The best games with dice rolling 🎲 2023
Looking for a really good game where you can throw dice 🎲? Then we have just the thing for you: The list with the best games where you roll the dice 2023.
What are dice rolling games?
A game mechanism where the dice are rolled in a game can be used for many things, the most obvious being chance. So, a fixed component of games on this list is that at least one die is included. However, rolling dice does not necessarily have to be the central game principle.
Different uses and types of dice
Dice can also be used as game pieces; for example, the piece starts with an energy value of 6 and is turned to 5 at the end of a round when it is a player's turn, and so on. The dice themselves can be quite individual in appearance and number of possibilities and can have different sizes, shapes and colors to represent different things. An unusual variant are for example the dice of Pass the Pigs - here small pig figures form the dice.
Dice rolling in Kreig games
In war games, dice are usually used in conjunction with a variety of tables, most notably a "battle result table" that gives a result by strengths of both sides (either as a ratio or as a differential) and a die roll (1D6, 2D6 and 1D10 are most commonly used).
Distinction from the category "dice games"
Rolling dice can be the central element of the game principle - and not just an accessory. As an example, consider Yahtzee. If these games are good enough for this list, we have mentioned them here as well... but we have created a separate category for the pure dice games: The best dice games 2023.
Examples of games where you can throw dice
A good example of a game where you can roll dice (but it's not the central element) is Wingspan. Here the dice are not always used, but are often needed for some degree of randomness.
Another example is The Quacks of Quedlinburg - here the player with the most points rolls the dice each round for his reward.
List of the best games 2023 where you can roll dice 🎲
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Nominated for 15 awards and won 10.
⭐️ Kennerspiel des Jahres 2018
More details for The Quacks of Quedlinburg- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Zombie Kidz Evolution
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for Zombie Kidz Evolution- 2 - 4 Players
- 5 - 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Tumblin' Dice
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 - 45 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Rhino Hero: Super Battle
Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.
More details for Rhino Hero: Super Battle- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 - 20 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!22€ at.de
Video reviews for Rhino Hero: Super Battle
Las Vegas
- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!130€ at.de
Video reviews for Las Vegas
Wingspan
- 1 - 5 Players
- 40 - 70 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!43€ at.de
Video reviews for Wingspan
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
That's Pretty Clever!
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
👍 Good price!10€ at.de
Cthulhu: Death May Die
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
More details for Cthulhu: Death May Die- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!83€ at.de
Draftosaurus
Nominated for 9 awards and won 2.
More details for Draftosaurus- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Draftosaurus
Outfoxed!
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Outfoxed!- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 5+ years old
- Immediately playable
Destinies
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Destinies- 1 - 3 Players
- 90 - 150 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
King of Tokyo
Nominated for 19 awards and won 7.
More details for King of Tokyo- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!27€ at.de
Horrified
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Horrified- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Horrified
Zombie Teenz Evolution
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2021
More details for Zombie Teenz Evolution- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!10€ at.de
Video reviews for Zombie Teenz Evolution
Sagrada
Nominated for 10 awards.
More details for Sagrada- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!30€ at.de
Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Can't Stop
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for Can't Stop- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Immediately playable
Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Survive: Escape from Atlantis!- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Qwixx
Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2013
More details for Qwixx- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Forgotten Waters
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Forgotten Waters- 3 - 7 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
The Castles of Burgundy
- 1 - 4 Players
- 70 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!38€ at.de
Strike
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Strike
Animal Upon Animal
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2005
More details for Animal Upon Animal- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Undaunted: Normandy
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Normandy- 2 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Undaunted: Normandy
Encore!
- 1 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!7€ at.de
Video reviews for Encore!
Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Big Box
- 1 - 6 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Escape: The Curse of the Temple – Big Box
BANG! The Dice Game
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for BANG! The Dice Game- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Perudo
- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Camel Up
- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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