Best events board games
The best events board games are Spirit Island, Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization and Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island — the top-rated of 137 events board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Spirit Island (2017) at 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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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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Frequently asked
- What is the best events board game?
- Spirit Island (2017) is the highest-rated events board game on BoardGameGeek, at 8.4/10 from 28,107 ratings. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization and Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island round out the top three.
- How many events board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 137 events board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.