Best area-impulse board games

The top games using the area-impulse mechanic, out of 19 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Star Wars Rebellion leads the list.

Civil WarStar Wars Rebellion (2016)
2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7
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CivilizationTwilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)
3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8
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CivilizationEclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8
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Card GameWarhammer 40 (2014)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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WargameBreakout Normandy (1992)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7
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Civil WarRichard III The Wars of the Roses (2009)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
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WargameStorm over Arnhem (1981)
2 players · 300 min · ★ 7.2
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WargameTurning Point Stalingrad (1989)
1–2 players · 120–1800 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientAfter the Flood (2008)
3 players · 180 min · ★ 6.9
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WargameStorm Over Stalingrad (2006)
1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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WargameThunder at Cassino (1987)
1–2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0
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WargameMonty's Gamble Market Garden (2003)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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WargameStalingrad Inferno on the Volga (2018)
1–3 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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WargameGrand Illusion Mirage of Glory (2004)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 6.9
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American Civil WarGettysburg Badges of Courage (2004)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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FantasyCircus Imperium (1988)
2–12 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7
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EconomicCornish Smuggler (2013)
2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 5.9
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Modern WarfareThe Hunt for Red October (1988)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0
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