Board Games
Best Strategy Board Games
The best strategy board games of all time, ranked by BoardGameGeek rating and the GamingList community — meaty, decision-rich games for players who love to plan, optimise and outwit.
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Brass: Birmingham
2018 · Age of Reason · Economic
2–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.4 - 2
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Ark Nova
2021 · Animals · Card Game
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.4 - 3
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
2015 · Environmental · Medical
2–4 players · Medium weight
8.3 - 4
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Dune: Imperium – Uprising
2023 · Movies / TV / Radio theme · Novel-based
1–6 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.2 - 5
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Gloomhaven
2017 · Adventure · Exploration
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.3 - 6
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Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
2017 · Civilization · Economic
3–6 players · Heavy weight
8.2 - 7
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Dune: Imperium
2020 · Movies / TV / Radio theme · Novel-based
1–4 players · Medium weight
8.2 - 8
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Terraforming Mars
2016 · Civilization · Economic
1–5 players · Medium weight
8.2 - 9
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Gaia Project
2017 · Civilization · Economic
1–4 players · Heavy weight
8.1 - 10
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Spirit Island
2017 · Environmental · Fantasy
1–4 players · Heavy weight
8.1 - 11
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Slay the Spire: The Board Game
2024 · Adventure · Card Game
1–4 players · Medium weight
8.0 - 12
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SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
2024 · Science Fiction · Space Exploration
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.0 - 13
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Frosthaven
2022 · Adventure · Exploration
1–4 players · Heavy weight
8.0 - 14
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
2020 · Adventure · Exploration
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.1 - 15
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Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
2015 · Card Game · Civilization
2–4 players · Heavy weight
8.0 - 16
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The Castles of Burgundy
2011 · Animals · Dice
2–4 players · Medium weight
8.0 - 17
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Twilight Struggle
2005 · Modern Warfare · Political
2 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.0 - 18
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Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
2020 · Civilization · Exploration
2–6 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.0 - 19
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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
2024 · Card Game · Fantasy
2 players · Light-Medium weight
8.0 - 20
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Brass: Lancashire
2007 · Age of Reason · Economic
2–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.0 - 21
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Great Western Trail
2016 · American West · Animals
2–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
8.0 - 22
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Great Western Trail: Second Edition
2021 · American West · Animals
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.9 - 23
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A Feast for Odin
2016 · Animals · Farming
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.9 - 24
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Concordia
2013 · Ancient · Economic
2–5 players · Medium weight
7.9 - 25
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Kanban EV
2020 · Economic · Industry / Manufacturing
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.8 - 26
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Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
2023 · Economic · Educational
2–4 players · Heavy weight
7.8 - 27
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Scythe
2016 · Economic · Fighting
1–5 players · Medium weight
7.9 - 28
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7 Wonders Duel
2015 · Ancient · Card Game
2 players · Light-Medium weight
8.0 - 29
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Lost Ruins of Arnak
2020 · Adventure · Card Game
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.9 - 30
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Age of Innovation
2023 · Civilization · Economic
1–5 players · Heavy weight
7.8 - 31
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Too Many Bones
2017 · Adventure · Dice
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.9 - 32
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Barrage
2019 · Economic · Environmental
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.8 - 33
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Orléans
2014 · Medieval · Religious
2–5 players · Medium weight
7.9 - 34
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Terra Mystica
2012 · Civilization · Economic
2–5 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.9 - 35
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Great Western Trail: New Zealand
2023 · Animals
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 36
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Root
2018 · Animals · Fantasy
2–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.9 - 37
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
2020 · Medical · Spies / Secret Agents
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 38
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Clank!: Catacombs
2022 · Adventure · Exploration
2–4 players · Light-Medium weight
7.8 - 39
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Mage Knight Board Game
2011 · Adventure · Exploration
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.8 - 40
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Underwater Cities
2018 · Card Game · City Building
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.8 - 41
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Pax Pamir: Second Edition
2019 · Economic · Educational
1–5 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.8 - 42
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Food Chain Magnate
2015 · Economic · Industry / Manufacturing
2–5 players · Heavy weight
7.8 - 43
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On Mars
2020 · City Building · Economic
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.7 - 44
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Voidfall
2023 · Civilization · Economic
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.7 - 45
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Lisboa
2017 · City Building · Economic
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.7 - 46
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Viticulture Essential Edition
2015 · Economic · Farming
1–6 players · Medium weight
7.8 - 47
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Anachrony
2017 · Economic · Science Fiction
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 48
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Endeavor: Deep Sea
2024 · Environmental · Exploration
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 49
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Wingspan
2019 · Animals · Card Game
1–5 players · Light-Medium weight
7.8 - 50
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Obsession
2018 · Post-Napoleonic
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 51
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Everdell
2018 · Animals · Card Game
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.8 - 52
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Blood on the Clocktower
2022 · Bluffing · Deduction
6–21 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 53
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Grand Austria Hotel
2015 · Economic
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 54
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Caverna: The Cave Farmers
2013 · Animals · Economic
1–7 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 55
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Puerto Rico
2002 · City Building · Economic
3–5 players · Medium weight
7.8 - 56
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
2017 · Environmental · Exploration
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 57
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Concordia Venus
2018 · Ancient · Economic
2–6 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 58
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The Gallerist
2015 · Economic
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.7 - 59
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Clans of Caledonia
2017 · Economic · Farming
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 60
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Darwin's Journey
2023 · Exploration · Travel
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.6 - 61
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The White Castle
2023 · Dice · Economic
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 62
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Paladins of the West Kingdom
2019 · Medieval
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 63
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Agricola
2007 · Animals · Economic
1–5 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 64
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Revive
2022 · Civilization · Exploration
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 65
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Blood Rage
2015 · Fantasy · Fighting
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 66
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Wingspan Asia
2022 · Animals · Economic
1–2 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 67
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Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
2012 · Ancient · Civilization
2–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 68
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Galactic Cruise
2025 · Aviation / Flight · Economic
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.6 - 69
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Maracaibo
2019 · Economic · Exploration
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.6 - 70
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Le Havre
2008 · City Building · Economic
1–5 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.7 - 71
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Fields of Arle
2014 · Economic · Farming
1–2 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.6 - 72
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Agricola (Revised Edition)
2016 · Animals · Economic
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 73
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Power Grid
2004 · Economic · Industry / Manufacturing
2–6 players · Medium weight
7.7 - 74
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Mechs vs. Minions
2016 · Fantasy · Fighting
2–4 players · Light-Medium weight
7.6 - 75
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Dwellings of Eldervale
2020 · Economic · Fantasy
1–5 players · Medium weight
7.5 - 76
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Nucleum
2023 · Economic · Industry / Manufacturing
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.5 - 77
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Beyond the Sun
2020 · Civilization · Science Fiction
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 78
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Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
2015 · Post-Napoleonic
2–4 players · Heavy weight
7.5 - 79
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Arcs
2024 · Science Fiction · Space Exploration
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 80
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El Grande
1995 · Medieval
2–5 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 81
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Race for the Galaxy
2007 · Card Game · Civilization
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 82
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Too Many Bones: Undertow
2018 · Adventure · Dice
1–2 players · Heavy weight
7.4 - 83
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Carnegie
2022 · Economic · Industry / Manufacturing
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.5 - 84
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Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala
2014 · Arabian · Fantasy
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 85
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Teotihuacan: City of Gods
2018 · Ancient · City Building
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.6 - 86
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Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
2006 · Civilization · Economic
2–4 players · Heavy weight
7.5 - 87
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Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
2011 · Civilization · Fighting
2–6 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.6 - 88
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Aeon's End: War Eternal
2017 · Card Game · Fantasy
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.5 - 89
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The Search for Planet X
2020 · Deduction · Puzzle
1–4 players · Light-Medium weight
7.6 - 90
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Dominant Species
2010 · Animals · Environmental
2–6 players · Heavy weight
7.6 - 91
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Aeon's End
2016 · Card Game · Fantasy
1–4 players · Medium weight
7.6 - 92
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Wonderland's War
2022 · Fantasy · Novel-based
2–5 players · Medium weight
7.5 - 93
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Age of Steam
2002 · Economic · Post-Napoleonic
1–6 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.5 - 94
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Ra
1999 · Ancient · Mythology
2–5 players · Light-Medium weight
7.6 - 95
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Vinhos: Deluxe Edition
2016 · Economic · Industry / Manufacturing
1–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.4 - 96
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The Voyages of Marco Polo
2015 · Dice · Economic
2–4 players · Medium weight
7.5 - 97
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Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
2016 · Adventure · Fantasy
2–4 players · Light-Medium weight
7.6 - 98
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Splendor Duel
2022 · Card Game · Economic
2 players · Light-Medium weight
7.6 - 99
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Civolution
2024 · Civilization · Dice
1–4 players · Heavy weight
7.4 - 100
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Andromeda's Edge
2024 · Fighting · Science Fiction
2–4 players · Medium-Heavy weight
7.4