Best events board games

The top games using the events mechanic, out of 137 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Spirit Island leads the list.

Age of ReasonSpirit Island (2017)
1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4
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Card GameThrough the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4
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AdventureRobinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Real-timeGalaxy Trucker (2007)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureThe Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7
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DeductionAlchemists (2014)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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EconomicMaracaibo (2019)
1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3
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Card GameLegendary A Marvel Deck Building Game (2012)
1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6
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FantasyChaos in the Old World (2009)
3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingDeception Murder in Hong Kong (2014)
4–12 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5
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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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AdventureClank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7
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AdventureThis War of Mine The Board Game (2017)
1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameNations (2013)
1–5 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicThe Pillars of the Earth (2006)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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EconomicIn the Year of the Dragon (2007)
2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsEvolution Climate (2016)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingA Game of Thrones (2003)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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CivilizationThe Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AncientHannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8
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BluffingDiscworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientRoll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)
1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureSleeping Gods (2021)
1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7
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AdventureForgotten Waters (2020)
3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2
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Science FictionBeyond the Sun (2020)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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FightingCry Havoc (2016)
2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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TrainsSnowdonia (2012)
1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationStar Trek Ascendancy (2016)
3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8
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City BuildingSpyrium (2013)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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WargameSquad Leader (1977)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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Science FictionOutlive (2017)
2–4 players · 40–110 min · ★ 7.4
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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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AncientNations The Dice Game (2014)
1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionMystery of the Abbey (1995)
3–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5
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Science FictionDinoGenics (2019)
1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7
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MafiaSons of Anarchy Men of Mayhem (2014)
3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureStreet Masters (2018)
1–4 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.2
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DiceCircadians First Light (2019)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsSylvion (2015)
1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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HorrorAbomination The Heir of Frankenstein (2019)
2–4 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5
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City BuildingA Castle for All Seasons (2008)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameNeanderthal (2015)
1–3 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3
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Aviation / FlightB-17 Queen of the Skies (1981)
1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientPendragon The Fall of Roman Britain (2017)
1–4 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingNanty Narking (2019)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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Expansion for Base-gameCross of Iron A Squad Leader Gamette (1978)
1–2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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Civil WarDays of Ire Budapest 1956 (2016)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4
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EnvironmentalBios Genesis (2016)
1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1
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ReligiousIl Vecchio (2012)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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NapoleonicThe Napoleonic Wars (Second Edition) (2008)
2–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.5
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BookWarhammer 40 (1998)
2–6 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.5
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Aviation / FlightFlat Top (1977)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureDungeon! (1975)
1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0
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ArabianPursuit of Glory (2008)
2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.9
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MedievalNevsky Teutons and Rus in Collision 1240-1242 (2019)
1–2 players · 60–360 min · ★ 8.3
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Civilization7 Ages (2004)
2–7 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1
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DiceKero (2018)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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WargameRaid on St. Nazaire (1987)
1 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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