Best secret unit deployment board games

The top games using the secret unit deployment mechanic, out of 199 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Android Netrunner leads the list.

BluffingAndroid Netrunner (2012)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9
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DeductionCaptain Sonar (2016)
2–8 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingLetters from Whitechapel (2011)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Third\/Fourth Edition) (2015)
2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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AnimalsEvolution (2014)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1
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Civil WarSekigahara The Unification of Japan (2011)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 8.0
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AnimalsEvolution Climate (2016)
2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6
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AdventureFury of Dracula (Second Edition) (2005)
2–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5
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Age of ReasonMaria (2009)
2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureLord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2
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DeductionSpecter Ops (2015)
2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2
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BluffingFrancis Drake (2013)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4
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DeductionScotland Yard (1983)
3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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MedievalHammer of the Scots (2002)
2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5
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WargameD-Day at Omaha Beach (2009)
1–2 players · 480 min · ★ 8.3
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BluffingTreasure Island (2018)
2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingFugitive (2017)
2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2
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Age of ReasonImperial Struggle (2020)
2 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.4
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BluffingWhitehall Mystery (2017)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6
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NapoleonicNapoleon's Triumph (2007)
2–8 players · 180 min · ★ 8.0
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AdventureDungeon Twister (2004)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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FantasyBattle for Rokugan (2017)
2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Abstract StrategyStratego (1946)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.1
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Card GameLegend of the Five Rings The Card Game (2017)
2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5
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Card GamePaper Tales (2017)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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HorrorEscape from the Aliens in Outer Space (2010)
2–8 players · 20–45 min · ★ 6.9
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FantasyTitan (1980)
2–6 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.0
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FantasyWildlands (2018)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientJulius Caesar Caesar (2010)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8
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DiceCircadians First Light (2019)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7
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AnimalsFelix The Cat in the Sack (2007)
3–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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FightingNecromunda Underhive (1995)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingCold War CIA vs KGB (2007)
2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6
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EconomicEmpires in Arms (1983)
2–7 players · 120–12000 min · ★ 7.6
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BluffingNuns on the Run (2010)
2–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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WargameEurope Engulfed WWII European Theatre Block Game (2003)
2–3 players · 720 min · ★ 7.5
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Civil WarWars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York (2010)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3
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BluffingHera and Zeus (2000)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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FantasyLockup A Roll Player Tale (2019)
1–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4
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WargameRommel in the Desert (1982)
2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientPerikles (2006)
3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9
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AdventureDungeon Twister 2 Prison (2009)
1–2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3
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Spies/Secret AgentsCity of Spies Estoril 1942 (2015)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionHunt for the Ring (2017)
2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.2
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AncientConquest of Paradise (2007)
1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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BluffingThunder & Lightning (2016)
2 players · 40 min · ★ 7.2
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MedievalCrusader Rex (2005)
2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2
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Civil WarRichard III The Wars of the Roses (2009)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
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BluffingLifeboat (2002)
4–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3
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American Civil WarThe Guns of Gettysburg (2013)
2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8
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NapoleonicBonaparte at Marengo (2005)
2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4
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WargameEastFront The War in Russia (1991)
2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7
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BluffingThe Name of the Rose (2008)
2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.8
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Civil WarAngola (1988)
2–4 players · 480 min · ★ 8.1
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AdventureDungeon Twister Paladins & Dragons (2004)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientAge of Mythology The Boardgame (2003)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.1
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Childrens GameThe Great Museum Caper (1991)
2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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CivilizationClockwork Wars (2015)
2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicWar Room (2019)
2–6 players · 120–360 min · ★ 8.4
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