What is the best elapsed real time ending board game?

Space Alert (2008) is the highest-rated elapsed real time ending board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.4/10 from 14,912 ratings. Magic Maze and Escape The Curse of the Temple round out the top three.

How many elapsed real time ending board games are there?

MeeplePick lists 16 elapsed real time ending board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.

Best elapsed real time ending board games

The best elapsed real time ending board games are Space Alert, Magic Maze and Escape The Curse of the Temple — the top-rated of 16 elapsed real time ending board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Space Alert (2008) at 7.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.

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Space Alert (2008)
1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4
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Magic Maze (2017)
1–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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FUSE (2015)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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5-Minute Dungeon (2017)
2–5 players · 5–30 min · ★ 7.0
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Two Rooms and a Boom (2013)
6–30 players · 7–20 min · ★ 7.0
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Project ELITE (2020)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1
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Escape from Colditz (1973)
2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.7
Complexity
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Rush M.D. (2020)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.6
Complexity
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The Omega Virus (1992)
1–4 players · 10–35 min · ★ 6.4
Complexity
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Mental Blocks (2019)
2–9 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.9
Complexity
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Inhuman Conditions (2020)
2 players · 5 min · ★ 7.3
Complexity
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1942 USS Yorktown (2019)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Break the Safe (2003)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Nightmare (1991)
3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 5.9
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Doodle Rush (2017)
3–6 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.6
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What is the best elapsed real time ending board game?: Space Alert (2008) is the highest-rated elapsed real time ending board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.4/10 from 14,912 ratings. Magic Maze and Escape The Curse of the Temple round out the top three.
How many elapsed real time ending board games are there?: MeeplePick lists 16 elapsed real time ending board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.