The best war board, card & dice games ⚔️ 2021
We have picked out and compared almost 2000 war games for you ⚔️.
What is a wargame?
A board game from the wargame genre is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various kinds. Many wargames also combine political and strategic decisions. They can be set in a historical, fantasy, future or science fiction world. A wargame can be played on a board with pieces, with cards and/or with miniature figures.
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List of the best war games 2021 ⚔️
In our comparison, the following 30 best card, dice and board games that 2021 deal with the theme of war came out:
Undaunted: Normandy
Nominated for 8 awards and won 1.
More details for Undaunted: Normandy
2 Players
45 - 60 Minutes
14+ years old
Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Undaunted: Normandy
Memoir '44
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Memoir '44- 2 - 8 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game
Nominated for 10 awards and won 5.
More details for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game- 2 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!33€ at
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1775: Rebellion
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for 1775: Rebellion- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
More details for Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan- 2 Players
- 180 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Commands & Colors: Ancients
Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.
More details for Commands & Colors: Ancients- 2 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Twilight Struggle
Nominated for 6 awards and won 5.
More details for Twilight Struggle- 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: hard
Wings of Glory: WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack
- 2 - 99 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Commands & Colors: Napoleonics
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics- 2 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Nexus Ops
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Nexus Ops- 2 - 4 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Wings of War: Famous Aces
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Wings of War: Famous Aces- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry Starter Set
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry Starter Set- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Wings of War: Watch Your Back!
- 2 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Battle Cry
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Battle Cry- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War- 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44
- 1 - 2 Players
- 120 - 180 Minutes
- Complexity: easy
D-Day Dice (Second Edition)
🔥 Deal: 12% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!More details for D-Day Dice (Second Edition)- 1 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: easy
🔥 Great price!53€ at.de13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for 13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis- 2 Players
- 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
👍 Good price!17€ at.deGaslands: Post-Apocalyptic Vehicular Combat
Nominated for 2 awards and won 2.
More details for Gaslands: Post-Apocalyptic Vehicular Combat- 2 - 8 Players
- 45 - 90 Minutes
- 11+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Quartermaster General
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Quartermaster General- 2 - 6 Players
- 90 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Video reviews for Quartermaster General
Wings of War: Deluxe Set
- 2 - 4 Players
- 45 Minutes
- Complexity: easy
In Magnificent Style: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
- 1 Players
- 60 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Star Wars: X-Wing (Second Edition)
- 2 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Video reviews for Star Wars: X-Wing (Second Edition)
Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Kursk 1943 (Third Edition)
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Kursk 1943 (Third Edition)- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 240 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Wings of War: Burning Drachens
- 1 - 2 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
1754: Conquest – The French and Indian War
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for 1754: Conquest – The French and Indian War- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: easy
Root
Nominated for 23 awards and won 13.
More details for Root- 2 - 4 Players
- 60 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Complexity: hard
🔥 Great price!50€ at.dePavlov's House
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Pavlov's House- 1 - 3 Players
- 60 - 75 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43- 1 - 2 Players
- 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Complexity: medium
Tanks: Panther vs Sherman
- 2 Players
- 60 Minutes
- Complexity: easy
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