The best semi-cooperative board games 🤝 2023
Are you looking for a cooperative 🤝 game where only one can win - but if things go bad, everyone loses? These are semi-cooperative games, we have listed the best ones.
What are semi-cooperative games?
The term "semi-cooperative" cannot be defined so clearly. We understand it as follows: You cooperate and play against each other in the same game. There is only one winner or one party - all others are losers. But it can also be the case that nobody wins and everybody loses the game. So semi-co-op games are like a love-hate relationship with your fellow players - you can't play with them, but you can't play without them either. So you have to balance in yourself your sense of selfishness and team spirit - both are required.
Example of semi-co-op game: Archipelago
An example of a semi-cooperative party game is Archipelago. The goal of the game is to colonize an archipelago in the South Seas. However, the natives stand in the way - you can't keep them in check alone, teamwork is required here. However, the winner is only the one who reaches his goal first (or has earned the most points for it).
More team player than egoist?
For the team players among you we have created a separate list with the best cooperative games.
List with the best semi-cooperative 🤝 board games 2023
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
🔥 Great price!43€ at.de
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
Nemesis
Nominated for 8 awards and won 3.
More details for Nemesis- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Hellapagos
- 3 - 12 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Castle Panic
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Castle Panic- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Treasure Island
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Treasure Island- 2 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!38€ at.de
Video reviews for Treasure Island
Inside Job
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!13€ at.de
Kameloot
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Kameloot- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game
Nominated for 13 awards and won 4.
More details for Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Menace Among Us
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Menace Among Us- 4 - 8 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Shadows over Camelot
- 3 - 7 Players
- 60 - 80 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Shadows over Camelot
Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game – Villains
- 1 - 5 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Cerberus
- 3 - 7 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Cerberus
Quiz Club
- 3 - 8 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!24€ at.de
Pact
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
Bag of Dungeon: A Fantasy Adventure Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Nemesis: Lockdown
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Nemesis: Lockdown- 1 - 5 Players
- 90 - 180 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Hard to learn
Fog of Love
Nominated for 7 awards.
More details for Fog of Love- 2 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 17+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Fog of Love
AuZtralia
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for AuZtralia- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!71€ at.de
Tiny Epic Zombies
- 1 - 5 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Tiny Epic Zombies
Yacht Rock
- 3 - 6 Players
- 25 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Cutthroat Caverns
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Cutthroat Caverns- 3 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Video reviews for Cutthroat Caverns
Dead of Winter: The Long Night
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Dead of Winter: The Long Night- 2 - 5 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Dead of Winter: The Long Night
Knight Tales
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
👍 Good price!60€ at.de
Allegra
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Allegra- 2 - 6 Players
- 30 - 40 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
👍 Good price!12€ at.de
Munchkin Panic
- 1 - 6 Players
- 45 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
New Angeles
- 4 - 6 Players
- 120 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Castaways
- 1 - 4 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game
- 1 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Video reviews for Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game
Archipelago
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Archipelago- 2 - 5 Players
- 30 - 240 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Hard to learn
Video reviews for Archipelago
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