The best games released in 2021📆 2022
Looking for a really good game from the year 2021? Then we have just the thing for you: our recommendation list with the best board games that were newly released in 2020.
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 2020
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
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
Cascadia
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!35€ at.de
So Clover!
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for So Clover!- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!19€ at.de
Destinies
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Destinies- 1 - 3 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Radlands
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Radlands- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Canvas
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Canvas- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Stella: Dixit Universe
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Stella: Dixit Universe- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Carcassonne: 20th Anniversary Edition
- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Easy to learn
Chronicles of Crime: 1900
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!29€ at.de
Marvel United: X-Men
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Marvel United: X-Men- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nominated for 5 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
🔥 Great price!34€ at.de
7 Wonders: Architects
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for 7 Wonders: Architects- 2 - 7 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Meadow
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Meadow- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!46€ at.de
Exploding Kittens: Recipes for Disaster
- 2 - 5 Players
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Cartographers Heroes
- 1 - 100 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Botanik
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Botanik- 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
TEN
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for TEN- 1 - 5 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Summoner Wars (Second Edition)- 2 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
Welcome to the Moon
- 1 - 6 Players
- 25 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Cubitos
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Cubitos- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!33€ at.de
Agropolis
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Agropolis- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Railroad Ink Challenge: Lush Green Edition
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!18€ at.de
Ark Nova
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Ark Nova- 1 - 4 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!52€ at.de
Chronicles of Avel
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Chronicles of Avel- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!35€ at.de
The Initiative
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for The Initiative- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mazescape Labyrinthos
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Mazescape Labyrinthos- 1 Players
- 5 - 90 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Sleeping Gods
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Sleeping Gods- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 1200 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Cartaventura: Lhasa
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Cartaventura: Lhasa- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
The Fuzzies
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Fuzzies- 2 - 4 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!14€ at.de
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