The best games where players can form alliances 2023
Looking for a really good game where players can form alliances? Then we have just the thing for you: the list of the best alliance games 2023.
What are alliance games?
Games where players form alliances players can have formal relationships with each other that can change over the course of the game.
Distinction from negotiation games
This differs from Negotiation Mechanism in that these relationships are governed by specific game rules. For example, in Dune, players can form alliances in each nexus phase that last until the next nexus phase. During this time, players win together, may not attack each other, and grant their ally a special power. In "Struggle of Empires", players bid for the right to choose their ally for that round, for which similar rules apply.
Differentiation from fixed teams in team-based games.
This also differs from team-based games in that alliances can potentially change during the game. If players must be allied for the entire game and win or lose together, it is a team-based game.
List of the best alliances games 2023
Cosmic Encounter
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Cosmic Encounter- 3 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 200 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!118€ at.de
Good Cop Bad Cop
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Good Cop Bad Cop- 4 - 8 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Kameloot
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Kameloot- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Ankh: Gods of Egypt
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Ankh: Gods of Egypt- 2 - 5 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Good Cop Bad Cop (Third Edition)
- 4 - 8 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
Rising Sun
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
More details for Rising Sun- 3 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sweet Existence: A Strange Planet Card Game
- 4 - 8 Players
- 15 - 40 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Immediately playable
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)- 3 - 6 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Dune
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
More details for Dune- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Struggle of Empires
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Struggle of Empires- 2 - 7 Players
- 180 - 240 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
👍 Good price!69€ at.de
Rex: Final Days of an Empire
- 3 - 6 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Breaking Bad: The Board Game
- 3 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 18+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Breaking Bad: The Board Game
Die Macher
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Die Macher- 3 - 5 Players
- 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Campaign
- 2 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 360 Minutes
- 16+ years old
- Very hard to learn
James Clavell's Whirlwind
- 2 - 6 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
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