--- title: 5 Board Games Made By Women description: "Check out these 5 Board Games that were designed exclusively by women. These aren't \"girl games\", just great games made by women that anyone can enjoy." image: https://www.kendraring.design/hubfs/plunder-board-game.jpg --- [![melina-games-logo3-small.png?noresize](https://www.kendraring.design/hs-fs/hubfs/melina-games-logo3-small.png?width=200&height=93&name=melina-games-logo3-small.png "melina-games-logo3-small.png?noresize")](http://www.melinagames.com) [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4022748/94b965d5-6745-4a9f-8f0e-eaaa492b8c5e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4022748/94b965d5-6745-4a9f-8f0e-eaaa492b8c5e) # Board Game Blog ## [5 Board Games Made By Women](https://www.kendraring.design/blog/5-board-games-made-by-women) ** Nov 20, 2017 1:07:53 PM / by [Kendra Ring](https://www.kendraring.design/blog/author/kendra-ring) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The board game industry can seem male-dominated at times, especially if you've ever been to Gen Con board game convention or Magic the Gathering night at your local comic store. Despite the strong masculine aura, there are still plenty of female gamers out there, and some of them have started their own board game companies and/or developed awesome games. These aren't "girl games", and there's no "pinkwashing" involved– they're just fantastic board games made by women that everyone should check out. | ![plunder-board-game.jpg](https://www.kendraring.design/hs-fs/hubfs/plunder-board-game.jpg?width=300&name=plunder-board-game.jpg "plunder-board-game.jpg") | ## PLUNDER ### Karl Lepp & Julianne Lepp ##### *Laughing Pan Productions* **Realease Year:** 2004 **Number of Players:** 2-4 **Time to Play:** 45+ Min. **Ages:** 12+ **Description: **Plunder is the card game which combines the many elements of "euro-style" games, boyhood adventure, and actual history into a fast-paced escapade about the pirate's life! | | --- | --- | | [![ad-acta-board-game.jpg](https://www.kendraring.design/hs-fs/hubfs/ad-acta-board-game.jpg?width=197&name=ad-acta-board-game.jpg "ad-acta-board-game.jpg")](http://www.spieledealer.de/bewitched/bewitched.php?menu=1&menu2=1&language=_e) | ## Ad Acta ### Andrea Meyer ##### *BeWitched Spiele* **Realease Year:** 2002 **Number of Players:** 2-4 **Time to Play:** 60+ Min. **Ages:** 12+ **Description: **A day in public service - the usual horror. Players lead the town hall, the tax- environment- or job-office and try to put their own dossiers to file at the time promising the highest score. | | [![quest-for-atlantis-board-game.jpg](https://www.kendraring.design/hs-fs/hubfs/quest-for-atlantis-board-game.jpg?width=350&name=quest-for-atlantis-board-game.jpg "quest-for-atlantis-board-game.jpg")](http://incredibleexpeditionsgame.com/)  |   ## Incredible Expeditions: Quest for Atlantis ### Liz Spain ##### Voodoo Bunny Co. LLC **Realease Year:** 2015 **Number of Players:** 1-5 **Time to Play:** 120 Min+ **Ages:** 12+ **Description: **Race against each other to be the first to uncover the secrets of the last Location, the Lost City of Atlantis, or band together to use your combined strength to face down Lovecraftian horrors and test your mettle against the hazards of expedition. | |  [![arranged-board-game.jpg](https://www.kendraring.design/hs-fs/hubfs/arranged-board-game.jpg?width=300&name=arranged-board-game.jpg "arranged-board-game.jpg")](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1742402700/arranged-the-arranged-marriage-board-game) |   ## Arranged! ### Nashra Balagamwala ##### Funded via Kickstarter **Release Year:** 2016 **Number of Players:** 3-4 **Time to Play:** 30 Min+ **Ages:** 12+ **Description: **This game is based on Nashra's real life experience attempting to avoid arranged marriage in Pakistan. The game play involves a matchmaker running around, trying to chase down three teenage girls, while they’re trying to avoid her and a loveless marriage, | ##  [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4022748/df07b5fb-b843-44a8-b996-d4b7f9547593.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4022748/df07b5fb-b843-44a8-b996-d4b7f9547593) ![Kendra Ring](https://www.kendraring.design/hs-fs/hubfs/kendra-photo.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=kendra-photo.jpg) #### Written by [Kendra Ring](https://www.kendraring.design/blog/author/kendra-ring) ### Subscribe to Email Updates - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [Insider (1)](https://www.kendraring.design/blog/tag/insider) ### Posts by Topic - [Insider (1)](https://www.kendraring.design/blog/tag/insider) ### Recent Posts #### About Us Melina Games are made by kick-ass women who wanted to play more games with other kick-ass women. 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