Top 13 Best Parallel Universes Board Games of 2024
Hey, fellow board game enthusiasts! Ever find yourself itching to leap through a portal to unknown lands or curious about what lies on the other side of the universe? Well, we’ve scoured the cosmos (and the internet) to bring you the ultimate list of board games centered on the thrilling concept of ‘parallel universes’. When picking the gems for our list, we focused primarily on games that offer rich narratives, immersive gameplay, and, of course, that unique twist of jumping between different realities. From the strategic battles of futuristic worlds to solving mysteries spanning across alternate dimensions, get ready to have your mind blown!
On this list:
13 Anachrony
In Anachrony, players get to jump between different timelines, making it a perfect match for fans of parallel universes. This game’s got it all – time travel, strategy, and the fight to avoid an apocalyptic future. We’ve had a blast trying to outmaneuver each other, making decisions that affect not just the present but future turns as well. It’s like playing chess with a time machine.
12 T.I.M.E Stories
Talk about jumping through hoops, or rather, universes! T.I.M.E Stories is a narrative game where you’re a time agent exploring different eras and realities to prevent temporal faults. Each scenario is like a new game, with puzzles, fighting, and storylines. It’s a new adventure every time we play, getting sucked into these parallel universes with a fresh set of eyes.
11 Chrononauts
Chrononauts is the card game version of dabbling in parallel universes. It’s all about changing history and making sure the timeline suits your objectives. From preventing disasters to ensuring your birth, it’s a riot trying to keep track of what timeline we’re in. It’s lightweight, hilarious, and has us bending history left and right without missing a beat.
10 Interdimensional Travel Agency
Ever wanted to be a space-time travel agent? In Interdimensional Travel Agency, that’s exactly what you are. Planning trips across parallel universes for clients might sound easy, but it’s a brain-burning challenge. It’s a smaller game, but don’t let that fool you. The strategic depth and hilarious scenarios have made it a quick favorite at our game nights.
9 Multiversum
In Multiversum, you’re a scientist fixing a broken multiverse by closing portals to different worlds. It’s a fun and frantic race against time, with each of us desperately trying to outdo the others. The mechanic of switching between parallel universes to achieve objectives is wildly entertaining and has us coming back for more.
8 Parallel Worlds
Straight from the title, Parallel Worlds is all about navigating, you guessed it, parallel universes. It’s a deck-building game where you’re trying to conquer worlds in different dimensions. This one’s a hit because of how it blends strategy with the theme of exploring and merging different universes. It’s a bit heavier on the strategy, which has made our game nights intensely competitive and fun.
7 Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game
Based on the video game, this one brings the quirky humor of GLaDOS and the portal gun to the board game world. It’s all about outsmarting your opponents and controlling the lab’s pieces. With portals opening and closing, it feels like jumping between parallel universes, where every move could lead to victory or a cake-filled demise. Our sides hurt from laughing whenever this hits the table.
6 Echoes: The Dancer
Echoes: The Dancer is less about the physical board and more about the audio experience, taking players through different times and places to solve a mystery. It’s a unique take on the parallel universes theme, with each clue leading to an aural journey through different worlds. We’ve been captivated by its storytelling and the immersive experience it offers.
5 The Others
The Others pits players against each other in a battle between the seven deadly sins and FAITH team members in a post-apocalyptic world. It’s not just the thematic elements of sin and redemption that make this game stand out; it’s the way each game feels like a journey through a parallel universe with its unique scenarios and characters. The cooperative versus one player dynamic has us all vying to be the next big baddie.
4 Sliders
Sliders takes the concept of parallel universes to a whole new level, literally. It’s a dexterity game where you’re sliding your pieces across the board to land in different worlds. The simplicity of the gameplay combined with the strategic depth has made it a surprising hit. Every game night ends up with us fiercely competitive, laughing, and occasionally flicking pieces at each other.
3 7th Continent
7th Continent makes the list for its unique blend of survival and adventure in an ever-changing landscape that feels like exploring multiple parallel universes. Players discover lands full of mysteries, each adventure opens doorways to new, parallel realities through choices and the consequences that follow.
2 Quantum
While not purely about parallel universes, Quantum involves a lot of strategic maneuvering across a modular board representing different sectors of space. This gives a vibe of hopping between parallel realities, with every move feeling like you’re shifting dimensions. It makes the cut due to its strategic depth and the way it captures the essence of being in control of a fleet exploring and conquering through what could be seen as alternate realities.
1 Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
Trickerion is our top pick for the best board game with a parallel universes theme. Why? It brilliantly combines the concept of magic and illusion with the mechanics of worker placement and resource management. Each magician’s performance feels like a separate universe, creating a competitive atmosphere that’s both challenging and rewarding. The depth of strategy and the thematic immersion have made it a standout favorite. It’s the game that keeps us coming back for just one more performance, proving that the magic of parallel universes isn’t just an illusion.
