Top Ten Board Games

As the title of the list implies, this list is a collection of the top games played on a game board; which by definition excludes games such as Connect Four and card games. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

1) Monopoly

“You know this game is so fun! try it!”

BigBoss

“more for the older generation but still fun”

whatsitsname

“It took me and my mum two weeks to finish one game. Fun though. I bankrupted her with a hotel.”

thedoctor

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Chess 2) Chess

“chess is the best board game ever”

moose4life19

“frickin awesome”

ironmaidenn

“Chess is a great game where everything is at a level playing field”

docghost

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Risk 3) Risk

“AWESOME!”

alexanderpimp

“My brother introduced me to RISK in the 60s- It’s a great way to waste a wet weekend- Invite your friends over and Wipe them OFF the Map. GB :)”

GrantzPlace

“WHO WANTS A GAME OF RISK! MWAHAHAHAHA”

CyraxQC

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4) Settlers of Catan

“It will open your eyes to a whole new world of board games”

“Easy Call... Everything from strategy to inter-player dynamics.”

Savastano20

“Replayability is high as each time you play, the valiable board layout will change your game strategy. Add to that the trading aspect and it is a game that endures.”

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Life 5) Life

“I love this game but its really quick..”

Mongoose09

“I agree it is so realistic
”

ginn19

“so realistic”

lillie88

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Clue 6) Clue

“I love this game so much, it’s endless fun, I’ve never lost.”

I<3Queen

“My favorite board game of all time! So much fun on a stormy evening!”

tarot_contralto

“very clever!”

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7) Scrabble

“QUIZZICAL”

chamomile1800

“Ha ha, if you think another game is better, then you are all illiterate. ha ha.”

wiimania9

“You learn new words! lol
No, but seriously, it’s pretty fun...”

Althemaster

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8) Scene It?

“I like it”

“everyones top ten amazing thing amazing AMAZING”

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9) Checkers

“This is the first board game I’ve ever learned to play.”

RNHM15

“so simple all you need in a board game.”

“Classic game.”

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10) Trivial Pursuit

“fun game, really entertaining to just answer the questions”

danajs24

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Choices Not In The Top Ten

11) Stratego

“They still sell Stratego! I love that game! I have both the original and the LOTR version! It’s the most fun game ever!”

Freak_Show1

“Great game. Unfortunately, all the stores I’ve went to have took this item out of stock. idk how long its been since they stopped buying Stratego, but not many people kno about it now. :(

Buy this game people, and be amazed at the fun you will hav!
”

OffspringBeatsAll

“one of the best board games, like chess but it needs luck because you cannot see the no of enemy or the bomb or the flag”

ronluna

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12) Catch Phrase

“Best game in the world!!! If you are looking for a game for laughs this is the one! Just make sure you are in a place where its okay to be loud. Also, its fun if you get together and play it with a group of close friends!!! Good drinking game too! ;)”

“this game is awesome i play it all the time fun for the family”

13) Apples to Apples

“Simply amazing game that allows the correct answers to be serious or outright hilarious!”

14) Cranium

“smart ppl only, idiots not welcomed”

15) Sorry

“The COOLEST
”

MATH

16) Summonaria

“Fun fantasy strategy game with different teams to chose from. Good replayability as resources can definitely alter your plans.”

cornpop

“Little known fantasy strategy game that can be played by casual and serious gamers alike. I’ll meet you at the center tower!”

17) Taboo

“woot woot
”

18) Risk 2210 A.D.

“This is the best game ever! You just can’t beat it!”

thedude

19) Puerto Rico

“Not only on boardgamegeek, all charts of real boardgamers i know list PR as number one. Absolutely deserved!”

“The number one game for over 100,000 registered users of Board Game Geek and over a million viewers a month, for a damn good reason.”

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20) Balderdash

“With a large group of people nothing is funnier than a game of balderdash”

Bombers

“So fun. Why isn’t it more popular!”

louiethefly

21) Go

“The most deep and complex game in the world, still so accessible by anyone in short time.”

bookworm8at

“Number one game in the rest of the world. Has several 24 hour television stations devoted to it.”

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22) Game of the Generals

“its so exciting especially that u dont know what piece is your opponent using.”

23) Candyland

“It’s sweet!”

“Come on! How fruity is this game.”

24) Battleship

“Its great”

25) Sequence

“Love this game”

“Game of strategy.”

26) Backgammon

“Go Backgammon!”

27) Loaded Questions

28) Guess Who?

29) Pictionary

30) Cluedo

“Fun as, never gets boring.”

31) Diplomacy

32) Cranium Hoopla

33) Downfall

“that game rocks”

34) Campaign Trail

35) Carcassonne

“Another gateway game which is based on tile-laying and worker placements. Easy to learn, yet can get complex with strategies if you so choose.”

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36) Twilight Struggle

“A semi-war, semi-politics game based around the cold war. The concept is genuine while the game play is challenging and enjoyable for eurogamers and wargamers alike.”

» visit Twilight Struggle website

37) Mastermind

38) Civilization

39) Xymyx The Evolution Of Chess

“New chess variant, pieces move simultaneously”

» visit Xymyx The Evolution Of Chess website

40) Cranium Cadoo

“its a great game for all the familly when its a wet day out!”

41) STARE!

“AWE-SOME”

42) Tactico Football

“It’s such a simple game but has just the right elemts to keep it exciting right to the end. Plus a great football shaped dice.”