Best medieval board games
The best medieval board games are The Castles of Burgundy, Dominion and Carcassonne — the top-rated of 468 medieval board games in the MeeplePick database, led by The Castles of Burgundy (2011) at 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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DiceThe Castles of Burgundy (2011)2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameDominion (2008)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingCarcassonne (2000)2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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EconomicA Feast for Odin (2016)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Card GameDominion Intrigue (2009)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7
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MedievalThe Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingCaylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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DiceThe Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)2–4 players · 40–100 min · ★ 7.9
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MedievalEl Grande (1995)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingThe Resistance Avalon (2012)5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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City BuildingArchitects of the West Kingdom (2018)1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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DiceTroyes (2010)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingCitadels Classic (2000)2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1
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MedievalRaiders of the North Sea (2015)2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingCastles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingCarcassonne The Expansion (2002)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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FarmingVillage (2011)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameInis (2016)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureChampions of Midgard (2015)2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureTainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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MedievalPaladins of the West Kingdom (2019)1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingSheriff of Nottingham (2014)3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingCarcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureZombicide Black Plague (2015)1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Expansion for Base-gameThe Cities and Knights of Catan (1998)3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameCentury Spice Road (2017)2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureShadows over Camelot (2005)3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1
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MedievalHansa Teutonica (2009)2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategySamurai (1998)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicShogun (2006)3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingOra et Labora (2011)1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicThe Pillars of the Earth (2006)2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingKingsburg (2007)2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameScripts & Scribes (2007)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingCharterstone (2017)1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3
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MedievalKingdom Builder (2011)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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EconomicIn the Year of the Dragon (2007)2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.3
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City BuildingGlass Road (2013)1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4
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DiceThe Taverns of Tiefenthal (2019)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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AnimalsBunny Kingdom (2017)2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5
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FantasyBattleLore (2006)2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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DiceMarco Polo II In the Service of the Khan (2019)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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Abstract StrategyWar Chest (2018)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameDominion (Second Edition) (2016)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9
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MedievalViscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingCitadels (2016)2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameDisney Villainous (2018)2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingQueendomino XL (2017)2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
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MedievalLancaster (2011)2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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City BuildingAntiquity (2004)2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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EconomicVikings (2007)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Abstract StrategyTorres (1999)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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City BuildingPraga Caput Regni (2020)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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City BuildingCarcassonne The River (2001)2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameOh My Goods! (2015)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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FantasyCastle Panic Wood Edition (2009)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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City BuildingCarcassonne The Castle (2003)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingA Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureZombicide Green Horde (2018)1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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MedievalHammer of the Scots (2002)2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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Frequently asked
- What is the best medieval board game?
- The Castles of Burgundy (2011) is the highest-rated medieval board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.1/10 from 48,026 ratings. Dominion and Carcassonne round out the top three.
- How many medieval board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 468 medieval board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.