Best environmental board games
The best environmental board games are Terraforming Mars, Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Spirit Island — the top-rated of 87 environmental board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Terraforming Mars (2016) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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EconomicTerraforming Mars (2016)1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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EnvironmentalPandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6
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Age of ReasonSpirit Island (2017)1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AnimalsDominant Species (2010)2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8
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EnvironmentalPandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
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AnimalsTakenoko (2011)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicBarrage (2019)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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AdventurePARKS (2019)1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9
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Abstract StrategyPhotosynthesis (2017)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsEvolution (2014)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingQuadropolis (2016)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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DicePandemic The Cure (2014)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsEvolution Climate (2016)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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CivilizationThe Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingAntiquity (2004)2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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City BuildingGinkgopolis (2012)1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
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AnimalsMyrmes (2012)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsOceans (2020)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsReef Encounter (2004)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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EnvironmentalTang Garden (2020)1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AnimalsEcos First Continent (2019)2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2
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AnimalsSylvion (2015)1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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EnvironmentalPlanet (2018)2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8
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Abstract StrategyIndian Summer (2017)1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8
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AnimalsMariposas (2020)2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.1
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EnvironmentalHaspelknecht The Story of Early Coal Mining (2015)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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EnvironmentalBios Megafauna (Second Edition) (2017)1–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsDominant Species Marine (2021)2–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4
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AnimalsHabitats (2016)2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientEra of Tribes (2019)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1
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EnvironmentalPetrichor (2018)1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.0
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CivilizationBios Origins (Second Edition) (2019)1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.0
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EducationalTrekking the World (2020)2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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EnvironmentalBios Genesis (2016)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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City Building20th Century (2010)3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicLignum (Second Edition) (2017)2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsMondo (2011)1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameR-Eco (2003)2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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AnimalsEvolution The Beginning (2016)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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EnvironmentalRenature (2020)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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AnimalsWaggle Dance (2014)2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0
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EconomicProsperity (2013)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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AnimalsMeadow (2021)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1
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EconomicIndustrial Waste (2001)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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AnimalsInhabit the Earth (2015)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameSunset Over Water (2018)1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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EnvironmentalThe Cave (2012)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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AnimalsFreshwater Fly (2019)1–4 players · 40–90 min · ★ 7.4
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AnimalsHaven (2018)2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsDarwin's Choice (2019)2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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EducationalTrekking the National Parks Second Edition (2018)2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2
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AdventureSummit The Board Game (2017)1–6 players · 40–180 min · ★ 7.2
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AnimalsBios Megafauna (2011)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9
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EducationalTrekking the National Parks (2014)2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Abstract StrategyFire Tower (2019)2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.4
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AnimalsEndangered (2020)1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6
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AnimalsRescue Polar Bears Data & Temperature (2017)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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EnvironmentalPay Dirt (2014)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8
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AnimalsEcosystem (2019)2–6 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.4
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AnimalsPangea (2019)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.1
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Frequently asked
- What is the best environmental board game?
- Terraforming Mars (2016) is the highest-rated environmental board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 68,412 ratings. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and Spirit Island round out the top three.
- How many environmental board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 87 environmental board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.