Best ancient board games

The top ancient games out of 336 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. 7 Wonders Duel leads the list.

• 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1
• 7 Wonders (2010)
  2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
• Concordia (2013)
  2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1
• Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9
• Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
• Santorini (2016)
  2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
• Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018)
  1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
• Kemet (2012)
  2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
• Trajan (2011)
  2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
• Imperial Settlers (2014)
  1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
• Cyclades (2009)
  2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
• Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
  1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
• Battle Line (2000)
  2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
• Onitama (2014)
  2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4
• Glory to Rome (2005)
  2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
• Dice Forge (2017)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
• Commands and Colors Ancients (2006)
  2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
• Lords of Hellas (2018)
  1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
• Imhotep (2016)
  2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.2
• Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
  2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4
• Civilization (1980)
  2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5
• Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)
  3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
• Lord of the Rings (2003)
  3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
• Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
  2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8
• Concordia Venus (2018)
  2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
• Elysium (2015)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
• Colosseum (2007)
  3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
• Clash of Cultures (2012)
  2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6
• Thebes (2007)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
• Advanced Civilization (1991)
  2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0
• Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)
  1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
• Pandemic Fall of Rome (2018)
  1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.7
• Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
  1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
• The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
• Egizia (2009)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
• Tekhenu Obelisk of the Sun (2020)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9
• The Republic of Rome (1990)
  1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5
• Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
  3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
• Attika (2003)
  2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
• Das Orakel von Delphi (2016)
  2–4 players · 70–100 min · ★ 7.3
• Tribune Primus Inter Pares (2007)
  2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
• ZhanGuo (2014)
  2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
• Rise of Augustus (2013)
  2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
• Britannia (1986)
  3–5 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.2
• History of the World (1991)
  3–6 players · 135–270 min · ★ 7.1
• Antike (2005)
  2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1
• Hannibal & Hamilcar (2018)
  2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 8.3
• Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (2006)
  3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
• Nations The Dice Game (2014)
  1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0
• Valley of the Kings (2014)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
• Tides of Time (2015)
  2 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7
• Vinci (1999)
  3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
• China (2005)
  3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
• Gentes (2017)
  1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
• Raiders of Scythia (2020)
  1–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 8.0
• Luxor Collector's Edition (2018)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
• Polis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)
  2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
• Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)
  1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
• 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)
  3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2
• Falling Sky The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar (2016)
  1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9