Spiel Kategorien

Games played primarily or exclusively with a standard or custom deck of cards as the central component.

2981 Spiele

Games simulating military conflicts with detailed rules for unit movement, combat, and supply across historical or hypothetical battles.

2034 Spiele

Games set in fictional magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, heroes, and epic quests.

1225 Spiele

Games centered on combat between characters, creatures, or armies, emphasizing battle tactics and martial conflict.

901 Spiele

Games centered on managing finances, production, and trade, where players build economic engines and compete for wealth.

881 Spiele

Games set in futuristic or interstellar settings featuring advanced technology, space travel, and speculative worlds.

852 Spiele

Games in which rolling dice is the primary activity, with outcomes and player choices built around the results.

838 Spiele

Games designed for large groups in social settings, prioritizing fun, laughter, and accessibility over deep strategy.

833 Spiele

Games focused purely on strategic thinking without luck or theme, where players compete through logic, planning, and tactics on a clean system.

712 Spiele

Children's Game is a category of board games covering related themes and styles.

704 Spiele

Games simulating World War II (1939–1945), the most widely covered conflict in board gaming history.

676 Spiele

Games where deception and misdirection are core mechanics, rewarding players who can mislead opponents about their intentions.

655 Spiele

Games designed primarily to generate laughter, featuring silly mechanics, absurd situations, or comedic themes.

580 Spiele

Games themed around animals, nature, and wildlife, often featuring cute creatures, pets, or wildlife conservation themes.

577 Spiele

Games where players embark on quests, explore unknown territories, and face dangers as heroic characters in a narrative setting.

545 Spiele

Games set in the European Middle Ages, featuring knights, castles, feudal lords, and medieval politics.

534 Spiele

Games that require physical skill, quick reflexes, or precise hand-eye coordination as the primary gameplay element.

514 Spiele

Players logically eliminate possibilities and infer hidden information from clues and other players' actions to solve a mystery.

508 Spiele

Games based on popular films, television shows, or radio programs, using their characters, settings, and themes.

486 Spiele

Games using detailed painted or unpainted miniature figures as game pieces, often in wargame or dungeon-crawl contexts.

444 Spiele

Games centered on discovering unknown territories, revealing hidden map tiles, and uncovering secrets in uncharted spaces.

433 Spiele

Games set in antiquity (before approximately 500 CE), covering civilizations such as Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia.

422 Spiele

Games in which players race their pieces toward a finish line, competing to complete a course first.

402 Spiele

Players openly discuss deals, alliances, and trades with one another, and agreements may or may not be enforced by the rules.

389 Spiele

Games themed around sailing, naval warfare, seamanship, and the age of sail on the world's oceans.

355 Spiele

Games evoking fear and dread through disturbing themes, monsters, or supernatural elements, often with survival mechanics.

347 Spiele

All players act simultaneously and as quickly as possible, with no turn structure, creating frantic and urgent gameplay.

315 Spiele

Games in which players construct and manage growing cities or settlements, developing infrastructure and optimizing resources.

311 Spiele

Games simulating political processes such as elections, legislative battles, diplomacy, and governance.

297 Spiele

Games in which players expand their domain by claiming and developing territories on a shared map.

265 Spiele

Games in which players answer questions from various knowledge domains to score points or advance.

265 Spiele

Games adapted from or inspired by novels and literary fiction, bringing book worlds to life on the tabletop.

253 Spiele

Games simulating or themed around athletic competitions, from individual sports to team leagues.

243 Spiele

Games where players assemble personalized collections of cards, miniatures, or pieces, often trading and purchasing individually.

237 Spiele

Players must recall the positions or identities of face-down components to make informed decisions during play.

236 Spiele

Games themed around transportation networks, logistics, or moving goods and people across maps.

231 Spiele

Games in which players form, guess, define, or manipulate words as the primary activity.

229 Spiele

Games designed to be printed at home and assembled by the player, offering free or low-cost hobby gaming.

212 Spiele

Games centered on railroads, train routes, and railway networks, often featuring economic management and route building.

203 Spiele

Games where players guide the development of entire civilizations through history, managing culture, technology, and military power.

200 Spiele

Games structured around solving puzzles or challenges that require creative thinking and problem-solving.

195 Spiele

Games covering 20th and 21st century military conflicts using contemporary weapons, tactics, and technology.

193 Spiele

Games designed to teach specific knowledge or skills, making learning in history, science, language, or math engaging.

189 Spiele

Games themed around piracy, treasure hunting, buccaneers, and high seas adventure in the age of sail.

186 Spiele

Games simulating the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), covering campaigns from Austerlitz to Waterloo across Europe.

167 Spiele

Games centered on aircraft, aerial combat, flight mechanics, or the history of aviation.

166 Spiele

Games drawing on myths and legends from ancient cultures, featuring gods, heroes, and legendary creatures.

166 Spiele

Games simulating industrial production, factory management, and manufacturing economies.

160 Spiele

Games set during the European Renaissance (14th–17th centuries), covering art, exploration, and political intrigue.

159 Spiele

Murder/Mystery is a category of board games covering related themes and styles.

152 Spiele

Games adapted from or inspired by video game franchises, bringing digital worlds to the tabletop.

144 Spiele

Games based on comic book or comic strip characters and universes, bringing beloved panels to the tabletop.

137 Spiele

Games simulating the American Civil War (1861–1865), covering battles and campaigns between Union and Confederate forces.

131 Spiele

Games set in the frontier American West, featuring cowboys, outlaws, gold rushes, and the expansion of the United States westward.

131 Spiele

Games featuring the undead zombie genre, typically involving survival horror and waves of shambling monsters.

121 Spiele

Games centered on the exploration of outer space, colonization of planets, and the challenges of interstellar travel.

119 Spiele

Games simulating World War I (1914–1918), covering the trench warfare, naval battles, and campaigns of the Great War.

117 Spiele

Games that incorporate electronic components such as app integration, sound units, or digital devices as part of gameplay.

116 Spiele

Games themed around agriculture, crop management, animal husbandry, and rural life.

111 Spiele

Games designed for portability and play while traveling, or themed around journey and exploration.

109 Spiele

Games based on navigating through maze structures, solving labyrinthine puzzles, or escaping complex environments.

101 Spiele

Spies/Secret Agents is a category of board games covering related themes and styles.

95 Spiele

Games set in prehistoric times featuring dinosaurs, early humans, and the Mesozoic or Paleolithic eras.

89 Spiele

Games set during the 18th century Enlightenment era, covering European conflicts, exploration, and political change of the period.

84 Spiele

Games based on the Mafia or organized crime theme, featuring criminal factions, underworld power struggles, or mob activities.

82 Spiele

Games in which number recognition, arithmetic, or numerical patterns are the primary gameplay challenge.

78 Spiele

Games addressing ecological themes, conservation, or environmental challenges, often promoting awareness of nature.

73 Spiele

Games exploring religious themes, stories, or belief systems from various world traditions.

65 Spiele

Games featuring themes and settings inspired by the culture, mythology, and history of the Arabian world.

57 Spiele

Games designed for adult audiences, containing themes, content, or humor not appropriate for children.

50 Spiele

Games simulating civil wars across history, depicting internal national conflicts and their military and political dimensions.

49 Spiele

Games in which mathematical thinking or arithmetic is a primary skill required to play and win.

48 Spiele

Games set in the 19th century following Napoleon's defeat, covering Victorian-era conflicts and colonial wars.

42 Spiele

Games themed around music, musicians, bands, or the recording industry, often involving musical knowledge.

36 Spiele

Games simulating the American Revolution (1775–1783), depicting the colonies' fight for independence from British rule.

36 Spiele

Games based on literary works or structured like books, often featuring storytelling, reading, or narrative progression.

34 Spiele

Games themed around medicine, healthcare, hospitals, or the human body, sometimes with educational or simulation elements.

31 Spiele

Games simulating the Vietnam War (1955–1975), covering guerrilla tactics, political dimensions, and major campaigns.

29 Spiele

Games covering 16th and early 17th century warfare, featuring the combined arms tactics of pike-armed infantry and musketeers.

27 Spiele

Products that provide a framework of components and rules supporting multiple different games or modules.

22 Spiele

Games covering conflicts between Native American nations and European settlers and the United States government.

15 Spiele

Games simulating the Korean War (1950–1953), covering the conflict between North and South Korea and their respective allies.

14 Spiele

Products that add new content, rules, or components to an existing base game rather than being standalone experiences.

11 Spiele