Best alliances board games

The top games using the alliances mechanic, out of 18 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Cosmic Encounter leads the list.

BluffingCosmic Encounter (2008)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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BluffingRising Sun (2018)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
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CivilizationEclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8
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BluffingDune (2019)
2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1
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BluffingFrank Herbert's Dune (1979)
2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicDie Macher (1986)
3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6
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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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Age of ReasonStruggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5
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FightingRex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingCosmic Encounter (1977)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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AncientPendragon The Fall of Roman Britain (2017)
1–4 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014)
4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingCosmic Encounter 42nd Anniversary Edition (2018)
3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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NegotiationSHASN (2021)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9
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PoliticalIdeology The War of Ideas (2003)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.1
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BluffingBreaking Bad The Board Game (2017)
3–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8
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NegotiationOrigins of World War II (1971)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0
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NapoleonicCampaign (1971)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 5.4
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