Best memory board games

The top games using the memory mechanic, out of 277 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Codenames XXL leads the list.

Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)
2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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FantasyBlood Rage (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0
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BluffingDer Widerstand (2009)
5–10 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureSurvive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3
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Expansion for Base-gameThe Cities and Knights of Catan (1998)
3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5
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American WestColt Express (2014)
2–6 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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CivilizationThe Seafarers of Catan (1997)
3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameAbyss (2014)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingSpyfall (2014)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.9
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Expansion for Base-gameThe Settlers of Catan 5-6 Player Extension (1996)
5–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingA Game of Thrones (2003)
3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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EconomicThe Godfather Corleone's Empire (2017)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingHadara (2019)
2–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5
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HumorTime's Up! (1999)
4–18 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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HumorTime's Up! Title Recall! (2008)
4–18 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingWelcome to the Dungeon (2013)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GamePaleo (2020)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.9
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BluffingMascarade (2013)
2–13 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingFugitive (2017)
2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingTragedy Looper (2011)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameDream Home (2016)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GamePalm Island (2018)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingSteam Park (2013)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionWhen I Dream (2016)
4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
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Expansion for Base-gameThe Cities and Knights of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion (2000)
5–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1
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BluffingRoom 25 (2013)
1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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BluffingViceroy (2014)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Abstract StrategyStratego (1946)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1
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CivilizationThe Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion (1999)
5–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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EconomicSantiago de Cuba (2011)
2–4 players · 40–75 min · ★ 6.9
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AnimalsHoney Buzz (2020)
1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9
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Card GameStarship Catan (2001)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Comic Book / StripWitness (2014)
4 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3
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Childrens GameOutfoxed! (2014)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameMamma Mia! (1998)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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AdventureThe Adventurers The Temple of Chac (2009)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingOriginal Cluedo? (1949)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7
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BluffingWelcome Back to the Dungeon (2016)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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BluffingCoup Rebellion G54 (2014)
3–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingHavana (2009)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameSleuth (1971)
3–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingSpyfall 2 (2016)
3–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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EconomicKolejka Queue (2011)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Action / DexteritySpace Cadets (2012)
3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingGood Cop Bad Cop (2014)
4–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016)
4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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AnimalsZicke Zacke Igelkacke (1997)
2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.6
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DeductionBeyond Baker Street (2016)
2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingLost Legacy The Starship (2014)
2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6
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AnimalsMemoarrr! (2017)
2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.9
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Childrens GamePyramid of Pengqueen (2008)
2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9
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ElectronicTime's Up! Deluxe (2008)
4–18 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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DeductionMystery Express (2010)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameGreed (2014)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientSobek (2010)
2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.7
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DeductionStop Thief! (2017)
1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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City Building20th Century (2010)
3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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Childrens GameMy First Stone Age (2016)
2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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