Best campaign / battle card driven board games

The top games using the campaign / battle card driven mechanic, out of 234 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Gloomhaven leads the list.

AdventureGloomhaven (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8
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Modern WarfareTwilight Struggle (2005)
2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3
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Age of ReasonSpirit Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureGloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.8
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AdventureWar of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5
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AdventureNemesis (2018)
1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4
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MiniaturesMemoir '44 (2004)
2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameInis (2016)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth (2019)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureTainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureWar of the Ring (2004)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientCommands and Colors Ancients (2006)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8
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Political1960 The Making of the President (2007)
2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
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WargameCombat Commander Europe (2006)
2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9
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WargamePaths of Glory (1999)
2 players · 480 min · ★ 8.1
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FantasyBattleLore (2006)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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FantasyBattleLore Second Edition (2013)
2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AncientMythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4
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AncientHannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8
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NegotiationHere I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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FantasyCastle Panic Wood Edition (2009)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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ArabianLabyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6
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NapoleonicCommands & Colors Napoleonics (2010)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 8.0
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Age of Reason1775 Rebellion (2013)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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FightingGears of War The Board Game (2011)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.5
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MedievalHammer of the Scots (2002)
2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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EconomicTriumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2
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HorrorDawn of the Zeds (Third Edition) (2016)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2
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BluffingBlack Rose Wars (2019)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameUp Front (1983)
2–3 players · 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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NauticalEmpire of the Sun The Pacific War 1941-1945 (2005)
1–2 players · 360 min · ★ 8.2
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PoliticalChurchill (2015)
1–3 players · 60–300 min · ★ 7.7
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EducationalWir sind das Volk! (2014)
2 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientHannibal & Hamilcar (2018)
2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 8.3
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Age of ReasonImperial Struggle (2020)
2 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.4
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Modern Warfare1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)
2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8
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Educational878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Age of ReasonWashington's War (2010)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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WargameCombat Commander Pacific (2008)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1
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NegotiationVirgin Queen (2012)
2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingA Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Movies / TV / Radio themeRisk Star Wars Edition (2015)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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FightingStar Wars The Queen's Gambit (2000)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureBloodborne The Board Game (2021)
1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 8.1
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FantasyBattles of Westeros (2010)
2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientFalling Sky The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar (2016)
1–4 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9
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Age of ReasonWilderness War (2001)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7
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WargameQuartermaster General WW2 (2014)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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WargameNo Retreat! The Russian Front (2011)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientTime of Crisis The Roman Empire in Turmoil (2017)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6
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American Civil WarFor the People (1998)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.7
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MedievalWarrior Knights (2006)
2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9
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American Indian Wars1812 The Invasion of Canada (2012)
2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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NapoleonicManoeuvre (2008)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientJulius Caesar Caesar (2010)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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Modern WarfareAndean Abyss (2012)
1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6
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FightingStar Wars Epic Duels (2002)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Spies/Secret AgentsV-Commandos (2016)
1–4 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameMaximum Apocalypse (2018)
1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6
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