Best deck board games

The top games using the deck mechanic, out of 399 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Dominion leads the list.

Card GameDominion (2008)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6
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American WestGreat Western Trail (2016)
1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3
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AncientConcordia (2013)
2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureMage Knight Board Game (2011)
1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureClank! A Deck-Building Adventure (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameStar Realms (2014)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameDominion Intrigue (2009)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7
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MedievalThe Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameAeon's End (2016)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameLegendary A Marvel Deck Building Game (2012)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureToo Many Bones (2017)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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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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EconomicMombasa (2015)
2–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 7.9
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AdventureLost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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Movies / TV / Radio themeDune Imperium (2020)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4
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Card GameLegendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameCentury Spice Road (2017)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureThe Quest for El Dorado (2017)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureClank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7
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Science FictionClank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure (2017)
2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameHero Realms (2016)
2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6
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American WestLewis & Clark The Expedition (2013)
1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingSid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)
2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4
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Card GameHarry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientDice Forge (2017)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureFriday (2011)
1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameCentury Golem Edition (2017)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameStar Realms Colony Wars (2015)
2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameAeon's End War Eternal (2017)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4
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Age of ReasonRokoko (2013)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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DiceThe Taverns of Tiefenthal (2019)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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FantasyTyrants of the Underdark (2016)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9
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WargameUndaunted Normandy (2019)
2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9
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Abstract StrategyWar Chest (2018)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0
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EconomicAltiplano (2017)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GameDominion (Second Edition) (2016)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9
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MedievalViscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1
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Card GameMystic Vale (2016)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameAscension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Age of ReasonA Few Acres of Snow (2011)
2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientConcordia Venus (2018)
2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3
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AdventureToo Many Bones Undertow (2018)
1–2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.8
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Card GameAeon's End Legacy (2019)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2
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Card GamePaperback (2014)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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CivilizationStarCraft The Board Game (2007)
2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameEminent Domain (2011)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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Age of ReasonNewton (2018)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameTrains (2012)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameMillennium Blades (2016)
2–5 players · 80–120 min · ★ 7.7
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AdventureRunebound (Third Edition) (2015)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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DiceQuarriors! Dice-Building Game Set-up Box (2011)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameThunderstone (2009)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameAeon's End The New Age (2019)
1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.7
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Post-NapoleonicObsession (2018)
1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.3
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Card GameThunderstone Quest (2018)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameStar Realms Frontiers (2018)
1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 8.0
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Card GameOne Deck Dungeon (2016)
1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingNot Alone (2016)
2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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FightingCry Havoc (2016)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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