The best games where you can re-roll or lock dice 🎲 2023

Looking for a really good game where you can re-roll or lock dice 🎲? Then we have just the thing for you: The list with the best re-roll & lock games 2023.

What are re-roll & lock games?

In games on this list, dice can be re-rolled - or they can be locked to prevent re-rolling.

Examples of games where dice can be re-rolled or locked

Yahtzee is an early example of this mechanism. But many newer games also incorporate the idea of "locking", where certain dice cannot be re-rolled, as in That's Pretty Clever, Zombie Dice, or Escape: The Curse of the Temple.

List of the best games 2023 where you can re-roll or lock dice 🎲

This list was last updated on December 4, 2023. We compared 164 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. That's Pretty Clever!

    All details for the board game That's Pretty Clever! and similar games

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018

    More details for That's Pretty Clever!
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  2. King of Tokyo

    All details for the board game King of Tokyo and similar games

    Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.

    More details for King of Tokyo
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    👍 Good price!27€ atAmazon.de
  3. BANG! The Dice Game

    All details for the board game BANG! The Dice Game and similar games
    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  4. Escape: The Curse of the Temple

    All details for the board game Escape: The Curse of the Temple and similar games

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 1.

    More details for Escape: The Curse of the Temple
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Escape: The Curse of the Temple

    • YouTube Review for the game "Escape: The Curse of the Temple" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  5. Under Falling Skies

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    Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.

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    • 1 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!26€ atAmazon.de
  6. King of the Dice

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. Pickomino

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    Nominated for 4 awards.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2005

    More details for Pickomino
    • 2 - 7 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  8. Dice Throne: Season One

    All details for the board game Dice Throne: Season One and similar games
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. Tiny Epic Galaxies

    All details for the board game Tiny Epic Galaxies and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.

    More details for Tiny Epic Galaxies
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!31€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Tiny Epic Galaxies

    • YouTube Review for the game "Tiny Epic Galaxies" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  10. Cubitos

    All details for the board game Cubitos and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Cubitos
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  11. Breakdancing Meeples

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 5 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  12. Pandemic: The Cure

    All details for the board game Pandemic: The Cure and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  13. Twice as Clever!

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    Nominated for 3 awards.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  14. Age of War

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  15. Dice Town

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    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  16. Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age

    All details for the board game Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age and similar games

    Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2010

    More details for Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  17. King of New York

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    Nominated for 5 awards.

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Würfel Bohnanza

    All details for the board game Würfel Bohnanza and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  19. Zombie Dice

    All details for the board game Zombie Dice and similar games

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Zombie Dice
    • 2 - 99 Players
    • 10 - 20 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Piraten Kapern

    All details for the board game Piraten Kapern and similar games
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
    🔥 Great price!9€ atAmazon.de
  21. Tiny Epic Galaxies BLAST OFF!

    All details for the board game Tiny Epic Galaxies BLAST OFF! and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  22. Dice Hunters of Therion

    All details for the board game Dice Hunters of Therion and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  23. Clever Cubed

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    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    🔥 Great price!9€ atAmazon.de
  24. Nations: The Dice Game

    All details for the board game Nations: The Dice Game and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Nations: The Dice Game

    • YouTube Review for the game "Nations: The Dice Game" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  25. Martian Dice

    All details for the board game Martian Dice and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Martian Dice
    • 2 - 99 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  26. D-Day Dice (Second Edition)

    All details for the board game D-Day Dice (Second Edition) and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!55€ atAmazon.de
  27. Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War

    All details for the board game Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Wonder Book

    All details for the board game Wonder Book and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Wonder Book
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!62€ atAmazon.de
  29. Ra: The Dice Game

    All details for the board game Ra: The Dice Game and similar games
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  30. Era: Medieval Age

    All details for the board game Era: Medieval Age and similar games
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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