Best trading board games

The top games using the trading mechanic, out of 220 in the MeeplePick database, ranked by BoardGameGeek community rating. Pandemic leads the list.

MedicalPandemic (2008)
2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameBohnanza Fan Edition (1997)
2–7 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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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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AdventureAbove and Below (2015)
2–4 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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AdventureStar Wars Outer Rim (2019)
1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7
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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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HorrorReign of Cthulhu (2016)
2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4
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AncientCivilization (1980)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientColosseum (2007)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2
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City BuildingAntiquity (2004)
2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9
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AncientAdvanced Civilization (1991)
2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0
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City BuildingLords of Vegas (2010)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3
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Card GameAwkward Guests (2016)
1–8 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7
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FantasyCastle Panic Wood Edition (2009)
1–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameThe Settlers of Catan Card Game (1996)
2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientMare Nostrum Empires (2016)
3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6
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EconomicSidereal Confluence Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant (2017)
4–9 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8
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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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ExplorationThe Starfarers of Catan (1999)
3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.8
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CivilizationThe Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion (1999)
5–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GamePit (1903)
3–8 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.4
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BluffingJunta (1978)
2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameStarship Catan (2001)
2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Movies / TV / Radio themeStar Trek Catan (2012)
3–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.0
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MedievalFief France 1429 (2015)
3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.5
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AncientMega Civilization (2015)
5–18 players · 360–720 min · ★ 8.2
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EconomicPlanet Steam (2008)
2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.1
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Industry / ManufacturingAgra (2017)
2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3
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CivilizationAd Astra (2009)
3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameMuseum (2019)
2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3
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AncientMare Nostrum (2003)
3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameThe Settlers of Catan Card Game Expansions (2002)
2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1
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EconomicBootleggers (2004)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7
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EducationalCompounded (2013)
2–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.8
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EconomicSerenissima (1996)
2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameMunchkin Cthulhu Guest Artist Edition (2007)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.2
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BluffingOltremare Merchants of Venice (2004)
2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientCivilization West Extension Map (1986)
2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.8
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EducationalPetite Pastiche (2011)
2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameStar Munchkin Guest Artist Edition (2002)
3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.1
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BluffingDragon's Gold (2001)
3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4
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EconomicWealth of Nations (2008)
3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionMystery Express (2010)
3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6
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CivilizationThe Settlers of the Stone Age (2002)
3–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.6
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CivilizationSeaFall (2016)
3–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.3
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Card GameBohnanza Erweiterungs-Set (Revised Edition) (2001)
3–7 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0
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ExplorationCatan Starfarers (2019)
3–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7
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Card GameMundus Novus (2011)
2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.7
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Card GameColony (2016)
1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.6
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AncientQuo Vadis? (1991)
3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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City BuildingThe Settlers of Catan Travel Edition (2002)
3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameBohnanza The Duel (2016)
2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameSpaceteam (2015)
3–6 players · 5 min · ★ 6.7
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AncientThe Settlers of Canaan (2002)
2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8
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Abstract StrategyBazaar (1967)
2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5
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City BuildingSpace Dealer (2006)
3–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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BluffingVivaJava The Coffee Game (2012)
3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameThe Struggle for Catan (2011)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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AdventureFallen Land A Post Apocalyptic Board Game (2017)
2–5 players · 120–300 min · ★ 8.2
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