There are countless board games to choose from, with options getting more creative every day. Even more so thanks to 3D printing, which has removed many limitations about accessories and allowed independent creatives to come up with new game concepts.<\/p>\n
In this list, we\u2019ve selected the best board game models for you to 3D print. We\u2019re not looking at gaming accessories (though we\u2019ve got lists of\u00a0dice<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0towers<\/a>\u00a0if that\u2019s what you need)! Instead, these are full board games and expansion sets.<\/p>\n If you see your perfect game but don\u2019t have the patience to print it yourself, try a service like\u00a0Craftcloud by All3DP<\/a>. With suppliers around the world ready to print 32 pieces for your new checkers set, you\u2019ll be winning battles before you know it!<\/p>\n These games are original creations from the maker community. Some are more board-based than others, but all will be great fun and unlike anything you\u2019ve played before!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Crosshairs is a war game set in WWI, where each player is in charge of a fleet of planes. The discs that support the plane represent aerial altitudes and are a part of the gaming strategy. The game consists of trying to destroy the enemy fleet. You win the game when the other player only has one plane left.<\/p>\n Most of the pieces are flat tiles and will be simple to print, though the plane models need\u00a0supports<\/a>.<\/p>\n This game is simple enough that it doesn\u2019t need much explanation, but it\u2019s still fun and challenging. Starting from one single chair, players take turns stacking chairs, and the first one to cause the structure to fall is the loser. Chairs have different backrest patterns that offer different ways to stack them.<\/p>\n This is a smart game useful for understanding mechanics. Starting from the Master Cog, the gear with the arrow, each player takes turns adding connecting cogs to their line, until they meet with the other player\u2019s cog line. You win by making the other player\u2019s Master Cog turn in the direction of its own arrow, but if you make an attempt and get it wrong, the other player wins.<\/p>\n You need to print the game board and 16 cogs (8 in each color) to fully assemble this game. You\u2019ll want to calibrate your printer to accurately recreate the fine cog teeth, and make sure the cogs are printed with enough\u00a0walls<\/a>\u00a0to survive the strain of regular use.<\/p>\n This is an exciting accuracy game that will cause chaos in your corridors. Although this game isn\u2019t on a board, it\u2019s still a fun game to try to challenge friends. The objective is simple: the first person to take down the other player\u2019s flag wins. But remember, you may only do so using the trebuchet and balls. (The balls are not included in the model.)<\/p>\n Print these in a less rigid filament; PLA should work but PETG is likely to shatter under the strain. You\u2019ll also need some rubber bands to power your trebuchets.<\/p>\n A reverse Jenga with a twist. Instead of taking blocks off, you have to put them on. Additionally, there are different shapes, so you can be strategic and use what\u2019s easier for you, or what will make it harder to others. However, take into account that you\u2019ll have to use all your shapes eventually. How to win? Don\u2019t be the one that makes it fall.<\/p>\n It\u2019s very easy to print because it doesn\u2019t require supports or even different colors, though we think it looks great with a rainbow of shapes. The number of shapes you print is up to you \u2013 see how long you can keep the game going!<\/p>\n An iteration of the land-conquering game genre, this fantasy game is a long-running project and you can find all its information at\u00a0IllGottenGames<\/a>, including instructions, a suggestion box, and detailed printing guidelines. They even have different versions of the game, all centered in a different fantastic universe with its own lore, such as bionic freedom fighters and worshipers of a cosmic king.<\/p>\n The pictured models were printed with two walls and a 0.1-mm\u00a0layer height<\/a>\u00a0at 10%\u00a0infill<\/a>.<\/p>\n Next up is a new type of maze challenge. Obstacles are placed live during the game, and in each turn, you have to choose between placing an obstacle or moving your pawn. You win the game by reaching the other side before your opponent, so you need to block them from reaching your side, but be careful not to block yourself!<\/p>\n The pieces are mostly flat and shouldn\u2019t require supports, so while it may take a while to complete, it shouldn\u2019t be too difficult to print.<\/p>\n This game was actually the winner of the \u201cTabletop Games and Puzzles\u201d design contest by Printables. It\u2019s similar to Pachisi, but each square on the board has a different theme to it. For example, when a player lands in the battle square, the player has to pull the safety pin of the grenade and pass it around players until it \u201cexplodes\u201d (which will simply be a sound), and the loser has to put their tank back in the base.<\/p>\n This is a game you can play with up to four players, or by yourself, hence the name. Pins can defeat another pin, taking it out of the board, by jumping over it. You may only move one pin per turn, and at the end, only the victor\u2019s pin should be left in the center of the board.<\/p>\n The designer has included an option to be printed with Prusa\u2019s\u00a0multi-material upgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n These games are spin-offs of popular games or popular culture!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is an interpretation of\u00a0an app-based game called \u201cSevn\u201d, but in this version, you\u2019ll have to battle between different powers in the\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0universe. Use the Force and all your strategic capability to win this game.<\/p>\n If your printer isn\u2019t large enough, the boards can be printed in parts and assembled with bolts and\u00a0glue<\/a>. The blocks also include dowel joints to keep them fixed to the board while playing.<\/p>\n If chess is just too easy for you, take it up a notch with a 3D version. This one is almost a classic, and even if you haven\u2019t watched\u00a0Star Trek<\/em>, you\u2019ve seen this 3D chess reference in many other pop culture shows, from\u00a0The Big Bang Theory<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Zoe 101<\/em>.<\/p>\n There are three main boards, which are 4\u00d74 grids, and to complete the other four rows, you have to use \u201cattack boards\u201d which are 2\u00d72. After printing, you\u2019ll need some \u00d81\/4\u2033 threaded rod to fit everything together.<\/p>\n In this spin-off from the classic game Penguin Trap, you don\u2019t have to save a penguin from the melting of the icebergs, but instead a unicorn, from an imaginary threat. You could say the game seems less ominous this way. You have to chip the stones one at a time, trying to keep the unicorn from falling. The first player to make it fall is the loser.<\/p>\n You need to print at least 36 stones, as well as a wand, a frame, a unicorn (of course), and a unicorn stone.<\/p>\n This is the game from the universe of\u00a0Game of Thrones<\/em>, created by George R.R. Martin, and brought to life thanks to this maker. The game doesn\u2019t have a strict set of rules, so you can play it however you like, which makes it interesting because different people may find ways to make it more challenging.<\/p>\n George R.R. Martin suggests playing it like a mix of chess,\u00a0Stratego, and\u00a0Blitzkrieg, but the creator of this model also includes his own version of the rules.<\/p>\n Some parts need supports, and the smaller the layer height, the more details you\u2019ll be able to capture.<\/p>\n The concept is very easy: you play it like Dominoes. However, the extra challenging factor comes when you take into account that each piece has more than the usual connection points, and the way you stack them will affect the available space and therefore, what moves you can do later on.<\/p>\n You can\u00a0pause the print<\/a>\u00a0to switch filaments and produce the impressive dual-color effect as pictured.<\/p>\n Did you know that Tetris used to be the best-selling video game of all time? It\u2019s now been supplanted by Minecraft, but it\u2019s great to see such a simple and retro game held the title for so long. And now you don\u2019t have to stop at your phone, you can also play Tetris in real life. You know how it goes: stack them up from the top, turn them around, and complete lines.<\/p>\n And if you aren\u2019t sure how to select each piece,\u00a0Axus<\/a>\u00a0designed\u00a0dice<\/a>\u00a0so that you can roll what you\u2019ll be trying to fit in next.<\/p>\n We couldn\u2019t put together a list of board games without covering the classics. From chess to\u00a0Settlers of Catan<\/em>, these are the iconic games that we all remember.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n No one takes their strategy game as seriously as a\u00a0Settlers of Catan<\/em>\u00a0player. In this game, players have to collect resources to build roads, expand cities, and conquer the territory. The board will vary from game to game, and with so many types of tiles, it\u2019s a great choice of game to 3D print.<\/p>\n This set is a full recreation of the game in 3D. The only thing you\u2019ll need to bring is the cards, but if you don\u2019t already have a set, these can be bought separately.<\/p>\n The objective of this game is to surround the other player\u2019s queen bee tile, effectively capturing and taking over her hive. Each bug type has different moves they can perform, like in chess. But, in contrast to chess, there\u2019s no board, so each game can take on a different form and you never know what\u2019s going to happen.<\/p>\n This set is all flat pieces so it doesn\u2019t need supports, and you can add some color with\u00a0dual printing<\/a>.<\/p>\nORIGINALS<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Crosshairs<\/h3>\n
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Chair-Stacking Game<\/h3>\n
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Gearz<\/h3>\n
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Hallway Seej<\/h3>\n
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Balancing Game<\/h3>\n
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Pocket Tactics: Legion of the High King<\/h3>\n
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Quoridor<\/h3>\n
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Table War<\/h3>\n
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Solitaire<\/h3>\n
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SPIN-OFFS<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Star Wars Seven Stones<\/h3>\n
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Star Trek 3D Chess<\/h3>\n
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Save the Last Unicorn<\/h3>\n
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Cyvasse<\/h3>\n
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Double-Triangle Dominoes<\/h3>\n
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Tetris IRL<\/h3>\n
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CLASSICS<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Settlers of Catan<\/h3>\n
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Hive<\/h3>\n
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