The best games where you can perform an ability once per game 2023
Looking for a really good game where you can perform an ability once per game? Then we have just the thing for you: the list of the best once-per-game skill games 2023.
What are once per game skill games?
In games on this list, players have a special ability that they can use once per game.
Often, players receive bonus victory points if they don't use their once-per-game abilities during the game.
Examples of games where you can perform an ability once per game:
These abilities can be unique to them, like "feats" in Warmachine, or common to all players, like the special power cards in Finca.
List of the best once-per-game skill games 2023
Clank!: Legacy – Acquisitions Incorporated
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Clank!: Legacy – Acquisitions Incorporated- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Wingspan
- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Wingspan
Watergate
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
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Nominated for 24 awards and won 8.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Lost Ruins of Arnak- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!56€ at.de
Under Falling Skies
Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.
More details for Under Falling Skies- 1 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Nominated for 12 awards and won 5.
More details for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Gloomhaven
Nominated for 22 awards and won 10.
More details for Gloomhaven- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
🔥 Great price!141€ at.de
Video reviews for Gloomhaven
Samurai
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Samurai- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Samurai
Star Wars: Rebellion
Nominated for 15 awards and won 4.
More details for Star Wars: Rebellion- 2 - 4 Players
- 180 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Star Wars: Rebellion
New York Slice
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for New York Slice
Coffee Roaster
- 1 Players
- 10 - 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Finca
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Wonder Book
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Wonder Book- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Specter Ops
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Specter Ops- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Specter Ops
Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
Nominated for 11 awards.
More details for Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game- 3 - 6 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
Tapestry
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Tapestry- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
New York 1901
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for New York 1901- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)- 1 - 5 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Glass Road
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Glass Road- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 80 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Aton
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Aton- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Stone Soup
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
Heaven & Ale
Nominated for 7 awards and won 2.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018
More details for Heaven & Ale- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
King's Road
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Scoville
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Scoville- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Godtear
- 2 - 8 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Siege of Runedar
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Battles of Westeros
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Battles of Westeros- 2 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
InBetween
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More details for InBetween- 2 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!31€ at.de
AquaSphere
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for AquaSphere- 2 - 4 Players
- 100 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
Warmachine
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Warmachine- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
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