Finding good board games is far from easy due to the large number of games on offer at local retailers and on the Internet. If you don't know in advance which board game to buy, you have a problem: there are many good board games. Whether these are automatically the best board games the market has to offer is often a question of personal taste. This is exactly how you should treat top lists of board games that you can find in various formats on the Internet.
We have listed some popular board games from different categories, mostly to inspire beginners. You shouldn't always focus solely on the novelties - good board games can often be found in the past.
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First novelty of the year from Pegasus Games: Frostpunk by Frosted Games
Just in time for the Toy Fair in Nuremberg at the beginning of February, the first game of the new year will be released by Pegasus Games: The cooperative survival game Frostpunk - The Board Game from publishing partner Frosted Games including the expansion Streifzug ins Frostland....

Board game review for Oros: High mountains, high fun
4.938 backers contributed a total of $2021 in August 293.542 to enable production of strategy board game Oros by indie publisher Aesc Games. Almost a year and a half later, Oros is slowly arriving at his supporters. In Germany will...

Edifice Expansion: 7 Wonders reimagined
7 Wonders is not only a bestseller, but also one of the most influential board games of the past decade. The basic concept was left unchanged for a long time - with Edifice, however, Repos Production now introduces a completely new trick:...

Board Game Review of Next Station: London - Addicted to Public Transport!
The London underground maze as a template for a board game? Since the release of Next Station London, that's no longer just wishful thinking, it's reality. As in real life, public transport can sometimes be chaotic. This time it's in the...

Asmodee: These novelties are coming in January
Asmodee has many new products for board game fans and collectors ready for January. In addition to unit packs for the miniatures game Star Wars: Legion, new content for Zombicide or Marvel: Crisis Protocol will be released in January. Players can also look forward to...

New board game based on Games of Thrones and House of the Dragon announced
Knight Models has good news for fans of Game of Thrones: A new miniature board game based on the television series and its spin-off House of the Dragon is scheduled for release later this year. The publisher Knight has experience with licensed miniatures...

Among Cultists: "The feedback so far has been overwhelming"
With Among Cultists, Godot Games has created a board game version of the hit video game Among Us. This is obviously well received by the players: With the crowdfunding campaign, the makers have so far generated around 160.000 euros and thus clearly...

Crowdfunding Preview: Crystal Age by Gravita Games
With the cooperative sci-fi horror game Sanctorvm, Gravita Games has already managed a successful crowdfunding campaign, the game of which was very well received by the supporters. With Crystal Age, the game publisher based on the Spanish island of Ibiza is bringing...

Disney Lorcana: Start of sales in Germany is fixed
The first set of the new trading card game "Disney Lorcana" from Ravensburger will appear from August 2023 in Germany, the USA, Canada, Great Britain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The publisher says...

Asmodee: Board game novelties 2023 for the first half of the year
Asmodee has over 2023 new products in its portfolio for the first half of 100 - from full board games to expansions. The Essen-based publishing house focuses on games for children and families, casual gamers and ambitious board game fans. The list of...
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