All details for the board game Hanamikoji and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Hanamikoji
    • 2 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Hanamikoji

    • YouTube Review for the game "Hanamikoji" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Hanamikoji" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  5. Lost Cities

    All details for the board game Lost Cities and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.

    More details for Lost Cities
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!15€ atAmazon.de
  6. 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

    Video reviews for My City

    • YouTube Review for the game "My City" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  7. 5-Minute Dungeon

    All details for the board game 5-Minute Dungeon and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for 5-Minute Dungeon
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 5 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  8. Wits & Wagers

    All details for the board game Wits & Wagers and similar games

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.

    More details for Wits & Wagers
    • 3 - 7 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  9. Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moon Stones

    All details for the board game Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moon Stones and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  10. Karak

    All details for the board game Karak and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Karak
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  11. Drop It

    All details for the board game Drop It and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Drop It
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  12. The Adventures of Robin Hood

    All details for the board game The Adventures of Robin Hood and similar games

    Nominated for 9 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2021

    More details for The Adventures of Robin Hood
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  13. Targi

    All details for the board game Targi and similar games

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2012

    More details for Targi
    • 2 Players
    • 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!16€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Targi

    • YouTube Review for the game "Targi" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  14. Wits & Wagers Party

    All details for the board game Wits & Wagers Party and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Wits & Wagers Party
    • 4 - 18 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  15. Adventure Games: Expedition Azcana

    All details for the board game Adventure Games: Expedition Azcana and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  16. Happy Salmon

    All details for the board game Happy Salmon and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Happy Salmon
    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 2 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Anomia

    All details for the board game Anomia and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.

    More details for Anomia
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  18. Tsuro

    All details for the board game Tsuro and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Tsuro
    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 15 - 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  19. Cube Quest

    All details for the board game Cube Quest and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    🔥 Deal: 8% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Cube Quest
    • 2 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!110€ atAmazon.de
  20. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

    All details for the board game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    More details for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 11+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  21. Word Slam

    All details for the board game Word Slam and similar games

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.

    More details for Word Slam
    • 3 - 99 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Word Slam

    • YouTube Review for the game "Word Slam" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  22. Lost Cities: Roll & Write

    All details for the board game Lost Cities: Roll & Write and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  23. My Gold Mine

    All details for the board game My Gold Mine and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for My Gold Mine
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!12€ atAmazon.de
  24. La Boca

    All details for the board game La Boca and similar games

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013

    More details for La Boca
    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  25. Ingenious

    All details for the board game Ingenious and similar games

    Nominated for 14 awards and won 7.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2004

    More details for Ingenious
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  26. Palm Island

    All details for the board game Palm Island and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Palm Island
    • 1 - 2 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Palm Island

    • YouTube Review for the game "Palm Island" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  27. Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book

    All details for the board game Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Hunt for the Golden Book and similar games
    • 1 - 99 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Word Slam Midnight

    All details for the board game Word Slam Midnight and similar games
    • 3 - 99 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 18+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Word Slam Midnight

    • YouTube Review for the game "Word Slam Midnight" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  29. Imhotep

    All details for the board game Imhotep and similar games

    Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2016

    More details for Imhotep
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!28€ atAmazon.de
  30. Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave

    All details for the board game Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Mystery of the Ice Cave and similar games
    • 1 - 99 Players
    • 45 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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