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Games whose box gives a shortest playing time of under 30 min. Where a range is given, we sort by its lower end.
205games
42award winners
18playable solo
70for 6+ players
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Chinese checkers2–615 min6+TwisterWinning Moves · 19662–9920 min6+CodenamesVlaada Chvátil · 20154–815 min12+3 awardsBang!Mayfair Games · 20024–720–40 min8+
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205 games
| Game | Year | Players | Time | Age | Designer / publisher | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese checkers | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 6+ | Abstract strategy game | |
| Twister | 1966 | 2–99 | 20 min | 6+ | Winning Moves | Party game |
| Codenames | 2015 | 4–8 | 15 min | 12+ | Vlaada Chvátil | Board game |
| Bang! | 2002 | 4–7 | 20–40 min | 8+ | Mayfair Games | Dedicated deck card game |
| Boggle | 1972 | 2–8 | 3 min | — | Parker Brothers | Letter game |
| Luzhanqi | 1927 | 2–4 | 20 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| ZÈRTZ | — | 2 | 15 min | 9+ | Kris Burm | Abstract strategy game |
| Yota | — | 2 | 10 min | 7+ | Abstract strategy game | |
| TAMSK | 1998 | 2 | 15 min | 14+ | Kris Burm | Abstract strategy game |
| The Mind | 2018 | 2–4 | 15 min | 8+ | Wolfgang Warsch | Card game |
| Tak | 2017 | 2 | 20–60 min | 12+ | Patrick Rothfuss | Board game |
| Ligretto | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 8+ | Card game | |
| Marrakech | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 8+ | Dominique Ehrhard | Board game |
| Sky Team | 2023 | 2 | 20 min | 10+ | 999 Games | Cooperative board game |
| Kamisado | — | 2 | 15 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| Egg dance | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Habermaass | Redewendung |
| Sushi Go! | 2013 | 2–5 | 15 min | 8+ | Phil Walker-Harding | Card game |
| The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine | 2019 | 2–5 | 20 min | 10+ | Thomas Sing | Card game |
| Magic Maze | 2017 | 1–8 | 15 min | 8+ | Dungeon crawl | |
| Akropolis | 2022 | 1–4 | 20–30 min | 8+ | Gigamic | Tile-based game |
| No Thanks! | — | 3–5 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Sleeping Queens | 2005 | 2–5 | 10 min | 8+ | Grow Jogos e Brinquedos | Card game |
| Pickomino | — | 2–7 | 20 min | 8+ | Reiner Knizia | Board game |
| Beat the Buzzard | 1988 | 2–5 | 20 min | 8+ | Alex Randolph | Board game |
| Hey, That's My Fish! | 2003 | 2–4 | 20 min | 8+ | Abstract game | |
| Monopoly Deal | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 8+ | Card game | |
| Viva Topo! | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 4+ | Manfred Ludwig | Children's game |
| Cockroach Poker | — | 2–6 | 25 min | 8+ | Jacques Zeimet | Card game |
| Odin | 2024 | 2–6 | 15 min | 7+ | Card game | |
| For Sale | 1997 | 3–6 | 20 min | 10+ | Stefan Dorra | Board game |
| My First Stone Age | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Hans im Glück | German-style board game |
| Hero Realms | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 12+ | Card game | |
| Schatz der Drachen | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 5+ | Reiner Knizia | Card game |
| Karuba | 2016 | 2–6 | 15 min | 8+ | Rüdiger Dorn | Tile-based game |
| Dragon'g Breath | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Habermaass | Children's game |
| Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash | 2022 | 2–4 | 25 min | — | Wolfgang Warsch | Children's game |
| Castle Combo | 2024 | 2–5 | 10–25 min | 10+ | Franckh-Kosmos | Card game |
| Virus! | 2015 | 2–6 | 20 min | 8+ | Goliath Games | Card game |
| Spinderella | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 6+ | Children's game | |
| The enchanted tower | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 5+ | Children's game | |
| Barragoon | — | 2 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Kraken-Alarm | 2010 | 2–4 | 20 min | 5+ | Children's game | |
| Memoarrr! | 2017 | 2–4 | 20 min | 8+ | Edition Spielwiese | Card game |
| Zombie Teenz Evolution | 2020 | 2–4 | 20 min | 8+ | Cooperative board game | |
| Snail's Pace Race | 1985 | 2–6 | 15 min | 3+ | Alex Randolph | Board game |
| 7 Wonders: Architects | 2021 | 2–7 | 25 min | 8+ | Antoine Bauza | Board game |
| Schnappt Hubi! | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 5+ | Children's game | |
| Diam | — | 2–4 | 10 min | 8+ | Alain Couchot | Board game |
| Next Station: London | 2023 | 1–4 | 25 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Mysterium Kids: Captain Echo's Treasure | — | 2–6 | 21 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Orchard | 1986 | 2–8 | 15 min | 3+ | Habermaass | Board game |
| Captain Flip | 2024 | 2–5 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Magic Keys | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West | 2023 | 2–5 | 20–90 min | 10+ | Alan R. Moon | Adventure board game |
| Mooki Island | 2025 | 2 | 10 min | 4+ | Le Scorpion Masqué | Card game |
| The Kids of Carcassonne | 2009 | 2–4 | 10–20 min | 4+ | Marco Teubner | Children's game |
| BANG! The Dice Game | 2013 | 3–8 | 15 min | 8+ | Michael Palm | Dice game |
| Squad Seven | 2002 | 2–4 | 20 min | 12+ | Board game | |
| Linko! | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 10+ | Card game | |
| Turing Machine | 2022 | 1–4 | 20 min | 14+ | Board game | |
| The Gang | 2024 | 3–6 | 20 min | — | Franckh-Kosmos | Card game |
| Hacker | — | 4–7 | 20 min | 9+ | Card game | |
| Lotus | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 10+ | Dominique Tellier | Board game |
| Sherlook | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 14+ | Card game | |
| Eight-Minute Empire | 2012 | 2–5 | 8 min | 12+ | Board game | |
| Funny Bunny | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 4+ | Children's game | |
| Spinnengift und Krötenschleim | 2012 | 2–4 | 20 min | 6+ | Klaus Teuber | Children's game |
| Mmm! | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 5+ | Children's game | |
| Cheating Moth | — | 3–5 | 20 min | 7+ | Card game | |
| Dodelido | — | 2–6 | 10 min | 8+ | Card game | |
| Zombie Kidz Evolution | 2018 | 2–4 | 5 min | 7+ | Annick Lobet | Cooperative board game |
| Home Sweet Home | — | 3–4 | 10 min | 10+ | Annick Lobet | Card game |
| 7 ate 9 | — | 2–4 | 5 min | 8+ | Card game | |
| Fuji Flush | — | 3–8 | 10 min | 7+ | Friedemann Friese | Card game |
| Leinen los! | 1997 | 2–4 | 15 min | 6+ | Alex Randolph | Children's game |
| Henne Berta | — | 2–4 | 10 min | 4+ | Children's game | |
| Katarenga | — | 2 | 20 min | 8+ | David Parlett | Chess variant |
| Foto Fish | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 4+ | Children's game | |
| Twin it! | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 6+ | Card game | |
| Cheating Bumblebee | — | 3–5 | 25 min | 7+ | Card game | |
| 3 Secrets | — | 2–8 | 10 min | 18+ | Card game | |
| Res Arcana | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 12+ | Board game | |
| Who did it? | 2018 | 3–6 | 15 min | 6+ | Pegasus Spiele | Card game |
| Monster Match | — | 2–6 | 10 min | 6+ | Card game | |
| Draftosaurus | — | 2–5 | 15 min | 8+ | Ludovic Maublanc | Board game |
| King's Breakfast | 2003 | 3–5 | 15 min | 7+ | Aaron Weissblum | Card game |
| Wicked Witches Way | — | 2–6 | 20 min | 8+ | Asmodee | Board game |
| COIN | — | 2–8 | 25 min | 8+ | GMT Games | Board game |
| Belratti | 2018 | 3–7 | 25 min | 8+ | Michael Loth | Card game |
| District Noir | 2016 | 2 | 15 min | 10+ | Card game | |
| Carla Caramel | — | 1–6 | 10 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| Korsar | 1992 | 2–8 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Oh ! les nains | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 10+ | Asmodee | Board game |
| Shazamm! | — | 2 | 20 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| Sky My Husband | 2004 | 2–8 | 15 min | 12+ | Interlude | Board game |
| Syllabus | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 12+ | Interlude | Board game |
| Toc Toc Toc ! | 2004 | 3–5 | 20 min | 7+ | Bruno Faidutti | Board game |
| Bumbesi | 2010 | 3–6 | 15 min | — | Klaus Kreowski | Card game |
| BANG! The Bullet! | 2007 | 3–8 | 20–40 min | 8+ | Mayfair Games | Card game |
| Yami | 2026 | 2–4 | 15–30 min | 10+ | CrowD Games | Cooperative board game |
| Catapult Feud | 2021 | 2 | 20–30 min | 7+ | Pegasus Spiele | Board game |
| Zenith | 2025 | 2–4 | 25–35 min | 12+ | Grégory Grard | Card game |
| We Didn't Playtest This At All | — | 2–10 | 10 min | 12+ | Card game | |
| Push a Monster | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Beware of the Fox! | 2013 | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Thilo Hutzler | Parlour game |
| Bubble Stories | — | 1–2 | 10 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| Kraken Attack! | — | 1–4 | 25 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Fiesta de los Muertos | — | 4–8 | 15 min | 12+ | Board game | |
| Dream Catcher | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| Yum Yum Island | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Where's Mr. Wolf? | — | 1–4 | 15 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| The Color Monster | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| Treasure Island | — | 2–6 | 20 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Boom, Bang, Gold | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Animouv | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Piou Piou | — | 2–5 | 10 min | 5+ | Djeco | Board game |
| Animal Upon Animal | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| Martian Dice | — | 2–99 | 10 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Project L | — | 1–5 | 20 min | 14+ | Board game | |
| Mafia de Cuba | — | 6–12 | 20 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| Master Fox | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Clomping Creatures | — | 3–5 | 15 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Loony Quest | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Tales & Games: The Three Little Pigs | — | 1 | 5 min | 3+ | Board game | |
| Koryŏ | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 14+ | Board game | |
| The Builders: Middle Ages | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| Strike | 2012 | 2–5 | 15 min | 8+ | Ravensburger | Dice game |
| Merlin Zinzin | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Mausgetrixt | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Get Bit! | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Cardline: Animals | — | 2–8 | 15 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Animal Upon Animal: Balancing Bridge | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Cubulus | — | 2–3 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Fame Us | — | 4–8 | 15 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Sandwich | — | 3–10 | 10 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Zwerg Riese | — | 2–4 | 25 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Djam | — | 2–8 | 15 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Water Lily | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Hide the Kids! | — | 2–6 | 20 min | 4+ | Board game | |
| The Caravan | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Castle Knights | — | 2–4 | 10 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Siam | — | 2 | 15 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Crazy Circus | — | 2–99 | 15 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Match of the Penguins | — | 2–7 | 20 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| La Vache Amoureuse | — | 2 | 15 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Blokus Duo | — | 2 | 15 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Chopstick Dexterity MegaChallenge 3000 | — | 2–3 | 15 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| Shanghaien | — | 2 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Pick & Pack | — | 2 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Hellapagos | — | 3–12 | 20 min | 10+ | Gigamic | Board game |
| Spotlight | — | 1–5 | 15 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Balconia | 2024 | 2 | 20 min | 10+ | Origames | Board game |
| The Big Fat Tomato Game | 2012 | 2–5 | 20 min | 10+ | Gamewright Games | Children's game |
| Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.) | 2016 | 2–4 | 15–30 min | 6+ | Alan R. Moon | Children's game |
| Ticket to Ride: First Journey (Europe) | 2017 | 2–4 | 15–30 min | 6+ | Alan R. Moon | Children's game |
| Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train | 2022 | 2–4 | 15–30 min | 6+ | Alan R. Moon | Children's game |
| Ticket to Ride: New York | 2018 | 2–4 | 10–15 min | 8+ | Alan R. Moon | German-style board game |
| Ticket to Ride: London | 2019 | 2–4 | 10–15 min | 8+ | Alan R. Moon | Board game |
| Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam | 2020 | 2–4 | 10–15 min | 8+ | Alan R. Moon | Board game |
| Ticket to Ride: San Francisco | 2022 | 2–4 | 10–15 min | 8+ | Alan R. Moon | Board game |
| Morris the Dodo | — | 2–4 | 10 min | 3+ | Board game | |
| Super Miaou | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Perfect Words | — | 2–6 | 20 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| El Capitán | — | 2–6 | 20 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Cheeky Monkey | — | 2–6 | 15 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Sorry! Sliders | — | 1–4 | 15 min | 6+ | Board game | |
| Stomp the Plank | — | 2–4 | 15 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Ticket to Ride: Paris | 2024 | 2–4 | 10–15 min | 8+ | Alan R. Moon | Board game |
| Hannin Wa Odoru | 2013 | 3–8 | 10 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Monster My Neighbor | 2015 | 3–8 | 20 min | 8+ | Z-Man Games | Card game |
| Message in a Bottle | 2024 | 2–6 | 10–15 min | 8+ | Lifestyle Boardgames | Dice game |
| Arbolito | 2024 | 1–6 | 15–20 min | 7+ | Arno Steinwender | Board game |
| Half-and-Seek | 2025 | 2–6 | 10 min | 5+ | Cranio Creations | Board game |
| Discat | 2025 | 2–6 | 10 min | 8+ | Hobby Japan | Card game |
| Satori | 2023 | 1–4 | 25–100 min | 14+ | Lifestyle Boardgames | Board game |
| Daruma | 2023 | 2–5 | 20–40 min | 8+ | Jorge J. Barroso | Dice game |
| Last Message | 2021 | 3–8 | 15 min | 8+ | Hobby Japan | Board game |
| Présages | 2025 | 4–6 | 20–30 min | 8+ | Maxime Rambourg | Card game |
| You Robot | — | 4–10 | 15 min | 10+ | Board game | |
| Gambit 7 | — | 3–22 | 15 min | 7+ | Board game | |
| Piece o' Cake | — | 2–5 | 15 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Dune Express | 2009 | 2–5 | 15 min | 7+ | Dice game | |
| Sky Heist | 2016 | 2–5 | 15–30 min | 10+ | Igor Videnkov | Card game |
| Welcome to the Moon | 2021 | 1–6 | 25 min | 10+ | Benoit Turpin | Board game |
| Mountain Goats | — | 2–4 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| 6 nimmt! Junior | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 5+ | Wolfgang Kramer | Board game |
| Mr. Jack Pocket | — | 2 | 15 min | 14+ | Board game | |
| StegegetS | 2024 | 2–6 | 20–60 min | 8+ | CardBoard Pirates | Dice game |
| Carnuta | 2026 | 2–4 | 25 min | 10+ | Gary Kim | Board game |
| Harry Potter: A Year at Hogwarts | 2018 | 1–8 | 20–45 min | 7+ | ADC Blackfire Entertainment | Cooperative board game |
| The Kakapo: Buddy & Party | 2023 | 2–4 | 15–30 min | 10+ | Cooperative board game | |
| Moonlight: The Land of the Wolves | 2025 | 2 | 15–30 min | 10+ | CrowD Games | Card game |
| Word on the Street | — | 2–16 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Angry Birds: Knock on Wood | — | 2–4 | 10 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Dweebies | — | 2–6 | 20 min | 8+ | Board game | |
| Heckmeck Junior | — | 2–5 | 20 min | 5+ | Board game | |
| Tricky Time Crisis | — | 3–6 | 15–25 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Card game |
| Brokies | — | 2–6 | 10–20 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Card game |
| Tanbo | — | 2 | 5–15 min | 10+ | Musoka Studio | Board game |
| Room Share | — | 2–4 | 20–40 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Board game |
| POP! | — | 1–5 | 10–20 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Card game |
| Haniwa | — | 1–4 | 10–20 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Board game |
| Charge & Spark | — | 2 | 5–15 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Card game |
| Happy Corgi | — | 2–4 | 20–40 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Card game |
| Festi'vibes | — | 2–4 | 15–30 min | 8+ | Musoka Studio | Card game |
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