Best post-napoleonic board games
The best post-napoleonic board games are Brass Lancashire, Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases — the top-rated of 69 post-napoleonic board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Brass Lancashire (2007) at 8.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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EconomicBrass Lancashire (2007)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2
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City BuildingCastles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases (1982)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicPax Pamir Second Edition (2019)1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4
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MedicalPandemic Iberia (2016)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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Post-NapoleonicTrickerion Legends of Illusion (2015)2–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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Post-NapoleonicThurn and Taxis (2006)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingDiplomacy (1959)2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures (2016)1–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicWabash Cannonball (2007)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Post-NapoleonicObsession (2018)1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.3
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BluffingMr. Jack Pocket (2010)2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GamePax Porfiriana (2012)1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsHallertau (2020)1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2
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Card GameThe Bloody Inn (2015)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Post-NapoleonicBetween Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018)2–7 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingWhitehall Mystery (2017)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Post-NapoleonicWorld's Fair 1893 (2016)2–4 players · 35–45 min · ★ 7.2
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American Civil WarFor the People (1998)2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.7
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Abstract StrategyMedina (2001)3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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American Civil WarThe Civil War 1861-1865 (1983)2 players · 120–1200 min · ★ 7.7
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American Indian WarsNavajo Wars (2013)1–2 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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American Civil WarA House Divided War Between the States 1861-65 (1981)2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Carlton House & Queen's Park (2017)1–8 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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City BuildingParis (2020)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingNanty Narking (2019)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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American Civil WarThe U.S. Civil War (2015)2 players · 150–360 min · ★ 8.3
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DeductionBeyond Baker Street (2016)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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American Civil WarThe Guns of Gettysburg (2013)2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8
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Post-NapoleonicZulus on the Ramparts! The Battle of Rorke's Drift (2009)1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureDuel of Ages Set 1 Worldspanner (2003)2–16 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6
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Post-NapoleonicThe Palace of Mad King Ludwig (2017)2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 6.9
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HumorLadies & Gentlemen (2013)4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Post-NapoleonicOld Masters (2019)2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.1
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AnimalsOn the Origin of Species (2019)2–4 players · 45–80 min · ★ 7.1
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American WestBison Thunder on the Prairie (2006)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.3
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Economic1841 Railways in Northern Italy (1994)2–8 players · 300 min · ★ 8.0
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American Civil WarStonewall Jackson's Way (1992)1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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NegotiationPax Britannica The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War (1985)4–7 players · 300 min · ★ 6.7
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American Civil WarGrant Takes Command (2001)2 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0
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American Civil WarTerrible Swift Sword The Three Days of Gettysburg (1976)2–6 players · 420–4200 min · ★ 7.5
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Post-NapoleonicAt Any Cost Metz 1870 (2018)1–2 players · 120–480 min · ★ 8.2
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American Civil WarFort Sumter The Secession Crisis (2018)2 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6
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American Civil WarIn Magnificent Style Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg (2012)1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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American Civil WarAcross 5 Aprils (1992)2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameFurnace (2021)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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ExplorationViktory II (2006)2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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ExplorationSource of the Nile (1978)1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5
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American Civil WarThe Ironclads A Tactical Level Game of Naval Combat in the American Civil War 1861-1865 (1979)1–8 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3
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American Civil WarMosby's Raiders Guerilla Warfare in the Civil War (1985)1 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingColonialism (2013)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8
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MiniaturesDystopian Wars (2010)2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingColonial Diplomacy (1994)2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6
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American Civil WarBlue & Gray Four Civil War Games (1975)2 players · 60–240 min · ★ 6.6
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Post-NapoleonicThe Tide at Sunrise The Russo-Japanese War (2010)2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.0
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American Civil WarGettysburg Badges of Courage (2004)2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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Post-NapoleonicVictoria Cross The Battle of Rorke's Drift (2004)2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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American Civil WarCedar Mountain Prelude to Bull Run (1981)2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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Industry / ManufacturingWar! Age of Imperialism (2001)2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 5.6
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Frequently asked
- What is the best post-napoleonic board game?
- Brass Lancashire (2007) is the highest-rated post-napoleonic board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.2/10 from 19,983 ratings. Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective The Thames Murders & Other Cases round out the top three.
- How many post-napoleonic board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 69 post-napoleonic board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.