These are the best luxury board games to add to your collection

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We’ve rounded up the best board games of 2024, and went deeper to tell you about the best cozy board games. Now, we’re here to share some of our favorite luxury editions and upgrades for classic board games. From classic titles that have been given a deluxe twist to limited runs of some of your favorite games, if you can add one (or more) of these luxury editions and upgrades to your collection, you’ll be the envy of everyone at your next game night.

Opting for a luxury edition will get you the best-looking and best-feeling version of the game that’s available. Depending on the title, it might include glass pieces, a polished wood board, thick cardstock, leather, and metal materials, yielding enhanced sounds as the pieces interact with each other compared to the materials included in cheaper versions. Plus, they often have special features, such as rotating boards or 3D effects. They’re so nice, they could be considered family heirlooms.

However, not every game has a luxury edition. Some games just have premium upgrades — available for purchase from the game maker itself or a third party — that add a little extra flair to your base version, whether that’s upgrades to meeples or special box organizers or resource holders that give the game a more immersive feeling. You’ll find some of those below, too.

This classic game has a few high-end versions that will make playing it even more enjoyable — although, let’s be real, the better build materials won’t stop players from fighting or cheating at some point.

$300

Players: 2-8 players, age 8+
Playtime: 60-180 minutes

This wooden board has dedicated storage drawers, die-cast metal pieces, gold foil accents, and a faux leather dice rolling area.

$350

Players: 2-8 players, age 8+
Playtime: 60-180 minutes

A wooden board with storage drawers and die-cast metal pieces, the Heirloom Edition comes with wooden houses and hotels.

$129

Players: 2-8 players, age 8+
Playtime: 60-180 minutes

A wood-framed board with a grasscloth-textured dice rolling area, the Bianco Edition has a pastel color palette and gold foil accents.

$90

Players: 2-8 players, age 8+
Playtime: 60-180 minutes

This tempered glass game board rotates and has a pastel color palette with acrylic houses, hotels, and dice.

Even if you have the Everdell Collector’s Edition, there are some quality-of-life upgrades you can buy to enhance the gameplay experience.

$45

These on-theme resource vessels will hold your twigs, berries, pebbles, resin, pearls, coins, occupied tokens, point tokens, and event cards, so they won’t be scattered on the board or table.

$32

Instead of getting stressed every time you have to pack or unpack your game, this box organizer helps keep everything in its place and makes setup and storage easier.

Why play Catan in 2D when you can play it with 3D models instead? These editions have everything from mountains to little sheep, making the game visually pop out more than ever before.

$230

Players: 3-4 players, age 10+
Playtime: 60-120 minutes

This edition includes 3D terrain tiles and player pieces, as well as transparent number tokens, hand-painted sea tiles, and harbor markers.

$400

Players: 3-4 players, age 12+
Playtime: 90 minutes
Aside from the 3D terrain tiles, this version of the two popular Catan expansions also comes with 3D ships and knights.

These luxury editions of the classic Clue make the board and pieces stand out in a way that feels a lot more satisfying than the standard ones you might have played before.

$280

Players: 2-6 players, age 8+
Playtime: 45 minutes

This wooden board includes recessed, 3D rooms with tempered glass on top as the playfield. It also has die-cast weapons and gold foil-stamped cards.

$200

Players: 2-6 players, age 8+
Playtime: 45 minutes

The Anniversary Edition has a tin board (inlaid in a wooden cabinet) and includes gold metal accents, debossed rooms, and die-cast weapons.

While there is currently no luxury edition of Wingspan, there are upgrades you can buy to make gameplay a bit more fun.

$12

These natural rubber playmats are double-sided, so you can use them with the standard or Oceania edition. Note that the price is per mat.

$36

Instead of using the cardboard food tokens that come with the game, these wooden pieces make it a touch more immersive.

$49

Instead of using the standard cubes to mark your actions each turn, use these painted wooden birds to add a bit more fun to your game.

$20

If you’re constantly running out of eggs during games and need to find alternates as stand-ins, you have the option to buy more from the developer. There’s also a gold version.

Similar to the luxury versions of Monopoly, Scrabble’s high-end editions include quality-of-life upgrades, like a rotating board, to make your game more enjoyable.