Best Turn-Based Play Games

Carcassonne is a strategy game where you lay tiles to create a medieval landscape of farms, rivers and cities.

Carcassonne is a strategy game where you lay tiles to create a medieval landscape of farms, rivers and cities. Each new tile must match the roads, rivers, farms and cities of those around it.

Ancestree is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to build the strongest family tree.

Ancestree is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to build the strongest family tree. You select and link tiles, building your family person by person, scoring points for marriages, wealth and continuous generations.

Deep Sea Adventure is a pocket-sized strategy game where you dive into the sea to bring back treasure.

Deep Sea Adventure is a pocket-sized strategy game where you dive into the sea to bring back treasure. It’s unusual because although you compete with other players for treasure you share the same limited air supply.

Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher.

Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher. Like a cross between Subbuteo and Cluedo, you slide, jump and barrel your penguin through each door to collect fish.

Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top.

Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top. This creates a chess-like three-dimensional competitive puzzle that changes as each player adds pieces to the village.

Ticket to Ride is a railway-themed strategy board game where players compete to earn the most points by collecting cards, placing trains and completing journeys.

Ticket to Ride is a railway-themed strategy board game where players compete to earn the most points by collecting cards, placing trains and completing journeys. It is an easy-to-learn game that can be gently competitive and has become a popular classic.

Splendor is a trading-up strategy game where you play a global trader during the European Renaissance.

Splendor is a trading-up strategy game where you play a global trader during the European Renaissance. Nobles once content with large castles and fur robes, now seek dark sapphires and glittering diamonds.

Sushi Go! is a sushi-themed card game where you collect combinations of cards to complete sushi dishes and score points.

Sushi Go! is a sushi-themed card game where you collect combinations of cards to complete sushi dishes and score points. The different dishes require a varying number of cards and related scores based on the complexity of the recipe.

Colt Express is a traversal game where you move a bandit along an express train in the Old West to collect the most loot.

Colt Express is a traversal game where you move a bandit along an express train in the Old West to collect the most loot. Each player pre-selects moves, attacks and pick-ups that then play out together.

Bang! is a card game set in the Wild West where you take on different missions with a range of characters.

Bang! is a card game set in the Wild West where you take on different missions with a range of characters. You try and keep your target secret while building your weapon and defence cards.

The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist.

The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist. Each card has a single number on it.

Codenames is a team communication game where you play two competing spy networks.

Codenames is a team communication game where you play two competing spy networks. One player in each team gives clues to help them find the cards that are their agents without hitting the assassin.

Saboteur is a path-laying strategy game where the cards are your resource in a team effort to get the dwarves to their gold.

Saboteur is a path-laying strategy game where the cards are your resource in a team effort to get the dwarves to their gold. However, one player is a secret traitor who must try and foil the dwarves without them realising it.

Blokus is a strategy game where you compete to have the fewest unplayed tiles.

Blokus is a strategy game where you compete to have the fewest unplayed tiles. You add Tetris-shaped tiles to a shared board that is split into 400 small squares.

Perudo (Liars Dice) is a dice game of pushing your luck and communication.

Perudo (Liars Dice) is a dice game of pushing your luck and communication. Each player rolls five dice under a cup but can only see their own before making a bid on how many dice of a certain number there are in total.

Azul is a tile-laying collection and sequencing game where you help the king decorate their palace with Portuguese tiles.

Azul is a tile-laying collection and sequencing game where you help the king decorate their palace with Portuguese tiles. You aim to gain tiles on your game card that form patterns to score the most points.

Cockroach Poker Royal is a bluffing, push-your-luck card game where you try and avoid ending up with a set of four matching animal cards.

Cockroach Poker Royal is a bluffing, push-your-luck card game where you try and avoid ending up with a set of four matching animal cards. You pass cards to other players and tell them what it is, they guess if you are telling the truth and have to keep the card if they get it wrong.

Coup is a communication game where you fight to become the only player left with political influence.

Coup is a communication game where you fight to become the only player left with political influence. You play by taking on the roles of five different powerful (uniquely skilled) government officials to become the last politician standing.

Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets.

Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets. You take turns drawing cards until you get the Exploding Kitten card and lose.

Hey, That's My Fish! is a traversal game where you are penguins racing to catch the most fish.

Hey, That's My Fish! is a traversal game where you are penguins racing to catch the most fish. You move around the board of hexagons in straight lines, but as you pick up your fish you also destroy the ice.

Rhino Hero is an action game where players use cards to build a vertical tower.

Rhino Hero is an action game where players use cards to build a vertical tower. The aim is to place all your cards without knocking the tower down.

The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine is a cooperative trick-making card game.

The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine is a cooperative trick-making card game. You play as a set of astronauts completing missions in a space adventure.