Best action/event board games

The top games using the action/event mechanic, out of 16 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Twilight Struggle leads the list.

Modern WarfareTwilight Struggle (2005)
2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3
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Political1960 The Making of the President (2007)
2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameWatergate (2019)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.0
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ArabianLabyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GamePaleo (2020)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9
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Bluffing13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientPendragon The Fall of Roman Britain (2017)
1–4 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.0
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Movies / TV / Radio themeThe Expanse Board Game (2017)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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WargameWorld War II Barbarossa to Berlin (2002)
2 players · 420 min · ★ 7.3
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Age of ReasonWe the People (1993)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureMachina Arcana (Second\/Third Edition) (2019)
1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 8.0
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MedicalInfection Humanity's Last Gasp (2013)
1 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureTrogdor!! The Board Game (2019)
1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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Movies / TV / Radio themeFreedom in the Galaxy The Star Rebellions (1979)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7
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American Civil WarFort Sumter The Secession Crisis (2018)
2 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6
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American WestForged in Steel (2016)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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