Free Board Games at the Escape Bar
From quick party games to tactical classics: Our game library is free to use at the bar.
At the Escape Bar you'll find not only drinks, but also a large selection of board games you can play for free on site. Whether a quick starter, a relaxed classic or a longer strategy game night — find the right game for your group. Just browse, filter and start playing.
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Azul
Portugiesische Fliesen kunstvoll an die Palastwand setzen - taktisches Drafting für die ganze Familie. Spiel des Jahres 2018.
Cascadia
Legespiel im Nordwesten der USA: Lebensräume schaffen und Tiere geschickt platzieren. Spiel des Jahres 2022.
Flügelschlag
Engine-Builder rund um Vögel: Lebensräume entwickeln und Karten clever kombinieren. Kennerspiel des Jahres 2019.
Mind The Lines
Nominiert zum Spiel des Jahres 2025: Zeichenspiel für alle, die nicht zeichnen können. Begriffe nur entlang vorgegebener Strichlinien skizzieren, die anderen raten.
4 in a Row
Card game variant of the classic 4 in a Row: Each player draws two secret mission cards and tries to create patterns with the chips cards in the center. The first to complete 4 missions wins.
Into the Garden
Tactical collection and placement game in a mini metal tin: Create colorful beds and cleverly place vegetables. A simple travel game with drafting mechanics.
Attention Construction Site!
Reaction game from HABA: Construction worker Ben organizes vehicles and machines at the construction site. The player who helps the fastest and fulfills the most task cards wins.
Activity Action!
Independent Activity variant from Piatnik: Draw, act out, or explain terms - this time all terms are actions.
Anno 1503
Medieval trading simulation by Klaus Teuber based on the PC classic: Develop your own island, produce resources, settle inhabitants, and discover new islands.
Anno 1503: Aristocrats & Pirates
Expansion for Anno 1503: Build castles, settle aristocrats, equip ships with cannons, and fight pirates. Featuring luxury goods like silk, marble, and gemstones.
Anno Domini Inventions
Kartenspiel von Urs Hostettler: Erfindungen in die richtige chronologische Reihenfolge bringen. Wer nicht weiss, muss schaetzen und bluffen.
Anno Domini Flopps
Card game by Urs Hostettler: Arrange historical blunders and mishaps in the correct order. Skillfully bluff and doubt.
Anno Domini In the Name of the Law
Card game by Urs Hostettler: Arrange curious and well-known laws in the correct chronological order. Bluffing and doubting are allowed.
Anno Domini Switzerland
Swiss edition of the Anno Domini classic: Arrange events from Swiss history in the correct order. Estimate, bluff, doubt.
Asshole Kid - Who Ruins Their Child the Best?
Party game with dark humor: Raise your child to be an asshole using questionable parenting methods over three phases (Toddler, Schoolchild, Teenager).
Gather the Nuts
Family collection game by Michael Feldkoetter: Collect as many nuts as possible for winter with squirrels. Push-your-luck dice mechanics with a raccoon element.
Basel Helvetiq
The original Swiss game from Helvetiq: a split board game featuring a quiz about Switzerland and a politics section to climb the career ladder from local politician to federal councilor.
Big Money
Dice game by Ravensburger: Invest in companies with zillion-dollar bills and achieve clever combinations from the dice cup. A mix of Yahtzee and Monopoly.
Billy Beaver
Skill game by Kai Haferkamp: Carefully pull wooden logs from the stack without Beaver Billy noticing. Only count logs with growth rings or stars.
Black Stories - Christmas Edition
50 pitch-black puzzles about deadly Christmas. One player reads, the others solve by asking yes/no questions. Authors: Corinna Harder and Jens Schumacher.
Black Stories Creepy!
50 creepy riddle stories about ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural phenomena. Guess by asking yes-no questions.
Bomb Busters
Cooperative deduction game: As a bomb disposal team, you must cut cables in the correct order. 66 missions with increasing difficulty.
Brio Labyrinth
Classic wooden skill game: Balance the ball through a labyrinth of holes using two knobs.
Carcassonne
Tile-laying classic: By placing landscape tiles, cities, roads, and fields are created. Points are scored with Meeples.
Codenames
Game of the Year 2016: Two teams guess code words. The spymasters give clever one-word clues to help their team find their agents.
Codenames Duet
The cooperative version of Codenames for two. Find all agents together before time runs out.
Cranium
Party game with four categories: Charades, Drawing, Clay Modeling, and Word Tasks. Two teams compete for victory.
The Little Evil Card Game - Monster Cheating
The funny-evil card game based on the bestseller series The Little Evil Book. Sneak monsters back into the book before Magnus Myst notices.
The Game of Life
A classic since 1960: From school to job, family, and home to retirement. The spinner decides.
The Crazy Labyrinth
The classic by Max J. Kobbert: Open the path through the labyrinth to the sought-after treasures by shifting the corridors.
The Settlers of Catan
Der Klassiker von Klaus Teuber: Rohstoffe sammeln, Strassen bauen, Siedlungen gruenden und Catan beherrschen.
Dobble
The fast-paced reaction game: 55 cards with 8 symbols each. There is always exactly one matching symbol between two cards - the first to name it scores.
Dog
The cult classic in teams: Bring four pieces home using playing cards. Similar to Ludo, but with cards and teamwork.
Dirty Pig
Fast-paced card game for the whole family: The first to get all their pigs dirty wins - rain and barns disrupt the mudding.
Echoes: The Cocktail
Audio mystery game: Unravel mysterious conversations and sounds from a New York speakeasy bar using cards and a smartphone app.
Elferspiel
Swiss Jass variant focusing on the Eleven (Under) as the trump card. Classic card game with 36 Swiss Jass cards.
Case with Jass Cards, Slate, Markers & Sponge
Compact Jass set in a case: Jass cards, slate board, chalk markers, and sponge - all in a practical travel case for on the go.
Exit Kids - Spooky Puzzle Fun
Kinder-Escape-Room-Spiel: Zusammen mit Frankengirl Vicky gruselige Rätsel loesen, um das richtige Kostuem fuer die Horrorparty auf Schloss Schauerstein zu finden. Mehrfach spielbar.
Exit Kids – Monsterous Puzzle Fun
Kinder-Escape-Room-Spiel: Monsterland erkunden und in sechs Runden verschiedene Raetsel loesen, um die gestohlenen Kekse zurueckzuholen. Mehrfach spielbar.
Exit Kids - Jungle Puzzle Fun
Kinder-Escape-Room-Spiel: Im Dschungel abenteuerliche Raetsel loesen, um Schatztruhen zu oeffnen. Mit Raetselrad ohne Lesen spielbar. Mehrfach spielbar.
Exploding Kittens – NSFW Edition
Card game with dark humor and explicit illustrations for adults: Avoid the exploding kitten and sabotage your opponents. For adults only.
Fabula Rasa – Crime
Creative memory card game: Players take on the role of lawyers and alternately narrate a constantly evolving crime story. Cards disappear and new ones are added.
Fabula Rasa Horror
Creative memory card game with horror themes: Werewolves, vampires, zombies, and dark places provide visual clues for the ever-changing spooky story.
Faraway
Adventurous card game: Players explore the mysterious continent of Alula as travelers and collect glory points. Scoring is done in reverse - every decision counts double.
Flip 7
Einfaches Push-Your-Luck-Kartenspiel nach Blackjack-Prinzip: Karten aufdecken ohne Duplikate, sonst ist man raus. Wer 7 verschiedene Zahlen schafft, bekommt 15 Bonuspunkte. Nominiert zum Spiel des Jahres 2025.
Frantic
Sneaky card game: UNO-like base with many event cards that sabotage opponents. Play number and color cards, event cards create chaos.
Ganz schön clever
Dice game by Wolfgang Warsch: Skillfully choose colored dice and trigger chain moves on the scoring sheet. Nominated for the Expert Game of the Year 2018.
Ghost Stories – The Spooky Edition (Black Stories Junior)
Puzzle story card game for kids: 100 mysterious spooky and ghost cases from the bestselling titles White Stories and Purple Stories. Solve the puzzles by asking questions.
Greetings! The Swiss Dialect Quiz
Quiz card game featuring 50 quirky and fun Swiss dialect terms from all German-speaking cantons. The back includes answers and interesting facts about their origins.
Halli Galli
Classic reaction game by Haim Shafir: Reveal cards and ring the bell as quickly as possible when exactly 5 matching fruits appear. Those who ring incorrectly must give up cards.
Holmes: Sherlock vs. Moriarty
Card game for two: Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in a duel. Collect clues over seven rounds and use assistants with worker placement to uncover or cover up the attack on Parliament.
Jass Carpet
Swiss Jass accessory: Non-slip game carpet with a rubberized backing, protects the cards and dampens noise. Perfect for cozy Jass evenings.
Jenga
Skill classic: Remove wooden blocks from the tower and place them on top without the tower collapsing.
Jippijaja Quiz 550 Original
Quiz game with 550 diverse questions from sports, fashion, music, history, film, and more. Compact box in Kylskapspoesi design.
Just One
Kooperatives Partyspiel: Alle helfen einer Person den geheimen Begriff zu erraten, doch identische Tipps streichen sich gegenseitig. Spiel des Jahres 2019.
Cockroach Salad
The electronic cockroach scurries through a maze of cutlery. The first to lure it into their kitchen corner wins.
Kids Memory
The classic memory game for the little ones: child-friendly motifs to uncover and find pairs.
Klattschen
Card-based drinking game: reveal cards, follow rules, drink. A classic among party games.
Pub Quiz - The Original
The quiz experience for large groups: Teams compete in multiple rounds, just like in their favorite pub.
kwatro
Compact placement game in a metal box: Arrange cards with color, shape, and number. In each row, the features must be either the same or completely different.
Line-up (4 in a Row)
Classic strategy game for two: Take turns dropping chips into the grid and be the first to form four in a row.
Lost Cities
Reiner Knizias Kartenspiel-Klassiker fuer zwei: Expeditionen in fuenf versunkene Welten ausruesten und nur starten, wenn sie sich auch lohnen.
Lost Cities – The Duel
Reiner Knizias Zwei-Personen-Klassiker: auf Expedition gehen, Karten geschickt ausspielen und auf Wertung hoffen.
Lotti Karotti
Rabbits compete on the carrot hill for the carrot at the top. Watch out for the trapdoor!
Make ‘n’ Break
Build against the clock: quickly recreate given structures from wooden blocks before the timer runs out.
Mastermind – Super & Word
Combination edition with Super Mastermind (colors) and Word Mastermind (letters). One player sets a code or word, while the other guesses using logical clues.
Mastermind Super
Super variant of the deduction classic: five slots and eight colors instead of four and six. The coder sets a secret combination, and the codebreaker must guess it through logic.
Micro Macro Crime City
2021 Game of the Year: Cooperative hidden object crime game on a giant 75x110 cm city map. Solve 16 cases, identify culprits, follow clues.
Monopoly – Travel Edition
Compact travel version of the classic in a plastic case with a magnetic surface. All streets and rules of the original, but handy for on the go.
Monopoly Basel
Regional Basel edition of the classic Monopoly: Famous Basel streets and landmarks instead of Atlantic City. Otherwise classic Monopoly mechanics.
Monster Dinner
A casual card game for the whole family: collect monster staff for your own diner or push them onto your competitors. Quick to explain, fast to play.
Munchkin
Card game parody of classic role-playing games: Kick down doors, smash monsters, grab treasures, and reach level 10. Being mean to your fellow players is allowed.
Munchkin Bites!
Horror Munchkin: Vampires, Werewolves, Fairies, and Changelings roam a haunted house, take down monsters, and grab treasures.
Munchkin Zombies
A Munchkin variant with reversed roles: Players are zombies, kicking down doors, eating brains, and battling panicked humans.
Onitama
Abstraktes Strategiespiel fuer zwei auf 5x5-Feld: Jeder Zug folgt einer Bewegungskarte, danach wandert die Karte zum Gegner. Wer den Meister schlaegt oder den gegnerischen Tempel erreicht, gewinnt.
Perplexus (Ball)
3D ball maze in a transparent plastic sphere: Balance a small ball through a winding course with 100 obstacles.
Phase 10
Rummy-like card game: Complete ten predetermined phases in order. The first to finish all phases with the fewest penalty points wins.
Piazza
Taktisches Legespiel in der kleinen Blechdose: Karten mit Farben und Symbolen anlegen, gegnerische Karten umschliessen und Punkte sichern.
Poker Cards (Double Pack)
Two decks of French playing cards (52 + Joker) in a double pack. The basis for Poker, Rummy, Skat, Schnapsen, and many other card games.
Ravensburger Escape Puzzle
Puzzle-Escape-Room-Hybrid: 759 Teile zu einem Motiv zusammensetzen und dabei ueber versteckte Hinweise im Bild ein Raetsel loesen. Serie mit mehreren Themen (Sternwarte, Hexenkueche, Vampirschloss, U-Boot ...).
Travel Games Magazine
Zwoelf Reisespiel-Klassiker im handlichen Spiel-Magazin: Muehle, Eile mit Weile, Yatzy, Tschau Sepp, Schwarzer Peter, Tangram und weitere Klassiker fuer unterwegs.
Catch Hubi!
Kooperatives Kinderspiel mit elektronischem Geisterhaus: gemeinsam den Geist Hubi fangen, bevor die Zeit ablaeuft.
Wacky Birds
A fast-paced reaction game featuring feathered characters: reveal cards, combine, react.
Scrabble
The classic word game: create the most valuable words from letters while utilizing bonus squares.
Selfish: The Zombies Are Coming
Mean and ruthless: everyone for themselves in the zombie apocalypse. Sabotaging other players is explicitly allowed.
Similo Halloween
Cooperative deduction game with a spooky Halloween theme: find the secret character through card clues.
Skip-Bo Board Game
The board game version of the popular Skip-Bo card game: lay down number sequences and be the first to get rid of all your cards.
Skip-Bo Masters
Masters variant of the classic Skip-Bo with action cards and expanded rules.
Skull King
Pirate trick-taking game: announce the number of tricks before each round and try to achieve it as accurately as possible.
Sky Team
Game of the Year 2024: as a pilot and co-pilot, land an airplane together. Silent, cooperative, thrilling.
Skyjo
Simple number card game: collect as few points as possible by cleverly swapping and revealing cards.
Game Magazine
Collectible magazine about board games.
City Country Full Post - Classic Edition
Die freche Variante von Stadt Land Fluss: schreiben, was einem einfaellt, und hoffen, dass es die anderen nicht hatten.
City Country Full Idiots - Horror Edition
City Country Full Idiots in a spooky twist: Horror categories to fill out, perfect for Halloween parties.
Matchstick Puzzle
Classic brain teasers with matchsticks: move, add, remove - and find the solution.
Super Games Collection
Collection of several classics in one box.
Taboo
Classic word guessing game: explain a term without using the five forbidden taboo words. Team play against the clock.
Tangram
Classic Chinese puzzle game: create countless figures and shapes from 7 geometric pieces.
The Game
Cooperative card game: together, place cards in ascending and descending order on four piles. Nominated for the Game of the Year 2015.
The Mind – Soulmates
Cooperative card game for two: Play cards in ascending order - silently, only through telepathy. Spin-off of The Mind.
Tichu
Challenging trick-taking game for two teams of two players each. A mix of Bridge, Daihinmin, and Poker.
Trails of Tucana
Flip-and-Write game: draw paths between villages and landmarks on an island map and collect points.
Trivial Pursuit
The quiz classic: Answer questions in six knowledge categories and be the first to collect all the colored knowledge wedges.
Trivial Pursuit – Family Edition
Trivial Pursuit with 2400 new questions and separate card stacks for kids and adults - equal chances for the whole family.
Trivial Pursuit: The Ultimate Horror Edition
Trivial Pursuit for horror fans: 1800 questions about classic and modern horror films in six categories like Killers, Monsters, and Paranormal.
Tutto
Dice game with cards: collect as many points as possible with six dice - but those who take too much risk lose everything.
Typical Woman - Typical Man
A party game about the stereotypes between women and men. 180 question cards with separate answers for both genders.
Uno
Der Kartenspiel-Klassiker von Mattel: Karten nach Farbe oder Zahl ablegen - wer nur noch eine Karte hat, ruft 'Uno!'.
Uno All Wild
Uno variant where every card is a wildcard - featuring action cards like Wild Skip Two and Wild Forced Swap.
Uno Extreme
Uno with card launcher: electronic random-action launcher with lights and sounds shoots cards uncontrollably when the Extreme Hit card is played.
Uno Flex
Uno variant with Flex cards that change the color of a card - plus Power cards and Flex Action cards for more flexibility.
Uno Flip
The twist variant of the classic: The deck has two sides. The Flip card turns all cards to the dark side with harsher penalties.
Uno Liars
Uno mit Bluff-Element: Eine Liar's-Karte wird verdeckt ausgespielt, der Spieler sagt an, was sie ist. Wer luegt und erwischt wird, zieht nach.
Uno no Mercy
Uno without mercy: 168 cards, more brutal actions like Wild Draw 10 and stacking penalty cards. Anyone with 25 cards in hand is out.
Uno Party
Uno for large groups: 168 cards plus special rules like passing cards, pointing at others, and Speed Play for a faster pace.
Uno Teams
Uno in team mode: Instead of everyone for themselves, two-player teams work together, matching colors and numbers as usual.
Cursed! How Does That Work?
Observation and drawing game by Ravensburger.
Who Among You...? (Drinking Game)
Partyspiel mit 55 'Wer von euch...'-Fragekarten. Die Gruppe zeigt auf den Passendsten, der muss trinken. Bringt Themen an die Luft, die sonst jeder verheimlichen wuerde.
What Do You Meme – German Edition
Party game for meme fans: Combine picture cards and text cards to create the funniest memes. The Score Judge selects the best combination.
Word Dice
Compact letter dice game: Use 13 letter dice, a dice cup, and a timer to form the longest word in a limited time.
Dice Ligretto
Wuerfel-Adaption des Ligretto-Kartenspiels: 24 transparente Wuerfel in vier Farben, gleichzeitig spielen, schnell reagieren und aufsteigend ablegen. Wer zuerst fertig ist, ruft 'Ligretto Stopp'.
Yatzy
The classic dice poker game: 5 dice, up to 3 rolls per turn, record 13 combinations on the score sheet. Also known as Yahtzee or Kniffel.
Zombie Kittens
A standalone variant of Exploding Kittens: Those who explode are revived as zombies and can continue to annoy the living. Only the living can win, but zombies can return.
Ticket to Ride: Europe
The family classic by Alan R. Moon: Collect train cards and build routes across Europe. Featuring tunnels, ferries, and train stations as strategic elements.