The best Real-Time board games ⏳ 2023
Looking for a game that really gets you going? Then we have just the thing: a list of the best 31 real-time social games ⏳.
What does "real-time" mean in dice, card & board games?
Real-time social games often allow players to complete their turns (or part of their turns) simultaneously. This is in contrast to turn-based games. There are also some real-time games where there are consequences if a player does not make their move in a certain amount of time.
Real-time means: constantly making decisions
So you have to overcome both the challenge of making decisions under pressure and the fact that there is almost no waiting or downtime. Some of the real-time board games destroy any kind of relaxed and casual atmosphere for some players - you should definitely be in the right mood for real-time games.
Exit games are mostly "real time games" as well
Escape room, escape room, or exit room games almost all also run in real time, both temporally and technically. But since they feel like their own distinct game genre, we've additionally created another list for you for exit games: The Best Escape Room Board Games - and yet another category: The Best Crime Dinner Games for Home.
List of the best real-time ⏳ board games 2023
KLASK
Nominated for 6 awards and won 3.
More details for KLASK- 2 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Telestrations
Nominated for 9 awards and won 7.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
More details for Telestrations- 4 - 8 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Telestrations
Werewords
- 4 - 10 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Stella: Dixit Universe
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Stella: Dixit Universe- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
5-Minute Dungeon
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 5-Minute Dungeon- 2 - 5 Players
- 5 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
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
Telestrations After Dark
- 4 - 8 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Immediately playable
When I Dream
Nominated for 6 awards and won 2.
More details for When I Dream- 4 - 10 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for When I Dream
Mutabo
- 3 - 6 Players
- 25 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Loopin' Louie
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 1994
⭐️ Kinderspiel des Jahres 2006
More details for Loopin' Louie- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 4+ years old
- Immediately playable
Loony Quest
Nominated for 5 awards.
More details for Loony Quest- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Video reviews for Loony Quest
5-Minute Mystery
- 1 - 6 Players
- 5 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Pictomania
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Pictomania- 3 - 6 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
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
Captain Sonar
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Captain Sonar- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!31€ at.de
Video reviews for Captain Sonar
Breakdancing Meeples
- 2 - 4 Players
- 5 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Spot it!
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Spot it!- 2 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!12€ at.de
Happy Salmon
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Happy Salmon- 3 - 6 Players
- 2 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Ghost Blitz
Nominated for 6 awards and won 1.
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More details for Ghost Blitz- 2 - 8 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!10€ at.de
Farm & Furious
- 2 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!15€ at.de
Unlock!: Timeless Adventures
- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Anomia
Nominated for 4 awards and won 3.
More details for Anomia- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
5-Minute Marvel
- 2 - 5 Players
- 5 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
- 2 - 8 Players
- 10 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories
Nominated for 2 awards and won 1.
More details for Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 60 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mini-Mutabo
- 3 - 6 Players
- 25 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dr. Eureka
Nominated for 3 awards and won 2.
More details for Dr. Eureka- 2 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
FUSE
- 1 - 5 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
WeyKick
- 2 - 4 Players
- 10 Minutes
- 3+ years old
- Immediately playable
La Boca
Nominated for 10 awards and won 3.
⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2013
More details for La Boca- 3 - 6 Players
- 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Space Alert
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
🔥 Great price!38€ at.de
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