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The Best Harry Potter Board Games

What is in shops, who each game suits, and what is worth finding second-hand.

Most Harry Potter board games are light family games. A few are proper hobby games with real decisions. This list covers the ones you can buy new in October 2026, plus MinaLima's new game, which reaches shops in 2027.

Quick picks

Hogwarts BattleBest co-op game, 2 to 4 playersDefenders of HogwartsBest with a villain, 2 to 5 playersUnmask the Death EatersBest for bluffing, 4 to 8 playersCodenames: Back to HogwartsBest quick party game, 4 to 8 playersCatch the SnitchBest for two, with miniaturesFamily gamesBest for children from 7

All the games compared

GamePlayersAgeMinutesBest for
Hogwarts Battle2 to 4 (5)11+30 to 60Fans who want a real cooperative game
Defenders of Hogwarts2 to 513+about 90Competitive groups, one player as the villain
Unmask the Death Eaters4 to 811+about 60Bluffing at bigger game nights
Codenames: Back to Hogwarts4 to 8+10+about 15Parties and mixed groups
Catch the Snitch214+40 to 60Two players who like miniatures
Harry Potter Labyrinth2 to 47+20 to 30Families with younger children
Monopoly Harry Potter2 to 68+60+Families who already love Monopoly
Clue Harry Potter3 to 58+30 to 90Families, a classic with a Hogwarts twist

Player counts and ages from the boxes. Playing times are typical, and longer for a first game.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

The best-known Harry Potter hobby game and the best place to start. Two to four players each take a hero, build a deck of spells, items and allies, and fight villains together across seven games that you unlock from sealed boxes. The later games get much harder.

Harry Potter: Hogwarts BattleBase game, 2 to 4 players
  • 2 to 4 players
  • 30 to 60 min
  • Ages 11+
  • Co-op
Hogwarts Battle guideThe campaign, the heroes and the rules in shortWhere to buyThe base game and both expansions

Defenders of Hogwarts

MinaLima's new game from 2026. One player leads the Dark Forces while the others race each other as Hogwarts houses on a map of the castle, so only one player wins. Kickstarter copies ship from October 2026 and shops follow in 2027.

Defenders of HogwartsStudio MinaLima, 2026
  • 2 to 5 players
  • About 90 min
  • Ages 13+
Defenders of HogwartsHow to play MinaLima's new gameDefenders vs Hogwarts BattleRivals or a team: which fits your group?

Harry Potter: Unmask the Death Eaters

A hidden-role game for bigger groups. The table splits into the Order of the Phoenix and secret Death Eaters. You go on missions together, watch who sabotages them, and at the end an elected leader has to name every Death Eater. A good pick for game nights with friends who enjoy bluffing.

Harry Potter: Unmask the Death EatersHidden roles, 4 to 8 players
  • 4 to 8 players
  • About 60 min
  • Ages 11+
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Unmask the Death Eaters guideRoles, rules and tips for the hidden-role game

Codenames: Back to Hogwarts

The 2025 Harry Potter version of the party classic. Two houses compete: a prefect gives one-word clues and the team looks for its cards in the grid. Each house has a special ability, and revealing Argus Filch loses the game.

Codenames: Back to HogwartsParty word game, 4 to 8 players
  • 4 to 8 players
  • 15 to 30 min
  • Ages 10+
Codenames: Back to Hogwarts guideHouse abilities, clues and the rules

Harry Potter: Catch the Snitch

A two-player Quidditch game with miniatures from Knight Games. Each player coaches a house team, scores with the Quaffle and races for the Snitch once it appears. The big box comes with 33 miniatures and costs around £70, so it suits fans who like to collect or paint figures.

Harry Potter: Catch the SnitchQuidditch miniatures game, 2 players
  • 2 players
  • 40 to 60 min
  • Ages 14+
  • Miniatures
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Catch the Snitch guideQuidditch rules, players and expansions

For families with younger children

Harry Potter Labyrinth from Ravensburger is the classic moving-maze game: you shift the corridors to reach characters such as Dumbledore and Hedwig.

Harry Potter LabyrinthRavensburger
  • 2 to 4 players
  • 20 to 30 min
  • Ages 7+
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Harry Potter Labyrinth guideShifting the maze, rules and variants

Monopoly Harry Potter from Hasbro (2024) swaps money for house points and streets for Hogwarts and Hogsmeade.

Monopoly Harry PotterHasbro, 2024
  • 2 to 6 players
  • Ages 8+
Monopoly Harry Potter guideWhat changes from classic Monopoly

Clue: Wizarding World Harry Potter Edition, called Cluedo in the UK and Germany, turns the classic mystery into a hunt through Hogwarts: corner wheels open and close doors, and the Dark Mark costs house points.

Clue: Wizarding World Harry Potter EditionHasbro, called Cluedo in the UK and Germany
  • 3 to 5 players
  • Ages 8+
  • Mystery
Clue Harry Potter guideHow the Harry Potter edition plays

Out of print, but worth finding

Defence Against the Dark Arts2019. A two-player duel in the style of Hogwarts Battle: stun the other player three times to win.
Death Eaters Rising2019. A cooperative dice game: recruit allies and defend locations against Voldemort.
House Cup Competition2020. Place students around Hogwarts to earn house points, tracked in 3D hourglasses.

No major shop had these new in English in October 2026, so look for second-hand copies.

ExpansionsMonster Box or Charms and Potions first?Rules explainedTurns, stunning, Horcruxes and the solo rulesGet Defenders of HogwartsEditions and the 2027 shop release