Best modern warfare board games
The best modern warfare board games are Twilight Struggle, This War of Mine The Board Game and Labyrinth The War on Terror — the top-rated of 88 modern warfare board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Twilight Struggle (2005) at 8.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Modern WarfareTwilight Struggle (2005)2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureThis War of Mine The Board Game (2017)1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
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ArabianLabyrinth The War on Terror (2010)1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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Civil WarFire in the Lake (2014)1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1
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EconomicCuba Libre (2013)1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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Bluffing13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Modern Warfare1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8
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Modern WarfareA Distant Plain (2013)1–4 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.9
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Aviation / FlightThunderbolt Apache Leader (2012)1 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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Modern WarfareAndean Abyss (2012)1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6
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MiniaturesGKR Heavy Hitters (2018)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingCold War CIA vs KGB (2007)2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameWarfighter The Tactical Special Forces Card Game (2014)1–6 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.7
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Aviation / FlightHornet Leader Carrier Air Operations (2010)1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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Modern WarfareColonial Twilight The French-Algerian War (2017)1–2 players · 90–300 min · ★ 7.8
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Civil WarDays of Ire Budapest 1956 (2016)1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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Modern WarfareGandhi The Decolonization of British India (2019)1–4 players · 90–240 min · ★ 8.2
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Civil WarAngola (1988)2–4 players · 480 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameNuclear War (1965)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2
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Modern WarfareVietnam 1965-1975 (1984)2 players · 360–6000 min · ★ 7.4
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Modern WarfareWorld at War Eisenbach Gap Deluxe Edition (2007)2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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Modern WarfareThe Third World War Battle for Germany (1984)2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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Aviation / FlightDowntown Air War Over Hanoi (2004)2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingThe Manhattan Project 2 Minutes to Midnight (2018)2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.4
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Modern WarfareWhere There Is Discord War in the South Atlantic (2009)1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9
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Modern WarfareWorld At War 85 Storming the Gap (2019)1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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Modern WarfareSpheres of Influence Struggle for Global Supremacy (2016)2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9
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Korean WarThe Korean War June 1950-May 1951 (1986)1–2 players · 180–960 min · ★ 7.6
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Modern WarfareDien Bien Phu The Final Gamble (2014)2 players · 360–1440 min · ★ 8.6
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Korean WarKorea The Forgotten War (2003)2 players · 360 min · ★ 8.1
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Modern Warfare2nd Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the North Atlantic (1986)1–2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.3
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DiceJagged Alliance The Board Game (2019)1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 8.4
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Aviation / FlightPhantom Leader (2010)1 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Modern WarfareNext War Korea (2012)2 players · 120–480 min · ★ 8.2
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Modern WarfareWorld at War Blood and Bridges (2008)2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameNuclear Escalation (1983)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Modern WarfareHearts and Minds Vietnam 1965-1975 (2010)2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.5
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Modern WarfareLock 'n Load Tactical Day of Heroes (2008)2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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Modern WarfareNext War India-Pakistan (2015)2 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.3
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Card GameNuclear Proliferation (1992)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Modern WarfareSixth Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean (1985)2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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Modern Warfare7th Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Far East (1987)2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Action / DexteritySEAL Team Flix (2018)1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.3
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Modern WarfareQuartermaster General The Cold War (2018)3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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Modern WarfareNATO The Next War in Europe (1983)2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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Aviation / FlightHornet Leader (1991)1–2 players · 15–300 min · ★ 7.4
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ArabianThe Arab-Israeli Wars Tank Battles in the Mideast (1977)2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.4
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Modern Warfare5th Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the Indian Ocean (1989)2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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Modern Warfare3rd Fleet Modern Naval Combat in the North Pacific (1990)2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3
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Modern WarfareYom Kippur The Battle for the Sinai (1995)2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.0
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Modern WarfareArctic Front Battle for Norway (1985)2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.3
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Modern WarfareSouthern Front Race for the Turkish Straits (1984)2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameAttack Sub (1991)2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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EconomicSupremacy The Game of the Superpowers (1984)2–6 players · 340 min · ★ 5.6
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Aviation / FlightAir Superiority (1987)1–6 players · 60–240 min · ★ 6.8
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Modern WarfareThe Next War Modern Conflict in Europe (1978)2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5
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Modern WarfarePersian Gulf Battle for the Middle East (1986)2 players · 300 min · ★ 7.4
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Aviation / FlightThunderbolt\/Apache Leader (1991)1 players · 15–300 min · ★ 7.2
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Modern WarfareGulf Strike (1983)2 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6
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Aviation / FlightFlight Leader A Game of Air-to-Air Jet Combat Tactics (1986)2–8 players · 30–180 min · ★ 6.2
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Frequently asked
- What is the best modern warfare board game?
- Twilight Struggle (2005) is the highest-rated modern warfare board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.3/10 from 41,690 ratings. This War of Mine The Board Game and Labyrinth The War on Terror round out the top three.
- How many modern warfare board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 88 modern warfare board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.