The best games with sheep 🐑 2025

Looking for a really good game with sheep 🐑? Then we have just the thing for you: The list with the best sheep games 2025.

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List with the best games 2025, with sheep 🐑

This list was last updated on March 19, 2025. We compared 185 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition

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    The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition revitalizes Stefan Feld's classic strategy game for 1-4 players, where participants embody aristocrats managing their princedoms. This special edition, a collaboration between Ravensburger and Awaken Realms, elevates the game with a full art redesign, premium materials, and enhanced components, offering a luxurious playing experience as players build their settlements, castles, and engage in trade.

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.

    More details for The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 70 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  2. The Castles of Burgundy

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    The Castles of Burgundy is a strategy board game set in the Burgundy region of High Medieval France, where players assume the roles of aristocrats controlling small princedoms. The game combines tile placement and dice rolling mechanics to offer a rich and strategic experience.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 70 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  3. Animal Upon Animal

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    Animal Upon Animal (original title: Tier auf Tier) is a delightful and family-friendly stacking game that challenges players to carefully balance wooden animal figures to create an ever-growing pyramid. The game is designed for all ages, showcasing both fun and skill in a simple yet engaging format.

    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
  4. Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash

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    It's race day in Quedlinburg, and with the right mix of food and luck, you ride your mount to victory and win the golden cauldron. Players build their own bag of tiles throughout the game, drawing them to advance on the race track. They will collect resources, gain bonuses, and strategize until someone crosses the finish line first.

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2022

    More details for Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  5. The Castles of Burgundy

    All details for the board game The Castles of Burgundy and similar games

    The Castles of Burgundy is set in the medieval Burgundy region of France, where players assume the roles of aristocrats seeking to expand their princedoms. The game revolves around building settlements, constructing castles, engaging in river trade, mining for silver, and utilizing travelers' knowledge.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.

    More details for The Castles of Burgundy
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 90 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty

    Video reviews for The Castles of Burgundy

    • YouTube Review for the game "The Castles of Burgundy" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  6. Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise

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    The Hare & the Tortoise offers a unique spin on the classic fable through a card-driven betting game where players wager on the outcomes of an animal race. This game combines strategy, luck, and deduction as players manage their hands and place their bets on various creatures, each with distinct movement abilities influenced by the cards played.

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Tales & Games: The Hare & the Tortoise
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 15 - 20 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. Turn the Tide

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    Turn the Tide is a clever card game that combines strategy, prediction, and a bit of luck. Players start with a hand of 12 cards from a deck numbered 1-60, with the remainder set aside for the entire game. Each round involves choosing a card secretly and then revealing them simultaneously. Scoring involves collecting cards from a separate deck, with the highest card played taking the lower scoring card and the second-highest taking the other. A unique aspect is the rotation of hands, as players pass their entire hand to the next player after each round, challenging them to score well with the same cards their neighbor previously used.

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    More details for Turn the Tide
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  8. Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

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    Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small offers a specialized, two-player experience derived from the popular Agricola game, focusing exclusively on the aspect of animal husbandry.

    Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.

    More details for Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  9. CATAN: 3D Edition

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    Players strive to dominate the island of Catan by building settlements, cities, and roads. Each turn, dice are rolled to determine the resources produced: sheep, wheat, wood, brick, and ore. The 3D edition features intricately designed terrain and hand-painted tiles, providing a visually stunning experience that enhances gameplay. Players can earn points through their constructions and by achieving specific objectives, with the first to 10 points declared the winner.

    More details for CATAN: 3D Edition
    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  10. Battle Sheep

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    Battle Sheep, formerly known as Splits, is a light-hearted yet strategic board game where players aim to spread their flock of sheep across the pasture to occupy the most territory. The game is known for its simple rules, quick gameplay, and fun theme, making it a great choice for families and casual gamers.

    Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.

    More details for Battle Sheep
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  11. Glen More II: Chronicles

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    Glen More II: Chronicles is a sequel to the original Glen More game, offering a richly expanded gameplay experience. It transports players into the roles of leaders of Scottish clans from the early medieval ages to the 19th century.

    Nominated for 2 awards.

    More details for Glen More II: Chronicles
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 90 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  12. My Very First Games: Animal upon Animal

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    "Tier auf Tier" is a stacking game designed for toddlers. Players roll the die and stack the designated animal on the corresponding game piece along with any animals that are already there. The game features three different versions for little ones to explore.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 2+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  13. Explorers of the North Sea

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    Explorers of the North Sea plunges players into the Viking Age's waning days, tasking them as sea captains on a quest to discover and claim new lands. The goal is to transport crews, capture livestock, and build outposts across newly found islands. With a longship and a Viking crew at your disposal, the seas are ripe for exploration and conquest.

    More details for Explorers of the North Sea
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  14. CATAN

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    CATAN, formerly known as The Settlers of Catan, is a highly acclaimed and award-winning strategy board game where players aim to become the dominant force on the island of Catan. The game is renowned for its appeal to both experienced gamers and newcomers to the board game hobby.

    Nominated for 11 awards and won 9.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1995

    More details for CATAN
    • 3 - 4 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Volle Weide

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    Players engage in a fast-paced roll-and-write game for two or more participants. The objective is to score points by fencing in sheep over a minimum of 10 rounds.

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 5 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  16. Brothers

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    You and your brother are peaceful farmers... or at least you used to be! In "Brothers," your herds always become too large for a shared pasture. Outsmart your brother by placing your pens in a way that makes it difficult for him, proving you're the one in the family with a knack for cattle.

    More details for Brothers
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 10 - 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Shephy

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    Start with one sheep in your field and manage the event cards presented to you to reach a total of one thousand sheep before going through the event deck three times. The sheep deck includes values of 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300, and 1,000. Players draw cards to gain effects such as duplicating sheep, adding new ones, or swapping sheep values. If you end up without any sheep or fail to have at least one 1,000 sheep card after three rounds, you lose.

    More details for Shephy
    • 1 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  18. Clans of Caledonia

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    Embark on a captivating journey to 19th-century Scotland in Clans of Caledonia, where the winds of change sweep across the Scottish landscape. As the country transitions from agriculture to industrialization, historic clans play a pivotal role in shaping its destiny. Against this backdrop, players take on the mantle of clan leaders, each with unique abilities, competing to thrive in this era of economic transformation. The game unfolds as a strategic dance of production, trade, and export, with the coveted Scottish whisky at the center of economic endeavors. Now, let's delve into the intricacies of gameplay that define this immersive economic board game.

    Nominated for 12 awards and won 2.

    More details for Clans of Caledonia
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 30 - 120 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  19. Master Fox

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    The famous Master Fox is getting old and is searching for a successor among the brave forest bandits. This is your chance to prove your skills as a thief and take his place! To impress the old fox, you must complete missions and bring him the greatest loot from the nearby cabin.

    Nominated for 1 award and won 1.

    More details for Master Fox
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 20 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Master Fox

    • YouTube Review for the game "Master Fox" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  20. Hop! Hop! Hop!

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    Players take on the role of a shepherd, her sheep, and her dog, working together to return to the safe sheepfold before the wind blows the bridge away. The challenge is to cooperate and get all the sheep back in time.

    More details for Hop! Hop! Hop!
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 4+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  21. Dragon's Hoard

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    Players take on the role of dragons on a treasure hunt, collecting sheep from farms to buy riches. However, they must be cautious, as other players will send angry mobs and wizards to thwart their plans. The objective is to defend against attacks while accumulating treasures, with the player earning the most victory points from treasures and bonuses emerging as the winner.

    More details for Dragon's Hoard
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 25 - 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  22. Tipperary

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    Players create their ideal vision of an Irish county by placing polyomino tiles to collect sheep, castles, and whiskey in this family game. A "magical stone circle" determines which tiles are available for selection. After twelve rounds, one player is named the chief of Tipperary.

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Tipperary
    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  23. Agricola

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    Agricola is a strategic board game where players become farmers aiming to build thriving homesteads. Manage resources, expand your home, and feed your family to win.

    Nominated for 26 awards and won 15.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2008

    More details for Agricola
    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 30 - 150 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  24. Great Western Trail: New Zealand

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    Players assume the role of sheep farmers in 19th century New Zealand. They focus on diversifying sheep breeds and enhancing wool quality to ensure the prosperity of their family business. As the new century brings challenges, acquiring improved sheep breeds becomes essential for sustaining their livelihood.

    Nominated for 3 awards.

    🔥 Deal: 10% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!

    More details for Great Western Trail: New Zealand
    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 75 - 150 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  25. Sheep & Thief

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    Raise some sheep and watch them thrive, but beware of the cunning sheep thieves. Players can play sheep cards to place sheep on the board or use sheepdog cards to herd them into their pens for safety. If a thief card is played and encounters a sheep, the thief steals it.

    More details for Sheep & Thief
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Sheep & Thief

    • YouTube Review for the game "Sheep & Thief" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  26. Caverna: The Cave Farmers

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    Caverna: The Cave Farmers is a worker-placement board game that builds upon the mechanics of its predecessor, Agricola. It combines farming and cave dwelling themes, where players manage a dwarf family and their expanding homestead.

    Nominated for 9 awards and won 3.

    More details for Caverna: The Cave Farmers
    • 1 - 7 Players
    • 30 - 210 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  27. Lascaux

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    The card game consists of 54 cards, each representing one of six animals and a combination of two colors. Players secretly decide which color cards they hope to win by the end of the round. They take turns bidding by placing a token on the table, and the last player remaining collects cards of their chosen color. The game ends when all cards have been claimed, and players score points for the animals they have the majority of.

    More details for Lascaux
    • 3 - 5 Players
    • 25 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  28. Fields of Arle

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    Fields of Arle is a strategic farming simulation board game designed by Uwe Rosenberg. Set in the small East Frisian town of Arle, it allows one to two players to experience the life of farmers during a period of prosperity, focusing on the cultivation of flax and other agricultural ventures.

    Nominated for 6 awards.

    More details for Fields of Arle
    • 1 - 2 Players
    • 60 - 120 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Hard to learn

    Video reviews for Fields of Arle

    • YouTube Review for the game "Fields of Arle" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  29. Have You Herd?

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    Have You Herd is a lively European dice game that gained popularity in Poland during the early 1940s. Players compete to collect each of the five farm animals: rabbit, sheep, pig, cow, and horse, while building and trading to complete their "herd." Be careful of the wolf or fox, as they will eat your herd! The American edition features simplified rules compared to the original Polish version.

    More details for Have You Herd?
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • Immediately playable
  30. Sheepland

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    Sheepland is set on a beautiful island where the population has been caring for sheep for centuries. Two to four shepherds compete to lead their sheep to the right areas for points, performing three actions each round, such as moving a shepherd, moving a sheep, or buying a terrain tile. Players invest in different terrain types, earning points based on the sheep present in those areas and any remaining coins at the end of the game.

    Nominated for 3 awards and won 3.

    More details for Sheepland
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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