He goes by many names: The Dark Knight, The World’s Greatest Detective, The Caped Crusader, Batsy… but mostly it’s just Batman. He’s been thrilling fans since 1939 and has appeared in just about every form of media you can think of.

When it comes to the tabletop realm, Batman-themed board games have been hit or miss. There are some that are genuinely excellent experiences and others that … well, let’s just say they weren’t developed by the Riddler himself. That being said, which are the cream of the crop? The ones that do the Detective justice? Let’s find out.

Top 10 Batman Board Games

10. The Batman Who Laughs Rising

For fans of The Batman Who Laughs, this one is for you. Granted, it’s probably a bit of a niche market, as I’m not sure how many people are hankering for more escapades of an evil hybrid of Batman and Joker. The game itself is a reimplementation of Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War, which itself has been re-themed quite a few times. But the gist of it is that you and your fellow players are working together in this dice game to recruit heroes and allies to thwart the Batman Who Laughs. If you like the “Rising” system, this one is for you.

1-4 Players • Ages 12+ • 60-90 minutes • $50

9. Batman: The Animated Series – Gotham City Under Siege

In this game, co-designed by Richard Launius (of Arkham Horror and Elder Sign fame), each player takes on the role of a powerful Gotham City superhero and must defend the city over the course of four acts. The game is a casual dice chucker, but for what it lacks in complexity, it more than makes up for in table presence. Cardboard buildings tower over the table as you move your miniature around from rooftop to rooftop to defend the city.

1-5 Players • Ages 10+ • 45-60 minutes

8. Love Letter: Batman

I’ve lost track of how many rethemes of Love Letter we now have, but in 2015, we were treated to a Batman-themed version, which was quite well received. For those of you who haven’t played the Love Letter series of micro games, it’s a quick-playing deduction game that uses only 16 (or so) cards. Each turn you draw a card and decide which of the two cards in your hand to play. The goal is to avoiding getting knocked out of the round. It’s casual, quick, and pretty fun.

2-4 Players • Ages 8+ • 20 minutes

7. Batman: Everybody Lies

Publisher Portal Games had itself quite a hit with the Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game. While the expansions were kind of hit or miss, they did release a standalone version set in Gotham City. What’s interesting is that instead of being a superhero in this game, you are more of a street-level investigator. You control journalist Warren Spacey, reporter Vicki Vale, detective Harvey Bullock, or Catwoman as you attempt to solve crimes in Gotham City. This is more of a mystery-solving game than anything else, but the cases are interesting, and the gameplay is probably the most unique on this list.

2-4 Players • Ages 14+ • 120-180 minutes • $40

6. DC HeroClix

This one feels kind of like cheating to put here because the HeroClix system has been around since 2002 in about a million different versions. Marvel, Battletech, The Lord of the Rings … heck, even Pacific Rim got a game. But as the DC universe is very large and popular, it’s no wonder that DC HeroClix is still going strong today. This is a casual skirmish game where you control a group of DC heroes or villains. But what’s unique about the Heroclix system is that the stats are all right on your mini’s base, and when they take damage, you rotate the base, changing values and potentially giving new powers. For those looking for an easy-to-play Batman Skirmish game, this is the one to get.

2-4 Players • Ages 12+ • 30-45 minutes • $30

4. DC Deck-Building Game

The DC Deck-Building game has been around in various incarnations since 2012. I remember when it launched onto the scene around the same time as Marvel Legendary. Yet instead of being cooperative, you are questing for victory points against other players. While this one probably has the lightest theme-to-mechanics integration, it is still a great system in its own right. So, unless you are looking for something with deep thematic ties, this is the choice for deck-building game fans.

2-4 Players • Ages 8+ • 60 minutes • $24

4. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game

The Dark Knight Returns is arguably one of the greatest Batman stories ever told. Frank Miller’s epic tale has been around since 1986 and tells the tale of an aging vigilante in a dystopian future who comes out of retirement when his city needs him the most. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game is a solo-only board game that’s played through an epic 3-game campaign. This one embraces the spirit of the comics, as you have to try and keep Batman going while the city falls apart around him. It’s a war of attrition with Batman up against a wall.

1-2 Players • Ages 14+ • 90 minutes • $50

3. DC Super Heroes United

Much like HeroClix above, this one also feels a little cheaty. Marvel United is/was a massive seller for CMON Games, so it’s no surprise that they went to the well with DC after a number of successful Marvel crowdfunding campaigns. While the main bulk of DC Super Heroes United hasn’t shipped yet, the core game is available in retail. The gameplay is pretty much the same as Marvel United, with each player controlling a superhero and a small deck of cards. The turns are snappy, and each villain your team faces off against is thematic and unique.

1-5 Players • Ages 8+ • 30 minutes • $38

2. Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat

This one may be hard to dig up, as it was one of the final games published by the now-defunct IDW Games. Based on the excellent Batman: The Animated Series cartoon, this dice chucker has players working through a series of missions against Batman’s rogues’ gallery. The gameplay can also be played either fully cooperative or one versus many, with one player controlling the villain. In either case, if you are looking for a great dice chucker with tons of heroes from Gotham City to control, this is it.

1-5 Players • Ages 12+ • 60-90 minutes •  OoP

1. Batman: Gotham City Chronicles

For regular readers here, it probably comes as no surprise that this is my #1 game. It’s even made my list of my top 5 board games of all time! Batman: Gotham City Chronicles is a strategic mission-based game where one side controls the heroes of Gotham City and the other the villains. The game plays best at 2 players, but you can also divide up the heroes to play at 3-4. There is also now a solo mode expansion that works really well. Each mission give each side its own goals to achieve, all while you are fighting the characters on the other side to stop them from achieving theirs. It’s a great system of resource management and dice rolling that I just can’t get enough of.

2-4 Players • Ages 10+ • 60-90 minutes