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The best 3 board games of 2023 – if you love science

What would you do to combat climate change if you were a world superpower? That's just one of the challenges set by 2023's best board games, from Daybreak to Sky Team, writes Jacob Aron

By Jacob Aron

6 December 2023

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Sky Team’s secret manouevres make for nail-biting action

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CHRISTMAS is a perfect time for sitting down with friends and family around a board game, whether it is an old favourite with half the pieces missing or something hungrily unwrapped and brand new. Here are Culture’s recommendations for 2023’s best new board games. Enjoy!

Daybreak, 1-4 players

Imagine solving climate change in an evening. That is the hopeful prospect offered by Daybreak (CMYK), which casts players as world powers attempting to cut carbon emissions without throwing their populations into crisis…

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