Marvel's cinematic triumph, becoming the highest-grossing film franchise ever, naturally translated into the exciting world of tabletop gaming, capturing significant attention and revenue. The inherent drama and bombast of Marvel's stories and characters lend themselves perfectly to board games, offering a diverse range of experiences—from smaller, accessible titles to larger, more strategic games, all often boasting stunning miniatures and artwork.
TL;DR: The Best Marvel Board Games
Marvel United: Spider-Geddon
Marvel: Crisis Protocol
Marvel Champions
Marvel: Remix
Marvel Dice Throne
Marvel Zombies - A Zombicide Game
Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R.
Unmatched: Marvel
Splendor: Marvel
Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game
Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power
For Marvel fans whose passion extends beyond the comics and MCU, a vast world of tabletop gaming awaits. This curated selection showcases the best Marvel board games currently available, providing a starting point for your gaming adventures.
Marvel United: Spider-Geddon
Age Range: 10+ Players: 1-4 Play Time: 40 min
Marvel United offers an accessible and affordable cooperative adventure. Players embody unique superheroes, collaborating to defeat villains and their minions. Action cards fuel the heroes' abilities, allowing players to navigate locations, combat enemies, and confront the main antagonist. The Spider-Geddon set serves as an excellent entry point, offering substantial content with a compelling roster of heroes and villains.
Marvel: Crisis Protocol
Age Range: 14+ Players: 2 Play Time: 60 min
Imagine Warhammer 40,000, but with Marvel heroes. This highly detailed miniatures game demands assembly and offers a deep hobbyist experience through painting and terrain construction. The rules focus on small, diverse hero teams, each character boasting unique abilities. It's a dynamic and engaging game with excellent flow. For a deeper dive, check out our review of Marvel: Crisis Protocol.
Marvel Champions
Age Range: 14+ Players: 1-4 Play Time: 45-90 min
This fully cooperative card game features unique hero decks (Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Black Panther, etc.). Each hero possesses ability cards and a character card flipping between hero and alter ego. Players manage their hands and decks to combat villains (Rhino, Ultron, etc.) controlled by their own decks. Numerous hero packs and expansions greatly expand replayability.
Marvel: Remix
Age Range: 12+ Players: 2-6 Play Time: 20 min
This compact card game is highly portable. Players assemble hands of heroes, villains, locations, and items with interacting symbols and scoring conditions. Clever play creates powerful combinations for significant point gains. The varied card synergies encourage repeated play and exploration.
Marvel Dice Throne
Age Range: 8+ Players: 2-6 Play Time: 20-40 min
This competitive dice-battler features heroes like Black Widow, Captain America, and Thor. Each character has unique dice and abilities. Players roll and assign dice results to powers, aiming to defeat opponents. Asymmetric playstyles and powerful finishing moves maintain long-term engagement.
Marvel Zombies – A Zombicide Game
Age Range: 14+ Players: 1-6 Play Time: 60 min
This adaptation of the popular Zombicide game features the Marvel Zombies storyline. Players fight (or become) undead superheroes. A new hunger mechanic and unique gameplay directions differentiate it from traditional Zombicide, making it a standout entry in the series.
Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R.
Age Range: 12+ Players: 1-5 Play Time: 180 min
D.A.G.G.E.R. (Defense Alliance for Global and Galactic Response) is a globe-spanning adventure. Players travel the world, confronting villains and thwarting their schemes. The extensive gameplay offers an epic adventure with significant challenges and strategic depth.
Unmatched: Marvel
Age Range: 14+ Players: 2 Play Time: 20-40 min
Unmatched pits fighters against each other in head-to-head battles. The Marvel series features iconic characters like Moon Knight, Spider-Man, and Black Widow. Asymmetric card decks represent unique attacks and powers, providing simple yet rewarding gameplay.
Splendor: Marvel
Age Range: 10+ Players: 2-4 Play Time: 30 min
This Marvel-themed version of the popular engine-building game Splendor has players collecting Infinity Stone tokens to acquire Marvel characters. Building an effective hero-engine is key to acquiring the necessary cards and stones for victory.
Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game
Age Range: 10+ Players: 2-6 Play Time: 15 min
This reskinned Love Letter game features a one-versus-many dynamic, pitting heroes against Thanos. Bluffing remains central, with card effects involving guessing opponents' hands. Thanos aims to defeat the heroes or collect Infinity Stones; heroes must reduce Thanos' life pool to zero.
Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power
Age Range: 12+ Players: 2-4 Play Time: 40-80 min
In this innovative game, players become iconic Marvel villains (Thanos, Killmonger, Taskmaster, Hela, Ultron), pursuing personal plots and hindering opponents. Unique decks and victory conditions provide significant replayability and strategic depth.
