The best games with irregular and/or unpredictable events 2023
Looking for a really good game with irregular and/or unpredictable events? Then we have just the thing for you: the list of the best event games 2023.
What are games with random events?
In this list you will find games with events or actions that are beyond the control of the players and have an immediate effect, change the state of the game or influence subsequent actions.
In the Board Game World, "Random Events" are sometimes called "happenings".
Examples of games with irregular and/or unpredictable events
A good example of an event game is Galaxy Trucker. Here, during your journey through space, you repeatedly encounter random events such as pirate attacks or an unknown planet.
List of the best event games 2023
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
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
- 4 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
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
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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
Catapult Feud
- 2 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Port Royal
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Port Royal- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 50 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Port Royal
Orléans
Nominated for 12 awards and won 4.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2015
More details for Orléans- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Downfall of Pompeii
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for The Downfall of Pompeii- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Sleeping Gods
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
More details for Sleeping Gods- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 1200 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
Galaxy Trucker
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Galaxy Trucker- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pandemic: Fall of Rome
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Pandemic: Fall of Rome- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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
Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age
Nominated for 10 awards and won 1.
More details for Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Twilight Struggle
Nominated for 6 awards and won 5.
More details for Twilight Struggle- 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Hard to learn
Discworld: Ankh-Morpork
Nominated for 5 awards and won 1.
More details for Discworld: Ankh-Morpork- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Easy to learn
Pan Am
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More details for Pan Am- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
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Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Beyond the Sun- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition)
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Arkham Horror: The Card Game- 1 - 2 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Arkham Horror: The Card Game
In Magnificent Style: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- 1 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Easy to learn
Nations: The Dice Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Nations: The Dice Game
Nanty Narking
- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 14+ 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
Evolution: Climate
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Evolution: Climate- 2 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Evolution: Climate
Rise of Tribes
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Rise of Tribes
The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire- 1 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Kero
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Kero- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
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