The best games where players have to choose between action or event 2024
Looking for a really good game where players have to choose between action or event? Then we have just the thing for you: The list with the best "Action or Event" games 2024.
What are Action or Event games?
When it's a player's turn in an "Action or Event" game, he plays a card that indicates action points and an event. He must decide to either use the action points or perform the event. If he chooses to use action points, the event can usually be performed by another player.
Examples of games where players have to decide between action or event
A good example of an "action or event" game is Watergate and many of the Politics Games.
list of best action or event games 2024
Watergate
Watergate thrusts players into the historical tug-of-war between the Nixon Administration and a determined journalist from the Washington Post. This game recreates the infamous political scandal, requiring strategic card play and keen decision-making.
Nominated for 9 awards and won 4.
More details for Watergate- 2 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Watergate
Paleo
Paleo is a cooperative adventure game set in the Stone Age, where players work together to ensure the survival of their human characters while completing various missions. The ultimate goal? To paint a woolly mammoth on a wall, leaving a mark of your existence (or just because it looks cool).
Nominated for 11 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
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More details for Paleo- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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Twilight Struggle offers an immersive journey through a pivotal period in history, where the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. This two-player game takes place during the forty-five year rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States. Instead of traditional warfare, players engage in a dance of intrigue, prestige, and the occasional outbreak of hostilities. As the superpowers strive to make the world safe for their ideologies, you'll navigate a complex web of politics, espionage, and strategy. The game begins in the aftermath of World War II, with both superpowers scrambling for control, and concludes in 1989, leaving only one superpower standing.
Nominated for 6 awards and won 5.
More details for Twilight Struggle- 1 - 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
Cartaventura: Lhasa
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Cartaventura: Lhasa- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
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Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
🔥 Deal: 29% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for INTERACTION: No more boredom!- 2 - 9 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis is a tense, strategic two-player game set during the critical moments of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It captures the high-stakes Cold War atmosphere, offering a rich thematic experience in just 45 minutes. The game challenges players to navigate complex dilemmas, such as choosing between gaining prestige or risking global nuclear war, and strategically managing their hand of cards to outmaneuver their opponent.
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Schnapp die Möpse
- 2 - 5 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 15+ years old
- Immediately playable
Infection: Humanity's Last Gasp
- 1 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
1960: The Making of the President
1960: The Making of the President is a captivating and strategic two-player board game that immerses players in the historical and intense presidential election of 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon.
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for 1960: The Making of the President- 2 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Cousins' War
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for The Cousins' War- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Star Trek: Five-Year Mission
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61
- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Europe in Turmoil: Prelude to the Great War
- 2 Players
- 180 - 240 Minutes
- Medium difficulty
The Expanse Board Game
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for The Expanse Board Game
Discordia
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Wilderness War
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Wilderness War- 1 - 2 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Jeff Davis: The Confederacy at War
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Jeff Davis: The Confederacy at War- 1 Players
- 60 - 240 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Flying Carpet
- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Bayonets & Tomahawks
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Bayonets & Tomahawks- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 - 600 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Ming Voyages
- 1 - 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?
Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 - ? is a strategic board game that delves into the complex geopolitical conflicts of the early 21st century, focusing on the rise of Islamic extremism and the subsequent global war on terror.
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
More details for Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?- 1 - 2 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
Wir sind das Volk!
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Wir sind das Volk!- 2 Players
- 60 - 150 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
WW2: Barbarossa to Berlin
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for WW2: Barbarossa to Berlin- 1 - 2 Players
- 420 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Don't Step In It!
- 1 - 99 Players
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
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
Family Boom
- 2 - 12 Players
- 5 - 60 Minutes
- 7+ years old
Fringers
- 3 - 10 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
Hippo Melonenmampfen
- 2 - 4 Players
- 4+ years old
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