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Best Push-Your-Luck Games

Game invite you to take chances. Sometimes the rewards you earn are safe and can't be lost. However, push-your-luck games tempt you into risk-reward scenarios where you will lose your progress if you push things too far.

This might be rolling dice to get the numbers you need without getting 6's. Or maybe it's going further into the ocean for treasure, but risking your oxygen supply to get you back home.

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Era: 1935 - 2022
Total Games: 74
Total Likes: 237

Perudo

Release Date: 01/01/1989, updated in 1992

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Dice

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. It's clever because you can't...

Deep Sea Adventure

Release Date: 01/01/2014

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Dice and Placeables

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.

Cockroach Poker Royal

Release Date: 01/01/2012

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 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...

Codenames

Release Date: 01/01/2015

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: Cards

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. It's a novel combination of push-your-luck, clue-giving...

Rhino Hero

Release Date: 01/01/2012, updated in 2018

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: Cards, Figures, Placeables and Tokens

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. What starts as a fun and tactile challenge quickly turns into a battle of nerves, as you place cards that...

Coup

Release Date: 01/01/2012

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

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. It is a game...

Sheriff of Nottingham

Release Date: 01/01/2014

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Bag, Cards, Score Board and Tokens

Sheriff of Nottingham is a stealth communication game about bringing goods into Nottingham to sell for profit. Smugglers decide what to bring in their pouch and whether to declare it. The Sherrif decides whether to challenge them and risk compensation...

Bohnanza

Release Date: 01/01/1997

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards

Bohnanza is a trading card game where you plant and harvest bean cards to earn coins. The twist is that you can't reorder the cards in your hand and because you have to plant the first card in your hand each go, trading isn't just about what you swap...

Village Pillage

Release Date: 01/01/2019

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

Village Pillage is a simple card-battling game about protecting your village. You choose which characters to send into battles which resolve depending on each card's abilities. Unlike similar card battle games, things are kept streamlined both by the...

In Vino Morte

Release Date: 01/01/2016, updated in 2019

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards

In Vino Morte is a party game where the aim is to survive a dinner party. Each turn you are dealt a face-down drinks card and need to decide whether the dealer-host is trying to kill you off or not. It's as much about playing the cards as the people...

That's Not Lemonade

Release Date: 04/12/2018

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Placeables

That's Not Lemonade is a push-your-luck card game where you aim to be the last person to "drink" something that isn't lemonade. You take cards hoping to accrue the most Ice or Lemonade, but if you push things too far you are out. This means you play the...

Camel Up

Release Date: 01/01/2014, updated in 2018

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Board, Dice, Figures and Tokens

Camel Up is a crazy push-your-luck game where you bet on and influence camel races. Each turn you can move the camels, bet on which will win or place tokens to slow or speed things up. It's clever because it rewards players who make bets early and it's...

The Fuzzies

Release Date: 01/01/2021

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

The Fuzzies is a dexterity game where you remove and replace small fuzzy balls from a furry tower. Like Jenga, it's a challenge of not only deft movement but also carefully planning which ball to move. The twist here is how the forfeits introduce all...

Spots

Release Date: 01/01/2022

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: Cards, Dice and Tokens

Spots is a game about matching dice with spotty dogs to complete tricks and Dog cards. You play by selecting a Trick to determine how many dice you can roll, then placing them to match dice on the Dog cards. It stands out because there are lots of ways...

Junk Art

Release Date: 01/01/2016

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards, Placeables and Tokens

Junk Art is a dexterity game where you create art from little pieces of junk. Each round has different rules for how to build the best tower, but they all combine to become an aesthetic and dexterity challenge. It's a game that takes Jenga-style...

No Thanks!

Release Date: 01/01/2005, updated in 2019

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

No Thanks! is a tactical card game where you play to avoid points. You work through a deck of cards of different values to avoid getting a point you have to spend a chip. Eventually, someone runs out of chips and has to take the card. It sounds simple...

Sounds Fishy

Release Date: 01/07/2022

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

Sounds Fishy is a push-your-luck communication game where you try to spot fake answers whilst avoiding the real ones. You play by reading out Question cards, making up answers and then spotting who's faking. It is a game of cunning, disguise and...

Bermuda Pirates

Release Date: 01/01/2019

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: Board, Figures, Placeables and Tokens

Bermuda Pirates is an action game about navigating a treacherous sea. You use your finger to push your boat through the sea to the central island to collect gems. The twist is the magnetic spots in the board that sink your boat and jettison any cargo.

For Sale

Release Date: 01/01/1997, updated in 2009

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

For Sale is a quick, collection and push-your-luck game about buying and selling houses. You bid for houses of different values using coins at auction, and then sell them in savvy ways to maximise the biggest cheques for your best properties. It stands...

Yahtzee

Release Date: 01/01/1956

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: Dice and Pen and Pad

Yahtzee is a push-your-luck game where you try to score the most points. You play by rolling and then re-rolling select dice to make your target more likely. It is a classic case of push your luck, where sometimes the dice fall in your favour and other...

Animal Upon Animal

Release Date: 01/01/2005, updated in 2015

Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds

Components: Dice and Placeables

Animal Upon Animal is a dexterity game where players compete to stack animals on a precarious pile. You take turns adding animals to the pile using only one hand. It's a game of balance, both physically and mentally accentuated by the cleverly shaped...

King of Tokyo

Release Date: 01/01/2011

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: Board, Dice, Figures, Score Board and Tokens

King of Tokyo is a push-your-luck game where you are a giant monster on a rampage. You play by rolling and re-rolling dice like Yahtzee to carefully pick either offensive or defensive actions. It twists this idea with a territorial element that doubles...

Love Letter

Release Date: 01/01/2012, updated in 2019

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

Love Letter is a push-your-luck card game about winning the princess's affection. You use cards with different abilities to knock out the other suitors. With a small number of cards and characters, it's as much about gaining information about what other...

Snapshot: Wildlife Photographer

Release Date: 01/01/2021

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Cards, Dice and Tokens

Snapshot: Wildlife Photographer is a push-your-luck game about a photographer looking for the perfect animal snaps. You play by revealing Animal cards, then assigning and rolling dice in order to successfully photograph them. It is a game about risking...

Who Did It?

Release Date: 13/05/2019

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

Who Did It? is a silly push-your-luck card game about finding out which animal pooped in the living room. Each player starts with one of each animal and takes turns to play them to claim their innocence before accusing another animal of pooping. It's a...

Cubitos

Release Date: 01/01/2021

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Board, Dice, Figures, Placeables and Tokens

Cubitos is a traversal game where you race an animal in the annual Cube Cup. You play by rolling dice and moving your animal around the track. It is a game of making your own luck by continually defying the odds and propelling yourself forward over the...

Hamsterrolle

Release Date: 01/01/2000

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: Gadget and Placeables

Hamsterrolle is a dexterity puzzle game where you place wooden pieces in a large yellow wheel. The wheel is divided into segments and each turn you must place pieces at least one divider away from existing pieces. As you play the wheel rolls along the...

High Society

Release Date: 01/01/1995

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards

High Society is a push-your-luck game where you flaunt your wealth by owning luxury items. You play by using your money to bid on Luxury cards to create an impressive portfolio without running out of cash and being cast out. It is a bidding game, where...

Ice Cool

Ice Cool (Series)

Release Date: 30/05/2016

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: Board, Cards and Figures

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...

Splendor

Release Date: 01/01/2014

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

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. You must balance accruing currency or investing...

Sushi Go!

Release Date: 01/09/2014

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: Cards

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. But there's a...

Bang!

Release Date: 01/01/2002, updated in 2017

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Tokens

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. It's a game of bluffing where it's easier to shoot your...

Team 3

Release Date: 09/06/2019

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards

Team 3 is a cooperative puzzle game where three players work to build structures from Tetris-style pieces. The target build is on a card that only the Architect player can see, and this player can't speak. The Builder player can touch the pieces but...

The Mind

Release Date: 01/01/2018

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: Cards

The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist. Each card has a single number on it. Your task is to play them in order, the lowest first. However, you are not allowed to communicate physically or verbally to coordinate who plays...

Exploding Kittens

Release Date: 01/01/2015

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Cards

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. The twist is the various comical and cunning ways you can...

Dixit

Release Date: 01/01/2008

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Board, Cards, Figures and Tokens

Dixit is a communication game where you guess which Picture cards are related to someone's clue. Each round you each pick a card to match the Storyteller player's clue and then try and guess which one was the Storyteller's. It's clever because of the...

Uno

Release Date: 01/01/1971

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: Cards

Uno is a sequencing game where you race to get rid of your cards. You play by adding cards of the same number or colour to a shared pile. It's fast-paced, has simple rules and has almost universal appeal. The fun really starts when you invent your own...

Flamme Rouge

Release Date: 01/01/2016

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: Board, Cards and Figures

Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game. You control a team of two riders around the puzzle piece track to get to the finish first. The trick is using your endurance and sprinter rider cards to tactically use slipstream efficiently.

Dominion

Release Date: 01/01/2008, updated in 2022

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: Cards

Dominion is a medieval theme strategic card game where you collect and refine a hand of cards to build the most powerful kingdom. The goal is to gain the most victory points and to avoid curses. It stands out for the wide variety of strategies and play...

Just One

Release Date: 01/01/2018

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: Cards and Pen and Pad

Just One is a communication party game where you guess words based on one-word clues from the group. You work together to help the guesser by writing one-word clues on the wipeable easels. Unusually, if the clues are the same they are removed before the...

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