Best territory building board games

The top territory building games out of 269 in this category, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Terraforming Mars leads the list.

• Terraforming Mars (2016)
  1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
• Scythe (2016)
  1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2
• The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
  2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1
• Terra Mystica (2012)
  2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1
• Carcassonne (2000)
  2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
• Spirit Island (2017)
  1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
• Gaia Project (2017)
  1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5
• Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
  1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
• War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
  2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5
• Small World (2009)
  2–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.3
• Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7
• Keyflower (2012)
  2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8
• Takenoko (2011)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
• Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)
  2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
• Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)
  2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4
• Carcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)
  2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
• Cartographers A Roll Player Tale (2019)
  1–100 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
• On Mars (2020)
  1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3
• Acquire (1964)
  2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
• Tikal (1999)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
• War of the Ring (2004)
  2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
• Shogun (2006)
  3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5
• Ora et Labora (2011)
  1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7
• Rajas of the Ganges (2017)
  2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
• Travel Blokus (2000)
  2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
• Kingdom Builder (2011)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
• Lords of Hellas (2018)
  1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
• Bunny Kingdom (2017)
  2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5
• Small World Underground (2011)
  2–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.3
• Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
  2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0
• A Few Acres of Snow (2011)
  2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
• Queendomino XL (2017)
  2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3
• Clash of Cultures (2012)
  2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6
• Vikings (2007)
  2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
• StarCraft The Board Game (2007)
  2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
• Carcassonne The River (2001)
  2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
• Cacao (2015)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
• Ginkgopolis (2012)
  1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5
• Taluva (2006)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
• Trains (2012)
  2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
• The Settlers of Catan Card Game (1996)
  2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.7
• Sprawlopolis (2018)
  1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5
• Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
  2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
• Mexica (2002)
  2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
• Carcassonne The Princess & the Dragon (2005)
  2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
• Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
  2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2
• Attika (2003)
  2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
• In the Hall of the Mountain King (2019)
  2–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.8
• Wallenstein (2002)
  3–5 players · 150 min · ★ 7.5
• Reef Encounter (2004)
  2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
• The Rivals for Catan (2010)
  2 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.0
• Antike (2005)
  2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1
• Shogun (1986)
  2–5 players · 240–360 min · ★ 7.0
• Web of Power (2000)
  3–5 players · 50–60 min · ★ 7.3
• Tammany Hall (2007)
  3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
• Risk 2210 A.D. (2001)
  2–5 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
• Eight-Minute Empire (2012)
  2–5 players · 8–20 min · ★ 6.6
• Eight-Minute Empire Legends (2013)
  2–4 players · 16–32 min · ★ 7.0
• Vinci (1999)
  3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
• China (2005)
  3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0