Best abstract strategy board games

The top abstract strategy games out of 464 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Azul leads the list.

• Azul (2017)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
• Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
  2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7
• Santorini (2016)
  2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
• Hive (2000)
  2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3
• Chess (1475)
  2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Samurai (1998)
  2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
• Onitama (2014)
  2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4
• Azul Summer Pavilion (2019)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8
• Photosynthesis (2017)
  2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
• Travel Blokus (2000)
  2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
• Mensa Connections (2004)
  1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
• YINSH (2003)
  2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
• Tiny Towns (2019)
  1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
• Azul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
• Tsuro (2004)
  2–8 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
• Calico (2020)
  1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9
• War Chest (2018)
  2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0
• Through the Desert (1998)
  2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
• Hey (2003)
  2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7
• Qwirkle Collector's Edition (2006)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8
• Torres (1999)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Ricochet Robots (1999)
  1–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
• Reef (2018)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1
• Tash-Kalar Arena of Legends (2013)
  2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
• DVONN (2001)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
• Dragon Castle (2017)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2
• TZAAR (2007)
  2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
• Mexica (2002)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
• Mahjong (1850)
  3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
• Cottage Garden (2016)
  1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9
• Backgammon (-3000)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
• The Duke (2013)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
• Rummikub (1977)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4
• Mandala (2019)
  2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.7
• Nova Luna (2019)
  1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
• NMBR 9 (2017)
  1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
• Kahuna (1998)
  2 players · 30–40 min · ★ 6.6
• Winning Together (1991)
  2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
• Dogs of War (2014)
  3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.5
• Tak University Edition (2017)
  2 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.6
• Quoridor Travel (1997)
  2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
• Vigor Blokus (2005)
  2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8
• Stratego (1946)
  2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1
• Blue Lagoon (2018)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2
• The King is Dead Second Edition (2020)
  2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.0
• Kodama The Tree Spirits (2016)
  2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
• Zendo (2001)
  3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
• GIPF mini (1996)
  2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
• Tsuro of the Seas (2012)
  2–8 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.5
• Abalone Classic (1987)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
• Medina (2001)
  3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
• Kingdoms (1994)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
• Rumis (2003)
  2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.8
• New York Zoo (2020)
  1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
• Clans (2002)
  2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
• CuBirds (2018)
  2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
• Carolvs Magnvs (2000)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
• Barony (2015)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
• Blokus Trigon (2006)
  2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
• Orchard A 9 card solitaire game (2018)
  1 players · 5–10 min · ★ 7.5