The Best Board Games of All Time
The best board games ever made, ranked by aficionados and casual players. What are the greatest board games ever? The classic games that have entertained families of players for decades? Or innovative new table-top role playing games pushing the boundaries between fiction and reality? This list attempts to determine, once and for all, which are the greatest and most fun board games of all time.
A board game here is defined as any game in which pieces are placed on or moved around a flat surface, such as a board. This would include classic centuries-old board games such as Go, Chess and Checkers, along with more modern games like Settlers of Catan, or even some role-playing games involving game pieces or miniatures. What are the best board games ever? What's the best board game for two people? What's the best board game for groups?
Some games still utilize game pieces but are built more around live interaction or conversation than traditional "turn-based" board games. These games - such as Scattergories or Taboo - may not meet the strict definition of board game, but nonetheless resemble board game-style play and entertainment enough to warrant inclusion.
This list was determined by allowing users to make lists of suggestions for the greatest board games ever, and then holding an open vote on which games were actually the best of all time. If you don't see your favorite board games on the list, add your own list and suggest them. And don't forget to vote on the best games on the list already to ensure they rise to the top! If your mind needs some board game refreshment check out the complete list of board games.
A board game here is defined as any game in which pieces are placed on or moved around a flat surface, such as a board. This would include classic centuries-old board games such as Go, Chess and Checkers, along with more modern games like Settlers of Catan, or even some role-playing games involving game pieces or miniatures. What are the best board games ever? What's the best board game for two people? What's the best board game for groups?
Some games still utilize game pieces but are built more around live interaction or conversation than traditional "turn-based" board games. These games - such as Scattergories or Taboo - may not meet the strict definition of board game, but nonetheless resemble board game-style play and entertainment enough to warrant inclusion.
This list was determined by allowing users to make lists of suggestions for the greatest board games ever, and then holding an open vote on which games were actually the best of all time. If you don't see your favorite board games on the list, add your own list and suggest them. And don't forget to vote on the best games on the list already to ensure they rise to the top! If your mind needs some board game refreshment check out the complete list of board games.
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- 1Up 1750Down 943Board game, Perfect information, Zero-sum
- 2Up 1673Down 1598Board game, Economic simulation, Roll and move
- 3Up 1222Down 1036Word
- 4Up 1527Down 1167Board game, Grand strategy game, Strategy game
- 5Up 1770Down 717German-style
- 6Up 1063Down 867
Clue
- 7Up 1208Down 494Railroad, German-style
- 8Up 488Down 176
UNO
added by: KristenLeighBizzarro - 9Up 760Down 975
- 10Up 842Down 731
- 11Up 919Down 466German-style
- 12Up 849Down 342
- 13Up 703Down 950Trivia, Party game, Roll and move
- 14Up 578Down 732
- 15Up 670Down 576Board game, Strategy game
- 16Up 576Down 646
Checkers
- 17Up 553Down 289Strategy game
- 18Up 528Down 667Children's game, Cross and Circle game
- 19Up 478Down 225Board game
- 20Up 521Down 692Party game, Roll and move, Word
- 21Up 584Down 254Cooperative board game, Cooperative game
- 22Up 653Down 520Board game, Strategy game, Perfect information More
- 23Up 521Down 631
- 24Up 619Down 450Cooperative board game
- 25Up 520Down 555Board game
- 26Up 470Down 323Grand strategy game
- 27Up 147Down 76
Poker
Card game - 28Up 198Down 119
Candyland
- 29Up 362Down 214Economic simulation, German-style
- 30Up 479Down 821Economic simulation, Roll and move
- 31Up 333Down 191
- 32Up 340Down 210Science Fiction
- 33Up 391Down 251
- 34Up 164Down 104
Trouble
Children's game - 35Up 277Down 172
- 36Up 342Down 234
- 37Up 92Down 45
Life
- 38Up 226Down 169German-style
- 39Up 292Down 197
- 40Up 239Down 154
7 Wonders
- 41Up 159Down 96Role-playing gameadded by: RyanRhoden“ Dungeons and Dragons is a game of imagination and is the biggest influence of role-playing games „
- 42Up 201Down 140
Magic: The Gathering
Collectible card game - 43Up 123Down 86added by: Demon_Boy
- 44Up 236Down 157Railroad, German-style
- 45Up 324Down 537
- 46Up 224Down 164
- 47Up 99Down 79
Don't Break the Ice
Children's gameadded by: KristenLeighBizzarro - 48Up 336Down 624Party game
- 49Up 66Down 54
Scattegories
- 50Up 237Down 167
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The Best Board Games of All Time at 12/02/2012 9:30 PM
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The Best Board Games of All Time at 5/03/2012 11:54 PM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/18/2012 6:32 PM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/17/2012 4:31 AM
I'd call it the list of highest production mass produced games or the list of how the term "Ameritrash" games came to be.
All one needs to do is go to boardgamegeek and see the actual ranking of the games on this list and you will see that some of these "highly" rated games are actually among the worst games of all time. LOL!
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/17/2012 3:19 AM
games at
boardgamegeek,com
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/16/2012 8:41 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/16/2012 7:27 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/16/2012 7:21 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/16/2012 7:15 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/09/2012 5:57 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/07/2012 7:57 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 2/25/2012 4:19 PM
sorry is clearly a copy of parcheesi
The Best Board Games of All Time at 2/20/2012 4:13 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 1/10/2012 1:07 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 9/21/2011 2:49 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 2/25/2012 4:17 PM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/17/2012 3:21 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/16/2012 7:12 AM
The Best Board Games of All Time at 4/24/2012 11:31 AM