The best games released in 2016📆 2021
Looking for a really good game from the year 2016? Then we have just the thing for you: our recommendation list with the best board games that were newly released in 2016.
More lists from similar periods
A list with the best games from other years can be found at the end of the page.
In addition, we have created several more lists of card & board game awards:
- The Best Games by Decade.
- The best board game awards
- The best current games-new releases
- The best classic games
List of the best new games releases in 2016:
Kingdomino
2 - 4 Players
15 Minutes
8+ years old
Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Kingdomino
Junk Art
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Junk Art- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Codenames: Pictures
Nominated for 3 awards and won 3.
More details for Codenames: Pictures- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!14€ at
.deVideo reviews for Codenames: Pictures
Love Letter Premium
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!14€ at.deVideo reviews for Love Letter Premium
Secret Hitler
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Secret Hitler- 5 - 10 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Flamme Rouge
Nominated for 10 awards and won 2.
More details for Flamme Rouge- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Flamme Rouge
Santorini
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Santorini- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Nominated for 11 awards and won 3.
More details for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Insider
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Insider- 4 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!15€ at.deVideo reviews for Insider
When I Dream
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for When I Dream- 4 - 10 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for When I Dream
ICECOOL
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!14€ at.deVideo reviews for ICECOOL
Krazy Wordz: Erwachsenen Edition
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Krazy Wordz: Erwachsenen Edition- 3 - 7 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Krazy Wordz: Erwachsenen Edition
Encore!
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Encore!
Archaeology: The New Expedition
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Archaeology: The New Expedition- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
Nominated for 9 awards.
More details for Mansions of Madness: Second Edition- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Terraforming Mars
Nominated for 26 awards and won 13.
Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2017
More details for Terraforming Mars- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Terraforming Mars
Captain Sonar
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Captain Sonar- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Captain Sonar
Tempel des Schreckens
- 3 - 10 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Tempel des Schreckens
Happy Salmon
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Happy Salmon- 3 - 6 Players
- 2 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Kneipenquiz: Das Original
- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 - 40 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!17€ at.deSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
- 1 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
Scrawl
- 4 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!37€ at.deWord Slam
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
More details for Word Slam- 3 - 99 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Word Slam
Spyfall 2
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Spyfall 2- 3 - 12 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
🔥 Great price!18€ at.deVideo reviews for Spyfall 2
Beasts of Balance
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Beasts of Balance- 1 - 5 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
Video reviews for Beasts of Balance
Valeria: Card Kingdoms
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Tyrants of the Underdark
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Tyrants of the Underdark- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Archer: Once You Go Blackmail...
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King
- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: very easy
👍 Good price!10€ at.deVideo reviews for A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King
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