10 Best Sports Board Games to Play in 2025
Looking for the best sports board games? We tried them all, from bike races to baseball. Get ready for sporty fun!
The 10 Best Sports Board Games: Race, Flick, and Score Your Way to Victory!
Sports fans, we get it—you want action, thrills, and some good ol’ competition, even at the table. When we picked our top 10 sports board games, we looked for fast gameplay, simple rules, and a big dose of fun. We chose games where every turn feels like the final seconds of a match and everyone’s cheering. Whether you prefer racing, flicking, or managing a team, we found the best sports board games that bring all the excitement—without worrying about breaking a sweat or pulling a muscle.
On this list:
10 PitchCar
We never thought flicking little wooden discs across a race track would bring out our inner Formula 1 driver, but PitchCar did. The whole room ends up whooping, groaning, and blaming the table when things get wild. Perfect for a group that likes their sports with a side of chaos. It’s simple enough for kids but competitive enough for adults to question their friendship after a risky curve. If you like dexterity games with a sports twist, and you do not mind picking pieces off the floor, this is your ticket to cardboard glory.
9 Blood Bowl: Team Manager
We always wanted to mix American Football with orcs and elves, and Blood Bowl: Team Manager delivers on the fantasy sports front. It’s all about building a team and fighting for the most fans while dodging dirty tricks. This game takes the chaos of sports and cranks it up to eleven. If you love a good underdog story and you don’t mind a bit of dice-induced heartbreak, you’ll enjoy this brutal, hilarious board game. Plus, you can finally say you’ve tackled a goblin.
8 Formula D
Formula D is the board game equivalent of putting the pedal to the metal. We had a blast screeching around corners, dodging bad rolls, and watching friends crash and burn in style. The game’s gear-shifting dice system is genius—simple, yet packed with white-knuckle tension. One of us even wore a racing helmet, but that might be going too far. If you like your sports board games loud, fast, and sometimes a little bit reckless, this one is for you.
7 Ice Cool
Ice Cool is our go-to for a silly, chilly, sports board game night. Nothing says ‘athlete’ like flicking tiny penguins around a frozen school and trying not to knock your drink onto the board. The game is simple, but mastering the curves and jumps takes real skill (and maybe a bit of finger pain). It’s perfect for families, and yes, adults will absolutely play it way too competitively.
6 Baseball Highlights: 2045
This game is baseball with a sci-fi twist, and we didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as we did. Human, robot, and cyborg players hit home runs, steal bases, and look futuristic while doing it. Baseball Highlights: 2045 captures the flow of real baseball but keeps the action quick. If you want a sports board game that feels fresh but nods to classic baseball, this is a home run—pun very much intended.
5 Flick ’em Up!
We lost track of time knocking cowboy hats off wooden meeples in this wild west sports board game. Flick ’em Up! mixes dexterity with a shootout, and we always walk away with plenty of laughs and sometimes a few accidental table dents. It’s one of those games that proves sports can come in all shapes, especially when you’re ducking for cover behind cardboard barrels.
4 Jamaica
Pirates and racing? Yes please! Jamaica is a sports board game disguised as a pirate adventure. We spent half our time racing, and the other half sabotaging each other with cannons (because sportsmanship is so overrated). It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s perfect for a night where you want action but not a headache from rules. One friend still complains about being sent to the back of the race. He’ll live.
3 StreetSoccer
We picked StreetSoccer because it’s pure football (soccer) action but with quick, tactical play. No cardboard crowds, just tense two-player matches that keep you on your toes. It feels like a chess match with dice and goals—perfect for fans who love the strategy of real sports.
2 Downforce
Downforce combines betting, racing, and “accidentally” blocking your rivals in the best sports board game tradition. We love how you can still win by betting smart, even if your car ends up in last place (story of our lives). Plus, the game is quick to set up and play, so you can fit several races into an evening. Ideal for those who want the feeling of sports without having to leave their seat or spill their drink.
1 Flamme Rouge
Flamme Rouge is the best sports board game we’ve played, and our group still talks about that one photo finish where grandma beat everyone by a nose. It captures the excitement of cycling, with tactical card play and just enough luck to keep things crazy. The rules are easy to teach, so everyone can jump in—even the ones who still call it a ‘bike race game.’ The way slipstreaming works means no one is ever out of the race. It’s tense, quick, and delivers big on the energy of real sports. That’s why Flamme Rouge races past all the others for our top pick.
