Best push your luck board games
The best push your luck board games are Codenames XXL, Ticket to Ride and A Feast for Odin — the top-rated of 378 push your luck board games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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TrainsTicket to Ride (2004)2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4
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EconomicA Feast for Odin (2016)1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2
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MedievalThe Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameLost Cities (1999)2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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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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EconomicGoa A New Expedition (2004)2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameNo Thanks! (2004)3–7 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureFriday (2011)1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1
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American WestBANG! The Dice Game (2013)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingDead of Winter The Long Night (2016)2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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RacingFormula D (2008)2–10 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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AnimalsColoretto 10 years edition (2003)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameAbyss (2014)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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AnimalsEvolution (2014)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GamePort Royal (2014)2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1
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Card GameThe Grizzled (2015)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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Action / DexterityEscape The Curse of the Temple (2012)1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0
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DicePandemic The Cure (2014)2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameMystic Vale (2016)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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AdventureIncan Gold (2005)3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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AnimalsEvolution Climate (2016)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureTobago (2009)2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureNemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0
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DiceCan't Stop! (1980)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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DiceTiefseeabenteuer (2014)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameOh My Goods! (2015)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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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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RenaissanceMedici (1995)2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2
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Real-timeXCOM The Board Game (2015)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureCelestia (2015)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0
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AnimalsKanagawa (2016)2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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American Civil WarFreedom The Underground Railroad (2012)1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6
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RacingFormula De (1997)2–10 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingFrancis Drake (2013)3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingWelcome to the Dungeon (2013)2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6
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AdventureTiny Epic Quest (2017)1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0
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AncientDas Orakel von Delphi (2016)2–4 players · 70–100 min · ★ 7.3
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DiceKing of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8
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NauticalVasco da Gama (2009)2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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DiceZombie Dice Deluxe (2010)2–99 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2
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AncientRise of Augustus (2013)2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7
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AnimalsPickomino (2005)2–7 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Action / DexterityMeeple Circus (2017)2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientNations The Dice Game (2014)1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0
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AdventureEscape the Dark Castle (2017)1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameHerbaceous Pocket Edition (2017)1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1
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AncientAtlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8
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AdventureFortune and Glory The Cliffhanger Game (2011)1–8 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.1
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HorrorTiny Epic Zombies (2018)1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Action / DexterityFireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar (2018)2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9
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Action / DexterityCoconuts (2013)2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameDead Man's Draw Captain Carcass (2015)2–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameStarship Catan (2001)2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameArchaeology The New Expedition (2016)2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2
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DiceCubitos (2021)2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8
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RacingRallyman GT (2020)1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4
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DiceThe Reckoners (2018)1–6 players · 60–100 min · ★ 7.8
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Frequently asked
- What is the best push your luck board game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated push your luck board game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Ticket to Ride and A Feast for Odin round out the top three.
- How many push your luck board games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 378 push your luck board games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.